Following a planning meeting this morning, we are excited to be able to tell you that OOSC will be opening on Wednesday 2nd September! The organisation of OOSC is going to have to be different, in order to comply with the DfE guidance for schools.  But we are confident that we have some ways to…

Dear parents/carers,   As you may know, schools finally received some guidance about September, at the end of last week.  We are now working through the guidance and making decisions about what it will mean for our school and how we will operate in September.  Things will need to be organised very differently in order…

We have been inundated in the last week with contact from parents/carers, asking if they can send things in as a thank you to staff for the end of the school year, as many of you kindly usually do.  So due to the number of requests, rather than replying to each request individually, I thought…

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…

Dear parent / carer There may be some belongings left in school that you wish to collect such as coats and PE bags.  Belongings will be collected from around site by staff and labeled where at all possible.  We will then make all items available for you to collect from the KS1 yard week commencing…

  Dear parent / carer In preparation for next academic year, we will be selling uniform in the week commencing the 13th July.  To adhere to social distancing guidelines and keep our families and staff safe, we will be organising the sale a little differently to usual.   Please read the following information carefully if you…

I am over the moon that almost all Year 5 children are going to return to site next week!  I expected there to be high demand, which was why I had to offer Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday for each group.  The classrooms will be cleaned in between for the next group.  We just don’t have any…

Following on from the information this morning, I can now confirm which teachers will take each class for September for Years 1-6.   Current teacher/class                                          Teacher from September (pending all staff being able to return…

Staffing for next school year   As you already know, we do not know what school will look like in September.  It is too soon to know and we will need to be led to some degree, by what the Government and COVID 19 dictates.  We have some initial contingency plans for what school could…

Dear parents/carers,   As you know your children are leaving us at the end of the term, to move on to High School.  Whilst we know that things will not be the same as they would have been, it is very important to us that we mark this significant event with you, in the best…

Dear parents/carers,   I thought it would be helpful to write with some updates.  So much has changed since we were all physically together as a school community.  It saddens me enormously that it is 3 months today that I made the difficult decision to send children home.  It saddens me further to think that…

Dear parents and carers,   I am over the moon to say that reopening our school site to Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 has gone extremely smoothly.  It has been wonderful to see so many of our children back in school.   As it has gone so smoothly, I am writing to offer Year 5…

Dear parents/carers,   I am writing to update you about a decision which has been made, in our Governing Body Committee meeting on Friday.  As you will know, we have been providing key worker childcare since Monday 23rd March.  At the same time, our staff have been providing remote learning and now, in addition, around…

Ant and Dec have teamed up with the NSPCC to do a Stay Safe Speak Out Assembly, please click on the link below. NSPCC Virtual Assembly with Ant and Dec

Update As you can imagine, we have been incredibly busy making sure that the necessary detailed plans are in place for more children and staff to return on-site from Monday.   Reception and Year 6 return on Monday 8th June Year 1 return on Wednesday 10th June   ONLY CHILDREN WHO BOOKED A PLACE CAN…

Since our childcare was initially set up, a range of guidance and information has been coming into schools for us to work through.    Last week we organised our returning R, Y1 and Y6 children into ‘bubbles’. This means that when these children return to being on-site, they will always be with the same small…

Dear parents and carers,   I thought I’d give you a brief update about the possibility of schools beginning to welcome children back on-site.  Since the announcement was made asking schools to begin to plan, we have been very busy.  I have been working through lengthy and ever-changing detailed guidance and contacting parents of children…

Hello! With half term just around the corner, we would like to share a potential activity document produced by the North Tyneside PE team which you may choose to use next week. We thought that it would be particularly relevant as we would ordinarily be enjoying Healthy Living Week at this time of year. There…

Hello everyone!   As I’m sure you know, the last few weeks have been very challenging.  Then this last week has been full of new and difficult challenges.  They just keep coming!     Having now pulled a draft plan together as the Government has asked me to do, on to the excitement of Year 6…

(Draft plan until the end of the summer term and based on the new DfE guidance)   Remote learning School remains open to all children for remote learning.  It is essential to all of our children.       Uniform- Children attending on-site will wear school uniform.  This is to help our children to return to…

We have been asked by the Government to make plans to begin to welcome children back on-site from 1st June, should it be safe to do so.  We need to go slowly, taking baby steps.  We must find safe ways of working.  The plan is based on the numbers of children we can safely do…

Government announcement and school response   You will no doubt be aware of the Prime Minsister’s speech on Sunday night, asking schools to begin to think about children coming back to school sites.  As a head teacher, I appeciate the need for schools to begin to take children back on site. I support the decision,…

It’s a little while since we saw each other ‘face to face’, hopefully not much longer.  But I thought this would make you all smile!  Show it to your children and let us know who you think you spot!!!   Click on this link to have some fun!   We’re missing you all! Kate Byrne

Dear New Reception parent/carer,   Welcome to Reception class!  We are thrilled that you and your child are going to continue your journey with us at King Edward Primary School!  As you will already know, the Local Education Authority has informed me that your child is due to join our Reception year at King Edward…

Dear New Reception parent/carer,   Welcome to King Edward Primary School!  As you will already know, the Local Education Authority has informed me that your child is due to join our Reception year at King Edward Primary School in September 2020.  On behalf of the staff, Governors and children, I would like to welcome you…

Dear parents and carers, Firstly and MOST importantly, please tell ALL of your children that I’m thinking about them, that I am missing them and that I’ve said a great big hello to them all!   I just thought that as we are arriving at VE day and this special holiday weekend, that I would…

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 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…

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!  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…

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…

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…

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…

Dear parents and carers, So tonight marks the end of the Spring term.  The strangest Spring term any of us have ever experienced.  These are very challenging times and the important thing to remember is to be kind to each other and kind to ourselves.  Don’t forget to take time to stop and enjoy your…

Dear Parent/Carer, We finally received clarity from the Government regarding the publicised Free School Meals voucher scheme.   We have also contacted the Local Authority for some further guidance about their approach.   Over Easter Packed lunches will continue to be available over the Easter holidays, should you wish to collect them. After Easter Who will…

Dear parent / carer Childcare offer to key workers We are currently offering child care to our key worker families.  We propose to continue to offer this both during the Easter holidays and afterwards, for as long as school is closed, as long as we can staff it.   The hours will remain as 9.00am –…

Dear parents and carers, I just thought I’d keep in touch with you all and drop you a quick message. Care and kindness I hope you are all managing and coping, especially given the news on Monday night.  Life has certainly changed immeasurably in an incredibly short space of time. But we all just need…