Uphill Primary School Newsletter 25Th September 2020 Follow Us on Twitter for Regular Updates – @Uphillprimary Message from the Headteacher

Uphill Primary School Newsletter 25th September 2020 Follow us on Twitter for regular updates – @uphillprimary Message from the Headteacher

Dear Parents & Carers, We were very lucky with the weather last weekend for the Weather Change Annual Uphill Village Scarecrow Festival. Thank you to our children and teaching partners for their hard work in building our scarecrows. I hope you were able to take some time and It has been hard not to notice the enjoy seeing the vast array of superb designs around the village. change in the weather and how cold it has become! I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support in helping us get our children back to school Can we remind parents that children safely. It is lovely to see our school alive with the sound of require a coat to be in school every laughter and joy. I would also like to thank our families for day. Children spend large amounts of adhering to the new drop off and pick up times. It is important I time outside and will therefore need remind parents that adhering to these staggered times ensures a coat to keep warm. there is a reduced number of parents waiting outside school, Many children, on P.E days, are keeping us all as safe as possible. wearing shorts or cycle shorts. We I’m really pleased to announce that on Thursday 1st October, suggest that children should now Uphill Primary School will become an academy and will be wear leggings or joggers instead to joining the multi academy trust, Cabot Learning Federation stay warm throughout the day. If (CLF). CLF’s vision is; they prefer to do P.E in shorts, please ensure they wear them underneath ‘To consistently deliver excellent educational experiences for their joggers/leggings. pupils aged 3-19, improving their life chances and serving the communities of which we are a member.’ Children should also have a warm hoodie or cardigan/jumper to wear We are really excited to become part of this trust and to be able on these days. to be working with other local schools for the mutual benefit of our children and the community. We will become Uphill Village On days without P.E, children, Academy on Thursday and further details will follow next week. especially our EYFS and KS1 children should wear layers, including vests, Have an enjoyable weekend. as the classrooms are cooler at the moment to allow for maximum Mrs Samantha Hodder ventilation at this time. Head teacher

COVID update

We are very aware of the national rise in Covid 19 cases. Although the South West remains low, it is important that we remain vigilant and follow the guidance outlined by Public Health England. A letter detailing the latest advice was emailed to parents this week. If a member of your household displays any of the symptoms of coronavirus (high temperature, a new continuous cough &/or loss of smell/taste) the whole household must self-isolate for 14 days. In this situation, your child(ren) must stay at home and not come to school. Your child does not need a test if they have a runny nose, are sneezing or feeling unwell but do not have Covid-19 symptoms. If you are unsure about whether to get a test, please check the official list of symptoms on the NHS website (www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms) which is reviewed regularly, or seek further advice from 119, 111 or your GP. Only the person displaying symptoms should get a test. Positive test results must be reported to the school office immediately to enable us to follow the NHS Test and Trace guidance.

Head Teacher: Mrs Samantha Hodder Deputy Head Teacher: Mrs Georgie Tinker Address: Uphill Primary School, Old Church Road, Uphill BS23 4XH Telephone: 01934 626769 School Website: www.uphillprimary.co.uk Email: [email protected]

Starting School 2021 & Prospective Parent Tour

North Somerset School Admissions are taking applications for September 2021 admissions, for children born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017. Please visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/admissions for further guidance or to apply online. We are currently trying to arrange communication events for prospective parents who may wish their child to join Uphill Primary School. Further details will follow shortly.

Year 6 Application to Secondary School

The application deadline for Secondary School, starting September 2021 (our current Year 6 pupils) is midnight on 31st October 2020. Hans Price Academy, Broadoak Academy, Winterstoke Hundred Academy, Priory Community School, Worle Community School and Churchill Academy & Sixth form have lots of information on their websites. Please follow the links below for further details: Winterstoke Hundred Academy— https://winterstokehundredacademy.clf.uk/open-event/ Broadoak Academy— Tuesday 29th September @ 5pm—https://broadoakacademy.clf.uk/open-event/ Hans Price Academy— https://hanspriceacademy.clf.uk/open-event/ Worle Community School— https://worle-school.org.uk/ Priory Community School— Thursday 1st October @ 6pm https://pcsa.org.uk/virtual-open-evening- 2020 Churchill Academy & Sixth Form—http://www.churchill-academy.org/Admissions/Open-Evening-and- Mornings/

Lunch Arrangements Individual School Photos

We are delighted that we have been able to introduce Individual School Photographs must be school meals to our KS2 children this week. The system of ordered online, through Tulip ordering in the morning is working well. Please remind Photography, using your child’s unique your child/ren they must not request a school dinner at code. Your child will have brought this registration if they have brought in a packed lunch from home last Friday. home, as this will be charged to your ParentPay account. Please remember there is currently only one meal choice Please email or telephone the school for KS2 children. The menu was emailed last week to office if you have not received this. parents. Tulip Photography are offering free Our EYFS and KS1 children will continue to eat in the hall postage on all orders received before and have the full menu choice off the trolley. Sunday 4th October 2020. Please be aware, Chartwell’s, our school meal provider has increased the price of a school lunch to £2.20 with effect Year 6 Bikeability from 1st September. Meals should be paid for IN ADVANCE. Parents must Year 6 Bikeability training planned for the ensure they have sufficient funds in their ParentPay end of October has been postponed. We account before their child requests a lunch. are hoping to rearrange this activity for our Year 6 children in December. Once the date has been confirmed we will let parents know.

Dates For The Diary

Week Commencing 28th September Tuesday 29th Voyager Class Swimming Week Commencing 5th October Tuesday 6th Voyager Class Swimming Week commencing 12th October Tuesday 13th Voyager Class Swimming Friday 16th Whole School Flu Immunisation Week commencing 19th October Tuesday 20th & Wednesday 21st Parents Evening (to be confirmed) Thursday 22nd INSET DAY — School Closed to Pupils Friday 23rd INSET DAY — School Closed to Pupils Friday 23rd END OF TERM 1 Week commencing 2nd November Monday 2nd START OF TERM 2 Tuesday 3rd Week commencing 9th November Tuesday 10th Chandra Class Swimming Week commencing 16th November Tuesday 17th Chandra Class Swimming Week commencing 23rd November Tuesday 24th Chandra Class Swimming Week commencing 30th November Tuesday 1st December Chandra Class Swimming Week commencing 7th December Tuesday 8th Chandra Class Swimming Week commencing 14th December Monday 14th EYFS/Year 1 Class Christmas Party Christmas Jumper Day Tuesday 15th Year 2 Class Christmas Party Wednesday 16th Year 3/4 Class Christmas Party Thursday 17th Year 5/6 Class Christmas Party Thursday 17th END OF TERM Friday 18th INSET DAY—School Closed to pupils