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Weekly Newsletter for 10th July 2020 Email: [email protected]
Website: www.plympton-st-maurice-primary.org.uk Tel: 01752 337427
Find us on : plymptonstmauriceprimaryschool @psmprimary psmprimaryschool
Dear Parents,
It’s been fabulous to welcome back our remaining pupils to school this week, if only for a day. If your child has not returned it would be great to see them next week, as this is an opportunity for us to give them their old books, and remaining uncollected reports and for your child to see their friends and their teachers. It is important after being in lockdown that children get the chance to socialize once again. There is no denying school is ‘different’ than usual (and will be for awhile longer) but nevertheless it is ‘different’ with our friends around us. Hopefully we will get to see every child back to school (if only for a day or two !) next week.
This week we virtually held our final governors meeting of the year. This was a chance to say goodbye to Mr Nigel Taylor who has sadly decided to step down from being a governor at the school. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Taylor for all his hard work during his time as a governor, but also hope he continues to support our PTFA and the school’s allotment which he has done tirelessly over the last few years.
As you know, we are busily preparing for a full re-opening in September. The West Country Schools Trust (WEST) have this week published a new Toolkit, which has been posted on the school website for you to read, and step by step we are completing risk assessments and making plans to ensure everything is ready. Thank you to parents who have been dropping off and collecting children using both playgrounds and for sticking to the one-way system. This has really helped limit the number of parents gathering in one place and we welcome any thoughts or feedback regarding this. Full details of re-opening will follow next week, but in brief:
• From September we are planning for ALL pupils to return as normal, at the normal time 8:50am.
• Years 1-6 will start on Thursday 3rd September.
• Foundation pupils will start 8:50-12noon on Monday 7th September.
• Pupils will be expected to wear school uniform.
• The school kitchen will be back open and offering a hot meal.
• A recovery curriculum will be in place, with lots of reading, lots of talking and lots of learning!
Next week will be the final week for our Year 6’s. This year it has been considerably different for them, but despite circumstances we hope to give them a memorable send off, albeit not the same as previous years. Nevertheless, we wish them all, the best of luck for the future and the next chapter in their life’s journey..
Remember: “If you dream it, you can achieve it. Now go out and change the world.”
I am delighted to see some great post lockdown hair cuts this week. (this has included the males in the Tustain household!) Look at our gorgeous Lucas! Hopefully this means that we are working towards a new version of ‘normal’ and summer is on it’s way!
Stay safe everyone, keep alert and look after each other.
Mrs Tustain
Summer Term (Term 6) Home Learning
Each Friday we will be sending out a text with a link to the next weeks themed home learning.
To access the home learning documents for w/c 13th July, just click the link below:
http://www.plympton-st-maurice-
primary.org.uk/curriculum/home-learning/
Message from Primary Times Plymouth & Devon
We have distributed Primary Times Plymouth to your families for a number of years now, the aim being to provide details of all the fun, exciting and educational events going on locally during the summer holidays.
This year, things being as they are, we are unable to do so. Instead for the summer we would like to offer parents links to virtual things to do and learning for children. The contributors will all be from the local community and economy. The idea being to offer a regular update and refreshed information throughout the summer as and when we receive it.
Click the link to sign up to the brand new Primary Times Devon and Plymouth newsletter and more:
https://mailchi.mp/e6fba174f4c0/sign-up-to-the-primary-
times-devon-newsletter
Calling all Year 2 Parents - Universal Free School Meal Entitlement
You should have received a letter by email advising you that once your child moves up to year 3 and into Key Stage 2, their entitlement to a Universal Free School Meal will end.
If you are in receipt of certain benefits, you may be eligible to claim Free School Meals.
You can check if you are eligible by using the free, quick and easy online checker:
https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/schoolseducationchildcareskillsandemployability/schoolmeals%20
It is very important that you submit the online form as soon as possible, to ensure your eligibility is confirmed before the 3rd September as entitlement is classed as active from the date of application and sadly cannot be back dated.
If you have not received a copy of the letter, please contact the school office.
Thank you.
Petition: Saving Historical Plympton St Maurice
We have been made aware of, and are happy to support, a petition to reduce the traffic travelling through our community. If you have become aware of the additional traffic load coming through Plympton St Maurice and would like to have your voice heard; you can assess this petition via the below link: https://www.change.org/p/plymouth-city-council-saving-historical-plympton-st-maurice?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial&recruited_by_id=9d66dfa0-be99-11ea-bb84-391077c447e1&utm_content=fht-23256254-en-gb%3A2
New Menu for September 2020
The Autumn term menu is now available to view. Please take some time over the school holidays to review the choices with your child(ren) to prepare them for the start of term.
http://www.plympton-st-maurice-primary.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/CaterEd-
Winter-Menu-Sept-2020.pdf
Your School Lottery
Thank you to everyone who continues to support our School Lottery, thanks to you we are on track to raise £1,372 over the next 12 months.
There is a guaranteed weekly prize winner from our local community and everyone's number is entered into the grand prize draw for a chance to win the £25,000 jackpot; something which has previously happened to one of our own parents!
For just a £1 per week, you could join in the fun and help to support our school’s fundraising efforts too.
Just click the link to sign up:
https://www.yourschoollottery.co.uk/play
NHS Numbers for Swabs
We have been asked by local health partners, to make you aware, in order to support the rapid turnaround and accuracy of a Covid-19 test that it would really help if NHS numbers are provided for both parents and children who may need to take a test.
Unfortunately schools do not have this information, but it may be worth finding these numbers and keeping them somewhere safe and easily to hand, just in case you need it. Thank you
Summer Reading Challenge 2020
This years summer reading challenge will be run slightly differently.
For more information visit: https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/
How it works:
1. Join The Silly Squad and pick your avatar
2. Discover awesome books to read
3. Play games earn points and more!
4. Unlock badges throughout the challenge
Click the link to join: https://api.readingagency.org.uk/users/sign_up
Diary Dates
September 2020
Thursday 3rd Term 1 starts - Year 1-6 children back
Monday 7th New Foundation class start 8:50-12noon
Thursday 10th Remote Phonics Workshop for Parents (available via Microsoft Teams)
Monday 14th Foundation start full time (8:50-3:10pm)
Tuesday 15th School Parliament - 2:45pm (tbc)
Monday 21st Peter Dukes Photographer in- portraits & class photos from 8:30am
Monday 28th Yr 2 Balanceability - tbc
28th to 2nd Oct Foundation class Learning Reviews (via Microsoft Teams, phone, or email)
October 2020
5th– 9th Yr 3 Learning reviews (via Microsoft Teams, phone, or email)
7th Harvest Festival at school-pupils only (normal end of school finish time)
12th to 16th Yr 2 & Yr 5 Learning Reviews (via Microsoft Teams, phone, or email)
19th to 22nd Yr 1, Yr 4 & Yr 6 Learning Reviews (via Microsoft Teams, phone, or email)
Friday 23rd Non Pupil Day - school closed
Monday 26th to Friday 30th October - Half Term
November 2020
Monday 2nd Term 2 starts - children back
Tuesday 3rd School Parliament - 2:45pm (tbc)
Sunday 8th Remembrance Service at St Maurice Church - 9.30am
Wednesday 11th Remembrance Assembly in school (pupils only)
Friday 13th Children in Need Day - mufti
Flu Vaccinations (electronic permission form circulated)
Tuesday 17th Eco Club Meeting - 2:45pm
16th to 20th National Anti-bullying Week
Monday 16th Odd-sock day to support National Anti-Bullying
Week
December 2020
Monday 14th Foundation & KS1 Dress Rehearsal
Tuesday 15th Foundation & KS1 Nativity Performance (arrangements to be confirmed)
Thursday 17th Christmas Lunch
Christmas Service at School (pupils only)
Friday 18th End of Term Assembly - 9:15am (pupils only)
Carols in the Community - 11am
End of Term 2
Congratulations to Year 3 and Year 5 who won their battles this week.
This means Year 5 are the ‘Ultimate Band’! Well done to them!
Top Earners this week:
Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Tommy Isaac Holly M Jack L
Spelling Shed class Scores at:
10:00 10-07-20
Well done year 2 and year 5 for keeping
your positions again this week with year 2
victorious in 1st place.
Its lovely to see foundation and year 3
climbing the leaders ladder; keep up the
good work everyone.
We have some new Top Spellers this week,
with Spotted Hyena (Y2) in 1st place,
Kangaroo being the 2nd highest school speller
(Y5) and White Rhinoceros (Fnd) taking
3rd position.
Year group Position last week This week’s score Position this week F 5th 22,997,338 3rd
1 6th 5,479,614 6th 2 1st 42,646,813 1st 3 7th 5,791,780 5th
4 4th 2,351,256 7th 5 2nd 34,087,350 2nd 6 3rd 11,361,764 4th
Home Learning Photos…. It’s lovely to see how creative you’ve been, we’re continuing to do home learning for the whole family to share.
Don’t forget to keep sending in your home learning photos.
Photos of home learning tasks or taking part in fun activities are fantastic to see.
Send them to: [email protected].
We will then upload the photos to our social media platforms in order to share your child's adventures with the other children in their class/school.
Keep up the fabulous work you’re all doing and keep those photos coming in!!
