Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Vouchers for free school meals announced this morning

  Tue 31 Mar 2020 Miss Bilton

  Information has been released by the Department for Education this morning about a voucher scheme for free school meals. As a school we only find out this information at the same time that you do, so I’d appreciate your patience while this is discussed in North Tyneside schools. 
   

  The DfE have announced that the vouchers can be sent for term-time only for when children should have been in school, and not for Easter holidays. I will hopefully be able to share more information about this by the end of the week.

   

  in the meantime we are continuing to provide packed lunches every day for all free school meals pupils which can be collected between 11:30 and 12:30. Please let us know if you are self-isolating so we can deliver these to your home to help you. 

• Great resources for home learning

  Fri 27 Mar 2020

  There are some fabulous daily maths, literacy, science and wellbeing activities and challenges, plus foundation subjects & links to other resources that you can do at home. The activities need very few or no resources. You can access these at https://drive.google.com/open?id=1VCr3p_kUyWBhsIof_3P_Ao0wlaCTB9KAHCLKn3wTZ9U…

  Post photos on Twitter and please also include #NTEduGames2020

  

• Packed lunches between 11:30 and 12:30 from Monday 30th March

  Fri 27 Mar 2020 Miss Bilton

  We hope that you are all safe at home and we're missing you all very much.

  From Monday 30th March packed lunches can be collected from school between 11:30 and 12:30. If you are struggling to get here to collect them please send us a message and we'll help as much as we can.

• Please inform us

  Thu 26 Mar 2020 Miss Bilton
  If you are a key worker and you know that your child will need to come to school so you can go to work please email us at office@wallsendstpeters the day before or call us on 0191 6053407 so we know how many staff we need in school. Thank you

• Online activities

  Thu 26 Mar 2020 Miss Bilton
  I hope that you are all safe at home. The staff are missing you all very much so keep updating things on their class pages for you to do at home. We’re also putting things on our Twitter and Facebook too so keep checking. It would be great if you could tweet us some photos to share too. 
  Today at 2pm Y6 can log in to their Spelling Shed where Mrs Brown has set up a Hive game. The code is #343438. 

• Packed lunches available from 12:30-1:30

  Mon 23 Mar 2020 Miss Bilton
  A quick reminder that all children in Reception, Y1, Y2 and those entitled to free school meals have a packed lunch waiting at school for them between 12:30 and 1:30 which you are welcome to collect from our school office. If you are unable to collect the lunch because you are self-isolating and need it collecting, please get in touch and we will do our best to deliver it to your doorstep. I cannot guarantee that we can do them all because we have staff ill too but we will do what we can to help.

• School closure information - if at all possible your child should stay at home

  Fri 20 Mar 2020 Miss Bilton

  Following the Head's meeting that I attended today I can share these updates. 

  School will close today for the majority of pupils. This is in response to the national emergency that we are currently experiencing and by closing schools it will help to prevent further spread of the virus. It is vital that if at all possible, your child should stay at home. This applies even if you are a key worker or your child is vulnerable as this is the safest option for your family.

  The fewer children who come into school the safer our community will be.

  Our school is not providing childcare, we are opening to support critical workers who are responding to the COVID-19 virus.

  Information from your employer may be requested early next week unless you can provide proof that you are required at work as part of the business continuity plan.

  If at all possible your child should stay at home.

  Thank you

• School closure information - if at all possible your child should stay at home

  Fri 20 Mar 2020 Miss Bilton

  Following the Head's meeting that I attended today I can share these updates. 

  School will close today for the majority of pupils. This is in response to the national emergency that we are currently experiencing and by closing schools it will help to prevent further spread of the virus. It is vital that if at all possible, your child should stay at home. This applies even if you are a key worker or your child is vulnerable as this is the safest option for your family.

  The fewer children who come into school the safer our community will be.

  Our school is not providing childcare, we are opening to support critical workers who are responding to the COVID-19 virus.

  Information from your employer may be requested early next week unless you can provide proof that you are required at work as part of the business continuity plan.

  If at all possible your child should stay at home.

  Thank you

• Latest update

  Fri 20 Mar 2020 Miss Bilton

  Good morning, the official list of key workers was released overnight. However, please note that parents should keep their child at home if possible and to check with your employer if you are part of their business continuity plan. I will update everyone later. Thank you

   

  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers

• Update on school closure

  Thu 19 Mar 2020 Miss Bilton
  The Government are giving us more information today about who the 'key workers' are and how schools will work next week. I will update you all as soon as I know more information