5th January 2021
Details regarding remote learning during this current lockdown can be found here.
If you have any queries please contact either your child’s teacher or the main office, we will do our best to help.
4th January 2021
Following the announcement this evening by Boris Johnson, school is now closed to all children except those of key workers and those with a social worker. We will update you all as soon as we receive more information. Information regarding home learning and free school meals will be released in due course. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact the school office on 0191 526 1662 or email office@shprimary.co.uk, we will do our best to help.
October 2020 Updates
To prepare for a full or partial closure of school in light of Covid -19, all schools have been asked to prepare a remote learning plan. Please see ours below:
Remote Learning Plan September 2020
We have also updated our risk assessments and there is additional information regarding Safeguarding:
Covid-19 Risk Assessment for Schools October 2020
Additional Safeguarding Guidance Covid-19
September Guidance
We are very much looking forward to seeing all our children return in September, for what we hope will be a successful academic year. Guidance for returning can be found below which outlines staggered start times, different entrances and your frequently asked questions. As always if you have any questions please get in touch and we will do our best to help.
Letter from Mrs Griffiths
Guidance for Returning in September
Parents Guide to Covid-19
10th June 2020 – Reopening Guidance
Following the delay to reopening, South Hetton Primary School will be reopening on Monday 15th June 2020 for Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 children. Key Worker children can also continue to attend.
The following guidance and risk assessments for each group is shown below. Please take time to read the information and share this with your child so they know what to expect. If you have any queries please get in touch with school and we will do our best to help you.
Key Worker Return to School Pupil Guide
Nursery Return to School Pupil Guide
Reception Return to School Guide
Year 1 Return to School Guide
Year 6 Return to School Guide
Key Worker Reopening Risk Assessment
Nursery Reopening Risk Assessment
Reception Reopening Risk Assessment
Year 1 Reopening Risk Assessment
Year 6 Reopening Risk Assessment
7th May 2020
We now have a dedicated new Home Learning page on our website, this will include all the information you need to support your child during the current lockdown. It can be accessed here, or via the menu option at the top of the main homepage.
We will be updating it on a weekly basis.
25th April 2020
Here are some further links for some useful activities to do in the next few weeks.
Easington SSP PE links
Easington SSP Virtual Dance T’s and C’s
Maths At Home Learning
More Home Learning Ideas
Here is also a copy of our video Mr Ruddick created with the help of staff and pupils, together we say Thank You to the NHS and all the amazing work they do on a daily basis. #thankyouNHS
20th April 2020
Welcome back after the Easter break, we hope that everyone is still safe and well and are ready to start on their summer menus. If you need a copy they can be downloaded from the link below or call school and we can arrange to print one for you. Don’t forget you can also collect paper, pencils etc if you need them whilst out on your daily walk.
The Department of Education has updated a list of useful websites, these are below:
3rd April 2020
Below are links to each class menu of activities for after Easter, these should last 3 weeks.
Children should also look daily online at white Rose for maths and bug club for reading. Bug club logins are the first 4 letters of first name and first 4 letters of surname.(if name is only 3 letters then that is it). school code is QSCT. Passwords are blue20.
Don’t forget you can also access these websites:
Timestable Rockstars
Purple Mash
Language Angels
Maths Playground
Topmarks
BBC Supermovers
Spelling Frame
We would love to see what your children have been up to so please email your class teacher and we will share some on twitter/website.
Also the latest Herald can be accessed here..
Stay safe and look after each other.
1st April 2020
Following the Government announcement regarding free school meals we can confirm that school will not be issuing online vouchers.
If your child is currently in receipt of free school meals, during term time, you may order a packed lunch by telephoning school (0191 526 1662) by 9:30am each day. Lunches will be ready to collect from school at 12pm.
This will be reviewed again after the Easter holidays.
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20th March 2020
Following the Government advice, schools will close to almost all children on Friday 20th March 2020. For more detailed information please see the Government official web page here.
Key Worker Children
If your occupation falls under one of the key worker positions, we will be able to provide childcare during normal school hours. Note this is only for children on our school roll.
If you are unsure if your occupation falls under the key worker role please see the Government web page here.
Please can we stress though this is only if it is absolutely necessary to send your child to school. School closures are to help slow the spread of the virus and we do not want to expose our children to potential risks more than we have to.
What will my child do at home?
Children will be sent home with homework packs with enough work for the next 10 school days to take them up to the Easter holidays. Children will also have access to the following online sites:
- Purple Mash
- Times Tables Rockstars
- Language Angels
As well as these websites children can also access free of charge the following ( this list is not exhaustive and there are lots of other resources available):
- Phonics Play
- BBC Bitesize
- Joe Wicks (You Tube Channel) will be providing PE sessions at 9am
- Cosmic Yoga
- Classroom Secrets Kids
- Twinkl – you can register and get a limited time for free
If you have any questions please get in touch via office@shprimary.co.uk
Thank you for your support and we will update parents and carers as soon as we receive any further information.
19th March 2020
We have been instructed by the Government to close the school to all children on Friday 20th March until further notice.
School will remain open for children of key workers only. We are awaiting clarification on the term key workers and will be intouch with parents / carers when we receive this information.
What about my child?
The learning of every child is incredibly important to us so to continue your child’s learning we have put together a range of homework packs which will be given out on Friday 20th March to all children in school. If your child is currently absent from school please collect a pack from the school office from Monday 23rd March onwards.
If you need any support during this time please use our normal communication channels and we will do our best to help, staff will not respond to requests on Facebook or any other social media.
My child is entitled to a free school meal?
If your child is currently in receipt of a free school meal we have already been in touch – please see the message via the Xpressions app. Please let school know asap if you wish your child to have a hot meal.
What about school trips?
School trips have currently been either cancelled or postponed for the foreseeable future, we will continue to update parents and carers in due course.
What about assessments and exams?
The UK Government have cancelled all formal testing including:
- Year 6 SATs
- Year 2 SATs
- Y1 Phonics Screening
- Y4 Times table test
We understand that this can be very frustrating for the children who have been working so hard for these assessments but we will continue to follow the Government advice.
This is all we know for now we will keep you as up to date as we possibly can via Xpressions App and the school website.
Thank you.
12th March 2020
As you may be aware, there have been some confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK and understandably there is some concern among local school communities.
The DfE provides daily advice to schools and current advice is that the risk to pupils is small and everyone should go about their daily routine as they would normally.
Procedures have been put into place by Tudhoe Learning Trust IF any further action needs to be taken and school should need to close. Parents will be informed immediately if this should occur.
You can get more information about COVID-19 on the following websites:
https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response
https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/01/23/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus
