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Class Teachers and Transition Arrangements for September
Mon 29 Jun 2020Class Teachers for 2020 – 2021, and Transition Arrangements
Dear Parents,
I am writing to let you know who your child’s class teacher/s will be in September. You will notice that a number of teachers are changing year group next year. However, whether they are changing class or remaining in the same year group, I know all the teachers are looking forward immensely to working with their new pupils next year.
Year
2020-21 Teachers
YR
Ms Bevan
Y1
Mrs Roberts & Mrs Ocone
Y2
Mrs Haines
Y3
Miss Drayton
Y4
Mrs Tipping & Mrs Payne
Y5
Mrs Shepherd & Mrs Hill
Y6
Mr Williams
Transition arrangements
At this time of year, children would normally enjoy a ‘transition morning’ to meet their new teacher and get a feel for their new classroom. As I am sure you will appreciate, moving class-size groups into rooms for single ‘taster’ sessions is simply not an option for us at the moment, given the anti-COVID measures in place in the school. Furthermore, doing this would not give children an accurate picture of what they can expect their classrooms to look like in September, because the rooms have been reorganized to make safely distanced learning spaces for all the bubbles.
Therefore, each teacher will soon be recording a video message for their new class, to introduce themselves to their new pupils. They will use the video message to answer some of the questions the children may have and to help alleviate any anxiety they might be feeling.
When we return in September, the teachers will then plan activities to recreate a sense of community, to help their pupils settle back in with their friends, and to get back into ’school mode’.
If your child has particular needs, which mean they might require additional support with transition, one of the SENCOs (or your child’s class teacher or designated TA), will be in touch soon to discuss what will be done to support them.
Kind regards,
Darren Stanley
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Alternative Activity Menus - now uploaded!
Sun 28 Jun 2020You can now visit the Children's School Closure Home Learning page for the Alternative Activity Menus! Instead of English and maths, we have created 5 menus of activities for you to choose from. They cover Art, Nature, Sport, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and Wellbeing. Click on the link below:
https://www.manorbrook.org.uk/school-closure-home-learning/
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A 'Thank You' from FOM
Tue 02 Jun 2020FOM have asked us to pass on their thanks to everyone in the school community who voted for us in the Ecclesiastical '2020 Movement for Good' awards initiative.
It was wonderful to receive the news from FOM today that we are amongst the lucky recipients of the £1000 award! So even at a time when FOM can't run their usual fundraising activities, they have still managed to acquire much needed funds for the school; we are so very grateful to them!
A special thank you to Helen Hall for nominating us, and to the FOM class reps and others who helped to spread the word. This is wonderful news, and has put a big smile on all our faces!
Information about the scheme can be found here: https://www.ecclesiastical.com/movement-for-good/
