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NEWSLETTER
3rd July 2020
MESSAGE FROM MRS RAMSAY
Thank you for your kind messages and continued support during the past week, I can confirm that the school had a deep clean from a specialist cleaning company over the weekend and we were ready to open on Wednesday 1st July. We were really pleased to see that over 70 pupils returned to school on Wednesday and were excited to see their teacher and start their learning in class. More pupils will be returning on Friday and Monday. Welcome back everyone! PHE advice has been strictly followed by the school and one bubble is self-isolating at home, in the PHE flow cart (attached) the wider household do not need to self-isolate https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/228136/Flowchart-School-response-to-suspected-or-confirmed-cases-of-Covid-19-coronavirus-v1-10-June-2020.pdf Stay alert and stay safe. Isabel Ramsay
Safeguarding If you are concerned about the safety or wellbeing of a child please contact the NSPCC on their helpline: 0808 800 5000
or email [email protected]
If you believe that a child is in immediate danger call 999. Our school safeguarding leaders can be contacted by calling the
school office or emailing [email protected]
Stars of the Week Ella and Andrea, Gregory and Grace
Belle and Oscar, Kiara and Filzah Riley and Olive, Archie and Hayden
Poppy and Brooke
This Week at Temple Grove
Some beautiful artwork being produced in Year 5
Making dreamcatchers
Outdoor Learning in Reception
This week in year 1 we finished reading Sayeeda the pirate princess! We made our own treasure maps and pirate masks.
Thursday afternoon the Year 2-3 bubble did some cave drawings after being inspired by watching Ice Age recently. They lay on their backs with the pictures taped to the underside of their desks to give an idea of how they would really draw on the ceilings of caves. They used pastels in black, red and brown and really enjoyed themselves!
Home Learning
Some brilliant work in KS1 in different areas of Maths – a big well done!
Super artwork in Year 3
Fantastic work from Year 3
Additional Ideas for Learning at Home If for any reason you need any further support please do not hesitate to contact us via the school office using the office email address [email protected] Useful Information
Bookstart is a national scheme for pre-school children. It aims to help families discover the fun and excitement of sharing books together.
Chat, Play, Read: Department for Education campaign
Video starring journalist, Natasha Kaplinsky and media psychologist Emma Kenny. A useful tool which guides parents on how they can Chat, Play and Read with their child. The film shows that interacting with their children can be a fun and happy time for both parent and child.
Small Talk website, featuring videos, advice and information to help parents make chatting, playing and reading activities part of their daily routine with children https://small-talk.org.uk/
Hungry Little Minds
Simple, fun activities for kids aged 0-5 https://hungrylittleminds.campaign.gov.uk/
Words for Life is the National Literacy Trust’s website for parents
http://www.wordsforlife.org.uk/
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service or SENDIASS provides free impartial, confidential and accurate information, advice and support about education, health and social care for children, young people and their parents on matters relating to special educational needs and disability.
https://www.kids.org.uk/sendiass
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WHO ARE STARTING SCHOOL
PACEY
A toolkit which offers support before school, during the first few days and throughout the school year https://www.pacey.org.uk/parents/toolkit/
Home-Start Big Hopes Big Future
Tips, activities you can try and games you can play with your children to help them be ready for school and make that first day less scary. https://www.home-start.org.uk/Pages/Category/big-hopes-big-future
BookTrust
100 Best Children’s Books https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/our-recommendations/100-best-books/
Change 4 life
Fun ideas to keep your kids stay healthy https://www.nhs.uk/change4life
Action on ACESs
Information and resources about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). ACEs are traumatic events that affect children while growing up, such as suffering child maltreatment or living in a household affected by domestic violence, substance misuse or mental illness. https://www.actionaces.org/
A short video about one person’s story of how ACEs affected his life
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/booklists/s/starting-school/
SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS
A Social Story About the Coronovirus by Carol Gray
https://carolgraysocialstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Pandemics-and-the-Coronavirus.pdf
THE AUTISM APPRENTICE
(in partnership with MMK Mind)
This free programme consists of 2 x 45 minute ZOOM sessions a week, one with The Autism Apprentice to discuss anything autism related that you may require support, advice or guidance. The emotional wellbeing session will be run with Maidstone and Mid-Kent MIND, with a trained counsellor. Parents/carers can self- refer. Please contact:
Sarah: 07713 482458 Donna: 07863 044632
TRANSITION TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
The move from primary to secondary education can be stressful for any young person. It can be especially difficult for people with learning disabilities or people with special educational needs (SEN).
This is because primary schools offer more predictability, usually with the same teacher and classroom throughout the year. The move to secondary school brings a lot of changes - different classrooms and different teachers for each subject, larger buildings spread over a campus, new travel arrangements and coping with support from unfamiliar teaching assistants.
If the transition between primary school and secondary school is not well-managed, children with learning disabilities or SEN can end up feeling isolated and vulnerable. Their emotional health suffers and so does their academic performance. A well-planned transition between primary and secondary phases will help remove any barriers to learning and enable them to reach their full academic potential as well as feeling less isolated.
The project team, a partnership between the Foundation, University of Northampton and University of Cambridge, met with pupils, school staff and parents in three Peterborough schools, to find out about their experiences of this transition.
We wanted to produce some resources to support schools to plan successful transitions. We spoke with around 20 pupils with SEN who had recently moved from primary to secondary school to find out what worked and what didn't work well when they moved school. We developed three guides.
https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/learning-disabilities/our-work/employment-education/moving-on-to-secondary-school
Community Larder
The Community Larder is supporting many of our families from Temple Grove but there are still available slots. Please email Lisa Glascoe if you would like to book a slot – we have been informed that Lisa is managing to get a lot more fresh food from Tesco and M&S now so can help many more families. [email protected]
SUPPORT FOR PARENTS
FAMILY LIVES – if you’re finding it hard at home with your child and struggling to cope. Free, confidential advice is available: 0808 800 2222.
NSPCC – if you’re concerned about the safety of another child in our community: 0808 800 5000. Call 999 if you believe a child is in immediate danger.
INTERNET MATTERS – offer advice and guidance on how to tackle online hate and trolls and how you can support your child.
FEGANS – have set up a family hub which contains articles and ideas for parents on how to manage family life during lockdown.
have an active grant scheme for families experiencing hardship: help families across the UK who are raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person aged 17 or under
FIND A FOODBANK
using your postcode
KENT SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE SERVICE may be able to help if you are having serious difficulties managing your income due to a crisis or if you are facing exceptional pressures because of an emergency. The support can be accessed via home essentials in a crisis.
KENT TOGETHER
hosts a 24 HOUR HELPLINE and is available on: 03000 419292.
This supports vulnerable people in Kent who need urgent help, supplies or medication. KCC, NHS, Emergency Services and Partners provide a single point of contact for anyone in need of help during Covid19.
The Summer Reading Challenge is back!
Silly Squad, Summer Reading Challenge 2020 starts on Friday 5 June and runs throughout the
summer holidays, finishing at the end of September. It’s aimed at children aged 4 – 11 and is
completely free! With COVID-19 disruption meaning that public libraries are currently closed and
many children still being home schooled, for the first time in Kent, the Summer Reading Challenge is
going to be a digital only activity to keep children reading and support parents / carers with children
already at home.
This year’s theme is “Silly Squad” – focussing on funny books, happiness and things that make us
laugh. Children taking part in the challenge join the Silly Squad, an adventurous team of animals who
love to have a laugh and get stuck into many different kinds of funny books. It features bespoke
artwork from award-winning children’s author and illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson (Amelia Fang; Evil
Emperor Penguin; I Don’t Want Curly Hair).
Children's reading can dip during the long summer holidays if they do not have regular access to
books and encouragement to read for pleasure, and the annual Summer Reading Challenge is
intended to address this. Last year 19,111 Kent children took part, with 11,175 children completing
the Challenge - significant increases of 12% and 15% respectively on 2018.
Usually children visit their local library to register and collect a wallet, stickers and other rewards as
they progress through the challenge, reading a total of six books. This year’s Challenge is different –
it’s a digital Challenge! It’s free to access, featuring games, quizzes and downloadable activities to
incentivise and encourage children and their families to take part in reading related activities at home.
Children can choose their own reading goals, create book reviews, play games and collect virtual
rewards. Parents and guardians can register their children online at www.sillysquad.org.uk via the
safe, sign-up process.
Although library buildings are closed, Kent Libraries will continue to deliver the Challenge by
promoting it to families, and eBooks and eAudio books are free to borrow from
www.kent.gov.uk/libraries with titles for children as well as adults – there is a special children’s
catalogue on our Overdrive platform (click on the ‘explore’ option to find it). EBooks and eAudio books
are automatically returned so you don’t need to keep an eye on the due date! If you need help with
online catalogue, contact our Ask A Kent Librarian Team https://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-
community/libraries/free-computers-and-wifi/ask-a-kent-librarian
The Summer Reading Challenge has been a great success in previous years and an effective way to
encourage children to continue regular reading while schools are closed for the holidays.
With school life disrupted and many children missing the company of their friends, this year’s Summer
Reading Challenge will be even more vital as a way of helping parents and carers find fun, family-
friendly activities, maintain literacy levels and create a safe space for children to connect with their
peers.
Children’s author Jacqueline Wilson (Summer Reading Challenge Ambassador), said: “I feel the
challenge is extra important this year! How sensible to have a Silly theme. We've all had to deal with
serious and scary issues, so it's time for a bit of fun. There are so many comical and crazy children's
books to cheer us all up. Let's get reading and get happy!”
The Summer Reading Challenge is produced by The Reading Agency in conjunction with libraries. Find out more about the Challenge at www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk Feedback from last year highlighted what a difference the challenge made to Kent children’s reading over the summer:
I personally think this activity is awesome because it makes sure I'm reading and it's so fun. Also I like it because it takes my mind off other things. This great challenge has made me more engrossed in my books. I've had a lovely time doing this. Girl Aged 9, Pembury
I'm going to borrow lots of books! I'm going to read all the books in the library on space. Boy, Sevenoaks Greetings Earthlings Space Poems’: [my son] loved this book. He was rapping the poems and really enjoyed doing so. He has now choses 'Laugh out loud' poems. What a great way to start appreciating poetry. Parent of boy aged 8, New Ash Green This challenge is really good for the boys. He even read to his younger brother this morning to help him finish his second book. Parent of boys aged 5 & 9, Swanley
As a teacher and a parent, I love the reading challenge. It keeps those skills and the joy of
books going on the long summer break, without making reading sound like hard work.
Parent, Deal
The Summer Reading challenge has really helped keep up with school reading. One week
back at school and my son moved up a reading band! Parent of boy aged 6, Swalecliffe Contact Details Karen Sillifant Tel: 03000 414439 [email protected]
Downloading the free ParentMail App
We’d like to encourage ALL parents to download the APP as there are a number of benefits both to you and for the school.
You don’t need to login to pick up messages or attachments when you use the APP.
The APP stores all the messages we send you in one place so you don’t have to search.
Every message sent arrives as an instant alert on your mobile.* (important – see below)
*At the moment you’ll be aware that we send text messages to you from time to time especially for urgent situations, but these are expensive costing the school hundreds of pounds each year. If we can persuade parents to use the APP we can stop sending text messages completely and put the money spent to better use. You can download the APP for free from either the Apple APP store or the Google Play Store and it will really help you to get the best experience from the ParentMail system.
Please let us know if you have any problems as we would be more than happy to help
Week 9 Schoolreaders Storytime
Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘The Way Back Home’ by Oliver Jeffers One day a boy finds an aeroplane in his cupboard. Up, up and away he flies, past clouds and stars until suddenly, phut, phut phut, the plane runs out of petrol and the boy crash lands on the moon. Just as he is beginning to get cold and lonely, a Martian appears from the darkness – could this be the start of an unlikely friendship? And will the boy ever manage to get home again? Reading Age 6+
Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘The Squirrels who Squabbled’ by Rachel Bright Greedy squirrels Cyril and Bruce both have their sights on a very special prize: THE VERY LAST NUT OF THE SEASON! As the nut bounces crazily though the forest, the squirrels race after it, between the trees, over boulders, down the river and - ARGH! - right to the edge of a waterfall! Working together might be the only way to save themselves now ... Reading Age 5+
Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘Searching for Treasure’ by Annabel Pitcher. From ‘The Book of Hopes’ edited by Katherine Rundell. The Book of Hopes is an extraordinary collection of short stories, poems and pictures to comfort, inspire and entertain children in Lockdown with contributions from more than 110 children’s writers and illustrators. Reading Age 8+
Week 8
Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘Little Rabbit Foo Foo’ by Michael Rosen He's wild, he's wicked, he's Little Rabbit Foo Foo! Reading Age 5+
Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘The Magic Paintbrush’ by Julia Donaldson With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint to feed the hungry people in her village, but when the evil emperor hears of her gift he commands Shen to paint gold for him instead. Reading Age 6+ Optional activity
Schoolreaders Storytime – ‘The Hope-o-potamus’ by Greg James and Chris Smith Reading Age 8+
Week 7
Cave Baby’ by Julia Donaldson Reading Age 6+
The Misadventure of Frederick’ by Ben Manley Optional activity Reading Age 7+
Stories from ‘The Book of Hopes’ edited by Katherine Rundell Reading Age 8+
Week 6
Tiddler’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Optional activity Reading Age 6+
‘Hubert Horatio – A Very Fishy Tale’ by Lauren Child Part 1 'Hubert Horatio - A Very Fishy Tale' Part 2 Reading Age 7+
‘The Last Noo Noo’ by Jill Murphy Optional activity Reading Age 6+
