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William Martin CofE Schools and Nursery
Executive Headteacher: Gina Bailey
Head of School: Claire Kearney
www.williammartinschools.org.uk
Experiencing life in all its fullness
Friday 15th January 2021
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Parent Update - Welcome Back
Dear Parents,
Firstly, I would like to welcome you all back to our new Spring Term. I hope that most of you were
able to enjoy Christmas, even though for most people it was much quieter than normal.
Unfortunately I tested positive on Christmas Day, (this was not contracted at school) so have only
just returned to work this week. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the staff,
particularly Mrs Kearney, for (in my absence) organising all the remote learning, Free School Meal
parcels, Welfare calls, staff rotas for teaching critical worker children at such short notice – as I’m
sure you are aware, we were informed that Harlow schools would be locked down on December 31st,
which gave us very little time to set things up.
I also want to send all our families who have found themselves positive or who have friends or
relatives who are fighting this horrible illness, our thoughts, prayers and best wishes, and hope that
you all stay safe and well, or get better soon.
Teaching and Learning
I wanted to write this letter to give you a more detailed understanding of our remote learning offer,
we are continuing to develop it, and thank parents for their patience as we adjust to this new way of
teaching and improve week on week.
The recommendation from the DFE and OFSTED is that schools deliver blended learning, a mixture
of live and pre-recorded, alongside a range of activities across the curriculum. The DFE has
recommended up to 3 hours for KS1 and Reception children and up to 4 hours for KS2. We have
Our Core Christian Values: Perseverance, Justice, Respect, Trust, Compassion, Responsibility, Forgiveness, Peace
chosen to hold one live lesson a week, and use more pre-recorded videos. This gives parents,
particularly those working, or families who have one laptop shared between several children, more
flexibility in the delivery of the home learning.
Please can I also add here though to parents, try not to get stressed about home learning, do what
you can, but be kind to yourselves, as parents we are all trying our best with our children, the most
important thing is to spend positive time with your children, play games, do some baking and keep up
the exercise, this really helps with everyone’s mental health and well-being.
Website
The teachers are using the website as the primary platform for delivering home learning – work is no
longer being emailed.
The website is https://williammartinschools.org.uk/
We have moved the virtual school to the top of each class page and you will see all the week’s learning
in a file, each week’s file is dated so they are easy to navigate.
At the front of each file, is the weekly timetable, with links to videos that your child can watch to
help them learn. All the resources your child needs are kept in the subject files.
We are beginning to pre-record videos for Literacy, these will help your child complete their Literacy
activities independently. Please bear with us as this is a new skill that we are quickly learning to do!
Purple Mash
Some activities on your child’s timetable may be set in purple mash – the button to access this is at
the top of the Virtual School area on your classes page.
Emails
Class Teacher Email
Nursery Elmer and Wilbur Mrs Liles nursery.williammartin@dcvst.org
Reception Eric Carle Mr Collin carle.williammartin@dcvst.org
Beatrix Potter Mrs Simpson/Mrs Stevens potter.williammartin@dcvst.org
Year 1 Dr Seuss Miss Wood seuss.williammartin@dcvst.org
Roger Hargreaves Miss Cannell hargreaves.williammartin@dcvst.org
Our Core Christian Values: Perseverance, Justice, Respect, Trust, Compassion, Responsibility, Forgiveness, PeaceYear 2 Julia Donaldson Miss Smith donaldson.williammartin@dcvst.org
Roald Dahl Mrs Raggio dahl.williammartin@dcvst.org
Year 3 Riley Mrs Williams riley.williammartin@dcvst.org
Rosa Parks Miss McGuinness rosaparks.williammartin@dcvst.org
Year 4 Mandela Mrs Richardson mandela.williammartin@dcvst.org
Franklin Mr O’Reilly franklin.williammartin@dcvst.org
Year 5 Spielberg Mr Golbourn spielberg.williammartin@dcvst.org
Kahlo Mrs Sivathanu/Mrs Gill kahlo.williammartin@dcvst.org
Year 6 Escher Mrs Cleary escher.williammartin@dcvst.org
Windsor Miss Campbell windsor.williammartin@dcvst.org
Feedback
To receive feedback from your child’s teacher, either email them your child’s work, or send it to
them via Purple Mash – either way your teacher will respond. Please note, the teachers are all
working at least 2 days a week in school, unless they are shielding, so your response will not be
immediate and will be during school hours.
Questions or Worries
If you have any questions or worries about your child’s work, please email your child’s teacher and
they will be happy to talk to you about your child.
Extra Challenges
Teachers will be organising extra challenges for children to participate in, such as PE and Science
activities.
A Times Tables Rockstar’s Competition has started this week, where children can win certificates.
Other challenges can be found on Oak Academy, BBC Bitesize or Purple Mash – links to these can be
found on the website.
Wow Walls and Superstar of the Week
These will be put on the website on a weekly basis, to celebrate all the excellent hard work the
children have been producing throughout the week.
Live lessons
Your class teacher will host a live session once a week on zoom; a register will be taken at the
beginning of the session. This will be an exciting opportunity for your child to see their class mates,
ask their teacher questions, listen to a story, play games etc.
Rules for taking part in live sessions:
➢ Please ensure your child is appropriately dressed for the session (no pyjamas)
➢ Please ensure they are in an appropriate room for the session (not in their bedroom or
bathroom)
➢ Please ensure you put the child’s name on the zoom call – this ensures the teacher only allows
children from their class to access the live session. Unfortunately, we are unable to allow
access to users who do not use their child’s name.
Our Core Christian Values: Perseverance, Justice, Respect, Trust, Compassion, Responsibility, Forgiveness, Peace➢ Please do not share the log on details with anyone else, this will ensure we keep our children
safe.
➢ Please remind your child that the expectations for behaviour remain the same on zoom
sessions as they are in school based lessons.
Younger children will need to be supported during the live session, as they may not be able to fully
engage in the session with the teacher, by muting and unmuting.
Teachers will endeavour to include the children, who are attending school, to participate in the live
zoom session so they can also see their friends.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Miss Cannell – Miss Smith – Year 2 Mr O’Reilly – Year 4 Mr Golbourn – Year 5
Year 1 Roger Julia Donaldson class Franklin class Spielberg class
Hargreaves class 10:00am 9:30am 9:30am
11:00am
Miss McGuiness – Year 3 Miss Stevens/Miss Mrs Cleary – Year 6
Mrs Sivathanu – Rosa Parks class Simpson – Reception Escher class
Year 5 Kahlo 11:00am Beatrix Potter class 10:30am
class 10:00am.
11:30am Mrs Raggio – Year 2 Miss Wood – Year 1
Roald Dahl class Mrs Gill – Year 5 Kahlo Doctor Seuss class
10:00am class 11:00am
11:00am
Miss Campbell – Year 6 Mr Collin – Reception
Windsor class Mrs Richardson – Year 4 Eric Carle class
1:00pm Mandela class 12:00pm
12:00pm
Mrs Williams – Year 3 Riley
class
1:00pm
Welfare Calls
If your child attends the weekly live lesson, you will not need to receive a phone call from your child’s
class teacher or LSA.
Those not attending will still receive the weekly call. Please note these calls may show as ‘no caller
ID’ as staff are working from home. It is very important we remain in contact with you weekly during
this period of home learning.
Paper Based Packs
If you have requested one, home learning paper packs will be ready to collect from 9.00am every
Monday. These paper packs will contain work for the week. Please email or call if you require delivery
due to being unable to leave home.
Children attending school
Children attending school will receive the same lessons, that the children can access on the website.
Our Core Christian Values: Perseverance, Justice, Respect, Trust, Compassion, Responsibility, Forgiveness, PeaceFree School Meals All schools were advised by the DFE to provide food parcels for the first 8 days of opening after the Christmas holidays. Beginning next week, we are moving over to Vouchers. We will be using Wonde to start with and then move over to Edenred when these vouchers are available. If you have any queries regarding this, email the Office on admin.williammartin@dcvst.org or call 01279 424122. Wonde will be providing vouchers over the February Half Term holiday. Thank you So, thank you once again for all your patience and support over the past two weeks, I know that everyone is worried about the current situation we find ourselves in, but we will do our very best to support your children and their families. If you find yourself in financial hardship, please contact the school as we are able to provide supplementary food parcels for those families in need and can provide advice onwhere to get extra support. Please stay safe everybody, Very best wishes, Gina Bailey Executive Headteacher Our Core Christian Values: Perseverance, Justice, Respect, Trust, Compassion, Responsibility, Forgiveness, Peace
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