Hello to all of our families,
I hope that you had a lovely Easter and that you are all keeping well.
It has been so nice to hear from lots of you and also to see what you have been up to, especially seeing new hair colours for some of you!
I was in school all of last week and, together with the other staff who were in, we have started to create a huge display in the Hall.
Over time, the tree is going to blossom with all of our school values. We are going to start with ‘acts of kindness’ to celebrate how everyone is going out of their way to look out for each other in these difficult times. We already have several acts of kindness from last week ready to hang on the tree: some of the younger children in school helped each other learn to tie knots, one of our parents brought chocolate in for the staff, and another parent brought Frazzles in for me – my favourite!
Update on school closures
As I’m sure many of you are aware, there has been lots of speculation in the press and on social media about possible dates for schools reopening. I just want to reassure you that when guidance is provided on how schools can reopen safely, you will be kept fully informed.
Our priority will always be the safety of our children and staff, whilst also trying to support parents in returning to work. I thank you in advance for your understanding and for your continued support over these past few weeks.
Home learning FAQs
Where can I find the home learning activities for my child?
Each week, your child’s class teachers (s) are uploading the weekly activities for their class. Details of these can be found in the ‘Classes’ area of the website (and on Tapestry for Class 1.) This week’s Learning Projects are: Nursery – The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Class 1 – What the Ladybird Heard, and Classes 2 to 5 – The area you live in.
We will be continuing with the Learning Projects for this half term.
How much time should my child spend on school work each day?
2 to 3 hours of school work a day is plenty. Doing short tasks and breaking down longer tasks can help children complete them.
Do I need to email the work completed to my child’s teacher?
There is no expectation for parents or older children to send completed tasks to teachers for marking. However, you can send photos of the work if you wish – we love to see and hear what the children have been doing!
Where can I access other resources, if my child is keen to do more?
You may have heard that BBC Bitesize have launched daily lessons from today, which may be of interest to your child. In addition to other links uploaded over the past couple of weeks, Shropshire Council have put together the overview below which details some of the vast range of home learning resources currently available.
Resources for home learning by subject
Are there any children’s books about Coronavirus?
If you haven’t already come across it, you might want to read Coronavirus – a book for children with your child.
And finally…
As I have said before, the health and wellbeing of our families is what is most important to all of us at Bicton. Staff are grateful for any support that parents can give to their child and we want to say a huge thank you to everyone – you are all doing an amazing job!
Stay safe and look after yourselves.
Mrs Johnson x
