Good morning!
Here are your weekly Home Learning planners for the week ahead:
Nursery > Click here
Reception > Click here
Year 1 > Click here
Year 2 > Click here
Year 3 > Click here
Year 4 > Click here
Year 5 > Click here
Year 6 > Click here
Leave us a message or picture in the comments of any work you complete as you go! We love seeing your progress.
Thank you.
Please find attached resources for Home Worship and the Wednesday Word:
Download: Home Worship Week Beginning 28th June 2020 [PDF]
Download: Wednesday Word – Sharing Sunday’s Gospel with Parents [PDF]
Knowsley City Learning Centres have produced a guide to using Parental Controls.
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This guide will help you set up parental controls to provide your child with a safer online environment. Parental controls can help to protect your child from seeing something that they shouldn’t – although it is important to emphasise that no system is effective all of the time so it is important to engage with your child and talk to them about their online life regularly.
You will learn about:
Download: Parental Controls Booklet 2020 [PDF]
RE: School Meals
Due to the increasing number of children now returning to school, as of Monday 29th June, all children requiring a school meal to be provided (FSM, universal offer or paid) will be given a ‘grab bag’ lunch. The reason for this is to ensure that bubbles of children do not cross and to maintain social distancing for all. The content of ‘grab bags’ provided will vary from day to day to include sandwiches, sausage rolls, pasta pots, fruit, cake, biscuits and water.
If you usually have a school meal and would now prefer to provide your child with a packed lunch from home, please inform the school office.
Packed lunches should be brought into school in a disposable bag.
Thank you,
Miss D Hay
RE: Reception children returning to school
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am pleased to be able to tell you that Public Health England have now advised Liverpool Council that it is safe to open school wider to welcome back some children in the next few weeks. Therefore, we will be inviting reception children back to school on Wednesday 1st July. Our teachers are really excited and are looking forward to seeing all the smiling faces and finding out all the exciting things that the children have learnt with their families during lockdown.
Before you return though, I need to just explain a few things about what school will be like when you do come back because unfortunately, due to Covid 19, the government has asked us to make a few changes to help keep you and your families safe. I’m sure you already know lots about social distancing and this is a big part of the changes we have had to make. We know that younger children find this really challenging, but we will teach them through fun games and songs about trying to keep apart. We have a detailed risk assessment that you can find on Weduc and our website that will tell you all the controls we have had to put in place.
One of the biggest is the restriction on the number of children that we are advised to have in each class bubble and our risk assessment has identified smaller than normal bubble groups. The government have told us that we can only have a maximum of 15 in each class, but in St Oswald’s we do not have the space required for 15, so our numbers are much smaller than that.
Prior to giving out all of our arrangements, it would be really helpful for our planning to know if you are sending your child back to school before the summer holiday. The more information we have the more we can prepare to welcome them back. So, can I ask that you fill in the questionnaire that can be found on our website and Weduc.
On our website and Weduc, you will also find an updated Code of Conduct and Home School Agreement in line with COVID 19.
Thanking you in advance,
Mrs D Hay
Download: Reception Wider Reopening Letter [PDF]
Good morning!
Here are your weekly Home Learning planners for the week ahead:
Nursery > Click here
Reception > Click here
Year 1 > Click here
Year 2 > Click here
Year 3 > Click here
Year 4 > Click here
Year 5 > Click here
Year 6 > Click here
Leave us a message or picture in the comments of any work you complete as you go! We love seeing your progress.
Thank you.
RE: Year 6 returning Monday 22nd June
Dear Parents/Carers & Y6,
Finally, we have all the information we need to make sure that there is a smooth return to school on Monday. Everyone is really looking forward to catching up with all the new learning and experiences you have had with your families during lockdown.
You have all been told the bubble you are in and where that bubble is going to be taught, also the start and pick up times. Please stick to these times and locations to avoid unnecessary crowding. If adults are accompanying children to and from school it should only be one adult, remembering only children will be allowed on the premises. Children should bring coats, water bottle, any inhalers and a disposable packed lunch if you are providing your own.
As soon as you arrive at your entrance you will be greeted by school staff, parents/carers will be asked to sign to say that you agree with the Home/School agreement, children will be asked to sign to say you will keep to the Code of Conduct as much as possible.
Once in school you will be encouraged to wash hands or use hand gel, again this will help us all to stay well and reduce any potential virus spreading. The building will look very different with taped flooring for social distancing and spread out desks. Don’t worry, the teachers will spend some time explaining how school will work and what you can and can’t do. It’s a bit like the changes to the supermarket and we all got used to those quickly.
A reminder that school uniform is not expected, comfortable easy to clean clothes are best but no jewellery please.
I would also ask that no one asks to change bubbles, we have spent a long time working with all the year 6 adults to make sure that everyone is with one friend at least. It is impossible to have all the friends together, but we are living in very difficult times and we have to follow the guidance. We are not allowed to change children in bubbles or staff moving from bubble to bubble, once you come back, that is the arrangement until the end of term. Your adults will make sure every bubble has a good time in school.
Finally, I hope that you are all looking forward to joining our school family again so that you will be able to spend at least a few weeks being together, although socially distanced.
See you Monday,
Mrs Walsh
Headteacher
Download: Y6 Final Reminder Returning Letter [PDF]
RE: Nursery/Reception children returning to school
Dear Parents and Carers,
I am pleased to be able to tell you that Public Health England have now advised Liverpool Council that it is safe to open school wider to welcome back some Nursery and Reception children in the next few weeks. There is no definite date yet but I will update you when I find this out. Our teachers are really excited and are so looking forward to seeing all the smiling faces and finding out all the exciting things that the children have learnt with their families during lockdown.
Before you return though I need to just explain a few things about what school will be like when you do come back because unfortunately due to Covid 19 the government has asked us to make a few changes to help keep you and your families safe. I’m sure you already know lots about social distancing and this is a big part of the changes we have had to make. We know that younger children find this really challenging but we will teach them through fun games and songs about trying to keep apart. We have a detailed risk assessment that you can find on Weduc and our website that will tell you all the controls we have had to put in place.
One of the biggest is the restriction on the number of children that we are advised to have in each class bubble, our risk assessment has identified smaller than normal bubble groups. The government have told us that we can only have a maximum of 15 in each class but in St Oswald’s we do not have the space required for 15 so our numbers are much smaller than that.
Prior to giving out all of our arrangements it would be really helpful for our planning to know if you are sending your child back to school before the summer holiday. The more information we have the more we can prepare to welcome them back. So can I ask that you fill in the attached questionnaire, please follow the link and answer the questions.
Thanking you in anticipation,
Mrs M Walsh
Headteacher
Download: Nursery and Reception Wider Reopening [PDF]
RE: Y6 returning to school
Dear Y6 and families,
At last I can let you know that you can come back to school on Monday 22nd June, it is what we have all been waiting for and we are excited to see all of you again.
Before you return though I need to just explain a few things about what school will be like when you do come back because unfortunately due to Covid 19 the government has asked us to make a few changes to help keep you and your families safe. I’m sure you already know lots about social distancing and this is a big part of the changes we have had to make.
We must make sure that all pupils can be kept 2 metres apart at all times and this includes in the classrooms. This means that we had to move our classrooms around so that you can all sit at your own desk 2m away from other children. You will have your own equipment and resources and not be allowed to share with anyone else.
This also means that we cannot fit the whole class in one room. In our classrooms we can fit between 10-12 children in each room. This means that your classes will be split into bubbles of children, one in Mr Dunn’s room, one in Miss Kirwan’s room, one in the computer suite and if we get big numbers we will be using the year 5 rooms as well. Not all your Y6 classmates are coming back so unfortunately you will not be able to catch up with everyone. Each bubble will be taught by different teachers so you may not have your own teacher.
Each bubble will have separate playtimes and lunchtimes and will not be allowed to mix with any other bubble. The bubble that you are allocated will be the bubble that you stay in until we finish school in July. These rules are very important to help stop the spread of the virus. We have asked that you let us know who is coming back to school so that we can sort out the bubbles with as many friendships as possible but this might not always be something we can do.
Life in school will not be as we are used to, the playground will be zoned off so only children from one bubble can play in particular areas, there will be new markings in the corridors so that you know where you can and cannot go and to help you maintain a 2m distance from others. Hand washing and hand sanitising will be regular.
Unfortunately, there will be no assemblies, no after school clubs and no end of term parties, however we will try and make school as much fun as possible and I know there will be lessons and activities around transition to secondary school, but sadly not what we all would have wanted.
Each bubble of children will enter and exit school via separate places, once we know who is coming back to school and what bubble you are in I will let you know. School uniform is optional but we ask that clean clothes are worn each day. We ask that when you come to school you only bring a coat and a water bottle no other equipment. If you have a packed lunch it should be in a disposable, plastic bag. There are new codes of conduct and a Home School Agreement that must be signed by your families as you come back and will explain other rules as well.
All of this may seem very odd and it is not meant to put anyone off coming back to school, I just need you to know what to expect when you come back. What I will promise is staff who will greet you with a smile and will do everything they can to make school fun again, we have missed all of our wonderful children and want to get back to seeing Y6 before you leave us.
I will be contacting you again by Friday 19th at the latest telling you what bubble you will be in and where your room will be.
Regards,
Mrs M Walsh
Headteacher
Download: Y6 Return To School [PDF]
Dear Year 6 children,
Normally at this time of year, we would be busy organising lots of fun events and experiences for you, to make the end of your school year a special one. As we cannot officially celebrate you leaving St. Oswald’s, we are going to put together a video of memories, for you to treasure. We need your help to compile a range of memories, pictures and written mementos to make the video as special as possible.
We would love any offerings of photographs of you now; during lockdown, or lower down the school, video messages of any memories you have (no longer than 15 seconds) and writing or pictures you think would look nice within the video (poetry, messages of thanks, memories and prayers). The more the better!
If you have access to the internet, send them to our year 6 school email address, making sure to label with your name and class.
If you have paper copies, we would be grateful if you could hand them into the school office or during your time in your year 6 bubbles.
The closing date for all entries is Friday 26th June 2020. We want everyone to be on it in some way and we know it will be an amazing video to look back on.
We look forward to seeing all of your wonderful memories.
Many thanks
Year 6 Teachers
Download: Dear Year 6 Children [PDF]