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A letter with information about the start of the academic year 2021 has been emailed out to parents today. Please find a copy below:
Letter to parents – start of term 2021
Please also find below a letter from Kirston Nelson, director of education for Coventry, which is being circulated to parents of all children in Coventry schools.
Year 6 Assembly is available to view by clicking the link below. The file is quite large so may take a while to load. You can also change the quality of the video by clicking on the settings cog in the corner as by default it is set to low.
Hi Year 2,
We will have another zoom meeting tomorrow at 9.30.
Please bring with you paper and a pencil as we will be having an end of year quiz about everything in Year 2 and then we will have plenty of time to share your jokes/show and tell from Friday!
Here are the details. See you there! Miss Clarke xx
Topic: Lucy Clarke’s Zoom Meeting
Time: Jul 20, 2021 09:30 AM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/95249535573?pwd=MmJibWlrb3pEaE5sRWcxbDVGNlZEdz09
Meeting ID: 952 4953 5573
Passcode: FdNRH4
Tomorrow (Monday 19th) afternoon, Year 4 children will be taking part in a water fight on our school field to beat the summer sun.
Children can bring a small towel to help dry off, but will not require a change of clothes. Children do not need to bring any water pistols with them to school – these will be provided.
See you tomorrow (and start thinking of tactics!).
Mr Rolison
We have been thinking about how important it is to look after our teeth. We have conducted an experiment to find out what drink is best for our teeth. We used chalk to represent our teeth and placed it in cola, milk, water, blackcurrant juice and black tea. We are going to check them daily to find out what happens. Ask your child on Friday what we found out!
Sports Days races are available to view by clicking the link below. The files are quite large so may take a while to load. You can also change the quality of the video by clicking on the settings cog in the corner as by default it is set to low.
The following letter has been emailed to parents today:
The Online Safety Newsletter, referenced in the letter, can be downloaded here.
Dear Parents/Carers,
I’m sure that it would come as no surprise to you that during the last few years we have seen an almost exponential rise in the number of issues in school as a result of the misuse of technology. New websites, apps and services appear much faster than we, as adults, can keep up with them and children are now invariably more competent users of technology than adults. We have been shocked and mortified by some of the content which All Souls children have accessed on their devices at home as well as the way in which they have communicated with both each other and complete strangers, who they believe to be their friends. We also have grave concerns that this situation has the potential to become far worse in the near future.
Although we are very proud of our e-safety curriculum, and were praised for this at our last Ofsted inspection, we know that computing lessons alone are not enough to ensure that our children are equipped to keep themselves safe online. We also appreciate how difficult it is, as parents, to find the balance between giving children freedom and independence, and putting in the rules and restrictions to keep them safe.
With that in mind, over the next few months we’ll be looking to provide you with additional support and guidance around e-safety and online behavior including more information and details around our school e-safety curriculum, practical help in putting restrictions on devices used at home and information sessions for parents where you can have any questions or concerns answered.
In addition, we have subscribed to a service, as a school, which will ensure that we are kept up-to-date with latest information, facts, figures and advice. We will also receive a monthly newsletter, for distribution to parents, which is dedicated to the latest online safety information. I am pleased to attach the first of these newsletters to this email and hope that you are able to take the time to read and think about its content.
With the summer holidays rapidly approaching, many children will have even greater access to Internet enabled devices, and I hope that this can serve as a reminder to us all of our responsibility to become knowledgeable around the topic in order to keep our children safe.
Please remember that school is always available, as a first port of call, to offer you advice and support with technology and e-safety matters.
Kind regards
Andy Cooke
Deputy Headteacher / e-Safety Lead
Our class (year 1) saint is Saint Paul and tomorrow is his feast day. As we are celebrating his sainthood, the children are free to come in in non-uniform.
We will be having different activities throughout the day, learning all about why he was made a saint and a celebration wouldn’t be complete without some treats too.
Miss Corkerry x
A reminder that children are welcome to bring in a teddy tomorrow along with a picnic blanket (but only if you already have one!) as they will be having their lunch outside. Please note that unless you have informed your child to pre-order in the classroom, they will need to bring a packed lunch with them. It is NOT non-uniform day so children should attend school in the Summer uniform or PE kit as normal. Thank you!
Class photos are being taken tomorrow. Please can your child come to school wearing their hooded top/cardigan/jumper. Thank you!