Thank you!
I just want to start by saying a massive thank you to all of you. Over the last few months, you have truly been incredible and have made me very proud. The resilience you have all shown and the hard work that you have put in week on week has been amazing and I thank you so much for that. I also thank your parents for the support they have given you in your work and for keeping me updated on what you have been doing. You have not only supported your children through this difficult time but me too and I will never be able to thank you enough for that. Your children are extremely lucky to have you.
I have loved receiving photos of your smiling faces and they have really helped keep us connected whilst we’ve been apart. I now look forward to next week when we can all come back together in the classroom once again. It might feel a little bit strange coming back to school but we’ve got some lovely things to look forward to over the next few weeks. I will make sure you all feel back at home on our first day back, and I will hopefully settle those nerves within minutes! I think after our first day, it will feel like you have never been away!
Return to school
ALL children will be welcomed back to school on Monday 8th March. Drop off and pick up times will be the same as before for all of Year 3. 9am drop off at Thornhill Close gates, and 3.30pm pick up from the same place. For our family groups, drop off will be at 8.40am at Thornhill Close and pick up will be from the same place at 3.15pm. On Fridays, pickup will still be at 1.15pm for all of the class; apart from our family groups who need to be collected at 1:05pm. Our PE days will still be Tuesdays and Thursdays. Miss Haggerty has but a detailed blog up on the News page, with more in-depth information about our return to school and the safety measures that will be in place-it is important that you read this before the children’s return. Click here to read this.
With this message in mind, please ensure that if your child is unwell, you keep them off school and arrange a test. We will continue to screen children in school and if we think they are unwell or the children complain of feeling unwell, we will be sending them home for a test to be arranged before they can re-enter school. As the virus changes, the symptoms that we have to keep an eye for are also changing. It is no longer just a case of a cough, fever or change in taste/smell - please keep an eye out for the following symptoms……
All staff will continue to do TWO COVID tests each week, so please be mindful that things in school COULD change with very short notice. Everyone needs a back up plan in case our bubble has to close with little notice. In the event of our Bubble having to close, we will revert to Home Learning set through the HOME LEARNING page, the google drive and Class Dojo.
World Book Day
It was so lovely to see you all yesterday in school and on zoom. You all looked fantastic and I loved sharing a story with you. I hope you all managed to complete some of the World Book Day activities that I put on the google drive for you…as well as lots of reading of course! In school, we read outside and learnt how to draw with Rob Biddulph. We also created our own bookmarks and book covers. It was a busy but fun day!
Certificates
Year 3, I am so VERY proud of all of you for how hard you have worked at home and in school over the past eight weeks. For those of you at home, your Class Dojo Portfolios look amazing and are a super record of all you have done at home during lock down. For those of you who have been at school, your folders look super too!! I am amazed by all your dojo points too. Here are our award winners for this week…
Learners of the week: Lexi Rose and Elsie
Busy Bee award: Ola and Joshua
Shining Light award: Oscar O’C and Jacob
Finally…
I would also like to take this opportunity to say a massive THANK-YOU to my wonderful teaching assistants, Mrs Hodgkiss, Mrs McCooey and Mrs Dunford without whom none of this would have worked. These wonderful ladies have pulled together and taught the children in school three days a week which has enabled me to work from home and support my son through his home schooling. They are absolutely wonderful (which I always knew anyway!) but I will never forget their commitment during this time.
Have a wonderful weekend and I can’t wait to see you all on Monday!
Miss Heim-Sarac
