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Emersons Green Primary School 21st May 2021
EGPS News
Issue 27
Email: admin@egps.org.uk
WEB: www.emersonsgreenprimary.co.uk
Ensuring Safety When Out and About
We are really pleased for children and their families, that the gradual loosening of lockdown restrictions
means they have more opportunities to go outside and enjoy their local community. We also know that some
of our pupils are old enough to go out by themselves, particularly as so much of Emersons Green is
designed to reduce the risk of traffic incidents. However, I have had a number of parents talk to me about
incidents that have happened in local parks, involving children in our school. The incidents happened on
different days and appeared to involve different pupils. However, a common theme appears to be that
children from our school, some accompanied by parents and some with friends, have been intimidated,
threatened or even physically assaulted by older children. While I do not want to alarm you, this needs to be
taken very seriously.
I have been in contact with our local Police Community Support Officer, who will be visiting our school to talk
to us about support they can offer for this. There are also a number of things you can do to help your child:
Always make sure you know where your child is going and stay in constant contact with them. We advise
that unaccompanied children need a mobile phone so they can contact you if needed.
If your child is going out with friends, always check with the parents of those children if you can, to ensure
you all know where they are going.
Prepare your child for any potential incident by ensuring, if they become uncomfortable about a situation,
they immediately leave, do not engage with whoever is making them feel uncomfortable and that they let
an adult know straight away.
Agree a safe place that your child (or a group of friends) can go to if they think they need help. This
could be a family home of whichever child lives nearest, or whatever you agree. This is really important if
someone gets hurt.
If an incident occurs involving your child, then let us know. We can sometimes provide support if your
child needs it or contact other schools if we identify where other children involved go to school.
If you are very concerned about an incident, you should consider reporting it to the Police on 101. Our
community support team are excellent—they will hold individuals to account for their behaviour if required
and can also provide support or reassurance to victims.
While it saddens me to have to write this in our newsletter, we all know as adults, from our own experiences
of childhood, that, while there is a real joy which comes from independence, this has to be balanced by
recognising, accepting and managing any risks. We want our pupils to be able to go out and safely enjoy
their community and spend time with friends. If you ever need any support with this, then please let us know.
I hope you have a lovely weekend!
Karl Hemmings, Headteacher
Year 1 Beach Wow Day Diary Dates
Orange Class had a fun-filled day at the beach on Monday. In true UK style we Dates below are
experienced all weather! We bought snacks and lollies off the beach shopkeeper, subject to change
built lighthouses for sailors to spot, and designed beautiful rainbow fish! Throughout
the day we discovered what the seaside was like 100 TERM 5
years ago. Did you know, they didn't have sun cream Week 6
100 years ago - they only had cream for strawberries Monday 24th May—Y6
and tea! Bikeability
Wednesday 26th May
—Rec-Y5 Cricket
Thursday 27th May—
Last day of term
Thursday 27th May—
Dress Down Day
Thursday 27th May—
PTFA Sweet Sale
Friday 28th May—Inset
Day
Year 6 Camp TERM 6
A letter about camp came home with year 6 students on Mon- Week 1
day, please check your child’s book bag. Almost everyone has Monday 7th June –
given consent to attend and has paid at least their deposit. If you First day of term
have any queries regarding this please contact the office. Monday 7th June– Red
Class Pirate WOW
Day (info to follow)
Year 4 & 5 Swimming Wednesday 9th-Friday
Swimming lessons will take place on Wednesdays in Term 6 for 11th June Y5 Dean
years 4 and 5. Parents please check your email for a letter and Field Camp
give consent on Arbor for your child to take part. If you have any Wednesday 9th June—
queries regarding swim lessons, please be in touch. Year 4 Swimming
Red Class are Growing..an update
This term, Red Class are learning about Grow- Relationship
ing! During their short break in Mr Hemmings'
office, Fluffy, Tom, Steve, Violet and Rainbow all and Sex Educa-
shed their exoskeleton one final time and formed tion (RSE)
a chrysalis. We left them alone for a few days - Following the meeting
to allow the chrysalides to fully harden - and then on Tuesday, an email
transferred them to their new habitat. A couple of
containing further
the chrysalides fell from the lid of the pot, but this
is absolutely fine, and they are now completing information regarding
the next stage of their transformation safely on changes to our
some tissue paper. We have been observing the Relationship and Sex
chrysalides for a few days now - we've seen them Education (RSE) cur-
wriggling, which means they are keeping them- riculum was sent out.
selves safe from possible predators, and are If you did not receive a
looking closely to see any signs of the chrysali- copy please contact
des splitting open ready for the butterflies to the school office.
emerge. We are crossing fingers and wishing
hard that they will be ready to come out within the
next week.
PTFA
Dress Down Day
To celebrate the end of term and raise funds for the PTFA, there
will be a dress down day on Thursday 27th May 2021. There is no
theme, please just wear comfortable, school appropriate clothes
and shoes. To make a donation for this event, please visit
ParentPay and look in “Pay for Other Items”.
Sweetie Stall
CONTACT US!
On the last day of term there will also be a sweetie sale. Each bag
of sweets will be sold for 50p and we respectfully request parents
To report pupil
bring change (please no £20 notes!)
absence on the day
Second Hand Uniform Sale
please phone
Many thanks to Jess Chubb, Sandra Rudge, Alice Ward and Nico-
01454 867474
la Old for manning the PTFA Second hand uniform sales on Monday and Tuesday
after 8.30am.
this past week. We raised £83.40.
Before 8.30am please
PTFA Committee
phone
We are still in need of a Treasurer and Vice Treasurer to join our committee, and it
01454 867475 or
would be fantastic to have representatives from across all year groups, so if you’re
email
interested in joining the PTFA committee and supporting your community charity,
admin@egps.org.uk
please contact Nicola Old or Alice Ward, the PTFA Facebook group, or
email ptfa@egps.org.uk
Medical Absence
Amazon Smile
If your child has a
If you shop with Amazon, please consider signing up to ‘Amazon
doctor or dentist
Smile’. You can select Emersons Green PTFA as your designated
appointment, please
charity, simply type ‘amazon smile’ in the search bar and then
let your class teacher
search for “Emersons Green Primary School Ptfa”. This will do-
AND the office know.
nate funds to our charity, at no extra cost to yourself! Going forward, anytime you
plan to order anything though Amazon, if you could use the link https://
If your child has had to
smile.amazon.co.uk/ You will be helping us to raise funds ☺️
go for a PCR Covid
PTFA Meeting Postponed
test, please email the
The PTFA meeting, scheduled for Tuesday 18th May 2021, has now been post-
results—either a copy
poned due to a clash with the SRE meeting. We will look to hold a meeting, open to
of the email or a
all to attend, later on this month—date and time tbc.
screen shot of the text
to
admin@egps.org.uk Google Classroom
Please continue to check Google Classroom as teachers may post homework,
Many thanks activities such as spellings and other information including class newsletter.
ParentPay
Recently we have had a situation where parents have booked a school meal and
then sent in their child with a packed lunch. The prepared meal is then wasted
which is frustrating and incurs unnecessary expense. If you change your mind
please re-book the correct option on ParentPay or contact the school office.
Inset Days 2020/21
Parking Around School
TERM 5 We have had phone calls from residents in the area regard-
Friday 28th May 2021 ing inconsiderate parents parking across driveways and
TERM 6 blocking access to properties. If you must drive, please park
considerately and if necessary further away from school and
Friday 9th July 2021
allow time for the extra walk.
Covid Reporting over the May Break
During the May break, Friday 28th May until Sunday 6th June if your child has a positive Covid test result
please email ey-schoolscovidincidents@southglos.gov.uk. If you have a positive result before Sunday 30th
May please also email admin@egps.org.uk as this may impact your child’s class bubble and associated
teaching staff.
If your child is isolating at the start of term 6 please also email to let us know.
****If you are at all worried about your child’s symptoms over the Easter Holiday, please call NHS111 and
seek advice****
There’s lots of useful Covid-19 information for parents and carers on the South Glos website www.southglos.gov.uk/
coronavirus:
Keeping safe at school and educational settings
Guidance for events and celebrating occasions
My Child’s bubble is closed what do I need to do?
Information on how to access support if you need to self-isolate
Support Payment scheme link 01454 434087 (Mon to Fri 9.00 and 17.00)
Further guidance can be found in the leaflet attached.
Monkhouse There is an attachment from Monkhouse regarding school uniform, an up- date on what they are doing in the Bristol area and what their plans are moving forward. Half Term Activities There is an attachment from South Glos Council regarding holiday provision during half term. The following few pages also show some activities for you to enjoy over the half term break. Please note, we have an inset day on Friday the 28th May so we begin our May break on Thursday evening.
Holiday Clubs
Dear Parents/ Carers,
The May Half Term Break is almost here and there are spaces still available at MOOSC's 2 Holiday Clubs.
Please visit our website for more information or go to our system directly to request spaces. All the details
you need are attached and we hope to see you soon!
Many thanks
Mangotsfield Out of School
Club
mooscad@gmail.com
mooscfinance@gmail.com
www.mangotsfieldoosc.org
www.facebook.com
Free Community Art Project Would you like to take part in a community arts project from home with a free creative kit from South Gloucestershire Council ? Artists Kerry and Zoe will be showing everyone how to collect & preserve flowers from your local area, AND how to turn your collection into stunning shadow art prints using only the sunshine!
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