Dear Parents/Carers,
As you all know, sadly the school closed this week for a large number of pupils, until at least the half term holiday. However the school children are now still very active; whether in the school building or learning from home.
In this newsletter we will give you an update on what we are currently doing to support you all; as well as an indication of how we intend to make the school community, and learning for all, stronger over the coming weeks.
Firstly, I would like to start with an update on a new addition to our school community...
Our New Nursery Class
Our new nursery opened its doors this week and the children have been fantastic.
It has been very special to have 2, 3 and 4 year olds with us exploring the new setting as they have spent a lot of their time cooking in the kitchen area, painting and trying out the new bikes!
Miss Griffiths and Miss Harvey have really enjoyed meeting all of the new children and look forward to welcoming them again next week.
Free School Meals
A food Hamper will be provided fortnightly for all children that have registered for free school meals and that are not in school. These hampers will be ready, for collection only, from Tuesday afternoon. We will contact parents next week with specific times for collection.
Contact
The main ways in which we can stay connected as a community continue to be:
- By telephone - the main school telephone line will be manned, should you need to contact the school during the lockdown period.
- The school email account christ.the.king.p@bristol-schools.uk will continue to be available and will be monitored on a daily basis.
- Emails are in place for you all to be in contact with class teachers:
- reception@ctk.education
- year.1@ctk.education
- year.2@ctk.education
- year.3@ctk.education
- year.4@ctk.education
- year.5@ctk.education
- year.6@ctk.education
- LH.2@ctk.education (for Learning Hub 2)
Home Learning
Firstly, a huge thank you to the children for being so engaged with their home learning. The work that has been submitted this week has been fantastic!
We have set up home learning for all classes. Links and information are all available under the ‘Home Learning’ tab on the website. If you need any password resets, or have any other problems please email us.
Key points about home learning
Lessons:
In classes, Google Classroom is being used for both school and home learning - the work is the same. The childrens’ timetable, which is shared at the start of the week, consists of reading, writing, phonics (infants only), comprehension, maths, RE, science and foundation subjects (including history, geography, PE, music, Spanish). This work is uploaded daily to your child’s Google classroom. There will be regular class Zoom meetings, giving teachers time to catch up with their class, celebrate work and give some feedback.
In Reception, parents and children are asked to access Tapestry daily to communicate with their teacher and upload work and videos there.
Expectations:
Thank you for your supporting comments and kind gestures towards our staff. They are working incredibly hard to support your child with their home learning and all of our teachers are in school doing this.
It is expected that your child logs on, daily, and uploads their completed work - this is so important because we will be able to see how the children are getting on and support those who need it. In the infants, there are 3 hours of work set and in the juniors, there are 4 hours. Our fantastic team of teaching assistants are online during the school day, to support with any questions, give feedback and check in on the well-being of your child. We know from the first lockdown how much the children love interacting with the staff on Google Classroom and we can’t wait to see the wonderful things they are getting up to!
Uploading work:
Before lockdown, your child was taught how to upload their work to Google Classroom - they were using it in class. We are well aware that they may need a bit of reminder so follow the link below for a parents’ guide to uploading work to Google Classroom.
Download the Google Classroom app on the app store or play store. You can also access the classroom, via your web browser.
If you have any questions or would like a tutorial, email your child’s teacher or contact the school office and an appointment can be made at a convenient time.
If Reception parents need any support with accessing Tapestry please contact Miss Hunt via reception@ctk.education and she can remind you.
Celebrations
We will regularly update our Facebook, sharing what the children are learning in each year group as well as sharing any news. Mr Condon will also share all of our news in our weekly newsletter. We will also have Zoom assemblies, so we can virtually come together, as a school and celebrate our Online Active Learners, seeing which class can achieve the highest percentage of home learning.
Internet access
If your child does not have access to a computer or tablet, please contact the school office and we will arrange the loan of a device.
Here is some information which may be useful for families who don’t have internet access. Certain mobile phone companies have come forward and are offering increased data allowances for disadvantaged children to help with the online learning.
https://get-help-with-tech.education.gov.uk/about-increasing-mobile-data
Headteacher’s Awards
Reception -
- Jenson - for working really hard on his home learning- especially his writing and using his phonic sounds!
Year 1 -
- Lily-Rose - for sharing some fantastic examples of her home learning with staff on Google classroom!
- Lily R - for consistently completing her work at home to a high standard and sharing this everyday!
- Damian - for always doing his home learning and sharing his work with the teachers!
Year 2 -
- Brody - For trying so hard with home learning and sharing images of himself working hard.
- Victor - For showing how fantastic he is at maths and working hard at home. Well done
- Bethany- For excellent effort with home learning.
Year 3 -
- Ella- For completing all of her home learning to a fantastic standard and sharing photos and videos of her work each day. Absolutely brilliant!
- Macy- For being an enthusiastic learner and completing all of her home learning work, she has worked so hard. Macy also achieved a top score of 10/10 in our Zoom quiz- wonderful!
- Logan- For trying so hard with her home learning and sharing her work with us at school. Well done!
Year 4 -
- Harley- for engaging, completing and uploading all work this week for every home learning lesson. Harley responded to feedback and enjoyed both zoom lessons!
- Angelina - for fantastic home learning all week and engagement with the google classroom.
Year 5 -
- Charlotte, Ian and Justin - for doing ALL their home learning (and sometimes even a bit more on top!) and remembering to hand in their work on the google classroom.
- Serenity - for her perseverance in tackling tricky maths at home and doing her absolute best.
- Alex - for his superb engagement with the online learning and especially his prompt and effective response to feedback.
Year 6 -
- Roxanne - for engaging quickly with her home learning and sending it in for us all to see - well done.
- Rubyleigh - for engaging quickly with her home learning, for sharing her work and for saying hello everyday.
- Gabriel - for always being prompt with his home learning. He follows the Google classroom instructions, engages with his online learning and uploads his consistently high quality work, daily - fantastic!
Some other reminders...
Use of Facemasks
To help everybody to be safe, can I again strongly request that all parents and carers wear a facemask when they bring their child to school or collect their child. If there is a medical reason why this is not possible, we do understand and it would be helpful if you could let us know this.
School Crossing Patrol
From Monday, the School Crossing Patrol will be back on duty. Please can you keep a safe distance from the SCP, while waiting to cross with them. In some instances, we have painted a white outline on the pavement and you should remain outside of this space until they are in the road and stopping traffic for you to cross. Thank you.
Primary School Applications for a New Reception Place for September 2021
If your child was born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017 you'll need to apply for a new reception school place for September 2021. You'll need to apply by Wednesday 15 January 2020.
Apply online for a reception place for Sept 2021 at:
https://www.bristol.gov.uk/schools-learning-early-years/primary-admissions
Please contact the school office if we can help in any way.
Vacancy for School Cleaner
We have a vacancy for a school cleaner starting on the 4th January 2021, if you would be interested in the position please contact the school office. Hours for the vacancy are Monday to Friday 3.30pm to 5.30pm with some work required during the school holidays.
Support
Above all, if you need advice or support in any way please contact us. Even if we are unable to solve problems we will do our best to give advice or signpost you to other agencies.
Dates for Diaries
- End of Term 3 - Friday 12 February 2021.
- Term 4 - Monday 22 February 2021 to Thursday 1 April 2021.
- Term 5 - Monday 19 April 2021 to Friday 28 May 2021.
- Term 6 - Monday 7 June 2021 to Wednesday 21 July 2021.
Please continue to take care and stay safe during this difficult period. We hope to see you all soon.
Yours sincerely
Matt Condon
Headteacher
