Dear Parent/carers,
Thank you for your cooperation- we have the morning drop off and afternoon collections off to a fine art and it’s so lovely to see the younger children developing their independence and bringing themselves into school from the gate.
Unfortunately the number of confirmed cases of Covid in Havering continues to rise and, with the large numbers of adults attending to drop off or collect pupils, social distancing is difficult. I would therefore request that parents consider wearing masks to safeguard themselves, their families and our community. If you intend coming on site I must now insist you wear a mask please.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming our part time nursery pupils next week but would ask that parents please drop off siblings prior to dropping off nursery children please.
Thursday October 1st is census day and we really need as many pupils as possible to order a school meal as our budget for next year is determined by the number of school dinners ordered. Our cook is going to put on a special menu for that day so please support us. A number of parents have asked when we will be offering hot food choices, especially as the weather gets colder-I’m pleased to say we will definitely be in a position to offer hot choices week beginning 5th October.
Coronavirus
Please be aware that if your child or someone in your household develops coronavirus symptoms then you MUST telephone the school office immediately, keep your child off school and book in for a test. You can find information regarding symptoms from the NHS here. We will then discuss with you what happens next.
Reception collection
We have had a rethink about timings. As we are aware parents have to collect siblings at different times, to avoid you having to hang around in cold/wet conditions- Reception pupils can be collected from their classrooms between 12:30 and 13:00.
Year 6 Parents
As your child is in Year 6, you will need to make an application for him/her to start secondary school in September 2021. Without an application your child will not be offered a Secondary school place.
Please visit the Havering website www.havering.gov.uk/admissions/secondary where you will find a brochure titled ‘Transferring to a Havering Secondary School in September 2021’ along with a short presentation video which explains the application process and answers some of the most common questions asked by parents. You will also find a link to the application system (eAdmissions).
To ensure that you gain a clear understanding of the process we urge you to view these resources before you make any application.
If after reading the brochure and watching the video you have any further questions, please email the school admissions team via schooladmissions@havering.gov.uk or call the team on 01708 434600.
All applications for Secondary Schools must be submitted online by no later than 31 October 2020.
Diary Dates
Term Dates 2020-21
Autumn Term
Monday 7th September - Friday 23rd October
Monday 2nd November - Friday 18th December
Spring Term
Monday 4th January - Friday 12th February
Monday 22nd February - Thursday 1st April
Summer Term
Monday 19th April - Friday 28th May
Monday 7th June - Friday 23rd July
INSET Days 2020-2021
After School Clubs
We are not able to run after school clubs this half term, but will review the situation at half term.
Attendance
Attendance this week was 94%, which is below our target, but I appreciate in these unprecedented times we are all being very careful to protect ourselves and each other during this awful pandemic.
Please be reminded pupils can come to school with common colds, but not if they have a temperature or persistent cough.
Pupils are expected to attend ALL week and the Education Welfare Officer will be made aware of those who don’t attend on Fridays.
Havering Catering Services
Week beginning
Attendance Update
Well done to U.S.A class who had the highest attendance in Y5&6 at 99% . Scotland had the highest attendance in LKS2 and overall at 99% and Madagascar had the highest attendance in KS1 and overall at 99.4%. Well done to them!. The overall attendance was 94% which is well below our target!.
Star Writers:
These children have used a range of powerful vocabulary and techniques to become a Star Writer; Ella in Germany, Luka in Northern Ireland, Merkhima in Madagascar, Nicolas in Kenya, Ignacy in New Zealand, Aubree in Palau, David in Scotland, Jacob in Wales, Felicity in U.S.A, Filip in Italy, River in Canada, Dollie-Mae in Mexico, Aum in Australia, Jacob in Chile, Teddy in Egypt, Justice in Brazil, Ema in Greece and Rebekah in Argentina. Look out for examples of their work on the blog!
Learning Power Awards:
These are the awards we present to the pupils when they have demonstrated one of our four learning skills: Resilience, reciprocity, reflectiveness & resourcefulness.
Well done to Jake in Germany and Lenny in Australia who receive certificates for resilience.
Certificate of Presentation:
Well done to Maria in Madagascar, Abina in Kenya, Isabel in Egypt, Zuzanna in New Zealand, Mia and Stanley in Palau, Fareeda in Scotland, Arjya in Wales and Damira and Grace in Australia who have presented their work beautifully; They have shown pride in their work and taken care with their handwriting and number formation.
I have made my teacher happy/WOW Award
E for Excellence Winners:
These wonderful children have demonstrated excellence this week.
Have a fabulous weekend.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs L Smith
Headteacher
