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Working together to keep all of our children and community safe and well

Thu 05 Nov 2020 Mr. O'Connell

Dear parents,

I trust this message finds you all well.

As you are aware, new national restrictions are in place from today (5th November) until Wednesday 2nd December. They require us all to:

Stay at home, except for specific purposes;
Avoid meeting people you do not live with, except for specific purposes.

We are delighted that we continue to keep both All Saints’ Infant and All Saints’ Junior school open. However, to ensure that we can continue to do this, for all children, we need all of our community to abide by these government requirements. We have been grateful for your support in keeping apart when dropping and collecting your children and by wearing face coverings. These steps really help. Thank you.

We have shared a letter from Derbyshire’s Director of Public Health which further underlines the important role we all play in keeping our schools and communities safe.

Thank you for supporting our efforts to keep all of our children, staff and community safe and well. I look forward to your continued support in ensuring that we all maintain space and minimise day-to-day contact with other people and families.

Many thanks,

Mr. O'Connell

Welcome back to All Saints' November 2020

Sat 31 Oct 2020 Mr. O'Connell

We're looking forward to welcoming children back to All Saints’ on Tuesday 3rd November after what we hope was a relaxing half term break for you all. Despite Derbyshire moving into tier 2 COVID restrictions, All Saints’ will be operating as we did last term, with our children remaining in class bubbles throughout the school day.

Our latest letter to parents is available online and includes:

reminders to bring warm clothes as our schools will be well ventilated during the cooler months;
reminder about our covid@ e-mail address;
request for all parents to wear face coverings when on site, including when outdoors (such as queueing to collect the children/waiting for children to be dismissed).

Please look after yourself as well as others, and we look forward to welcoming you back to All Saints’ when we reopen after half term on Tuesday 3rd November.

End of term letter

Fri 23 Oct 2020 Mr. O'Connell

Thank you for all your support over the past 8 weeks in following our new approaches,.

Our latest newsletter is now available online and includes:

reminders of dates for this year;
reminder about our covid@ e-mail address;
advance notice of several INSET dates for the next academic year;
things to look forward to.

I hope you enjoy a happy and restful half term break. Please look after yourself as well as others, and we look forward to welcoming you back to All Saints’ when we reopen after half term on Tuesday 3rd November.

October newsletter

Thu 01 Oct 2020 Mr. O'Connell

Our latest newsletter is now available online. It includes:

Reminders as we work to keep each other safe;
Information about report cards for children in Years 1 - 6 which will be sent home tomorrow.
Comprehension questions organised by book bands: we hope you'll find these useful when you listen and read to your child. Thank you!
Parents' Evening information (please keep your eyes open for a ParentMail tomorrow).
Online safety: information on the minimum age for popular social networking apps;
Diary dates: details of our INSET days;
How to keep in touch;

Please keep in touch and let us know if there is anything further that we can do support you and your family.

September newsletter

Sun 06 Sep 2020 Mr. O'Connell

Our latest newsletter is now available online. It includes:

Reminders about our staggered arrival and collection arrangements;
Information about what to do if you or your child start to feel unwell;
Information about Google Classroom;
How to keep in touch;
Things to look forward to!

Please keep in touch and let us know if there is anything further that we can do support you and your family.

Keep safe and well.

Mr. O'Connell

Welcome back for children in Early Years and Year 1 to 6

Wed 02 Sep 2020

Good afternoon,

I hope you and your child/ren are safe and well.

We are looking forward to welcoming the children to All Saints' Church of England Infant school tomorrow for the start of the new year. I have written a letter to children in Years 1 to 6, with photos, which I hope will be useful to share with your child/ren.

Parents of children in Early Years: I hope your child/ren are continuing to enjoy the videos and recordings on Google Classroom.

Please remember that the school office is open today in case you have any questions.

I look forward to welcoming you and your family to All Saints' tomorrow. Please help support our community by keeping separate and maintaining the appropriate distance as you walk to and from school.

Welcome back to All Saints'

Fri 28 Aug 2020

Good morning,

I hope that this message finds you and your family safe and well.

The staff and I are very much looking forward to welcoming you, and your child/ren, to All Saints’ next week. We have missed having you all in school and we can’t wait to get back to learning, playing and laughing together in our classes! Our staff have been really busy preparing and I cannot wait to see the children in their classrooms with our staff.

We have shared a summary of useful information which we hope will answer any questions you have. Much of this was shared in late July, but we have now provided information regarding the one way system which we’ll be using to help support social distancing requirements. I hope that the maps of both schools, with the year group colour coded arrows, will help your understanding of the one way system which we'll be applying. Rest assured that there will staff supporting these arrangements when we open on Thursday 3rd September.

Please remember that you can also find our risk assessment and a summary of our recovery curriculum online. For those with children in Twilight, you can access information regarding their risk assessments and plans on their website: www.twilighthours.co.uk/covid-19.html Finally, remember that our school offices will reopen on Tuesday 1st September.

I hope you enjoy the Bank Holiday weekand and I am very much looking forward to welcoming you to All Saints' next Thursday, the 3rd September.

Many thanks,

Mr. O'Connell

September opening plans

Wed 15 Jul 2020 Mr. O'Connell

Our latest letter is now available online. It includes information about the planned opening of All Saints' C.E. Infant and All Saints' C.E. Junior on Thursday 3rd September for all pupils, in all year groups.

Our letter includes answers to questions regarding:

When are we planning on opening?
Will there be a breakfast club?
Will there be an after school club?
What times will the children arrive and be collected at?
How will the children be grouped?
What will happen at lunchtime?
Will the children need uniform?
Can children bring book bags into school?

Please look out for a comprehensive welcome letter, covering all the above points in greater detail (including specific information regarding drop off and collection points). We will send this information to you on Tuesday 1st September.

Please remember that you can also find our risk assessment and a summary of our recovery curriculum online. For those with children in Twilight, you can access information regarding their risk assessments and plans on their website: www.twilighthours.co.uk/covid-19.html

Please keep in touch and let us know if there is anything further that we can do support you and your family.

Keep safe and well.

Mr. O'Connell

Class structure for the next academic year

Thu 02 Jul 2020 Mr. O'Connell

We have shared a letter detailing class arrangements for the next academic year which, all being well, we're planning to start on Thursday 3rd September 2020.

I'm pleased to share that our class structure remains the same as this year, bar one change which enables Mrs. Arnold to come out of her Year 5 class to become our SENCo, working across both schools.

We are looking forward to welcoming Miss. Parkes to All Saints', to work in Year 4. Children in Mrs. Stone's class can get to see and hear from Miss. Parkes right now (as she's just posted a video on the class stream).

Please keep your eyes open for a letter to follow from Mrs. Arnold, our SENCo from the 1st September, as well as details from the school office regarding parents' appointments and the Google Meets which our teachers are scheduling for their new classes.

Many thanks,

Mr. O'Connell

Latest newsletter

Mon 29 Jun 2020 Mr. O'Connell

Our latest newsletter is now available online. It includes:

Outcome of our recent parents' survey on home learning;
Exciting news about Google Meet which now works on computers, smart phones and tablets;
Information about annual reports which will be sent this Wednesday.
Information about parents' evening sessions for all parents.
Confirmation of our first 3 INSET days for the next acadmic year (including confirmation of the dates for the Autumn term).
Finally, we have made welcome videos and prepared information for our children and parents and this is all available online:
- Children starting school in Early Years: www.allsaintsfed.derbyshire.sch.uk/starting-school-in-early-years/
- Children joining our Junior site in Year 3: www.allsaintsfed.derbyshire.sch.uk/joining-our-junior-school/

Please keep in touch and let us know if there is anything further that we can do support you and your family.

Keep safe and well.

Mr. O'Connell

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