Newsletters

Dear Parents and Carers,

Another month seems to be whizzing by and it won’t be long before we are all opening the first door on our advent calendars! Christmas is my favourite time of year and working in a primary school makes it even more special. As has been the case with lots of elements of school life over the past nine months, we are having to consider how we can make our usual Christmas events happen in school whilst keeping everyone safe. The staff have once again shown incredible resilience and creativity and we have come up with ways to make this Christmas just as special in school, just slightly different! No spoilers from me I’m afraid but there are lots of things to look forward to.

We continue to have a small handful of children having to take days off school due to suspected or confirmed cases of covid in their homes or with people they have had contact with and we appreciate parents and carers keeping us informed of each situation.

If your child is at home but is well enough to complete school work, we have the Digital Village section of the website for you to access. There has been a little confusion over which link to use on this page. To help out, please follow these instructions:

If your child is self-isolating as an individual, please click here to access work for you child or use the following link:

https://www.owps.org.uk/page/?title=Individual+Home+Learning&pid=240

Alternatively, head directly to the Digital Village page and select the first icon :

If your child’s whole class bubble is self-isolating, you would either use the other links on this page (Years FS, 1, 2 and 3) or access the work set on Google Classroom (Years 4, 5 and 6).

If you encounter any problems with home learning, please contact the school and we will be happy to help.

I hope you all have an enjoyable weekend.

Colin Marks

Deputy Head Teacher

This week, we are proud to publish a piece of work by children in the Penguins, Giraffes, Flamingoes and Sharks.

If Your Child is Absent from School

By Mrs Russell, School Office

We are noticing an increase in the number of times parents/carers are not informing the school when their child is absent.  Please be reminded of the following procedure taken from our Attendance Policy:

If your child is absent you must: 

• Contact us as soon as possible on the first day of absence, and every day thereafter until your child returns to school;
• Send a note in on the first day they return with an explanation of the absence – you must do this even if you have already telephoned us; 
• Or, you can call into school and report to reception, who will arrange for a member of staff to speak with you.

If your child is absent, we will:

• Telephone, text or email you on the first day of absence if we have not heard from you;
• Invite you in to discuss the situation with us; 
• Take legal action if there are persistent absences, which may be in the form of Penalty Notices issued to each parent/carer for each child.

Thank-you!

Admissions September 2021 - Foundation Stage Zoom Meetings

By Mrs Nalton, School Office

Due to Government Guidance that we have been given due to COVID19, Reception Tours for September 2021 entry will not be taking place this year. 

As a result, we are now undertaking two zoom meetings instead for parents of children who will be starting school next year. The meeting will include a Powerpoint Presentation with Mr Eardley, Headteacher, Mr Marks, Deputy Headteacher, the Head of the Foundation Stage, Ms Porter and Mrs McIntosh, Foundation Teacher. 

These Zoom meetings will take place on:

Tuesday 24th November from 5-6pm or

Thursday 3rd December from 4-5pm 

Please contact us via email on snalton@owps.org.uk if you would like the link sent to you prior to the meeting, advising which meeting you would like to join.