Our next Meet the Teacher evenings will take place on March 16th and March 18th. Appointments will again take place via video call and the booking system is now open. Some of the January meetings were affected by a power outage suffered by the the company hosting the calls – we do not anticipate the same issues re-occurring. With all pupils returning to school from March 8th, we feel that it is important to meet with all of our families quickly, to focus on how best to support your child after such a lengthy, unsettled period.
We expect and will be prepared for many pupils to find the transition back to school quite a challenge – whether they have been learning remotely since the beginning of January or they have been in school throughout, as part of a very small class. It will be a different experience for each child, affecting them in different ways. If September is anything to go by, our pupils will amaze us with how positively they will manage and embrace this transition. We will not, however, underestimate the impact that this second Lockdown and another partial school closure will have had upon our pupils and we will work hard to identify and meet their needs, acknowledging that this next period of recovery will be long lasting.
Next week, we will provide details about our recovery curriculum and how we plan to support pupils holistically, as they all return to school, addressing their social, emotional and learning needs as a result of this pandemic.
Next Thursday, March 4th, is World Book Day. Miss Ottley has been busy organising some exciting activities to support this event, detailed in her letter, sent out earlier this week. We look forward to celebrating this day with you, in your pyjamas or fancy dress!
Enjoy Mr Bronstein’s music assembly with a focus and activities for World Book Day.
There have been three applications for our two parent governor vacancies. We are currently setting up an online voting system for the election, which will take place next week.
This half-term’s home learning grids are now available.
British Science Week starts next week (March 5th – 14th) with the theme of ‘Innovating for the future.’ Pupils learning at school and remotely can get involved in some exciting and inspiring activities and experiments.
Enjoy your weekend.