Wombridge Primary School

Good morning

We have just taken a call from a concerned member of the public regarding the congestion and unsafe parking around school this morning.

We would like to remind our families that Hartshill is a very busy road and is also a main bus route. It is unsafe to stop and drop anywhere on this road and vehicles should not under any circumstances be stopping on the yellow lines.

The safety of our school community is very important to us and we have a duty to ensure that our families are not creating a hazardous environment for us and other road users.

We have requested some presence from our local Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team in the mornings to help and we would appreciate support from our families in parking considerately.

Thank you.

Monday 4th October is World Animal Day

Come to school dressed as your favourite animal.
You could:
• Wear the colours of your favourite animal
• Use face paints to try to look like your favourite animal
• Wear a headband with ears
• Wear a t shirt or top with an animal on it
It’s a fun day- no donations are necessary.
If you do not wish to take part, that is fine, wear your uniform as normal.

Introduction - Applying for a school place - Telford & Wrekin Council

Good afternoon Parents and Carers,

We would like to advise you to apply for school placements in 2022/2023 for the following year groups now:

RECEPTION (born between 1 September 2017 - 31 August 2018) closing date for applications is January 2022.

SECONDARY Y7 (born between 1 September 2010 - 31 August 2011) closing date for applications is 31st October 2021.

If a child has an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) the closing date for applications will be 31st October 2021.

To submit an application please copy and paste/click the following URL This will take you to the Telford and Wrekin admissions application link page.

https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20026/school_admissions/3247/applying_for_a_school_place

Introduction - Applying for a school place - Telford & Wrekin Council Information about applying for a school place online.

Dear Parents and Carers,

We thank you for your patience and understanding with the difficult situation we have found ourselves in. We are delighted to say that we are able to open school back up safely tomorrow. We have worked tirelessly with the Local Authority, the Health Protection Hub and Public Health England to ensure our school can re-open with the temporary reintroduction of tighter risk assessments and restrictions, alongside enhanced cleaning procedures and safety measures.

I am sure your thoughts are with the people in our school community who have been affected by a positive PCR test result. We wish them all a speedy recovery.
As Government restrictions were lifted and we went back to normal, it was inevitable that we would see a spike in cases. However, I do hope that you feel that as a school we have acted swiftly in the best interests of our school community.

As we have staff members who have been affected, and will not be attending school in the short term, your child’s class may have a supply member of staff to cover for absence. Please be assured that each class will have at least one member of familiar staff with them.

As stated this morning ,we have added additional temporary protective measures and we will be taking the following steps as part of our updated risk assessment:

• Face coverings will be re-introduced for staff and visitors to our site.
• One family member only to pick up and drop off the children.
• Class bubbles will be re-introduced.
• There will be designated lunchtime and playtime slots
• Social distancing will be reintroduced indoors where a 2 m distance cannot be maintained.
• Pick up timings as shared with you on Tuesday will be Reception to Y3 -3.05pm Y4-Y6 – 3.15pm. Please leave the school site promptly.

These measures will be temporary until we deem it is appropriate to go back to the “new normal” in line with the Government directive of the lifting of all restrictions.

Can we politely ask that you respect our need to restrict numbers on site and when dropping the children off, with the exception of Reception, please drop your children off in the morning at the entry point as normal and allow them to walk independently to their class line.

The playground markers are adequately spaced and there will be plenty of staff to assist the children. Drop off times are 8.30-8.40am. Please be prompt.

We are so looking forward to seeing the children back at school tomorrow.

Take care and we will see you all tomorrow,
Mrs Solomon and the Wombridge staff team.

Good morning parents and carers.

We hope that you and the children are all well.

Please see Class Dojo for today‘s learning.

I will endeavour to update you later this afternoon after we have received updated direct instructions from the Health Protection Hub.

We are hoping for to re-open some of the classes tomorrow depending upon the guidance from the Health Protection Hub. Unfortunately I cannot clarify which year groups at this moment in time, as we await further information.

We have added additional temporary protective measures and we will be taking the following steps as part of our updated risk assessment:

• Face coverings will be re-introduced for staff and visitors to our site.
• One family member only to pick up and drop off the children.
• Class bubbles will be re-introduced.
• There will be designated lunchtime and playtime slots and are
• Social distancing will be reintroduced indoors where a 2 m distance cannot be maintained.
• Pick up timings as shared with you on Tuesday will be Reception to Y3 -3.05pm Y4-Y6 – 3.15pm. Please leave the school site promptly.

These measures will be temporary until we deem it is appropriate to go back to the “new normal” in line with the Government directive of the lifting of all restrictions.

The school has been thoroughly deep cleaned and I can assure you that it is to a very high standard, ready to receive the children as and when we are permitted to do so.

This is my most up to date information that I can share with you this morning and I will update you further when I am in a position to do so.

Please be assured that I am following the guidance and advice from the Health Protection Hub in order to keep our school community safe.

If anyone has problems accessing class dojo please mail [email protected] and we will be happy to assist with connecting you.

Take care and best wishes to all of the Wombridge School children and families.

Mrs Solomon and the Wombridge staff team.

If you have not been receiving our updates via class dojo or are unable to log on for home learning please email [email protected] and we will try to resolve any connectivity problems as soon as possible. Thank you.

We have just received confirmation that Wombridge will remain closed tomorrow. We will be offering remote learning via class dojo, and this will be set in the morning.

We hope you understand that this is a fast paced situation and that we are working within the guidance from the Health Protection Hub to support us as a school to help inform us of our next steps.

We will be in touch with any further updates as soon as we receive them.

Please accept our apologies and thank you for your understanding that we are following guidance to keep our school community safe.

Head Teacher Learning Challenge for today

Dear children,

As the new Headteacher at Wombridge I would like to find out what our school means to you.

Reception - Can you draw me a picture of our school and try to write your name?

Year 1 & 2 - Can you draw me a picture and write a few sentences about what you like about our school?

Years 3-6 - our school values are LEAD, learning, enjoyment, aspirations and determination. Can you tell me what those values mean to you?

As a challenge - can you research the Wombridge area and come up with a few interesting facts that you have found out about the area. Maybe you could make a fact sheet or leaflet for me?

Keep safe and well and your teachers and I will look forward to seeing your finished work.

Take care.

Mrs Solomon
Headteacher

Unfortunately due to a high number of staff positive covid cases we are unable to open Wombridge Primary School tomorrow (8/9/21).

We will work closely with The Local Authority and the Health Protection Hub and we will contact you as soon as we have clarification of advice. This is not a decision we have taken lightly and we totally understand that this will have an impact on you as families of our school.

We do hope that you understand that first and foremost we are putting the health and safety of our children first.

We will be in touch in due course to update you.

We will be unable to respond to any comments on this post or on our FB page regarding this matter.

We hope everyone enjoyed their first day of term?

Lunch today will be Penne Pasta Bolognaise followed by Apple Crumble and Custard. Chef Mark is working on the menus for the next few weeks and we hope to share them soon.

Tomorrow’s school lunch will be Quorn Dippers with potato wedges and baked beans followed by iced doughnuts. Chef Mark can’t wait to be back in the kitchen and cooking us lots of our favourite dishes.

We look forward to welcoming our pupils for the start of Autumn Term tomorrow morning - Monday 6th September.

Community- We have teamed up with Telford and Wrekin Council to combat holiday hunger. Anybody who is eligible for free school meals will be able to access our free happy healthy activity summer holiday football club. This will include lunch, football coaching sessions and game with a stadium tour

To book on click the link below or contact
Ian Preece at [email protected]

https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=13415&d=jaOA4Uw0TIJXg7gDCV17kf9IyssPhTmYfxbqHudZtQ&u=https%3a%2f%2fhhah%2etelford%2egov%2euk%2f


Telford & Wrekin Council

Curious Creatures - Outdoor Theatre

Curious Creatures - Outdoor Theatre https://www.theplacetelford.com/whats-on/family/curious-creatures/4473/

We can confirm that the pupil in class 3 (Miss Nolan’s class) has received the PCR results which confirm they are positive. This means that parents of children who were asked to continue to isolate yesterday because they were in close contact will receive a phone call and/or formal letter via email which will give further information. Other children in the class do not need to continue to isolate. Thank you for your support.

Well that’s us done for another year! Thank you for all your support and great Facebook posts. We will be back on Facebook in September. Have a lovely summer everyone 😊

We have all had a lovely treat of an ice cream today to finish off the school year. Yum!

The summer raffle raised a MASSIVE £691.62!!! Thanks to everyone for getting behind it and making it a success. Your support is very much appreciated.

Class 4 have enjoyed watching The BFG and eating snacks with Mrs Orford and Mrs Mayhew!

Unfortunately we have had a Year 2 parent contact us this morning to say her child in Miss Nolan’s class has tested positive using a lateral flow test. We are very sorry but this means we will need to close Miss Nolan’s bubble today as a precaution while we pinpoint who the close contacts to the child have been. We would advise pupils in her class to begin isolating until we contact you again as soon as we can to let you know if your child has been a close contact. We will also need to wait for confirmation of the positive result from a PCR test. Please can parents collect their child as soon as possible.

Here are the top raffle prizes😀😀😀we are about to start the draw. Good luck everyone🤞🤞and a massive thank you for your prize donations and for buying tickets.

Don’t forget to buy raffle tickets! Last chance will be Friday at 9am 😊

Wow! Mrs Sixsmith's office is FULL of wonderful raffle prizes to be won on Friday when we do the draw! Thank you so much for all the donations of prizes brought into school last week.

If you would like to buy tickets, please send in money with your child to their class teacher in a named envelope. Tickets are 20p each or come in a strip of 5 for £1. Last chance to buy tickets is 9am this Friday.

Good luck everyone!

We know that lots of children will be looking forward to watching the football on Sunday night and will end up having a very late bedtime. If you would like your child to come in later on Monday, that is fine for this very exciting event!

School gates will be open as usual on Monday for the normal drop off times (08:40 to 09:00) but we will re-open the main side gate at 10.30am too and staff will es**rt children to their classes.

Please note, that if you choose to send your children in late, only do so at 10.30am. We do not have enough staff in the office to have children drifting in between these opening times. Thank you for your support with this.

Let’s hope we will all be celebrating a win on Sunday!

Mrs Sixsmith

Reminder: tomorrow is a m***i day (non-uniform) and we are asking kindly if children can bring in a prize donation for our school raffle if they are able to. If not they are asked to bring a donation of £1 which we will use to buy additional prizes. Items for prizes could be:

• Chocolates
• Smellies such as soaps, shower gel, etc
• Candles
• Gift sets
• Sweets
• Bottles of wine or beer
• Donations from any local businesses you may have links to
• New children’s books or toys (not second hand please)
• Craft materials/colouring pencils etc

Raffle tickets can be bought on any day next week. Tickets are 20p each or £1 for the whole strip (5 tickets). Please can we ask the raffle ticket money is sent in to your child’s class teacher in a named envelope on any day from Monday 12th July. Last chance to send in money for tickets will be by 9am on Friday 16th July. The raffle draw will take place on the afternoon of Friday 16th July.

As a school, we are aware that some families may feel that they are not in a position to send in a prize tomorrow or to buy tickets next week. This is absolutely fine- there is no pressure to contribute.

Many thanks for your continued support. 😊

Reminder: We are having a m***i day (non-uniform) on Friday 9th July where the children are kindly asked to bring in a donation for the raffle. Ideas of what could be donated are:

• Chocolates
• Smellies such as soaps, shower gel, etc
• Candles
• Gift sets
• Sweets
• Bottles of wine or beer
• Donations from any local businesses you may have links to

If you are not able to donate something for the raffle, please can your child bring £1 in for their m***i day instead.

Staff are all donating items too which will be made into a Staff Hamper for one of the main raffle prizes.

Details for how to buy raffle tickets will be sent out later this week. The draw will take place on Friday 16th July. Thank you for your continued support.

www.telford.gov.uk

We would love our pupils to take part in this competition! Please see details below and note that you need to send entries to the email on the poster by 16th July. Thanks 😊

https://www.telford.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/18311/connecting_communities_art_competition.pdf

www.telford.gov.uk

Our local scout leader, Mr Steventon, spotted a baby mouse as he walked up the steps to the playground today. He carefully placed the mouse in a bushy area of the garden to keep it safe from trampling feet!

We would like to encourage all of our pupils to enter this competition at home. Good luck🤞

📣📣 Calling all Primary Schools it's Competition Time! 🎉

Denso & Telford & Wrekin Council are running a competition for the next Road Safety messages to be displayed on the community traffic island at Hortonwood promoting Junior Road Safety aligned to National Bike Week 2021.

Each school can submit a maximum of one entry per pupil, group designs will also be accepted to be in with a chance to win, see leaflet for more information or for any questions please call 384691
Closing date for all entries is 5pm on Tuesday 29th June 2021

This little chap was found, after school today, on the pavement by the car park gate. We will keep him safe in school over the weekend. If you recognise him as your frog he will be in the office on Monday to collect.

Photos from Telford Save It Discount Store, Food Share Project & Independent Food Bank's post

We break up for half term on Friday. This is the lunch menu for week commencing 7th June.

Photos from 2ND Wombridge Scout Group's post