Hello everyone,
Firstly, please see below an urgent communication we received today from Shropshire Council regarding donations of PPE (personal protective equipment.) (Thank you to parents who contacted school following this email being sent out.)
URGENT REQUEST – PPE donations
Thank you for the messages of support and emails we have received which are keeping us updated on what you have been doing. This means a lot to our staff and makes everyone feel a little less isolated knowing how our families are getting on and seeing some of the fantastic work that children have been doing.
If you haven’t had chance to look at this week’s learning activities, which teachers uploaded yesterday to their class pages, please don’t worry. We know that everyone’s circumstances are different and we don’t want anyone to feel that all of the activities have to be completed. They are simply there for your child to access when they can and there is no set expectation about how much they do, when they do it or how often they are working.
If you are trying to work from home as well, you cannot possibly spend hours every week trying to support distance learning and we really don’t expect you to try and do this. The minimum we would encourage your child to try and do is as follows:
- Reading every day – independently or you reading to them
- Free writing – could they keep a diary / journal or would they draw instead? (There are also lots of interesting writing tasks for children to choose from in the weekly learning projects.)
- Maths – can they play a maths game, use maths outside (where they are able to) or practise their times tables / number facts online?
- Fine motor work – Lego, cutting out, playdough – and physical exercise every day.
Please remember, we are grateful for whatever you can do to support your child through these difficult times. You staying safe and looking after yourselves is more important to us than anything else.
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To help support you, we are trying to provide regular updates of some of the extensive information that we have received from different organisations.
Energize Covid-19 support for schools and families to stay active and healthy
In order to try and support people to remain healthy and active during this period of social distancing and self isolation, Energize have compiled a range of free online resources including ideas for:
- Active Learning
- Quick Bursts and Active Blasts
- The Great Outdoors
- Mental Wellbeing
- Healthy Eating
https://www.energizestw.org.uk/energize-resources
Just click on the link above to access the resources directly from their website. The information on their website will be updated regularly and weekly challenges will be added with different activities for families to try.
MyShrewsbury: Coronavirus help
Please see the latest information below from MyShrewsbury (some information may have changed since it went to print.)
My Shrewsbury Help is Out There
Free FSC home resources to encourage fun and active outdoor learning
In light of school closures FSC wants to be able to support teachers and parents while continuing to promote outdoor learning for children.
They understand this is a challenging time and have created some simple activities below which children can do at home, to help them learn while also having fun.
FSC Weather
FSC Maps
FSC Scavenger Hunt
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Take care and stay safe
Mrs Johnson
