CATCH – UP MONDAYS
Dear Parents and Carers,
Starting next week, Monday 13th September the school day will be extended by a half hour on Mondays only for all classes from Reception to Year 6. Please can I ask parents to collect their children at 3.45pm each Monday evening from now on. This will be reviewed after Christmas.
Pick up times for the rest of the week are unchanged.
The additional ½ hour on Mondays will be used to help children “catch – up” with some of the learning they missed during lockdown. All school’s in England have been allocated additional funds to enable this catch – up work to take place.
Thank you for your continued support.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr David Deane
Head teacher
30th June 2021
Dear Parent/Carer
Milk Money is only payable for children in years 1 to 6 who are NOT eligible for BENEFIT free school meals (not universal free meals as in years Reception to Year 2). Please check parentpay to see if you need to pay.
We are now ordering milk for the whole school year i.e. from 7th September 2021 to 20th July 2022 and the cost is £25.00. If you would like your child to continue (or start) receiving milk then please let the school know by paying online via www.parentpay.com
As we are a ‘CASHLESS’ school, payments and orders can only be made online at www.parentpay.com using your username and password. .
Please contact the school office if you are experiencing any problems.
TO BE PAID FOR NO LATER THAN 16TH JULY. NO ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN AFTER THIS DATE
Thank you for your co-operation.
Yours faithfully
Mr D Deane
Headteacher
Wednesday 21st April 2021
CATCH – UP MONDAYS
Dear Parents and Carers,
Starting next week, Monday 26th April the school day will be extended by a half hour on Mondays only for all classes from nursery to Year 6. Please can I ask parents to collect their children half hour later each Monday evening from now on.
Pick up times for the rest of the week are unchanged.
The additional ½ hour on Mondays will be used to help children “catch – up” with some of the learning they missed during lockdown. All school’s in England have been allocated additional funds to enable this catch – up work to take place.
Thank you for your continued support.
Yours Sincerely,
Mr David Deane
Head teacher
FULL RE- OPENING OF SCHOOL FROM 8th MARCH 2021.
Monday 1st March 2021
Dear parents and carers,
The government want all primary schools to re-open fully for ALL PUPILS from Monday 8th March 2021.We look forward to welcoming all children back after the enforced school closure during January and February.
The government have made the return of pupils mandatory from this date and I need to emphasise to parents that it will become unlawful to NOT send pupils back to school after 8th March 2021.
We want to support any families who are especially anxious about returning to school and we are here to help with this by explaining the many safety measures we have already established which will be in place.
Notwithstanding that it will become unlawful again not to send children to school, can I also remind parents of the many benefits of all children returning to full time education.
We want to make the re-opening as safe as we possibly can for all children, staff and their families at home. School leaders have a detailed risk assessment to minimise the chances of anyone becoming sick or spreading the virus within school or the wider community. This is on our school website for all parents to read.
Below is a very brief outline of the safety measures we will be taking in school to prevent the spread of infection:
Above are just a very brief summary of safety measures we will be undertaking. There are many other safety measures too numerous to mention here to keep all pupils and staff safe.
Parents can help by:
Parents can help by dropping off and picking up their children promptly at the new staggered times set out below;
|
Year 5 and Year 6 |
Year 3 and Year 4 |
Year 1 and Year 2 |
Reception |
Nursery |
Acorn class |
New drop off time
|
8.30am |
8.40am |
From 8.50am |
9am |
9.10am |
9.00am |
New pick up time |
2.45pm |
2.55pm |
3.05pm |
3.15pm |
3.15pm |
3.15pm onwards |
Please note:
Medically highly vulnerable pupils :
There may be a very tiny number of pupils who remain unable to attend school because they are acting upon the written advice of a GP or other medical practitioner. School will require written evidence of this .School will continue to provide daily, on line learning for only these pupils until further notice.
Please note – school will not provide any home learning for pupils who should be attending but choose not to. School will have to follow the law and record these pupils as an unauthorised absence.
I do hope this letter sets out the school’s current position clearly and no doubt I will be in touch again in the near future with another update.
If you have questions or queries please use the school email address:
stthomasofcanterbury.rcprimaryschool@salford.gov.uk
God bless,
Mr Deane OBE
Head teacher
17th September 2020
Dear Parent/Carer
Milk Money is only payable for children in years 1 to 6 who are NOT eligible for BENEFIT free school meals (not universal free meals as in years Reception to Year 2). Please check parentpay to see if you need to pay.
We are now ordering milk (individual small 189ml bottles) for the whole school year i.e. from 2nd November to 20th July 2021 and the cost is £20.00. If you would like your child to continue (or start) receiving milk then please let the school know by paying online via www.parentpay.com
As we are a ‘CASHLESS’ school, payments and orders can only be made online at www.parentpay.com using your username and password.
If your child is on BENEFIT Free School Meals then please confirm via email if you wish your child to have Milk.
If your child is in Nursery or Reception then milk is automatically provided; please confirm via email if you wish to opt out of Milk.
Please contact the school office if you are experiencing any problems.
TO BE PAID FOR NO LATER THAN FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER. NO ORDERS WILL BE TAKEN AFTER THIS DATE
Thank you for your co-operation.
Yours faithfully
Mr D Deane
Headteacher
FULL RE- OPENING OF SCHOOL FROM WEDNESDAY 2NDnd SEPTEMBER 2020.
Dear parents and carers,
As you will know, school has safely re-opened to some year groups for the last 6 weeks (since Monday 8th June). This has meant that 165 children, representing 1/3 of the total school population have safely and successfully re-started their education this half term.
Thank you to all the children, parents and staff who have so sensibly and responsibly followed our new safety measures around social distancing and working in bubbles.
There has been no reported transmission of the virus within the school community and NO pupil or member of staff has tested positive for COVID 19 since our return. This gives us confidence that our new safety measures are working well to minimise any risk of spreading the virus.
The government want all primary schools to build on this successful partial re-opening and now move to a full reopening for ALL PUPILS beginning Wednesday 2nd September 2020.
The government have made the return of pupils mandatory from September 2020 and I need to emphasise to parents that it will become unlawful to NOT send pupils back to school after the summer holiday.
We do recognise that some families and pupils may have some anxieties and worries about this, especially where they have not been in regular schooling since March. We want to support any families who are especially anxious about returning to school and we are here to help with this by explaining the many new safety measures we have already established this half term.
Notwithstanding that it will become unlawful again not to send children to school, can I also remind parents of the many benefits of all children returning to full time education in September:
Below is a very brief outline of the safety measures we will be taking in school to prevent the spread of infection:
Above are just a very brief summary of safety measures we will be undertaking. There are many other safety measures too numerous to mention here to keep all pupils and staff safe.
Parents can help by:
Parents can help by dropping off and picking up their children promptly at the new staggered times set out below;
|
Year 5 and Year 6 |
Year 3 and Year 4 |
Year 1 and Year 2 |
Reception |
Nursery |
Acorn class |
New drop off time
|
8.30am |
8.40am |
From 8.50am |
9am |
9.10am |
9.00am |
New pick up time |
2.45pm |
2.55pm |
3.05pm |
3.15pm |
3.15pm |
3.15pm onwards |
Your child’s new teacher for September 2020 will be:
Name of current teacher |
Name of new teacher in September 2020 |
Nursery ( Miss Partington) |
Mrs McGuire ( Reception M) |
Nursery ( Miss Cotton) |
Miss Ward (Reception W) |
Reception -Miss Ward |
Mrs Clifford ( Y1C) |
Reception – Miss Bates |
Miss Sale ( Y1S) |
Year 1 – Miss Sale |
Miss Lavin (Y2L) |
Year 1 – Miss Carlton |
Miss Stephens (Y2S) |
Year 2 – Miss Stephens |
Miss Riley (Y3R) |
Year 2 – Miss Lavin |
Miss McDonagh (Y3M) |
Year 3 – Miss Riley |
Mrs Williamson (Y4W) |
Year 3 – Miss McDonagh |
Miss Platt (Y4P) |
Year 4 – Mrs Williamson |
Miss Robinson (Y5R) |
Year 4- Miss Platt |
Miss Chronnell (Y5C) |
Year 5 – Miss Robinson |
Mr Stenton (Y6S) |
Year 5 – Miss Daly/ Mrs Williams |
Miss Lomas (Y6L) |
Other key changes to note
Medically highly vulnerable pupils :
There may be a very tiny number of pupils who remain unable to attend school because they are acting upon the written advice of a GP or other medical practitioner. School will require written evidence of this .School will continue to provide daily, on line learning for only these pupils until further notice.
Please note – school will not provide any home learning for pupils who should be attending but choose not to. School will have to follow the law and record these pupils as an unauthorised absence.
I do hope this letter sets out the school’s current position clearly and no doubt I will be in touch again in the near future with another update.
If you have questions or queries please use the school email address:
stthomasofcanterbury.rcprimaryschool@salford.gov.uk
God bless,
Mr Deane OBE
Head teacher
Thursday 21st May 2020
Dear parents and carers,
School leaders aim to re - open our school on Monday 8th June 2020 for all children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6. The children of key workers in Years 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 are also allowed to come to school from this date.
We want to make the re-opening as safe as we possibly can for all children, staff and their families at home. School leaders are currently undertaking a detailed risk assessment to minimise the chances of anyone becoming sick or spreading the virus within school or the wider community.
Below is a very brief outline of the safety measures we will be taking in school to prevent the spread of infection:
Above are just a very brief summary of safety measures we will be undertaking. There are many other safety measures too numerous to mention here to keep all pupils and staff safe.
Parents can help by:
Parents can help by dropping off and picking up their children promptly at the new staggered times set out below;
|
Year 6 |
Year 1 |
Key Worker pupils in Y2/3/4/5 |
Acorn classroom pupils |
Reception |
Nursery |
New drop off time
|
8.30am |
8.45am |
From 8.45am |
From 8.45am |
9am |
9.15am |
New pick up time |
2.45pm |
3pm |
3.15pm |
3.15pm |
3.15pm |
3.15pm onwards |
Other key changes to note
Those pupils not attending school :
Pupils in Year 2, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 will not be returning to school on 8th June unless they are key worker children. It is as yet unclear when they will return. Some parents of pupils in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 may choose to not send their children into school. This is your decision and your right ( at this time as normal regulations have been suspended) and school will not seek to penalise parents for non- attendance and they will NOT face fines/prosecution at this time.
School will continue to provide daily, on line learning for these pupils not attending until further notice.
I do hope this letter sets out the school’s current position clearly and no doubt I will be in touch again in the near future with another update.
If you have questions or queries please use the school email address:
stthomasofcanterbury.rcprimaryschool@salford.gov.uk
God bless,
Mr Deane OBE
Head teacher