Tuesday  26th May

Dear Parents,
As you know the government are asking schools to open for Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6. Here at St Vincent’s we know that the lockdown has been a difficult time for everyone in different ways and you have all been in our prayers.  We are looking forward to welcoming the children from these classes back to school.

This letter explains how we are planning to do this as safely as possible. Please read it carefully.

Remember – you MUST tell us if anyone in your house has symptoms of Covid-19 and your child must stay at home for 14 days.

One Tiny Seed

We are excited to see who can grow the tallest beans and sunflowers and the best cress. Mrs O’Brien has some useful advice for you about sunflowers here.

Keep checking your class blogs each day to see what your teachers have posted. You can email them for advice if you get stuck or you can email your finished work.

Don’t forget to check your Classroom Secrets username and password in your pack. Keep checking Mrs Bailey’s blog for some fun challenges too.

Happy Easter

Keep following the  Easter  journey with Mr Davis here.
On Sunday listen out for Father Solomon ringing the church bells as he offers Mass inside.
At 11am you can join Archbishop Bernard Longley saying Mass at St Chad’s Cathedral here.

Teachers Telling Stories
Settle down and listen to your teachers reading some of their favourite stories here. There are new chapters and stories all the time so keep checking. ……….and now you can tell us what else you’d like us to read on a special request form!

Food Vouchers/Food Parcels
Government Food Vouchers should arrive each week by email for those who requested them. Thank you to those who have told me about problems. I am trying to sort these out as quickly as possible.
The next lot of food parcels for collection from school will be on  Wednesday 27th May. We often have ‘extras’ and will send you a text to let you know  when.

Need A Chat?
If you need to speak to us, the school office is open as usual.  You can also ring:

Mrs Miller:         Nursery and Reception parents 07507353119
Mrs O’Brien:      Year 1 and 2 parents 07833496568
Miss Khan:         Year 3 and 4 parents 07398992702
Mrs Bell:        Year 5 and 6 parents 07572976776

For free, safe, anonymous help for young people with mental wellbeing, you can contact Kooth online.

You can also email  j.tibbits@stvincnt.bham.sch.uk or Mrs Puar at s.puar@stvincnt.bham.sch.uk

Key Workers
If any Key Workers need child care, please telephone school  to arrange this.

Financial  Advice
We know that some parents have lost income due to the lockdown. Any parents who need financial advice please see Mrs Bailey’s help page here.
Mrs Bailey will also be happy to give advice by email during working hours. b.bailey@stvincnt.bham.sch.uk

Keeping  Healthy
Please remember to continue making sure the children wash their hands thoroughly and regularly to protect them against the virus.  Follow the link here to see how. Handwashing Song. Remember to stay at home to keep safe. You can go out to exercise and to shop for food but stay 2m apart from everyone you meet.  If you or your child develop a high temperature or a new continuous cough, or a change in your sense of smell or taste,  follow the advice here.

See our  photo gallery on the Events blog here