Author: C. Office

We have been making mini dens out in the playground, we had to use what we could find on the ground. Working from the ground up, the children could build their own ideas from scratch, so they needed to be creative with the materials they use. We made a dinosaur den and thought about the different houses they may live in. We found that some made nests, and some lived in the forest. We all had a mini dinosaur to make a den for.

This week we have been enjoying the sunshine and have been exploring Collin. We have enjoyed our walks that some members of the class have walked with their families and lead the way for the rest of us!

Please see attached letter from Dr Gillian Brydson Director Skills, Education and Learning.

Kind regards.

Dear families,

A short update ;

ICT Access – We have been advised by the local authority that the supply of laptops has now been used up and there are no more laptops available at this time. However, they are awaiting a further supply of devices through government funding but that could be a few weeks away. In the meantime, if you do feel that your children would benefit from a device, please continue to let us know and we can add you to the list for future availability.

 School staff contacting parents/carers -Please be aware that the majority of school staff are working from home at present. Therefore, should they need to make contact with parents by phone, they will do so from a withheld number or ‘no caller ID’. This is as per the Regional Policy on contact during Lockdown. We’re aware that lots of people do not answer calls from withheld numbers as they are often nuisance calls. However, for the period of school closure we would appreciate if these could be answered.

Home learning – what works for your family works for us! Thank you to you all for everything you are doing to support your child(ren) during this time. We know that family circumstances are all different and we would like to re-iterate that the most important thing is that your family is healthy and happy. Please be assured that there is no expectation or pressure from us that all the work in the Daily Plans is completed, and we would really ask you to do what is right for your child and your circumstances. When you are deciding what to do each day, please focus on the literacy and numeracy tasks if you can.  We hope you understand that class teachers, as much as they would like to, are unable to feedback on all the work your child submits.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind families and pupils that there will be no childcare provision from Monday 15th to Friday 19th February and staff will not be available through remote learning as this is the half-term break.

Take care and enjoy the half term break.