Latest News
Keep up to date with all the news happening in school
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Happy St Andrew's Day
Mon 30 Nov 2020Today we learned about St Andrew in Assembly with the children. If you would like to look at more activities at home please visit our 'Learning Links' Page below
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What to do if anyone in your house displays covid symptoms
Fri 27 Nov 2020Dear Parents and Carers
As we move into Tier 2 restrictions from 2nd December, we still all need to ensure we keep ourselves safe. If anybody in your house displays covid symptoms, then the person who is displaying symptoms needs to isolate for 10 days or a negative covid test, whilst the rest of the household isolates for 14 days/test is clear. The diagram below explains what happens in a household where somebody is displaying symptoms.
We would like to thank you all for being so vigilant in informing us, when any child is displaying symptoms. To date, this has not led to any bubble closures. The staff are working very hard to make sure the school is as safe as it can be too. Toilets/door handles and tables are cleaned at regular intervals throughout the day. We have frequent hand washing/sanitising reminders with the children throughout the day and staff members work within one year group only.
If we do have to close any bubble, our blended learning plan will be actioned. Your Year group blended learning can be found under the current project on your child's year page.
Kind regards
Mrs Riches
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Thank You!
Fri 13 Nov 2020BWIS have raised a brilliant £297.50 for 'Children in Need' this year. Thank you to everybody who contributed some pennies, and I know many of you are making online donations too. There was some impressive outfits for our 'Come As You Are' day, with some Pudseys about! Well done to Otter Class who made a fantastic Pudsey on our playground-he is amazing!
The link to the 'Children in Need' website is below. They have some good resources for children's wellbeing, especially their '5 to thrive' section under schools, if you would like to access them.
I watched the Children in Need 'DIY SOS' last night that was in Caswell Bay in Swansea, with 'Surf Therapy'. I spent many a sunny day at the bay when I was younger, and this fantastic new facility will enable lots of children to access surfing. Just one of the many causes that this brilliant charity helps.
http://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/
Thank you again for your donations.
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Blue Peter on YouTube
Thu 12 Nov 2020We would like to inform you that we have launched Blue Peter on YouTube at CBBC
Blue Peter is the longest running kids TV show in the world and we are uploading videos to it that are suitable for 5-11 year olds. We have world record breaking challenges, arts and crafts, environmental videos, cooking and baking how tos, inspirational films, gaming, celebrity appearances, dance routines and music performances. We also feature ways of getting a Blue Peter badge, behind the scenes footage and extra content about our incredible presenters Adam, Lindsey, Mwaksy, Richie and Henry the Blue Peter dog.
Subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/bluepeter - (it’s obviously completely free to subscribe!) and don’t forget to watch the live programme on CBBC at 5.30pm every week, or on BBC iPlayer.
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Remembrance Day
Mon 09 Nov 2020Lest we Forget
We sadly have not been issued with poppies to sell this year for the children and the British Legion have requested that due to current conditions that people make online donations only.
We will be honouring Remembrance Day with a 2 minute silence at 11am on the 11/11/2020. In today's assembly we read 'Flo of the Somme' by Hilary Robinson and Martin Impey. This is a story all about the animals that were used in World War 1, including 50,000 dogs, 3,000 000 horses and 100,000 pigeons! The link below will take you into the Remembrance Day short clips on BBC Bitesize, some of which we will share with the children.
https://www.bwis.org.uk/remembrance-day/
Online donations to the British Legion can be made via this link
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Children in Need Day Friday 13th November
Fri 06 Nov 2020We will be supporting Children in Need Day on Friday 13th November by having a 'Dress Down day'. We suggest a £1 donation, but it is completely up to you! Pudsey ears or facepaints are also welcome! It might be a bit chilly, so make sure any clothing is suitable for weather in November.
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Latest Government Guidance 4/11/2020
Wed 04 Nov 2020Please find the link to the latest government guidance regarding schools during the lockdown which starts tomorrow. This guidance was released at 3.30pm. We do not think there is anything further we need to do in line with the guidance. Some parents have asked about face masks. It is not compulsory in the open air, and our entrances and exits are staggered and one way. If you would like to wear a face mask, please do so.
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Welcome Back!
Mon 02 Nov 2020Dear All
The children have had a lovely start back on a very windy day! We have updated our Covid 19 Risk Assessment in light of the new announcement on Saturday, which you will find below. Due to the arrangements we had already tweaked re drop and pick up times, and Year 1 parents now exiting through car park if the gate is open, staggering outside play further, we are hoping when the government release more guidance to schools during the forthcoming lockdown period, we will not need to make any further changes, but we will keep you updated as soon as we know more.
Some parents have asked whether we are going to make face masks mandatory for adults dropping off or picking up children. As we are lucky enough to have an open air one way system, where parents are not facing parents face on, at the moment we are not making this mandatory. If any adults would like to wear one, considering how many children and other adults they could potentially come into contact with whilst on our site, then I recommend that they do so. Unlike the start of September, children are more accustomed to seeing facemasks in use, and are not surprised by them.
A parent, who has visited many school sites, told me this morning that ours was the best organised site he has seen regarding covid measures. I was very pleased to hear this and I hope he doesn't mind me sharing that information with you. The next few weeks will hopefully be as normal as they possibly can be for the children in our school.
I hope you all had a lot of fun on the pumpkin walk around Bishops Waltham on Saturday. I think the rain held off long enough for people to come outside for it. A huge thank you to our own PTA and BWJS PTA. An incredible £1900 was raised and we are vey, very grateful. Without any of our normal fundraising events, we have been left with a depleted budget for items for the children that we usually fund, so this has come as a huge bonus. Thank you to everybody involved. What a fantastic community idea.
Thank you for your continued support of the school. It is very much appreciated, and we are all longing for the day when a little bit of normality resumes.
Kind regards
Mrs Riches
Link to latest Risk Assessment:
