Hi Everyone,

For those of you I directed to the Blog for news of coming back this week I have a few things to share. We are really looking forward to a new school year in class and we have some new friends starting with us. It’s been a LONG summer holiday this year! It has been such uncertain times and I’m sure all of you and the children are anxious about what school will be like now but we will be doing our best to make sure it is as safe and as normal as possible for the children. As always we are here if you have any worries, just send a message or call school to chat to me or one of the team. Children start back school on Tuesday 8th September.

Now more than ever it is important to keep things coming in and out of school to a minimum so we will again not have home/school paper diaries but we will be working on the ClassDojo system of communication. It was a big success last year and over lockdown it became a lifesaver for keeping us all connected. Some of you will be familiar with it and will just need to join this year’s class using your personal code on the sheet I will provide on Tuesday. If you are not familiar with the App please read below.

Class Dojo is a messaging service and it works LIKE a facebook page or Blog in which you can see photos and posts I will make about the day the children have had. However only parents of children in the class can see these posts and photographs as well as me and class staff.

You can message me directly and you can also share photographs of the children at home, which they love to look at in circle time.

This is an App which you need to download on your phone. (or if you would rather you can just google search on the computer – it’s just easier on your phone)

How it works:

Download the App ClassDojo

Follow the instruction sheet with you own personal code

Send me a message on the messages tab to let me know you have joined

Hopefully we can get everyone connected! The children will love using it at home as well to look at photographs from the school day.

In class I also use it to give the children virtual points linked to a monster they have created and they are always very motivated by these points!! At the end of the week the child with the most points will get a dip in the special box as a reward. So you can see how many points they are getting daily.

I will pick up messages on school computer between 8am and 5pm but feel free to message at night as long as you are aware they won’t be read until school time. Any absences must still be reported to the school office via telephone.

If your child requires emergency medication / inhaler please make sure it is sent into school on Tuesday.

Please make sure that you put your child’s name on ALL items of clothing that are sent into school as always.The class team for this year is me, Tracy, plus Yvonne, Vicki and Adam. We are really looking forward to working with your children and getting back to normal(ish). Please be assured that all guidelines will be followed and we will be keeping your children and ourselves very safe. Any queries feel free to call. Or message!

See you all on Tuesday!

Tracy