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Dear Parents and Carers
I hope very much that you have had a peaceful and healthy Christmas holiday and on behalf of everyone at school we wish you all a very very happy new year that is so different and so much better than 2020 has been at times. This has been a year that we will remember and one that we might like to forget.
Despite this, without question there have been some positives: I am so grateful to you, our families who have been patient and supportive throughout the pandemic, to my colleagues who have worked so hard and flexibly at what has been quite an uncertain and stressful time and of course to our children who have shown resilience, made us smile and ultimately reminded us of why we do this job!
I had hoped that we would be able to open to children on 5th January but, unfortunately, a number of positive COVID cases in our school and wider community were identified over the holiday period and, as a result, we do not have the capacity to open safely.
As an alternative plan we will hold training days on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th January (Monday was already an INSET day) and provide remote learning from Wednesday 6th - Friday 8th January 2021. The Tuesday INSET day will replace one that we had planned for later in the year.
This is by no means the start of the year that we expected or wanted but I hope at least this arrangement will allow valuable time for recuperation and opportunities to plan for the following weeks. I really appreciate your quick responses to the recent survey I sent out and your views will be factored in to any decisions we make.
We will be in touch shortly to confirm arrangements for next week.
We look forward to working with you in the coming term
Week commencing 7th January 2019 the timings of our school day will be changing :
Monday - Thursday 8.50am - 3.10pm
Friday 8.50am - 12.30pm
Please note taxis have been informed and will be altered accordingly.
We have been informed that Ofsted will be coming into school on Tuesday 26th June to inspect the school.
Letters are being sent home today informing you of the visit and providing you with details of how to give your views.
You can also use the link below to provide your views :
On Friday 23rd February we hosted a Positive Play Day. This was facilitated by Therese Hoyle, an educational consultant who supports schools nationally and internationally on topics such as positive play and social and emotional learning. On the day, we played host to colleagues from 8 local mainstream schools who came to get some ideas and learn about improving playtimes for children.
The evaluations were excellent and included:
'The entire day has been very edifying, not to mention brilliant. I am more motivated to introduce different games on the playground'
'Was interesting and learnt new types of play to engage children'
'It was useful to know the reasons play is needed and that we were given practical advice and examples to implement in school'
At Haywood Grove we now have an action plan to improve our play provision further.
Many thanks to Therese.
'Enjoyed the experience, I will use the games to teach my play leaders and MSAs'
'Lots of information and games for all ages'