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End of year videos, transition videos and some goodbyes.

Wed 21 Jul 2021

Today we have published some videos to celebrate the end of the year and to support children with September transition.

End of year videos

Click here to watch the Year 2 Leaver’s Assembly

Click here to watch the Junior School Leavers and memories assembly.

Click here to watch the Year 6 Leavers slide show (the one from the Leavers assembly above)

Transition Videos

We have created and published 9 transitional videos for the children to watch over the Summer holiday to support them with September transition.

They can be found here.

Our YouTube channel

All these videos and lots more from last year can be found here on our channel.

Some Goodbyes

This year we are saying good by to two members of staff and a Governor.

Miss Judd

Miss Judd has worked at the Junior School for just over 7 years, and has been a fantastic support to so many children during her time here. She has played an important role in developing our OPAL play, making sure everyone has a great playtime and lunchtime whilst staying safe and having fun using the loose play parts—she is the OPAL Queen!

Miss Judd is kind, patient and works really hard to make sure children are happy at school and getting the support they need with their learning. We wish Miss Judd all the best as she moves on to start her PGCE—we know she will make a fantastic teacher. Thank you for everything you have done for all of the staff and children at the Juniors Miss Judd—we will miss you.

Mr Brosnan

Mr Brosnan has worked at the Junior school for a year, and has provided invaluable support to the children and teachers he has worked with during this time. Mr Brosnan is kind, always makes learning fun (he can often be seen on a scooter alongside the children!) and has built brilliant relationships with the children he has worked closely with. We will miss you next year as you head off to University, Mr Brosnan, and would like to thank you for all of the hard work you have put into your role at the Juniors this year.

Claire Henwood

Claire has been Chair of Governors for many years working hard behind the scenes supporting the school leadership. She has worked tirelessly and been committed to supporting staff and making the St Saviour’s experience the best it can be for our children. She has made such an impact over the years and we can’t thank her enough for this.

Claire has reflected on her time as Chair and written a message for everyone:

‘Summer term is so often the time to say “goodbye”, as children and staff move on to new pastures. It’s also time for me to say goodbye to the St Saviour’s governing body, having been part of first the Infants, and then the joint governing board for 8 years. I’ve been Chair of Governors for the last 4 years, which has seen a huge amount of change and challenge for both schools. It’s fair to say that I didn’t expect my term to be quite so eventful!

Being a governor is a real privilege – you get an insight into how schools work, and the broader education system, that is fascinating. The best thing, of course, is seeing the impact on the children of the work you do with the school leadership team. Christmas lunch is always a highlight too!

We’re so lucky in Larkhall to consistently have a brilliant group of governors, who have such enthusiasm to use their skills and time for the benefit of all the children in our schools. I’ve been really fortunate to work with some incredible people over the last 8 years, including Danielle and Amy, who I know will make an amazing team as co-chairs.

The staff teams at both schools deserve a special mention – particularly for the dedication they’ve shown through what must be one of the most challenging periods for schools in memory. The leadership team have worked so hard to bring the two schools together over the last 2 years, while dealing with school closures, remote learning and ever changing guidance. Mr Beament, Sophie and Mrs Simmons – you all deserve a proper rest this summer!

Finally, a huge thank you to all the children. It is WONDERFUL to come in to school and talk to you, and to get to see what you do in the classrooms and playgrounds. That’s definitely what I’ll miss the most!’

Have a great summer

We wish every member of our community a wonderful summer and see you all in September. Best of luck to our Year 6 leavers as they continue their learning adventures at secondary school.

Summer and September - school updates

Tue 20 Jul 2021

The sun is shining, and the summer holiday is just hours away!

With the changes in COVID guidance, I am emailing to share with you some details regarding September.

COVID Risk Assessment

In line with the relaxation of other national measures, schools are also having a significant relaxation and removal of most measures from the DfE guidance. Four control measures remain in place:

1. Ensure good hygiene for everyone.

2. Maintain appropriate cleaning regimes.

3. Keep occupied spaces well ventilated.

4. Follow public health advice on testing, self-isolation and managing confirmed cases of COVID-19.

During the Summer Holidays, we will update our COVID risk assessment to reflect these changes. I will not send this to families until the end of August or the beginning of September as the current national picture appears to be very uncertain and not confirming our risk assessment until the start of September seems the sensible option.

However, there are some details I can share with you today.

Start and end of the day

We will no longer stagger the start or end of the day and multiple entrance points will no longer be required. However, some of our COVID drop off and pick up locations are ‘COVID keepers’ as they have worked really well this year.

The plan for the children is as follows:

Infant School

Drop off between: 8:50am – 9:00am

Pick up: 3:15pm

Location (drop off and pick up):

Nursery

Nursery Garden

Reception

Carpark – Reception Garden gate

Year 1 and 2

Classroom doors from the playground (enter playground through large black gates or side blue gate)

Junior School

Drop off: 8:45am – 8:55am

Pick up: 3:25pm

Locations (Drop off):

Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 Thunberg Class (Miss Drake)

Main entrance (by the crossing) in at the side door

Year 5 Cowell Class (Miss Williams) and Year 6

Bottom gate by the playground

Locations (pick up):

Year 3

Same as drop off

Year 4

Top playground (parents enter via side gate – not the car park)

Year 5 and Year 6

Bottom playground

Positive COVID and close contacts

Children and staff who test positive for COVID will still be required to isolate in line with national policy.

From August 19^th all under 18s who are considered close contacts will not need to self-isolate. Information can be found here (this information will be updated by the NHS when guidance and rules change).

Home Learning

We will maintain our home learning capacity for children who have to self-isolate. If a child goes into isolation, we will contact the family to make arrangements for home learning.

…and a summer freebie for families!

White Rose Maths (the maths followed at St Saviour’s) have teamed up with Morrisons to give primary pupils a series of exciting and FREE workbooks to use at home. These colourful and engaging workbooks are perfect for revisiting and practising work that children have covered earlier in the year, or to prepare them for the new school year ahead.

Click here to find out more: https://whiterosemaths.com/morrisons/

Have a great Summer Holiday

If I don’t see you before the end of term, I hope you all have a great summer break. Thank you to the parents, carers, staff, children and our wider school community for your understanding and support through what has been a ‘different’ kind of year.

Best of luck to the children and staff leaving St Saviour’s this year and keep an eye out for some videos soon to be uploaded to our YouTube channel (I will share them on social media as well). I am personally planning to have a long rest and spend some quality time with my family and friends over the summer break, recharge my batteries and look forward to seeing you all in September.

Best wishes,

Mr Beament

Executive Headteacher

St Saviour’s Infant Church School and St Saviour’s Junior Church School

RSE Consultation feedback

Mon 19 Jul 2021

Dear Parents and Carers,

Parent and Carer Consultation outcomes – Relationship Education

We recently invited you to complete our RSE (Relationships and Sex Education) Parental

Consultation and would like to thank you for taking part.

As a school community we are committed to working in partnership with parents and all

stakeholders and as such, your feedback is invaluable.

We had an overwhelmingly positive response and appreciate your time and consideration of

this Jigsaw PSHE scheme of work and how we plan to fulfil the changes in this area of the curriculum.

The details of this consultation are still available on our website and can be found here. This information will remain on our website at least until the end of Term 1 2021-2022.

The results analysis and summary of common themes can be found below. Now the consultation has been completed and the views of our community have been considered our final policy has now been published.

Best wishes,

Mr Beament

Executive Headteacher

St Saviour’s Infant Church School and St Saviour’s Junior Church School

Click here for the results and analysis of the consultation feedback