Dear Parents/ Carers, As we approach Half Term and prepare for the re-opening of the school for some Year Groups, I am writing to send you all our warmest good wishes to you and your families. This has been a very trying couple of months for us all and the support and care that has been shown to each other has really been encouraging in these most difficult of times. As a community, Holy Innocents’ has always shown strength in its care towards each other and to those in greater need. As a community in isolation, I have been privileged to be able to keep in contact with many of you personally and your messages of support for each other has been overwhelming. The school is closed next week for a 'deep clean'. On June 1st it is proposed that we will reopen for Pre-School, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6. As a school, we have been actively preparing for this eventuality. We have received responses from parents in these classes telling us if they are intending to return or not. On average we have approximately 2/3 of those classes returning. The school will look and feel like a very different place with social distancing measures being implemented throughout as best we can. Classes will be split into two smaller groups. Many desks and chairs have been removed and put into storage. Cupboards have been turned around and shelves emptied. Book cases have been covered over and soft toys removed. However, I am confident that the spirit of Holy Innocents’ is still alive and well and as a staff we are committed to welcoming the children back and teaching them about this 'new normal' that we all find ourselves in. I know that some children will be anxious about returning as some will be excited to see their friends and teachers again! I would like to reassure you that we are doing everything we can to make the school as safe as possible for the reopening and to this end I am publishing the school's Risk Assessment on the Coronavirus Page on the school website. This has been agreed by the Governing Body. Please remember in your prayers, those who are suffering at this time, particularly those who are separated from their families abroad and those who have lost loved ones. Eternal Rest grant unto them O Lord, and let the perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen As ever, we are here to support you in any way we can. If you are having difficulties and the school can help, please contact me directly. God Bless and stay safe! Mr Langford

Holy Innocents’ Catholic Primary

School Newsletter

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Friday 22nd May 2020

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Returning to school on 1st June?

If your child is returning to school of the 1st June

please could you familiarize yourself with the

following important procedures:

Please stick to the time slot you have been allocated for drop off and pick up

If you have more than one child you can drop them all off together

If you are driving, try to stay in your vehicle if possible (obviously not for little ones)

If you are unable to make it to school due to illness, please inform us as early as possible

Pupils should wear their summer uniform Trainers are allowed to be worn No PE bags, Book bags or rucksacks Mobile phones in a clear plastic wallet. If you have said no to returning but want to

change your mind at any point, you must speak to the head teacher first.

If you have said yes to returning, your child will be expected to attend each day

Parents are not allowed beyond the school gates

Please observe the social distancing measures outside the school if you are on foot .

School will close at 1.30pm on Fridays.

Check the NHS website

if you have symptoms

Focus on Pupil Premium / Free School Meals

School Lunches – Juniors only

What is Pupil Premium? Introduced in 2011, the pupil premium is a sum of money given to schools each year by the Government to improve the attainment of disadvantaged children.

Pupil Premium payments, which are used to enhance the quality of your child's education, are available to all eligible pupils. At Holy Innocents’, Pupil Premium is used to provide your child with:

Additional support with their learning Discount towards the cost of school trips, visits and events Discount for clubs, sports and music lessons

All pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 are now entitled to receive free school meals however, your child may be missing out on this additional support, targeted towards ensuring they make fantastic progress in their learning. Who should apply? Your child (from Reception to Year 6) may be eligible for free school meals – and accordingly pupil premium – if you receive any of the following benefits::

Equal Based JSA / ESA Income Support (IS) Income Based Jobseekers Allowance (IBJSA) Income-related employment and support allowance (IRESA) Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual

income, as assessed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, that does not exceed £16,190 Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit Where a parent is entitled to Working Tax Credit run-on (the payment someone receives for a

further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit) Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

If your child qualifies they will be able to receive free school meals. It’s important that you let us

know – even if you're in Reception or KS1 and receive universal school meals for infant pupils, or are in

KS2 and still choose to take a packed lunch – as this enables the school to claim the pupil premium

funding.

How to apply

Please apply online here

Thank you to everyone who has kept their dinner money payments up to date.

For all Key Stage 2 children returning to school from 1st June who take school lunches, the cost for the

remainder of the summer term is:

1st June – 17th July: 35 days @ £2.25 per day = £78.75

Please make payment via https://pmx.parentmail.co.uk

Please remember to inform the school office, asap, by email - admin@holyinnocents.bromley.sch.uk - if

you wish your child to change from packed lunch / school dinner or vice versa before 1st June.

Life in Lockdown

Many of you have written in to tell us about how you feel about like in ‘lockdown’ .

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences.

Most of you will be wanting to know why we are in

lockdown. It is because of Covid 19, or Corona Virus as

you may know it. This is a virus that can prove life

threatening if the infected person already has health

disorders. These are rather common in the elderly,

which is why they are named ‘the more vulnerable’, but

they can also affect children, and young adults.

Lockdown means that we stay away from others that

do not live in the same household as us. This is so that

the when the virus infects someone, it will hopefully die

out, and not pass on to other people. If you fly to

another country, the laws state that you must self-

isolate for two weeks to prevent any way of the virus

travelling from one place to another. Even if you take

two weeks on your own, some countries are refusing to

take any foreigners. You may also realise that you

cannot leave the house to see your friends every

weekend, or that you always make sure that you have

written everything on your shopping list before leaving

to go to the supermarket. We do this so that social

distancing can be enforced, and that you leave the

house as little as possible to keep queues as short as

possible, whilst making sure that everyone keeps two

metres apart.

During lockdown, you may get bored very easily. To

keep myself from going round the bend, I do a lot of

drawing, baking, and painting with my family. Although

I have school work to keep me busy, some of you may

not. It is extremely important to listen to your parents,

and obey them when they are working, as they still

have jobs to do, and can’t always play. Something you

may like to do is singing, dancing, playing with toys, or

even reading. These are great options because you can

do most of it on your own, with an adult putting on

music first, or helping you choose a book, then you can

be independent, and your parents can work to get the

money they need to provide for the family.

As you know, there are many, many hospital staff and

NHS staff working together to protect us. To show

gratitude, people have developed a weekly clap for the

NHS and all other nurses and doctors, that takes place

at 8pm every Thursday. It shows respect, and how

much we love them for keeping us safe. If you want to

do more than just clap, you may want to make a big

I want to go back to school but I am also scared

how safe it will be. I missed the whole ethos and

the teachers and I want to see them in real life.

Whilst being at home is nice because you get to

spend time with the family, unfortunately I find

it difficult to concentrate due to some

distractions like technological gadgets.

I am happy that I see my friends, but when we do

go back to school we won't be all going back

together and we can’t play the games we used to

play due to social distancing.

Ava Yr 5

poster, or even some small little pictures to show your

appreciation for them. You can make them out of

anything – just not your mum’s favourite curtains! You

can use cardboard, paper, pens, pencils, crayons, paint,

pastels, as long as you have parental supervision

There are many similarities and differences between

my everyday school/work life, and the current Covid

life. A few similarities for me are: I still get school work,

I still have scouts every Friday night, and I hate getting

up in the morning! A couple differences are: I can wear

whatever I think is comfy to complete my work, I have

to video call my friends to see their smiling faces, and I

can’t always get help when I need it since my parents

work all week. Even though life is different in ways, we

can still enjoy the simple things that are often

overlooked without lockdown, such as spending time

with my family.

I am sure that all of you miss your friends whilst we are

restricted from seeing them. I am in year 6, so it means

that I am lucky enough to have a phone, and this means

I can contact them by myself. If you don’t have a

phone, I am sure your parents will have each other’s

numbers, so you can video call them, and ask to speak

to your friend. I often text my friends, and we are

always talking about how much we miss school. The

lockdown has been lifted slightly, so that we can have

unlimited exercise, but we still have to obey the social

distancing rules.

By Jessica Yr6

Home learning doesn’t feel that much different apart from where I am because my Mum is

great at helping me when she’s not busy.

It does seem quite strange not being able to leave the house and not go to school and even

when I do take a walk with my family that I’m not allowed to go into the park. I do hope

that once lockdown finishes and this virus goes away everything will go back to normal

and everything to be the same as it was.

The Main Thing is that I really hope that the virus doesn’t hit our school because everyone

is so important to every class. I couldn’t be more thankful for being safe from this deadly

virus.

I have the ability to talk to my friends with messages, even though it’s not the same as

talking in person.

It’s really odd to think that in decades from now what we’re living will be the topic of a

history lesson, so I hope many people can tell it from their perspective.

Really, The main difference is how I don’t talk to my friends but that’s ok because I still

talk to my sister.

To be honest the greatest thing is that I can play with my dog when doing work because I

love pets loads.

From Benjy Y5

Acts of Kindness – Mental Health Awareness Week

Last week we asked you to send in your ‘acts of kindness’ to celebrate Mental Health Awareness week.

Elizabeth, Year 6, giving her mum, an NHS hero, a

much deserved treat! Well done Elizabeth! Lucia, Year 5, made her sister a birthday

cake. Looks delicious!

HOME LEARNING & YOUR NEWS

Please check your child’s class page on the school website to see what fun learning is in store for

next week! All new timetables will be found under home learning pages:

https://www.holyinnocents.bromley.sch.uk/class-pages/

Click here to see what children of key workers attending school

have been up to.

Year 5 RE work: Fruit of the Spirit

Ava, Yr 5

Well done!

Keesha, Year 3, and Kiara,

Preschool, have been

continuing to work hard at

home. We are impressed with

your dedication!

Mrs Harding, our reception class teacher,has been impressed by pupils work based around the story of

Superworm!

Manan wrote three

interesting facts about

worms.

Clark

Preston, Clark & Carina also wrote a great piece about

why Superworm is super!

Preston

Carina

Preston

Jessica made repeating patterns using

minibeast pictures

Sofia ordering spaghetti

worms by length.

Annabelle made a

worm number line. She

then used her worm

number line to add and

subtract.

Year 5 have been doing some super work on Mountains.

James has built his own

alps following our

mountains topic, Mrs

Morris has now challenged

him to add a ski lift,

animals and housing!

Watch this space!

Raphael wrote an informative piece

about the topic.

Bella built mountain ranges

with a river flowing

between them.

Positive Mental Health activities

I have been doing lots of light sabre battles and tree

climbing in the park for my mental health. I have been

breathing and counting down from 5 to 1 to calm

down. And I have been enjoying Cosmic Kids yoga,

especially the Star Wars ones.

Thomas hopes everyone is feeling well and happy.

Best wishes,

Thomas Hiscock (Reception Class)

Thomas has also been

learning about road safety

with Julia Donaldson’s Super

Worm.

In Germany, the ampelmänn

are the equivalent of our

traffic light men. We have

been using the ampelmänn

to have fun with phonics, so

Thomas drew them in his

Road Safety Poster.

Well done to Ava in Year for her informative piece

about Sherwin-Williams, the paint maker.

FAVOURITE BOOK REVIEW by

Jessica Halse, Year 6

Book Title: Malory Towers

Author: Enid Blyton

Story baseline:

The story is about a girls’ boarding school, where

students make friends, and enemies, gain

knowledge, and play tricks and jokes on one

another, creating a bond that will last a lifetime.

There is no main event, it is just a number of

friendship mishaps, with a couple of telling offs

thrown in. One of my favourite wrong turns is

where Darrell (mentioned later on) is blamed for

stepping on and breaking Mary-Lou’s new

confidence pen that Darrell and the others gave to

her a short while earlier. The real culprit is

Gwendoline, as she would love to go out of her way

to make Darrell’s life miserable. The book that I

have read is part of a series – I have read it all,

where girls come and go, their sisters following in

pursuit.

Setting:

This story is set at Malory Towers, (such the

name). The school is nearby to the sea, a handful of

cliffs, and a small village with a cluster of shops,

which the girls have permission to visit with a

partner. Since it is near the ocean, the school has a

natural pool, made from rock – more or less a

rather large rockpool. It is filled by the sea, when

the tide is high, and the girls often go down to

watch the waves, and sometimes the sailors

catching fish for the villagers.

What do I like:

I liked the vocabulary that Enid used. She used

interesting words such as indignant, and sharp-

tongued. She also uses a formal tone, in a friendly

way. This shows that the girls in the story are

young/middle-aged teenagers. The whole storyline

was amazing, as it was funny in parts, relatable in

others, and I could picture the scenes in my head.

What do I dislike:

The actual story was perfect, but the only problem I

had is from the front cover – there were images of

cartoony girls, but I could never tell which girl was

which. Other than that, I loved it!

Who is my favourite character and why:

My favourite character is June, because she is very

daring, likes to gossip, and spread news. She is never

boring and sticks a joke in almost wherever she

thinks is possible.

Star rating:

I give this book a 5-star rating for its wonderful

elements!

What was the best part of the book and why:

I think the best part was where Gwendoline dunked

Mary-Lou under the water, and Darrell saved her

from drowning. This is because it showed a sense of

responsibility, and shows that she looks out for

others.

After requesting that you write in to tell us about

something which makes you feel proud, Mickayla,

Year 3, tells us of her quest to find her hidden

talents. Super!

Diego’s mum shares his news: ‘He's been actively following Nutritional Ninjas online classes and has made delicious treats... it'll be difficult to fit in my normal (work) clothes once the lockdown is over! He's been making the most of the sunny days, both cold -by doodling with chalks on the sidewalk- and hot by riding his scooter and bike or enjoying a bit of paddling at the back garden. He's been enjoying playing with his Legos a lot as well. He's also been working hard on his home learning and has started wearing glasses to block the blue light from the devices he, now, uses daily. He seems to like them! I hope everyone at HI is doing well, see you soon!’

Deniz, Year 2, helping water the plants!

They need it in this hot weather.

Nataly, Reception and Emily, Year 2,

enjoying science experiments!

Spending time

outdoors is great for

your mental health!

Thank you so much to everyone who has sent in photos and messages of what they have been up to

whilst staying at home during this unique time. Please keep sending content in.

With half-term coming up we would love to hear about what you have been doing to relax. We would still

very much like to hear about any ‘acts of kindness’ and how it made you feel doing something special for

someone.

If you are one of the children returning to school on the 1st June, write in and tell us what it was like to

come back and what you did.

Please send content marked ‘Newsletter’ to admin@holyinncents.bromley.sch.uk. by Thursday 4th

June, 3pm.

And finally why not take a virtual tour of the Natural History Museum over half-term! It’s an amazing

building, full of fascinating exhibits. Now you can enjoy them from the comfort of your own home.

Click on: NationalHistoryMuseumVirtualTour

Stay safe and keep in touch!