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Dear Parents/ Carers,
You may have seen the news late on Friday that the Leader of Birmingham City Council has announced that families with children that are eligible for Free School Meals will receive food vouchers to support them during half term.
The Council have since contacted school to let us know that the vouchers will be sent out and distributed AFTER half term. We will organise to distribute them as soon as they send us more information.
As such, please do not try to contact school to enquire about the vouchers this week as school is closed for half term and we will not be able to help you until at least Monday 2nd November.
In the meantime, if you require any support during half term you can contact the Birmingham Children's Partnership - contact details are here: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50224/birmingham_children_s_partnership/2156/birmingham_children_s_partnership_-_resources/2
Thank you,
Mr Beale
Dear Parents/ Carers,
Just a reminder that school is CLOSED this week (26th October - 30th October) for half term holiday. We reopen on Monday 2nd November.
I'd like to thank everyone for their hard work during the first part of the Autumn term. It must have been very difficult for the children to return after such a long absence but I have to say I have been very impressed by their enthusiasm to be back in school and, as such, the children have been working very hard to catch up. From the first day back, it was wonderful to see their smiling faces and they are obviously very happy to be back in school with their teachers and friends.
In addition, I'd like to say thank you to all the parents who have been supportive of everything we have been doing in school. Obviously, things have been very different and it has been hard not to be able to have parents in school or for staff to be able to communicate with you as normal. Most parents have been very supportive however, particularly those parents who have followed our guidelines on maintaining social distance in the playground and have taken precautions to keep everyone safe such as weraing face coverings when asked. Many parents have also been very supportive in helping children with their learning at home - please continue to do everything you can with us to help your children catch up on their learning.
I'm sure you'd also wish to join me in thanking all of the school staff who have worked so hard in school since September. Although all staff want to do their best to help every child in school, many staff were anxious about coming back to work with so many children and adults when they have their own concerns about the dangers of Coronavirus on their health and that of their own families. However, all staff have worked really hard and with the utmost dedication to make sure that the children of Regents Park make rapid progress and catch up on their learning. I'm very appreciative of everything they do and I'm sure you, as parents, are too.
I hope everyone has a really good holiday, stays safe and gets a good rest before coming back to school on Monday 2nd November.
Take care everyone,
Mr Beale
Dear Parents,
We have updated our reading scheme in school for children in EYFS and KS1. We are using the Collins Big Cat Phonics books which are decodable books and support the acquisition of early reading skills. The books are banded according to the phonics phase a child is working at.
Each week your child will bring a book home to read. Please ensure you fill in your child’s green reading journal to show they have read the book at home.
The book will need to be brought back into school the next day so children can complete their follow-up activities in class. They will then exchange it for a new one. Any book which is lost or damaged will incur a charge as we will have to replace it. Therefore, it is important that books are looked after.
Thank you for your support.
Miss Khan
AHT/English Leader
Dear Parents/ Carers,
I just want to remind parents about what we will do when children have symptoms of Coronavirus.
Firstly a reminder about the symptoms. According to the NHS website, the main symptoms of coronavirus are:
Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.
If a child in school has at least one of these symptoms, we will contact parents and ask you to collect the child and any siblings as soon as possible.
Parents should arrange for the child with symptoms to be tested as soon as possible and for the child to self-isolate for 10 days.
The siblings and all other members of the household should also self-isolate for 14 days.
Unfortunately, we are not allowed to let any of the children return earlier even if the symptoms disappear quickly, unless the child with symptoms has a negative test.
The problem we have, of course, is that a cough and a high temperature can also be symptoms of flu or a cold.
Many parents ring in to school every day when children are not well and tell us that their child is not in school because they have a cough or a high temperature. When they do then we have to take every precaution to protect the other children and staff that are in school and, although this may be frustrating to parents, this will mean asking children and their siblings to self-isolate at home, either for 10 days for those with symptoms or 14 days for those who have had contact with someone with symptoms.
I would ask parents to be very clear when contacting school and telling us that your child is ill. You may be asked:
As we are staff working in a school however, the most important question is:
If you feel your child has a cough and a temperature you should contact the NHS 111 service for more accurate help in diagnosing what your child's symptoms are and making a decision about what to do next.
Again, if you have told us that your child is displaying symptoms, we will ask that the child is tested and self-isolates for 10 days and that siblings also self-isolate for 14 days from when the child developed symptoms.
We would urge anyone who is showing symptoms of Coronavirus to get tested as soon as possible and to update us about the result, preferably by showing us the test result you receive by text or email.
To protect all the other children and staff in school, we will always use caution when we are told a child is ill with Coronavirus symptoms or when we feel a child is displaying symptoms in school. Hopefully all parents will understand this and work with school to make sure that everyone in school is kept safe.
Thank you.