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PARTIAL SCHOOL CLOSURE – TUESDAY 2nd FEBRUARY

2nd February 2021 By juliewalker

School is open today (Tuesday) for KEY WORKER children ONLY. If you are a key worker please only send children to school if necessary due to the worsening weather conditions. Please use the main office entrance for access. Thank you.

School work can be accessed on-line through the usual channels.

WINTER FOOD VOUCHERS For HALF TERM

1st February 2021 By juliewalker

We have received funding from the government to help as many families as possible this winter. Every pupil in nursery through to year 6 who receives free school meals will be provided with vouchers that can be spent at Asda. Morrison’s, Sainsbury’s or Tesco.

This week you will receive an email with a link to order supermarket vouchers or if you have previously requested we will contact you to collect them from school.

If you are eligible you will receive one voucher for £20 per child, per week for February half term.

Please note – how you access the vouchers is slightly different to how you receive them in term time when the school is closed.

If you have any queries please contact Julie Walker on 07766 510933 or private message on the school Facebook page.

Governor – Mrs Elaine Walton

28th January 2021 By juliewalker

I am a Parent Governor who was elected by the parent community.

Term of office end date – 22.10.2024
Member of the following committees – Finance
Voting rights on all committees named above
Register of interests – none declared

I have been elected as a governor since December 2020. As a parent of children who attend this school, I feel it is my responsibility to take an active role in their education, and the education of those in the local community for the coming years. As a governor of this school, I hope to contribute all my skills and abilities to make sure that this school is providing the best possible environment for all our children to learn, safely and effectively.

Who is eligible for supermarket vouchers?

19th January 2021 By juliewalker

Dear Parents/Carers,

We will be ordering Supermarket vouchers to replace the food boxes as soon as our order window opens. Rest assured, as soon as there is any news regarding the progress of the vouchers, Mrs Walker will be in touch with you all. The vouchers will be available for pupils from Reception to Year 6 who are entitled to free school meals.

During normal school term time all pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are currently entitled to free meals – this is known as the ‘universal infant free school meal scheme’. However, the vouchers are only available for those children in Reception to Year 6 who qualify for free school meals under the specified government criteria. Follow this link to see criteria https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals

Unfortunately, the vouchers are not available to children in nursery.

Kind regards and stay safe,

Mr Cornforth

Free School Meal Voucher Update – Important Information

15th January 2021 By juliewalker

In response to schools being largely closed to most pupils during the current national lockdown, the Government national free school meals voucher scheme will soon be available again to provide support to families who are eligible for free school meals during term time.

As the scheme will not be up and running to order the vouchers until next week (week commencing 18th January) we will provide another food box on Monday/Tuesday to all families who received one last week.

The voucher scheme will be the same as the one in the spring/summer last year.

You can choose to collect your vouchers at school or have them delivered to your email address.

For families who are eligible you will receive a text message today asking you to confirm if you would like the vouchers emailed or if you wish to collect.

If your email address has changed or you wish to confirm please reply to the text message you receive, private message on our Facebook page or send a text message to 07766 510933 please remember to add your child’s name. PLEASE do not ring with this information.

As yet we are unsure as to when you will receive the vouchers. Please keep checking our Facebook page or website for updates. We WILL message you once they have been ordered or delivered to school.

If you do not receive school text messages or your telephone number has changed please contact us to update as soon as possible again by private messaging on our Facebook page or contacting 07766 510933.

Thank you

SCHOOL CLOSED (Thurs 14th January) to all Key Worker and Vulnerable children

14th January 2021 By juliewalker

Due to the inclement weather and weather alerts Willington Primary School will be CLOSED today (Thurs 14th January) to ALL children both key worker and vulnerable. We apologise for any inconvenience. Online work will be available for the children to access via the usual channels.

Food Packs Available for Parents/Carers Who are Eligible for Free School Meals

7th January 2021 By juliewalker

At the moment the government free school meal voucher scheme is not available for parents/carers of children who receive free school meals. However, we will be providing food packs which will contain food for 5 x lunches. The food packs will be available to collect each week from school, until then we will continue to provide packed lunches to collect each day.

The food packs will contain the following items:-

800g loaf of bread

2 x jacket potatoes

1 x cucumber

3 x tomatoes

200g block of cheese

5 portions of fruit

6 eggs

400g tin of baked beans

450g yoghurt

To order your first food pack please ring or send a message to 07766 510933, private message on our Facebook page or reply to a text message you will receive today. PLEASE NOTE TO RECEIVE YOUR FIRST PACK NEXT WEEK YOU WILL NEED TO PLACE YOUR ORDER NO LATER THAN 4PM THURSDAY 7TH JANUARY.

Thank you

New School Phone Number – To be used throughout lockdown period.

5th January 2021 By juliewalker

If you wish to contact the school for any reason please call the following number – 07766 510933. The main school telephone number will be unavailable throughout the lockdown period.

Thank you

Packed Lunches for Free School Meal Children

5th January 2021 By juliewalker

FAO of parents/carers who are eligible for FREE SCHOOL MEALS

In light of the current lockdown situation which was announced on 4th January 2021. If you are eligible to receive free school meals and your child is NOT in school, a packed lunch will be available for your child. If you wish to order a packed lunch please message/ring 07766 510 933 with names of children, private message our school Facebook page or reply to text you will have received. PLEASE ORDER BY 10AM to receive a packed lunch the same day. They will be available to collect from 11.15am from the dining hall doors accessed from the main yard.

Thank you

School work for all children will be available from 10am on 5th January via Seesaw

5th January 2021 By juliewalker

School work for ALL children (including nursery) will be available to access from 10am on Tuesday 5th January via the Seesaw app. Instructions on how to access the app can be found by clicking this link.

If you require an access code please contact your child’s class teacher via Dojo.

Thank you.