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It’s the ball toss and the long jump today! Who will be the champion in your house? Remember to send all your photos and videos to wp@glow.sch.uk and have fun! Sports Week Day 2

Education Scotland is pleased to offer a new weekly newsletter for parents and carers to support learning at home. The first issue contains learning activities for Literacy and Numeracy, support on wellbeing and a focus on the theme of food. You will also find hints and tips, advice for engaging young people with autism in their learning and a creativity challenge. To receive this weekly, go to the Sign Up page, complete your details and tick the Scotland Learns- Parents and Carers Newsletter option.  Don’t forget to click subscribe at the bottom.  Doing this will ensure you receive a weekly email directly to your mailbox to let you know when a new newsletter is available. Click here to view the first edition.

If you did not manage to collect your child’s resource pack today, you can do so from the school office between 9:30-12pm tomorrow (Fri 1st May). Thank you to all parents who collected resource packs and brought back books today, we really appreciate your continued support.

Resources for families during Covid-19 school closures In order to identify what resources you may require during this period of Covid-19 closure I would be grateful if you could take a few moments to complete the online survey, link attached. Thank you Please click here to access the form

As of Thursday 26^th March SLC will move to a Hub model and will operate 20 hubs across four geographical areas in SLC.

There is a central application process for hubs managed by Education Resources. Eligibility criteria will be detailed in the application form. Application forms for Early Years and school aged children will go live via the council website and twitter this evening. A link to the form can be found below. Hubs will be regarded as child care provision for key workers and will be managed and staffed by volunteers from within the localities. The initial deadline for parental returns is 9am on Wed 25^th March 2020. HQ will manage this process including notifying parents directly. Applications received thereafter will be allocated spaces on the basis of availability. https://forms.gle/jbYuYd5BLaBxE2uc7

Emergency childcare will be provided again tomorrow, Tuesday 24^th March, for children whose parents are in the following categories: FOR CATEGORY 1 SERVICES: Health and Care workers directly supporting COVID response, and associated staff; Health and Care workers supporting life threatening emergency work, as well as critical primary and community care provision; energy suppliers (small numbers identified as top priority already); staff providing childcare/learning for other category 1 staff CATEGORY 2 SERVICES: Police, fire and rescue, ambulance, prison service *Please note that this is for those families whose children are well and who do not have another family member who is not in the above categories.  School lunches for children entitled to free school meals (this includes all P1-P3) will be available between 12pm and 1.30pm.  Please call the school office before 9.30am to advise of attendance and place lunch order.  Parents bringing their child for lunch may also order a meal.  Please be aware that this provision is for lunch only. Again, we thank you for your patience at such an unprecedented time. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to our wonderful Woodpark staff who have stepped up to face this huge challenge,  demonstrating their commitment to ensuring that, as far as possible, learning continues remotely and emergency childcare can be provided. If you have still to collect your child’s home learning pack please come to the school office between 9am and 3pm tomorrow, or call if that is not possible so we can make arrangements, thank you. We will continue to keep you up to date via our website, app and Twitter.  Meantime, keep safe and well everybody. Debbie MacKenna  Head Teacher

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Woodpark Primary School Emergency Childcare Provision  Childcare provision is offered as follows:  Category 1 – Health and Care workers directly supporting COVID response, and associated staff; Health and Care workers supporting life threatening emergency work, as well as critical primary and community care provision; Energy suppliers (small numbers identified as top priority already); staff providing childcare/learning for other category 1 staff. This also includes police, fire, ambulance and prison staff. The service must only be used by those staff whose children are well and in cases where no other childcare provision can be made.  Procedure – Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th March 2020 (9am-3pm) 

1. Please use the google form from our school website – http://www.woodpark-pri.s- lanark.sch.uk This allows us to anticipate how many children we are likely to have and how we can attempt to implement social distancing measures. 
2. Bring your child to the main entrance at 9am. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Please ensure you have communicated the details for home time to a member of staff. There will be no access to the playground in the morning or at home time. Please take the necessary precautions of distancing yourself from others when you are dropping children off. 
3. Your child will be registered and directed accordingly. 
4. Please note that Monday and Tuesday are for childcare provision purposes rather than educational provision. However, children should bring their home learning packs with them. 
5. Children will be dismissed at 3pm from the main entrance. 
6. Your child must not bring toys or objects from home. 
7. Your child is not required to wear school uniform. 

We appreciate that this is a very challenging time for all, and life has been disrupted beyond measure. We would respectfully ask that parents pay attention to the fact that this service is currently ONLY for those category 1 workers who are providing front line service. For all other health and social care workers who do not yet qualify, please remember the authority are working on further plans and this information will be shared as and when we receive this via our school website and Twitter feed.  Free Meal Entitlement  If your child/children are entitled to a free school meal, and they are well, a lunch will be offered in the school dining hall betweeen12.30 – 1.30. Please contact the school before 9.30am to advise of attendance and to order.  Pupils should enter via the rear dining hall door. Children who are attending for their lunch are only allowed to have their lunch and then they must go back home – they will not be allowed to stay for any further school activity unless they fall into the above category of provision. Parent/carer of child attending for school lunch may also have a lunch if wished. We will continue to keep you updated via our website, school app and Twitter. Debbie MacKenna, Head Teacher 22.3.2020

Please complete this survey if you fall under key worker category and are unable to secure alternative childcare cover for Monday/Tuesday.