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Friday 26th February 2021
RPS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Parents & Carers,
Welcome back! I hope you had a relaxing
half term and enjoyed the sunshine last
weekend. Blossoms are appearing on the
trees, and snowdrops are sprouting in the
gardens– there is a definite feel that spring is
on its way.
Assembly: This week’s assembly focused on
creativity and we cannot wait to see all the
amazing structures that the children create
for their Art project by the end of next week.
Get building!
Full opening: Following the Prime Ministers
announcement, we are delighted that the
children will return to school on the 8th March
and we can at last resume face to face
teaching with all our children. We have
missed them! This will give us three and half
weeks for the children to settle back into the
rhythm of school life before Easter.
Hygiene: We will continue to ensure that
strict hygiene standards and social
distancing rules are followed whenever this is
possible. I will send a more detailed letter
regarding this on Monday.
Attendance in school will be compulsory
unless a child is unwell or has received a
shielding letter. If this is the case please
contact the school and inform Lisa Salkeld-
Townsley providing evidence of the shielding
letter. We will expect to see all other
children return to school on the 8th March.
Uniform Children are required to wear full
school uniform when they return on the 8th
March.
FSM vouchers: Next week will be the final
week of receiving these from Edenred.
Remote Learning and Interventions: Remote
Learning is still in place next week so children
should access online learning and join TEAMS
sessions as normal until they return on the 8th
March. This includes online interventions.
Parents Day: This week we started our
Parents Day appointments and we hope
these conversations have been useful. If you
have an appointment scheduled for next
week, please make sure you check your
emails and log on to the Teams meetings at
the appropriate time or email the teacher
and request they call you at your allocated
time slot.
Class Parent Days are as below.
Next Thursday 4th March is World Book Day.
We look forward to seeing all children dress
up as their favourite book character
whether in school or at home.
I hope you have a restful weekend!
We are excited to celebrate World Book Day this Thursday 4th March! Along
with children all over the country, we will be delving into the magical world of
books and taking part in a variety of events...
• Dress up as a character from your favourite book! We are always so
impressed with the creativity of the costumes at RPS and can't wait to
see what you come up with. If you are at home, please still join in and
send us pictures of yourselves dressed up!
• Spend your book token! Every child will be getting a £1 book token
which can be exchanged for a World Book Day book or used
to reduce the cost of a book of your choice. Those not at school will be
given their tokens on Monday 8th March.
• Watch the World Book Day assembly video, WBD song and a video
revealing the exciting books available to exchange for your token. All
can be found on the school website.
• Take part! Children in school will be taking part in virtual workshops with
West End Schools, bringing some of our favourite stories to life through
dance, drama and song.
• Take part! Children at home are invited to join 3 live events across the
week, featuring a range of authors and TV personalities. Please visit the
world book day channel to access the
events. https://www.youtube.com/user/WorldBookDay2012
Date Event
4.3.21 World Book Day
8.3.21 All children return to
School
10.3.21 British Science Week
workshops- Space
exploration
12.3.21 World Maths Day
18th and 19th
March 21
FGM awareness session
for KS2
19.3.21 Red Nose Day
30.3.21 Achievement Awards
30.3.21 Police workshops with
year 6 children
31.3.21 Police workshop with
year 5 children
31.3.21 Break up for Easter
If you think your child may be entitled to FSM please
complete the FSM application form. You can
download the form using this link: or call the school
office to request a form. Once you have
downloaded and filled out the form, please hand
your completed application into the school office.
Your child may be able to get free school meals if
you get any of the following:
➢ Income Support
➢ income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
➢ income-related Employment and Support
Allowance
➢ support under Part VI of the Immigration and
Asylum Act 1999
➢ the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
➢ Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also
entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an
annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
➢ Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks
after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
➢ Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April
2018 your household income must be less than
£7,400 a year (after tax and not including any
benefits you get)
Registering for free meals could also raise an
extra £1,320 for your child’s primary school.
If you require further help, please contact Sharon
Hudson or Maxine in the school office or email at:
Challenge yourself- why not have a go at this skills builder Teamwork challenge.
Reception Mohammed Mohammed has had a fantastic return to school this
week. He is well adjusted, happy to reconnect with his
friends and enjoying all the activities at school. Brilliant!
Year 1 Aquillah Aquillah has been working hard in all areas, has been
focused during whole class sessions and has been a
really good friend to her peers. Keep it up!
Year 2 Lucy Lucy has worked extremely hard with our work on
fractions. She has displayed great understanding when
identifying fractions of shapes, the numerator, the
denominator and the vinculum. Well Done!
Year 3 Lemuel
Amina
Lemuel was very focused during English lessons and
worked independently to complete his tasks. Well
done for being resilient, keep it up!
Well done Amina for showing resilience and ambition
in class this week. Even when Amina found work
difficult she didn’t give up. Great effort!
Year 4 Ayham
Eriq
Both Ayham and Eriq have settled back into school
really well. They are always focussed and ready to
learn. Keep it up boys!
Year 5 Kayna Kayna joined the class this week in the middle of the
term which is so tricky, but she's been resilient, worked
hard and been a role model for the other children. It's
been lovely to have her. Welcome back!
Year 6 Armani Armani has shown an excellent attitude and work ethic
since returning to school. He always tries his best, is
always one of the first to listen and pay attention and
has impressed me with all his hard work. Armani has
also showing a wonderful mature attitude to using
meditation and brain breaks in class – well done!
Reception Ayla She has been posting pictures and videos of a variety of activities
including maths, writing and creative work this week. We are so
pleased to see what she has been doing at home. Check out her
lovely creative rocket, you can see how she has lots of different
materials to make her model.
Year 1 Raniya
Ayaan
For always trying her best in everything she does and for always
attending all teams meetings. You’re a star Raniya!
I was so impressed with Ayaan’s resilience during maths. He
worked hard and has prepared to take on a challenge. Amazing!
Year 2 Lillian For using amazing star words when describing a character from her
story and her illustrations are wonderful! Brilliant!
Year 3 Astrid
She has been punctual and engaged in learning. Her contributions
have been great and really supported everyone in the call!
Year 4 Abdul 'For working hard on all of your home learning and completing
lessons to the best of your ability.'
Year 5 Muhammed
Rayaan
To both for working very hard in English this week. I was really
impressed with your progress. Well done!
Year 6 Yumna Yumna has wowed us with her architecture project this week –
such creativity and innovation! And some key Maths skills used to
make this a success. Well done
Yumna’s
amazing
building
Ayla’s fantastic
rocket
Lillian’s
amazing
illustrations
We can't wait to
welcome you back
to school!
Safety is our priority
We are really excited to start welcoming back pupils from 8th March following the recent
Government announcement. We wanted to take a moment to let you know what the
return to school will look like and what we have put into place to ensure your child is
not only kept safe but they are able to enjoy our delicious food and great service.
Dear Parents,
Our priority for the return to school is the safety of all children, our teaching colleagues
and our own teams. The Health and Safety measures introduced at the start of the
pandemic such as social distancing and new cleaning COVID-19 procedures will stay in
place to keep everyone safe. Please watch our short video to see how we will be
re-opening our schools to all pupils here.
Tasty menusWe are pleased to inform you we will be offering the same tasty and nutritious menu
items we had on offer prior to the latest lockdown. Please get in touch with your school
to confirm your menu and to order your meals for week commencing the 8th of March.
Medical dietsOur specialised team of Medical Diet Nutritionists are available to offer menu support for
pupils with medical dietary requirements. Please take a look at our Medical Diets video to
hear a Chartwells parent talk about their experience using our Medical Diets process here.
If your child requires a Medical Diet menu please ensure that you fill in the Medical Diet
Request Form available here and return this to your school, who can pass this onto us.
For any other queries please email our team at: Chartwells.medicaldiets@compass-
group.co.uk.
SupportIf you have any questions about the return to school,
please contact your school who will be more than happy
to help.
We look forward to welcoming back your child(ren).
Chartwells.
