Everton Primary School
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Update for all parents
Wed 17 Jun 2020Dear Parents,
I hope that you continue to be safe and well. It has been great to welcome back more children to school and to see the continued excellent response to learning at home. I thought it might be useful to update you on the current situation at school and our proposals for the rest of this term.
On Monday morning we welcomed another group of children back into the school building. More than a third of our children are now back with us physically whilst the overwhelming majority of children have accessed learning facilitated by our teachers and teaching assistants and of course, the fantastic support from you. Thank you for continuing to work with us to support our children.
Since schools were ordered to close to the vast majority of children, Everton Primary has been closed for just one day, other than weekends. I’m so grateful to staff who have worked during holiday times to ensure that we could do our part in ensuring that key workers who needed us could continue to work. Our phased opening to more children has focussed on ensuring that parents who cannot work at home are able to go to work; this week has seen the return of some of the year groups identified in the government’s plan. I recognise that for some of you, this is not enough and that for some people, returning to school still feels too soon.
We are trying to carefully balance the need to shield staff, the social distancing requirements and our desire to go back to welcoming all children back to school and being able to support families in the best ways possible, with a small building which does not lend itself well to distancing measures. With around a third of our children now back in the building, we are close to capacity until the requirements for small group sizes are relaxed. We will communicate our plans for the next stage as soon as we can and when government guidance is available about the requirements for September, we will confirm our plans as soon as possible.
The INSET day which was scheduled to take place on Friday 26th June will NOT now be an INSET day; school will be open as it is now on that day. Instead, the INSET day will move to Wednesday 22nd July so school will NOT be open to children on that day. Please also note that as we are restricted on staffing levels in each pod, we are unable to properly provide teachers with the planning, preparation and assessment time that they should have contractually. Rather than close for half a day each week, as many schools are doing, we will instead end our current in-school provision on Friday 17th July and open on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st July only for keyworker children of parents who need us for childcare on those days. That means that the provision for most children will end on Friday 17th July. If you do need the care on 20th and 21st July, you must notify the school office by Friday 3rd July. I hope that you will understand our reasons for needing to do this.
Thank you for your continued support.
With best wishes,
Paul Higginbottom
Head Teacher
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Thank you for supporting The Royal British Legion, we raised £78.60!
Mon 18 Nov 2019 -
Children in Need - GET ACTIVE!
Tue 12 Nov 2019Schools across the UK are getting together with Joe Wicks at 9am on Friday 15 November to get active and raise money for BBC Children in Need. Live-streamed, we’ll be joining schools all across the UK in an exclusive activity session tailored just for schools! Pay £1 to enter and raise money whilst getting active. On the day children can arrive at school wearing non uniform sports wear with trainers. -
Christmas Church Events - FOLLOW THE STAR
Tue 12 Nov 2019After the wonderful response to decorations of Christmas Bells, this Christmas we want to decorate Holy Trinity Church with STARS…remembering the sign that was given for the Wise Men to follow and see the wonder of the newborn baby Jesus.
We are inviting individuals or groups to make a star(s) in whatever material they choose or draw a picture or write a poem or piece of prose about a star or stars.
There will be a prize for the best contribution from age 11 and under and one for Over 11s.
All entries to be given to a member of the PCC or left in church by Friday 6Th December so they are displayed in church ready for the Family Gift Service (11.15am on 8th) and for Christingle (4pm on 9th).
Services for December
Sunday 8th 11.15am Family Gift Service
Monday 9th 4pm. Christingle Service
Sunday 22nd 11.15am. Holy Communion and Carols
Tuesday 24th 2.30pm. Crib Service
11.30pm. Midnight Communion at Mattersey or Bawtry
Many thanks
Holy Trinity Church, Everton
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Illuminate Festival
Wed 06 Nov 2019
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Community Nativity Performance
Tue 05 Nov 2019Everton Primary School
invites Everton ‘Golden Years’
residents to a
a performance of the
Christmas nativity
by Reception and Class 1
on Tuesday 17th December 2019,
1:30am to 2:45pm
at Everton Village Hall
Refreshments available
Please R.S.V.P. by Monday 9th December to
Keely Bailey at Everton Primary School
office@everton.notts.sch.uk or
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Macmillan Coffee Morning, Friday 27th September, 10:30-11:30am
Tue 17 Sep 2019Year 6 pupils would like to invite you to attend a
Macmillan coffee morning where there will be lots of delicious cakes and refreshments. Louise Macpherson will be selling raffle tickets at the event. Even if you
can't attend, any donations would be gratefully
received in order to support this cause.
Cakes not sold at the event will be on sale at the end
of the school day, there will also be the opportunity
to purchase raffle tickets.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Battery Recycling
Thu 13 Jun 2019Thank you to everyone who supported our battery recycling campaign! Our school recycled 6608 batteries!!!
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Summer Fair, Village Sports Day and Non Uniform Day
Thu 13 Jun 2019The PTA will be holding a Summer Fair and Village Sports Day on Sunday 30th June. The event will take place from 1-5pm at the Metcalfe Field, with a BBQ, Licensed Bar with Pimm’s & Craft Beers, Bouncy Castle, Hook A Duck, Children’s Activities, Fun Stalls such as Splat the Rat, Glitter Tattoos, Tombola, Family Races & Much Much More!
On Thursday 27th June we are inviting pupils to wear non uniform in exchange for a tombola prize for the stall.
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Transition To New Classes
Wed 12 Jun 2019Dear Parents
I’m really pleased to let you know about our plans for transition this year. For the past few years we have run an enhanced programme of transition with the intention of supporting children and families to make the best possible start in their new class in September. I’m writing to let you know of this year’s arrangements and to let you know the staffing arrangements for September.
Our INSET day on Friday 28th June will be focused on handover of information regarding children’s achievements and development needs as well as pastoral information which would benefit children’s transition. Then, from Monday 1st July, your child will be in their new class for two full weeks. On Monday 15th July, children will return to their current classes to finalise this year’s learning.
The staffing arrangements for these new classes are:
Class
Year Groups in that class
Teacher
Teaching Assistant
Nursery and Reception
Nursery and Reception
Mrs Bowers
Mrs Fisher
1
Year 1 and Year 2
Mrs Pickering Monday all day, Tuesday all day and Wednesday morning.
Mrs Oldbury Wednesday afternoon, Thursday all day and Friday all day.
Miss Strickland Tuesday to Friday.
2
Year 3 and Year 4
For the Autumn term, Miss Bawden will teach Tuesday to Fridays. Mrs Oldbury will teach on Mondays.
Miss Strickland on Monday, Mrs Dyer Tuesday to Friday.
3
Year 5 and Year 6
Mr Scott
Mrs Evers
Your child’s new teacher will arrange a meeting to meet new parents to let them know how things will work in the new class and to allow you to ask any questions that you have.
The meetings will be held:
Class
Date/Time of meeting
Reception
Mrs Bowers will arrange home visits for those children moving in to reception
1
Wednesday 26th June at 2:30
2
Thursday 27th June at 3:30
3
Monday 24th June at 3:30
If you have any questions or concerns in the meantime, please do contact me or Mrs Bailey in the school office.
With very best wishes,
Paul Higginbottom
Head teacher
