Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope that you are all well and have enjoyed your Christmas break as best you could. This was certainly a very different Christmas and New Year from the one we usually enjoy with our family and friends.
I am sure that you will have seen last night’s Government briefing where it was announced that some schools within tier 4 would not be returning as expected after the Christmas break. We have received confirmation that all Havering schools will remain closed to most pupils from the 4th January 2021 due to the increasing number of confirmed cases within Havering.
The Government guidance is clear that Primary schools should only allow children of critical workers and those defined as vulnerable to attend. Mead will be open to these pupils from Monday 4th January. A full list of critical workers and those children as vulnerable can be found below.
Critical workers and vulnerable children who can access schools or educational settings
If any of the categories listed apply to your child or your work is listed as critical to the COVID-19 response, please complete the questionnaire link below by 12-00 on Saturday 2nd January to enable us to make further plans in school.
'Vulnerable Children' and 'Critical Workers' form
From Monday 4th January, the school day will be from 8-30 until 3-00 for all key worker and vulnerable children and we will shut on Friday afternoon as usual (1-00). Children should come to school in their uniform and school lunches will continue to be available.
Children who are not returning to school Children who are not returning to school will be provided with remote learning via Google Classroom. The links can be found on the last page of my letter or via the school website. Online learning will begin on Monday 4th January.
Please contact the school if you have difficulty accessing Google classroom, please contact the school office. We will help where we can!
School Meals Any children who are entitled to Free School Meals (this does not include Infant Universal Free School Meals) who will not be attending school during this closure are eligible for a food parcel. Please contact the school office or email mail@mead.havering.sch.uk to request for this.
This is not the start to the New Year that we had hoped but it is vital we continue to do all we can to keep our school community safe during these challenging times.
At this time, we expect closures to be in place until Friday 15th January with further Government guidance expected before Monday 18th January. I will continue to update you as I receive further information, although sadly I only find about school updates via the television announcements or leaked newspaper articles!
If you have any questions, please email mail@mead.havering.sch.uk; we will do our best to support and guide where we can.
School Meals
Any children who are entitled to Free School Meals (this does not include
Infant Universal Free School Meals) who will not be attending school during
this closure are eligible for a food parcel. Please contact the school office
or email mail@mead.havering.sch.uk
to request for this.
This is not the
start to the New Year that we had hoped but it is vital we continue to do all
we can to keep our school community safe during these challenging times.
At this time, we
expect closures to be in place until Friday 15th January with further
Government guidance expected before Monday 18th January. I will
continue to update you as I receive further information, although sadly I only
find about school updates via the television announcements or leaked newspaper
articles!
If you have any questions,
please email mail@mead.havering.sch.uk; we will do our best to support
and guide where we can.
Executive Head teacher
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Online learning
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KS1 learning - these links are also on the school website |
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Class Dojo |
Curriculum |
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Bug Club |
Reading |
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Mathletics |
Maths |
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MyMaths |
Maths |
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KS2 learning - these links are also on the school website |
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Google
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Curriculum |
Sign in at the top right of the page. Click on the
waffle to enter the G-Suite. Select the classroom icon. |
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Bug Club |
Reading |
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Mathletics |
Maths |
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TT Rockstars |
Maths |
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