VE Day - Friday 8th May
The 8th May 2020 marks 75 years since VE (Victory in Europe) Day when the Second World War came to an end in Europe.
The 8th May 2020 marks 75 years since VE (Victory in Europe) Day when the Second World War came to an end in Europe.
DfE has updated guidance on what parents need to know about schools during COVID-19.
The information that has been added refers to the May bank holiday, a link to the admissions appeals and updates to the support is available to parents to help them educate their children at home.
What parents and carers need to know about schools and other education settings during the coronavirus outbreak
Information for parents and carers about educational provision for critical workers, school closures, exams, free school meals and home schooling.
Mr Norrie will be hosting the session via Teams, which can be accessed through your child's account. In order for Wayne to respond to as many people as possible, please can you send your comments, jokes, stories of what the children have been doing, pictures of paintings, stories they have written and any questions you or your children may have about the current situation to askceo@greenwoodacademies.org .
Every year we say National Walking Month is a "celebration of walking". This year we mean it more than ever.
Because, with the coronavirus crisis meaning that we should only be going outside when necessary, going for a walk has never felt so valuable.
Please find link from the Living Streets charity promoting National Walking Month
Parent/carers: IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDS DISTANCE LEARNING - Whilst our academy is closed, don't forget pupils can still access all our online learning programmes.
Teaching children how to stay safe on the internet has always been a priority of ours. With the amount that children will now be accessing the internet to complete home learning this is even more important.
With just one click (and no need for logins), parents/carers can continue to build their child’s computing skills in an enjoyable and accessible way - through popular lessons made into easy activities, fun ‘mini missions’ and interactive online games!
Please click on link below:
Free School Meals - We are in the process of organising a £30 voucher to cover the Easter Break. Please keep checking your email (and junk mail) for this voucher from the Department of Education.
A CHANGE TO FREE SCHOOL MEALS
You should only send your child to school if you have to because your work is critical to the Covid-19 response.
Greenwood Academies Trust is monitoring daily updates and advice from the UK Government in regards to Coronavirus. We are keeping our Principals updated with the Government’s latest recommended measures to keep pupils and staff safe. Although the risk to individuals remains low, and we have not had any issues within our Academies, as always the active involvement of the whole Academy community in maintaining good hygiene practices will be vital in minimising the chances of any viruses spreading.
Our Principals will keep pupils, parents and staff advised of any necessary arrangements as soon as practicable in relation to daily Academy activity and any visits overseas. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and issue any updated Government guidance to Principals.
The Department of Health and Public Health England are advising extra precautions for people returning from a number of areas overseas and all our Academies will be following this guidance which can be found here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-information-for-the-public, along with a list of affected countries. If any members of your family, including pupils, visit any of the listed countries or are visited by people coming to the UK from these countries, they should follow the advice in the link above.
The Academy will close from Thursday 19th March at 3:30pm.
An email has been sent to all parents with further details. A copy of this letter can be found on our website under Parent Information/Letters to Parents.
Thank you for your understanding.