Dear Parents/carers
Remote learning:
There was another letter sent out today about how our school will offer remote learning should a bubble, or our school close. This centres around access to the internet and so if paper copies are needed please ask. This letter is attached below.
If you have issues with the number of devices at home, or access to the internet, please complete the form at the bottom of this post. Kirklees are trying to support families with these issues so it is useful to know how many are affected.
Non-uniform day:
Next Friday, 23rd October, we are having a non-uniform day to promote Times Tables Rockstars. This program is fantastic at helping children to learn their times tables which is crucial for so many aspects of Mathematics. We are asking children to come dressed as their favourite rockstar on the day. This is just a bit of fun so please don’t think you need to spend money on a special outfit. Homemade ones are always the best!
Walk for Water:
Next week year 4 will be completing daily laps of our playground to raise money for their WE Schools project. Good luck Year 4. I hope the sun shines for you.
Photographs:
If you would like to buy your child’s photograph please make sure you have the order in by the first Tuesday back after half term (3rd November).
Yours sincerely, Miss J. Barker
HOME LEARNING PLANS – PLEASE KEEP THIS LETTER IN CASE OF BUBBLE CLOSURES
To ensure that your child is able to continue to learn from home in the event of individual isolation, or as a result of us having to close a whole bubble, we would like to share our home learning plans with you in advance. We have not had any closures yet, but it’s important that we are all prepared for any eventuality.
Individual pupils who are self-isolating
If your child is absent because they are awaiting test results, or your household is required to self-isolate and the rest of their school bubble are attending school and being taught as normal, please contact the school office and let us know. You will then be told how to access work for your child during their isolation.
Whole bubble closure
In the event of the closure of one of our bubbles, or a group of pupils within a bubble, the following will take place:
Your child will be provided with daily, online learning (through Purple Mash / Google Classrooms/ Microsoft Sway).
- If your child is in EYFS, Year 1, Year 2 we will be uploading the following learning activities per day: Phonics, Reading, English, Maths and an additional activity linked to another curriculum area.
- If your child is in Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 or Year 6, we will be uploading the following learning activities per day: English, Reading, Maths and an additional activity linked to another curriculum area.
Here is a suggested timetable for children in the event of a bubble closure. However, it is just a suggestion and can be adapted to reflect your child’s needs and your circumstances. Please note that the activities for EYFS pupils are not suggested to last more than 30 minutes to ensure that your child has an adequate balance between structured learning and play-based learning.
| EYFS children | Year 1 and Year 2 children | Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 children |
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| 9:00 Phonics activity This will be an upload of a video of a letter sound in the format used by Read Write Inc via a link sent from Microsoft Sway. It will include the correct way to form the letter and some writing practice. Parents and carers wishing to share this work can upload evidence onto Tapestry. | 9:00-9:20 Phonics activity This will be an upload of a video of a letter sound in the format used by Read Write Inc via a link sent from Google Sway. It will include the correct way to form the letter and some writing practice. | 9:00-10:00 English activity This will be posted to Google classrooms. The teacher will give children a set of instructions, any resources they will need and will instruct them on how to complete the work and how to submit it for feedback. |
| 9:20-9:45 Reading activity This will be posted via Serial Mash on the Purple Mash website. Children may be given follow-up activities which will automatically be sent for feedback via Purple Mash when children submit them. | 10:00-11:00 Maths activity This will be posted to Google Classrooms. There will usually be a video to teach children about an area of Maths that they should be working on and it will be accompanied by a worksheet for them to apply what they’ve learnt. Answer sheets will be provided for you to check the answers. |
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| 10:00 Maths activity This will be posted via Google Microsoft Sway. There will usually be a video to teach children about an area of Maths that they should be working on and will be accompanied by an activity for them to apply what they’ve learnt. Parents and carers wishing to share this work can upload evidence onto Tapestry. | 9:45-10:45 English activity This will be set as a 2-do on Purple Mash. The teacher will give children a set of instructions, any resources they will need and will instruct them on how to complete the work. It will be submitted to teachers for feedback once the child saves and sends it. | 11:00-11:15 break |
| 11:00 Literacy and Reading Teachers will send details of a piece of literacy work linked to their current topic and a link to a reading book via Microsoft Sway. Parents and carers wishing to share this work can upload evidence onto Tapestry. | 10:45-11:00 Break | 11:15-12:15 Reading activity This will be posted via Serial Mash on the Purple Mash website. Children may be given follow-up activities which will automatically be sent for feedback via Purple Mash when children submit it. |
| 11:00-12:00 Maths activity This will be posted to Google Classrooms. There will usually be a video to teach children about an area of Maths that they should be working on and it will be accompanied by a worksheet for them to apply what they’ve learnt. Answer sheets will be provided for you to check the answers. | 12:15-1:15 lunch |
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| 1:00 Topic Teachers will send a link to Microsoft Sway where children can find a piece of work covering Understanding the World or Expressive Arts and Design. Parents and carers wishing to share this work can upload evidence onto Tapestry. | 12:00-1:00 Lunch | 1:15-2:30 Wider curriculum activity This will be posted to Google classrooms. The teacher will give children a set of instructions, any resources they will need and will instruct them on how to complete the work and how to submit it for feedback. |
| 1:00-3:00 Wider curriculum activity This will set as a 2-do on Purple Mash. The teacher will give children a set of instructions, any resources they will need and will instruct them on how to complete the work. It will be submitted to teachers for feedback once the child saves and sends it. | 2:30-3:00 Consolidate and boost time Children will be directed via Google Classrooms to access games and activities designed to consolidate prior learning. They will access these activities via one of the following sites which children are already familiar with: Sumdog, TT Rockstars, Spag.com or Purple Mash. |
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| Contacting teachers during bubble closures EYFS children will be able to communicate with their teachers via the email address: eyfs@gsmcep.co.uk KS1 children will be able to communicate with their teachers via the email function on Purple Mash. KS2 children will be able to communicate with their teachers via Google Classrooms using the chat boards. Teachers will be monitoring these boards/ emails between 9am and 3pm and will try to get back to you as soon as they are able- usually within 24 hours. However, if there are any issues and you need to speak to a teacher urgently, please call the school office on the school number – 01274 874550. |
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| In addition to the lessons above, teachers may schedule a virtual ‘feedback and catch up’ session using Google Meet each week- this will be subject to need. You and your child will be notified about the session and given the relevant information needed to join the meeting through text message sent by the school. | ||
In the event of a class teacher being unwell, another teacher will post learning for the class to ensure that no learning time is lost.
It is really important that your child continues to learn during this pandemic, and your support with these bubble closure plans is greatly appreciated. If your child does not have access to a computer or an electronic device that they can work on, please let us know by contacting the school office via email or telephone as soon as possible after the bubble closure is announced and we will find an alternate method of providing work.
It is expected that all children subject to bubble closure will complete the work they have been set by their teachers unless they are unwell. This will ensure that teaching can move as seamlessly as possible between remote learning and in-school learning with the least loss of learning time. If your child is unwell at any time within the bubble closure, and therefore unable to complete the work set, you should notify school by telephoning the school office.
We are of course hopeful there will be limited need for this, but it’s important that we are all prepared for any such event.
If you have any questions about these plans, please contact the school office via email or telephone.
