–thursday 27th may2021
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Dear Parents & Carers I am sure that many of you are ready for a half term break. Hopefully you will be able to enjoy some time with family and friends during this break and get some lovely weather. Once again, we have been asked to support the NHS Test and Trace process during half term. Therefore, if your child develops symptoms within two days of having been at school, i.e. if your child is in school on Thursday 27th May and symptoms develop on Thursday evening 27th May, Friday 28th May or Saturday 29th May, then you must book a PCR test immediately. If the test is positive, you must immediately report the result to us by emailing [email protected]. This is the email that will be monitored so please do not email any other school email addresses with test results. We will then contact parents/carers of the affected bubble and any other close contacts to inform them their child must self-isolate for 10 days. This will be done by Parent Mail. If your child develops symptoms after two days of having been in school, you will still need to book a PCR test. In these cases, please follow contact tracing instructions provided by NHS Test and Trace. We will be available for contact tracing purposes up to and including Tuesday 1st June but only for children who developed symptoms within 2 days of last being in school and have tested positive. May I remind you that a Lateral Flow Test (home test kit) cannot be used to test someone who has symptoms of coronavirus. These tests are only for people who do not have any symptoms and are not advised for children of primary school age. If you need to report a positive test result please email your child’s test result to [email protected] and include the following details: Child’s name: Child’s class: Date they were last in school: Date they first developed one (or more) coronavirus symptom: Which symptom/s: Any close contacts from school they have had (e.g. contacts due to car sharing, child minder, breakfast/after school club): If they have had a music lesson (please include instrument or teacher and date they last had the lesson). Please note that it may be necessary for me to contact you if you submit a positive test result. This is likely to be using a withheld number as I may not be in school. Stay safe and enjoy your half term. Kind regards Mrs Morrison
COMING UP Friday 28th May – INSET Day Monday 7th June – Return to school
Newsletter – Thursday 27th May 2021
Child of the Week
EYFS:
Emilia W for fantastic writing and challenging herself with the story cubes.
Year 1:
Sienna C for really trying hard and concentrating on her reading this week.
Year 2:
Harmonie A for a lovely description of the character from our story.
Year 3:
Carl G for fantastic maths work learning about time.
Year 4:
Abi H for always showing great enthusiasm in all areas of the curriculum.
Year 5:
Bethany A for teamwork.
Year 6:
Arnika for designing and making a wonderful flag in topic.
Stepping Stones to Success Perseverance: to Teddy C (Class 2) for persevering with some challenge in Maths this week. Responsibility: to Daniel P (Class 4) who is always organised and ready to learn. Community: to Ava-Mai G (Class 5) for community for including others. Perseverance: to Oliver M (Class R) for showing persistence with his reading and writing during our ditty sessions. Perseverance: to Lucy C (Class 6) for persevering in Maths when finding missing angles. Responsibility: to Amelia C (Class 1) for taking responsibility for her learning and being more independent. Responsibility: to Ben S (Class 3) for taking responsibility and constantly reflecting on his learning in every subject.
Healthy Eating Lunch Idea Ploughman's lunchbox Ingredients Chunk of cheddar cheese 1 apple Lemon juice
2 Baby Gem leaves 2 tbsp chutney 1 small grated carrot 3 cherry tomatoes 1 tbsp cress Selection of crackers Method Cut a chunk of cheddar and 1 apple into wedges (squeeze over some lemon juice to stop them going brown). Place 2 Baby Gem leaves in a container, then spoon 2 tbsp chutney into one leaf and use the other leaf to hold a salad made of 1 small grated carrot, 3 cherry tomatoes and 1 tbsp cress. Serve with a selection of crackers, if you like.
Skills for Life
This week's skills for life focus is 'Have you filled a bucket today?' by Carol McLoud. The children watched a clip of Carol McCloud reading the book herself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEg38zCOMgk We discussed how we might fill other people's buckets and how we might fill our own. We thought about what the children might do over half term to fill their own buckets or someone else's. We ended by sharing this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H98Rfljxmsc and reflecting on whether the children liked it and what they might learn from it. Recommended Resource Please find attached a resource from the Big Life Journal which may help you to talk to your child about negative thoughts.
EU Settlement Application Deadline - 30th June 2021
Please find attached a document outlining the process that needs to be followed if you are an EU, EEA
or Swiss Citizen.
Covid Dashboard
Buckinghamshire Council have a Covid Dashboard which contains lots of local information and statistics in Bucks which you main find useful: https://covid-dashboard.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/
Crazy Hair Day
The SSPTA are pleased to report that they raised £200.00 for Crazy Hair Day. We would like to thank
everyone for their contributions.
CLASS 3
Class 3 had a fabulous time in Ancient Greece on Tuesday. They created miniature chiton tunics and studied the different patterns popular at that time. They created Greek temples out of clay, tried some Greek food and played an authentic Ancient Greek game called 'Morra'! Everyone had a really fun, busy day. In science, Class 3 have been learning about magnets.
CLASS 4
Over the last few weeks Year 4 have had great fun designing, building and testing their Viking Longships. It was very tense when they took to the 'sea' for the first time!
CLASS 2
Class 2 have been learning about the Great Fire of London. They built models of houses from boxes and painted them. At the beginning of this week they were set alight in the playground!
House points
1st St David/Yellow house
2nd St Andrew /Blue house
3rd St George /Red house
4th St Patrick/Green house
Bucks Schoolwear Plus
Please see the attached flyer from Bucks Schoolwear Plus.
1-2-1 Swimming Lessons at Beaconsfield during half term
Please see the attached flyer for further details.
Head Lice
We would like to inform you that we have a case of head lice in school. We would be grateful if you could check your child’s hair. Please ensure all long hair is tied back on the return to school. Thank you for your support. Please see: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice-and-nits/ for further advice.
Pupil Premium
Your child may be entitled to pupil premium funding to support your child’s learning and development in school if you receive one of the following benefits:
Income Support (IS) Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (not contribution-based) Child Tax Credit Only (with income up to £16,190) with no element of Working Tax Credit Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Guarantee Element of the State Pension Credit Income-related employment and support allowance Universal Credit (annual net earned income of no more than £7,400)
Please email [email protected] confidentially if you are receiving any of the above benefits and ask Mrs Loxley to check if you qualify. As well as the school receiving money to support your child's learning, your child can benefit from Free School Meals.
Behaviour and Bullying
We aim to establish and sustain high expectations of behaviour for all pupils, built upon relationships, rules and routines.
We never tolerate bullying. Therefore, if you have any concerns that your child is being bullied, please contact your child’s class teacher in the first instance who will carry out a bullying investigation. If, following the outcome of this, your child is still reporting concerns, please contact Mrs S Hale who manages behaviour and discipline.
Reporting COVID-19 Test Results You should immediately let the school know the results of COVID-19 test results. To report the result of a COVID-19 test, please email [email protected]. This email address is for reporting the results of COVID-19 tests only. Please use our usual forms of communication for everything else including reporting that your child is unwell. In Case of Whole School Emergency Closure If we decide to close the whole school in an emergency (e.g snow, COVID-19), a notification will be placed on the BCC (Buckinghamshire Council) School Closures webpage. If the closure happens whilst children are at school, we will text parents/carers and publish on the BCC (Buckinghamshire Council) School Closures webpage. In these instances, please do not phone school to check unless you have alternative collection arrangements of which you need to advise us.
Link to school closures webpage: https://closures.buckscc.gov.uk/ In Case of Partial School Emergency Closure If we decide to close a class/bubble the parents/carers will be contacted by text message. If the children are in school, please come to collect you children immediately – do not phone the school to check. If your child is not in school – please do not bring them in until further notice. Please ensure you keep the school updated with any contact detail changes especially mobile phone numbers.
Dates for 2020/21
Summer Term 2021:
Monday 19th April to Wednesday 21st July
Half Term:
Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June
Inset Days 2020/21
Friday 28th May Friday 9th July 2021
Dates for 2021/2022
Autumn Term 2021 Thursday 2nd September 2021 to Friday 17th December Half Term Monday 25th October to Monday 1st November Spring Term Wednesday 5th January to Friday 8th April Half Term Monday 22nd February to Friday 26th February Summer Term Monday 25th April to Wednesday 20th July Half Term Friday 27th May to Friday 3rd June Inset Days Wednesday 1st September 2021 Monday 1st November 2021 Tuesday 4th January 2022 Friday 27th May 2022 Thursday 21 July 2022