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Dear Parents and Carers,
Following the latest Welsh Government guidance, Foundation Phase children (Nursery – Y2) will return to school during the week of the 22nd February. The details stating the day that your child will be returning to school, are listed in the grid below. New Nursery starters will join us on the second week back to give everyone the chance to settle back in.
Please note, there will be no catering provision on site so all children will need a packed lunch.
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Monday 22nd |
Tuesday 23rd |
Wednesday 24th |
Thursday 25th |
Friday 26th |
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In School |
Wellbeing Class to return FP staff in school (health and safety updates). |
Y2 return to school |
Y2 in school Rec and Y1 return to school |
Y2, Y1 and Rec in school Nursery return to school |
All Foundation Phase children are in |
Hub Provision (for critical worker childcare) 8.30-3.30 |
Continues for children Nursery-Y6 |
Continues for children in Nursery, Rec, Y1 Y3-Y6 |
Continues for Nursery Y3-Y6 |
Continues for Nursery Y3-Y6 |
Continues for Nursery Y3-Y6 |
Home Learning |
Continues for children N-Y6 |
Continues for children in Nursery, Rec, Y1 Y3-Y6 |
Continues for Nursery Y3-Y6 |
Continues for Y3-Y6 |
Continues for Y3-Y6 |
IT IS VITAL THAT ALL PARENTS AND CARERS WEAR FACE MASKS WHEN DROPPING OFF AND COLLECTING THEIR CHILDREN, AND IF THEY COME INTO THE SCHOOL GROUNDS
Please do no drive onto the school site when dropping or picking up Hub children; please remember that the road will be closed to traffic between 8.30 and 9.30 am and between 3.00 and 4.00 pm.
Staggered start and finish times will be the same as before Christmas, these are listed below;
Year Group |
Drop off |
Gate/Door |
Pick up |
Gate/Door |
Morning Nursery |
9.15 am |
Nursery playground |
11.30 am |
Nursery playground |
Afternoon Nursery |
1 pm |
Nursery playground |
3.15 pm |
Nursery playground |
Reception |
8.45 am |
Blue Gate/ FP Playground Door |
3 pm |
Blue Gate/ FP Playground Door |
Y1 |
8.55 am |
Blue Gate/ FP Playground Door |
3.10 pm |
Blue Gate/ FP Playground Door |
Y2 |
9.05 am |
Blue Gate Through 2P gates
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3.20 pm |
Blue Gate Through 2P door |
Wellbeing Class |
9.30 am |
Blue Gate / Wellbeing Entrance |
2.30 pm |
Foyer main entrance |
Children attending KS2 Hub provision, can be dropped off at the KS2 entrance, and picked up from the Dragonfly room (which is the first classroom on the ground floor just past the KS2 foyer), between 3-3.30pm. (This allows for some families to pick up Foundation Phase children first).
Children attending Nursery Hub provision, will be dropped off and picked up at the Nursery playground.
Children attending Foundation Phase Hub provision on Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd will be dropped off and picked up at the main foyer.
Thank you so much to those who have already engaged with our Ancient Egypt Working Together Wednesday and sent in photos, videos and pieces of work. The PTA Hieroglyphs Trail will remain available in the local area over the weekend, in case you haven’t had a chance to do it yet, and obviously the activities will remain on the web site for whenever you want to access them.
There won’t be a Working Together Wednesday next week as it is Half Term, but as it is Chinese New Year today (Friday 12th February) Mrs Williams has recorded a special story for you https://lakeside-primary-school-cardiff.primarysite.media/media/chinese-new-year-story
Fair Trade Fortnight starts on 22nd February, so Working Together Wednesday on the 24th February will be about Fair Trade. Lakeside has a very special relationship with a school in Lesotho, Africa (St Gerard’s School), so some of the WTW activities will be inspired by this. There will be stories, art from Mrs Goddard, a PTA challenge and another list from Mr Carey.
Please note that your child does not need to bring in the Home Learning books that they have been working in whilst at home.
Dear Parents and Carers,
I have a few updates for you with regard to a return to school for Foundation Phase pupils. More information to follow next week.
Return to school
Following the minister’s announcement today regarding pupils’ return to school after Half Term, Cardiff LA will now be drawing up guidance for schools regarding the detail of what the return will look like. The information we have been given today is as follows:
Foundation Phase (Nursery to Year 2)
Key Stage 2
Working Together Wednesdays
Thank you so much to those who have already engaged with our Storytelling Working Together Wednesday and sent in photos, videos and pieces of work. The PTA story trail will remain available in the local area over the weekend, in case you haven’t had a chance to do it yet, and obviously the activities will remain on the web site for whenever you want to access them.
Next week’s Working Together Wednesday is all about Ancient Egypt. The Egypt Centre in Swansea brings us videos and activities and our usual activities will be available: a story from Mrs Williams, an art class from Mrs Goddard, a PTA challenge and a list from Mr Carey.
Big Schools’ Birdwatch
Thank you so much to all who took part in this, especially as it was on top of your Working Together Wednesdays activities! I hope that you enjoyed birdwatching with your children. By far the most frequent visitor to our gardens was the robin – probably encouraged by all the lovely bird-feeders you made after watching Miss Crompton’s videos.
Critical Workers
Thank you to all of you who are involved in administering vaccinations, as well as continuing to care for those who are suffering in hospitals and in the community. You are doing a super job and we continue to thank you for all your hard and important work.
Wishing you a safe and pleasant weekend,
Rachel Mitchell
Headteacher
Dear Parents / Carers
Return to school
The first minister presented an update today about the situation in education in Wales.
Pupils will not return to school until after Half Term, but if infection rates continue to fall the youngest pupils will start to return to primary schools from 22nd February. Following this, there will be a phased return for older pupils.
Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams, gives assurance that she will provide timely information to allow parents and schools to prepare for the return. Please also be assured that I will pass on any further information as and when I receive it. As usual, it’s an ever-changing situation, but we will try to keep on top of it! Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Home learning
Thank you all for your continued support for your children during home learning. Our engagement levels are very high, both in attendance at the Google Meet sessions and in completing tasks set by teachers. We continue to take feedback on board and look to addressing things that need tweaking.
What’s going well
Things we are working on
Working Together Wednesdays
Thank you so much to those who have already engaged with our Lakeside Winterwatch and sent in photos, videos and pieces of work. The PTA trail will remain available in the local area over the weekend, in case you haven’t had a chance to do it yet, and obviously activities will remain on the web site for whenever you want to access them.
Next week’s Working Together Wednesday celebrates National Storytelling Week and we will be making, telling, hearing and watching all kinds of stories. We will have a special guest – Joshua Morgan (who is already known to some pupils) – who magically builds the story of the Greek myth Theseus and the Minotaur for KS2. Mrs Williams tells the story of ‘The Lion and the Mouse’, for younger children, and there will be lots of other activities, such as making story stones. I love hearing how you’ve enjoyed working together and seeing the great activities you’ve got up to – please keep it coming.
Wishing you a safe (and dry!) weekend,
Rachel Mitchell
Headteacher