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Belmont School 3rd May 2022 Newsletter

Global Goal 4 – Quality Education - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Dear Parents and Carers,

What an amazing start to the last half-term of this academic year, it seems to be flying by! 

As the temperature has been increasing, it is important that your children all come into school with a water bottle only and a cap. Please can we ask that you apply sunscreen in the morning, children wil not be able to apply this in school. We also ask parents to not send children into school wearing winter coats or even their school jumpers! 

We have celebrated the Queen's Jubilee and completed the Year 1 Phonics screening and Year 4 Multiplication check. We have many end of year events, so please make sure you check out the school calendar and watch out for school pings for more information. 

All home learning grids for Summer 2 have been distributed and have been pinged out to all. All must complete the tasks by Friday 15th July 2022.

BOOKS

We are near the end of our book sale. Do come and have a look and take as many books as you like. If you like to donate, please hand this to a member of staff who is at the table. 

Attendance and Punctuality

A reminder that your child must come into and be collected from school at their designated times.  Any child who is not collected at the designated times at the end of the day will be escorted to the afterschool club (ACE), which will result in a charge for this service for parents.

Classes For Next Year

As part of getting ready fo the next academic year, staff will be reviewing the current classes and mixing them. You will find out who will be teaching your child and what class they will be in next year in their reports. 

If you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to speak to any member of the team.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs P Aggarwall

Headteacher 

Activity Centre for Excellence (ACE) Breakfast Club and After school Club

Activity Centres of Excellence provide our wraparound provision for pupils in Reception to Year 6.

Breakfast club will open at 7.45am till school opens.

After school club run from the end of the school day to 6pm.

If you would like to make regular bookings, please contact Mr Floyd Bennett by phone or email — 07947 682787 or info@activitycentresofexcellence.co.uk. 

Attendance

School attendance is mandatory for all pupils.

If your child is ill, please notify the school office on 0208 427 0903.

Updated NHS COVID-19 information and symptoms lists

The NHS COVID-19 symptoms in adults and symptoms in children have been updated.

Adults and children who have symptoms of a respiratory infection, including COVID-19, should follow the UKHSA guidance. Children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people, where they can. They can come back to school and resume normal activities when they no longer have a high temperature, and they are well enough to attend.

Punctuality

All pupils must in school and collected at their designated time:

 

Start Time:

Finish Time

Year 6

8.30am

3.00pm

Year 5

8.30am

3.05pm

Year 4

8.35am

3.05pm

Year 3

8.35am

3.05pm

Year 2

8.40am

3.15pm

Year 1

8.40am

3.15pm

Reception

8.50am

3.15pm

Nursery am

8.50am

11.50am

Nursery pm

12.15pm

3.15pm

It is important that your child starts school with their peers as this will help them to get ready for the amazing learning planned. It is your responsibility to ensure that your child is in school at their designated times. Repeated lateness means that your child is losing out on valuable learning, therefore the school’s safeguarding procedures will be followed and referrals will be made to external agencies where necessary.

Attendance and Punctuality Updates 

Parents, it is important that you drop your children at the correct time and pick them up at their designated collection times, Year 3, 4 and 5 at 3.05pm and Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 at 3.15pm. A reminder that any child/ren not collected at their designated time will be escorted to the after-school club (ACE), which will result in a charge for this service. If you are interested with signing your children up to after-school club, do contact Mr Bennett on 07947 682787 or info@activitycentresofexcellence.co.uk, who will provide you with the price and other information. 

Pupils who are not collected at the designated times at the end of the day will be escorted to the afterschool club (ACE) which will result in a charge for this service for parents.

 

Online Learning Expectations and Support 

We continue to set online weekly home learning online via 'Microsoft My Teams'. Staff will review what has been completed and leave feedback on the pupil’s page.

We are digitising the way the school operates, this means you will have access to all of the pupils daily learning so that pupils can review what they have learnt during the school day at home.

Please focus on reading with your child every day for at least 20 minutes, help them to learn their times tables and spellings and talk to them about their learning in school.

If you need additional support with logging into a resource or navigating OneNote, Rising Stars, TTRS or Purple Mash, do book an appointment to see Mr Baig nn the mornings after dropping off your children or after school once you have collected your children. You can do this by using the link below:

https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/ComputingSupport@belmont.harrow.sch.uk/bookings/

 

Uniform Reminders

As mentioned in the final letter before the summer break, we have decided to keep the rules on wearing PE kit on PE days and wearing trainers the same. However, please read the changes below very carefully as we want to maintain the high standards that Belmont has:

1. All children will be allowed to wear black shoes or black trainers. The black trainers must have no

White/coloured soles or laces. If there are logos, these must be black (see pictures below):

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2. The PE kit worn into school must be as follows:

  • Black or white trainers with plain laces. (No brightly coloured trainers please)
  • Black/Grey PE shorts, jogging bottoms (when it gets colder) or skorts – with no logo.
  • Plain white T-shirt or polo shirt (with no logo)
  • Pupils wear their purple school sweatshirt.

Please note that children should not be wearing any branded clothing and must only wear what is stated above.

Children in Year 6 will be expected to wear a school tie that can be bought from Teeny Wear in Harrow Weald. They must come to school wearing it on the first day back.

Long hair must be tied up. Hair accessories are not allowed and hijabs worn must be white.

We will be monitoring pupils’ presentation and expect all children to be wearing the correct uniform from the first day of school.

Ordering Hot School Lunches

All hot lunch bookings must be made online. 

Please order your child's hot meals for next week via the ParentPay website - www.parentpay.com.  This is for ALL pupils including Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils. 

All meals will need to be ordered in advance and the menu can be found on the website. 

If you need any help, please contact the school office on 0208 427 0903.

Health & Safety and general reminders - 03/05/22

To ensure that we are following safeguarding measures, we ask you to continue to help us by:

  • Only ONE parent to drop off and collect pupils to the teachers at the allocated times. If you have children in other year groups, you will only be allowed in school at the correct times – Please note - No parents will be allowed to wait on the school site.
  • Ensuring that you spread out and maintain a safe social distance from others when waiting to come on site – Keep your distance.
  • Do not gather in groups outside of the school gates and leave site as soon as possible – Keep your distance.
  • Wearing a face covering when dropping off and collecting pupils is now a personal choice.
  • Wash your hands regularly.

No parents may come into building without an appointment.  All communication must be by email, website or telephone.  We must maintain social distancing and strict timings

Safeguarding remains ‘EVERYONE’S BUSINESS AT BELMONT SCHOOL.’

Harrow Children Services’ Golden Number is available to everyone, and gives people one number to call for information or advice on services for children, young people and their families.

Golden Number: 020 8901 2690.

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UNCRC Article 19
I have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated

Reports Emailed To Parents
0:00am – 11:00pm
15
July
Class Transition Day
0:00am – 11:00pm
15
July
Last Day of Term - Finish Times TBC
0:00am – 11:00pm
21
July
Jubilee Bank Holiday - School Closed
0:00am – 11:00pm
22
July