Newsletter – Friday 23rd October 2020

Dear Parents & Carers

We are finally at the end of our first half term of full reopening during a pandemic. The procedures we put in place have been very successful and seem to be working well. We are in the process of reviewing everything at the moment. With the winter approaching and number of cases rising, the majority of our procedures will remain in place.

One of the changes we were keen to make was to be able to provide children with the option of a hot meal at lunchtime. We have spoken with Innovate (our lunchtime provider) about this possibility and we have agreed to trial hot jacket potatoes with a choice of fillings after half term. The cold packed lunches will also remain an option. Don’t forget to look out for our regular item in the newsletter ‘Health Eating Lunch Ideas’ if you prefer to provide you own lunch for your child.

Thank you for all your generous donations for Mufti day today. The money is in ‘isolation’ and will be counted after half term.

May I remind you to let us know if you are planning a trip abroad with your child this half term and that you/your child will need to self-isolate on your return for 14 days if the place you visit is not on the ‘Travel Corridor List’.

Our email - [email protected] - for reporting COVID-19 Tests results will be monitored over half term. We ask that you keep us up to date through this email with the following information:

• If your child or a member of the household develops symptoms (Please tell us who has developed symptoms and the date of onset of their symptoms) • If your child is self-isolating because they have been in contact with someone that has tested positive (Please tell us the date they were asked to self-isolate) • If you receive results of COVID-19 Tests

We attach the guidance for ‘households with possible coronavirus infection’.

I can confirm that there are still no pupils or staff who have tested positive for coronavirus at Stone School.

Wishing you a very safe and relaxing break. Take care. Mrs Morrison

COMING UP

Monday 2nd November – return to school

Child of the Week

EYFS: Thea H for always being kind and considerate to others Year 1: Oliver A for a great self portrait

Year 2: Isaac J for writing a wonderful newspaper article about Florence Nightingale. Year 3: Ariya H for having a great attitude with her learning. Year 4: Priyanshi S for super editing work in her holiday brochure. Year 5: All of class 5 for the amazing energy and effort they put into their WOW day. Year 6 Thomas F for using fantastic vocabulary when writing a film review.

Stepping Stones to Success

Perseverance: to Emilia W (Class R) for showing perseverance with her writing. Perseverance: to Joy S (Class 6) for persevering in topic to create a brilliantly detailed peg doll. Perseverance: to Shaya H (Class 4) for having a fantastic positive attitude and really persevering in her learning this week. Perseverance: Ava B (Class 1) for perseverance in her phonics. Perseverance: Freya P (Class 3) for perseverance with her addition and subtraction. Compassion: Mia B (Class 5) – for showing her caring side and thinking of others in her class and in her family. Responsibility: Maximillian B (Class 2) for always being ready to learn and make sure he has everything he needs.

Healthy Eating Lunch Idea

Super Salad Wraps

Ingredients 1 tortilla 2 tbsp hummus 1 lettuce leaf ¼ carrot, shredded or grated 4 cucumber sticks and/or 2 avocado slices 1 tbsp fresh tomato salsa or chopped tomatoes handful grated cheddar

Method STEP 1 Lay the tortilla out flat on a board, spread the hummus on the bottom third and put the lettuce on top. Arrange the carrot, cucumber and/or avocado in a bank on top of the lettuce and spoon the salsa on top. Sprinkle on the cheese.

STEP 2 Fold the bottom of the wrap up just over the filling, fold the sides in and then roll the wrap the rest of the way up. Cut in half or into pieces as shown. Either put straight into a lunchbox or if halved, wrap in wax paper first

Acts of Kindness

We would like to nominate the following children for their acts of kindness this week, and they have all received a Special Act of Kindness Pencil:

Jessica G – Class R, Elodie T – Class 1, Aiden T - Class 2, Freddie H – Class 3, Isla S – Class 4, Jacob P - Class 5, Amelie S – Class 6

Skills for Life

This week we have been focusing on the unhelpful thinking habit of 'judgements'. Please see the attached Powerpoint..

House Captains

This week house captain elections have taken place. This year the candidates in class 6 were all filmed for their speeches to allow the rest of the school to watch them. All the candidates made fantastic speeches and we know it would have been a hard decision for the children voting to make. We have collated the results from all the classes who voted. The results are as follows:

Green house captains - Rachel P and George D

Yellow house captains - Toby M and Lily P

Red house captains- Rhys C and Isabella P

Blue house captains - Oliver S and Sammie S

CLASS R

The big news in Class R this week was our end of term Wow events. The children took part in a talent show called: “Class R's Got Talent” and they also participated in an autumn hunt and played with our parachute

CLASS 3

Year 3 have finished their topic on the Iron Man by making their own robots!

CLASS 5

Our Wow Day

Our WOW day was so much fun. We had to pretend that we were survivors, just like in our book “The Explorers” by Katherine Rundell.

The first thing we had to do is imagine that we had crash landed in a rainforest and we had to figure out where we were. We also had to collect leaves and figure out what they were.

Our wow day was on a Thursday so we had to go swimming, but for swimming we had to wear our PJ’s over our swim wear. The aim of the swimming lesson was to teach us how to survive with our PJ’s on.

Written by Tochi A,Class 5

Christmas Card Orders

The online Christmas card shop closes on Monday 26th October. Please ensure you check your child's details and place your order before the deadline.

EXTRA FUNDING FOR YOUR CHILD

PUPIL PREMIUM

Your child may be entitled to pupil premium funding to support your child’s learning and development in school if you receive one of the following benefits:

Income Support (IS) Income Based Job Seekers Allowance (not contribution-based) Child Tax Credit Only (with income up to £16,190) with no element of Working Tax Credit Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 Guarantee Element of the State Pension Credit Income-related employment and support allowance Universal Credit (annual net earned income of no more than £7,400)

Please mail [email protected] confidentially if you are receiving any of the above benefits and ask Mrs Loxley to check if you qualify. As well as the school receiving money to support your child's learning, your child can benefit from Free School Meals.

Reporting COVID-19 Test Results

You should immediately let the school know the results of COVID-19 test results. To report the result of a COVID-19 test, please email [email protected]. This email address is for reporting the results of COVID-19 tests only. Please use our usual forms of communication for everything else including reporting that your child is unwell.

Uniform

The Bucks Schoolwear Plus shop has been able to reduce the cost of some of their school uniform items. Here is a new price list -

Stone School Badged Red Sweatshirt - now £12

Stone School Badged Red Cardigan - now £12

Stone School Badged Red Fleece - now £17

Stone School Badged Red Mistral Jacket - now £25

Stone School Badged Red PE T Shirt - now £6.25

Stone School Badged Bookbag - now £7

Stone School Badged PE Bag - now £6

Stone School Badged Rucksack - now £15

Please call the Bucks Schoolwear Plus on Tel 01296 422120 if you have any queries or questions.

Liaison Group – Attendance Policy and Coronavirus Addendum to the Attendance Policy

As you may know, each school in is linked with other school that work closely together – each of these groups of schools are called ‘Liaison Groups’.

Stone CE Combined school is part of the John Colet Liaison group. The other schools in the John Colet liaison group include:

Halton Community Combined School Stoke Mandeville Combined School Weston Turville Church of England School John Hampden School Junior School Chiltern Way Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School

I work closely with the headteachers of our liaison schools, sometimes as a whole group and sometimes in smaller groups. You will notice the updated attendance policy and coronavirus addendum to the attendance policy (attached) has been jointly written by the heads of some of our liaison schools.

Mrs D Morrison

Support for Families

Please find attached 'Support and Advice for Families' document which contains information and links for finance, food, mental health and other support agencies in Bucks.

Aylesbury Music Centre

Aylesbury Music Centre is offering a trial prep orchestra session on Tuesdays starting on 3rd November. Please see attached poster for further details.

Starting School

Was your child born between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017? If yes, parents can apply online for a school place from 2nd November. Visit Buckinghamshire.gov.uk/admissions to apply.

Dates for 2020/21

Autumn Term 2020:

Wednesday 2nd September to Friday 18th December

Half Term:

Monday 26th October to Friday 30th October

Spring Term 2021:

Tuesday 5th January to Thursday 1st April

Half Term:

Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February

Summer Term 2021:

Monday 19th April to Wednesday 21st July

Half Term:

Monday 31st May to Friday 4th June

Inset Days 2020/21

Monday 4th January 2021 Friday 28th May Friday 9th July 2021