Support for you

Dear Parents/ Carers,

Welcome to our very first remote Summer Term, I hope you all had a restful Easter break.

Recently, we have all had to adapt to new ways of working and I wanted to take this opportunity to recognize the amazing job you have been doing supporting your child’s wellbeing and learning during this difficult time.

It has been a strange and challenging period. It is OK if you and your child feel worried and emotionally ‘wobbly’ at the moment. Please remember we are here for you as we figure this out together, every step of the way. So, if you have any concerns about helping your child learn or you need any other support from the school, let us know by phoning the school on 01474 534540

Here at school, we miss the children very much, but we recognise that we must follow the government’s guidance in order to keep everyone in our community safe. Consequently, we will be continuing with online learning via the school blog and website and our SENCO, Mrs Catlow, and our FLO, Mrs Philips, are ensuring that vulnerable pupils receive weekly support.

At the moment, we cannot say when we will be able to open the school fully, but rest assured that we will continue doing our utmost to keep your child learning and our school community connected. 

Let’s get cracking with our Summer Term! 

Warm regards,

Sarah Jack

Headteacher

Oak National Academy

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A new National online academy providing a "comprehensive" virtual curriculum for schools to use during the coronavirus crisis.

Oak National Academy, which has the backing of nine multi-academy trusts (MATs), will provide a "sequenced" plan of hour-long lessons and curricular resources, including videos, worksheets and quizzes, compiled by 40 teachers from some of the country’s "top-performing" schools. Click the link above to access these lessons.

Daily Home Schooling Lesson

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Kindness Calendar From The Red Cross

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E Safety Advice

Key Worker Art Work Yesterday

Home Learning Two Week Project

New home learning projects are available for each year group on the school website.

Click here to direct you to the page.

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FSM- Free School Meal Applications

Your child may be able to get free school meals if you get any of the following:

-Income Support

-Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

-Income-related Employment and Support Allowance

support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 the guaranteed element of Pension Credit

-Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)

-Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit

-Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

Children who get paid these benefits directly, instead of through a parent or guardian, can also get free school meals.

Your child may also get free school meals if you get any of these benefits and your child is both younger than the compulsory age for starting school in full-time education

If your child is eligible for free school meals, they’ll remain eligible until they finish the phase of schooling (primary or secondary) they’re in on 31 March 2022

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Re- Open for Key Worker Parents Only

As you are aware, the Government announced that schools should remain closed, except for children of key workers and vulnerable children. 

We will re-open for these children only, on 

Thursday 16th April at 8.55am- 3.20pm.

Examples of these workers include NHS staff, police and supermarket delivery drivers who need to be able to go to work to support the country's fight against Coronavirus. 

Children who do not fall into these groups should remain at home with appropriate care.

We will keep you updated as further guidance is expected from the Government today.

Thank you for all your understanding and support. Please keep safe at this difficult time.

Mrs Sarah Jack

Innocent Big Grow Project

If you apply it comes with a packet of seeds, a compost disc, a handy growing guide and a special grower’s certificate.

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Scroll down to the "Get Growing At Home" section.

COVID-19 FAQs For Parents

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Non- screen activities to do at home

Vaisakhi

What is Vaisakhi?

Vaisakhi is an ancient Sikh harvest festival marking the beginning of a new year and new harvest season. It is one of the most significant holidays in the Sikh calendar.

Celebrated on either the 13th or 14th of April each year, Vaisakhi is a time dedicated to community spirit and forward-thinking as well as practising spiritual and physical integration. 

Depending on a person’s dialect, Vaisakhi can also be spelt as Baisakhi.

History of Vaisakhi

Due to its close connection with the foundations of Sikhism, Vaisakhi forms a very important role in the Sikh yearly calendar. 

Long-established as a new-year Harvest festival, the Sikh focus of Vaisakhi commemorates the establishment of the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib in 1699, by the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. 

The Guru had used the celebration to create the Khalsa (the collective term for Sikhs who have been baptised) after, as tradition tells it, he had invited five ardent followers of the faith into a tent, ostensibly for a sword battle. 

Despite emerging from the tent with a bloody sword, all of the men involved came out unharmed. These men became the ‘Panj Piare’, or the holy Five.

They were then baptised with a sprinkling of holy water - a ceremony that is reflected in modern Sikh baptisms.

How is Vaisakhi celebrated?

When Vaisakhi comes around, one of the favourite activities that Sikhs like to partake in is to visit a Gurdwara: a place of assembly for Sikh’s, to spend time practising their faith.

Celebrations are most notably held on the streets, which are colourfully decorated and feature marches and processions. Scriptures are read aloud and chants are sung in the process.

Where is Vaisakhi celebrated?

The main centres of celebration for Vaisakhi are in the Punjab region of India. This is especially true in the city of Anandpur Sahib, where the Khalsa was first originated.

However, Sikhism is a global religion, and Vaisakhi celebrations are held wherever Sikhs’s reside all over the world. 

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