SEND parents carers wellbeing newsletter Spring 2020

The newsletter contains hints and tips that can be used for home education along with advice and support for mental health and wellbeing.

Telford and WrekinSEND ParentCarers Wellbeing Letter March 2020 have added a new page to the Local Offer with resources for children, young people, families and professionals. You will find the link on the homepage of the Local Offer (www.telfordsend.org.uk) and follow the link: Resources for learning and wellbeing for all children, including those with SEND, this page will be updated every time we find new resources.

URGENT – Free School Meals

FREE SCHOOL MEALS
If you are eligible for FSM then please send your email address, full name and child’s name to A2134@telford.gov.uk as a matter of urgency.
We are trying to organise your FSM vouchers and still have 75 email addresses missing!

Year 4/5 maths

Every day, White Rose has a ‘maths party’ showing children how to master a new skill and providing work to go with it (answers are also given). This is the scheme that we follow in school and it covers each National Curriculum objective.

https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/

School News

Dear parents and carers,

What a first week of isolation it has been for all of us! As a world, we are experiencing something like never before. Staff at Sir Alexander Fleming Primary School and Nursery recognises the part we play in caring for children of frontline staff. The staff here are trying hard to avoid illness, so that we can remain open for as long as is necessary.

If you require a place at school because you are a key worker, or have been directed to  then please complete the booking form, which can be found on our website and email to the school email address A2134@telford.gov.uk. Mrs Pilgrim will then book your places and we can organise the correct number of staff. We are currently operating a skeletal staff and Mrs Pilgrim is only in the office on a Monday and a Friday morning. If you have any queries then please email the school as these are answered, do not phone.

The booking form is attached here: Key-Worker-Booking-Form

Class teachers have been uploading activities to the class pages on the website and seesaw. During the official Easter break, which is due to begin on Friday 3rd April, there will be no work uploaded as we would hope that children can have their holiday. Work will resume to be uploaded on Monday 20 April. Thank you to all families who have been putting completed work on Seesaw. 🙂

Over the last week, there have been many reports of children being seen outside on the parks, outside the shop, hanging round in groups; as a nation, we need to be following the advice of the Government and staying in our homes. We will not be able to slow the spread of the virus, if we continue to allow our children to play with each other. We need to ensure that we are adhering to the social distancing policy that has been put in place. If children are seen out of their houses in groups, then they can be reported to the police and the parents will be charged.

If you are entitled to Free School Meals and there has been issues relating to their delivery, please go on telford.gov.uk and report the problem. The lunches are being prepared using our facilities but being delivered by Telford and Wrekin.

Stay safe everyone

Mrs Tomlinson

 

ACTIVITIES – Year 4

CURIOUS MOMENT – What can you create? – Use your imagination this week to create and build! Look around your home to find materials to build with: Legos, Duplos, Play-Doh, blocks, boxes, wood, paper, blankets, sticks, string, sand, mud etc. 1) Design and build with your materials. It can be anything! 2) Talk to your family about what you made.  3) Draw a picture in a journal or on a piece of paper and write a sentence or two about what you built and why you like it.

COOKING – Make a tasty dish at home.  Write a list of instructions on how you made your tasty treat. Draw a picture of your delicious dish.  Use your maths knowledge to write a recipe for the same dish but for half the amount.

Keep a diary of your daily activities, record what you have been doing and how you have been feeling.

Storytelling – share a favourite family memory – Talk to an adult about their childhood memories. Ask them to tell you the story and to share lots of details. 2) Draw a picture of the story. 3) Retell the story aloud to your family member. 4) Write down the story or your favorite part of the story. 

Times table rock stars – 10 minutes (recommended 2 games on studio, 2 games on soundcheck and then children’s own choice.)  Please keep challenging teachers and your classmates.

Create a times table game using scratch.  Test it out on your family. https://scratch.mit.edu/

Daily spelling and handwriting daily practise.

Physical exercise is so important.  Why not try Jo Wicks PE challenge. https://www.youtube.com/user/thebodycoach1/video

Reading has so many benefits so it is important to encourage your child to read throughout the day.  Other activities this may then lead to include writing a character description, drawing a scene from the book, predicting what might happen next or making their own alternative ending to the story.

Friday is Lego club day!

Friday is usually Lego club for a selected group of Year 2 and 3 children, however, during school closure it is open for everyone!

So lunchtime today, I would like you to take on your first Lego club challenge. Don’t forget to post a picture of your creation if you can.

(If you don’t have any Lego, use your imagination – you could use any type of building blocks, cardboard boxes, e.t.c.) 

Today’s challenge;

Build something that you could live in. 

I look forward to seeing your creations. Happy building.

Mrs Pigg

Well done parents!

Good Morning!

Week one nearly done 🙂

We just wanted to say ‘Well done’ to our parents who have been doing lovely activities with their children this week, and keeping in contact via the Seesaw account. You’re doing a FANTASTIC job!

If you’re having trouble connecting up, please drop us an email (It’s at the top of the home learning challenge sheet) and we’ll do our best to help you.

In Mrs Casswell’s class, story time today will be read by Mrs Hellowell (It will be posted later on Seesaw).

Take care everyone and enjoy the sunshine,

Mrs Casswell, Mrs Geran & Miss Dornan.