Sarah Parnaby – Page 10 – King Edward Primary School

New Reception Information

Hello everybody, We are really looking forward to seeing you all in Reception. Despite the challenging circumstances, we are doing all that we can to make you feel as prepared and as ready as possible for the next academic year and we’re looking forward to all the things that we have planned. Unfortunately, we aren’t…

Update from the P&S governors committee

Dear parent / carer Over the last two weeks, the Premises and Pupil Safety (P&S) committee has met (virtually) twice with specific reference to the re-opening of the school for Reception and Years 1 and 6. The first meeting on Friday 5th June was held in advance of the reopening and addressed the comprehensive risk…

Childcare booking for key workers

Dear parents/carers, We are now a few weeks into our childcare offer for key workers. At the end of last week we reviewed our childcare system. This was for a number of reasons, including parents/carers booking in at extremely short notice. We also considered a range of other things, like health and safety factors for…

Update on missing FSM E-codes

Update on Edenred FSM E-code vouchers I thought it would be useful to you to give you the very latest update on your outstanding E-codes. We very much appreciate that these are much needed by you and your children. I can assure you that Mrs Hoggins and I have worked tirelessly since they were first…

Allocation of ‘vouchers’ for benefit-related FSM children

Dear parent/carer, We have been able to confirm that your child is eligible for vouchers for food, while they cannot access Free School Meals (FSM) in school. Can we politely remind you that these are to be spent on food for your children. How is it organised? A company called Edenred is being used…

Welcome to our new Reception children and families!!

Welcome to our new Reception children and families! At this time of year we are usually very busy contacting and welcoming our new children and families, who are joining us in Reception class in September. If you are currently in our Nursery, as most of you are, then we are over the moon that you…

New Nursery children and places for September

At this time of year we are usually very busy welcoming new Nursery starters after the Easter holidays and contacting other families about Nursery and KEEP places for September. If your child is due to start in our Nursery/KEEP for the first time this coming week We will be contacting you early this week to…

Update on school meals and vouchers

Familes that are eligible for benefits-related free school meals (FSM) Thank you to those of you who have already completed the survey yesterday, to let us know that you believe you are eligible for vouchers. This is enabling us to check and confirm who we can generate vouchers for. Can I remind you to complete…

Benefit-related Free School Meals – Voucher system

Update on FSM vouchers We have finally been given access to the online voucher system, which has taken more than 2 weeks and a great deal of frustration, time and effort. We will send out information next week to those that are eligible. This will explain how the scheme is set up, how it will…

Access to IT Home Learning

Dear parent/carer, At this difficult time when your children are being asked to access learning at home, we realise that most of this learning is done online, and that some families may not have access to the technology. Smartphones are great for many simple tasks but they can make other tasks difficult or impossible in…