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Keep up to date with all the latest news happening at Moston Fields!
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Workbooks...
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Remote/Home Learning Offer
Thu 07 Jan 2021Dear Parents and Carers,
This week has been a whirlwind of change again - at school and I am sure, at home. It is a tricky time for all as we enter into this next half term of full school closure, learning at home and support for childcare and vulnerable children. As you can imagine, there is a lot to do and we are busy working through our lists of jobs and preparations.
One of the important differences this time is that we have been through this before and have learnt lessons from the last time. There are also greater expectations put on school for what we provide for our children who are learning at home and in childcare.
So we have reviewed our home learning offer from last year and developed it further. The key changes are as follows:
- Learning packs but not as we know it! We will be providing learning packs but there will be less need to have a paper copy as (through the next week or so) we will be adapting the kinds of activities to be able to be viewed on a device with the children's work put onto paper.
- We will provide each child with one or two workbooks to put work in - a maths book and a book to record all other learning. These will need to be brought back at the end of the school closure period.
- We will be offering a link each day (starting next week) for a class meeting with the Teacher - this will be to set up the learning for the day.
- We will be providing some video clips that will show how to complete the learning, giving learning tips.
- Parents can take photos of completed work and post them onto the child's portfolio on Class Dojo or for Upper KS2, on Google Classroom.
- Years 4, 5 and 6 will begin to access learning through Google Classroom - this does not have to be on a laptop - on a phone or a tablet.
- We will still provide some paper copies of learning which can be picked up at the front of the Office.
Please find the full offer attached below.
As children will be spending more time on devices, especially older children, we will be sending out some guidance to parents tomorrow. Too much time on phones and social media must be avoided at all costs, for many reasons, including the safety of your children. Please see the letter that will come out about this tomorrow.
We are also mulling over ideas for an art project...Mr Shankland will be in touch with more information on how to get involved soon :-)
Last of all, we understand that you will all be in varying circumstances at home and that supporting home learning may be tricky. Over the weeks we will do everything we can to support you with this. We know that you will try your best.
Please take care and stay safe. If we all do the right thing, hopefully we will alll (including our families and friends) remain safe.
We look forward to seeing you and your children soon - please pass on that Mrs Murray says a BIG HELLO!
Best wishes,
Mrs Murray
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School opening on Tuesday 5th January 2021
Sun 03 Jan 2021Email to Parents and Carers sent today. For the letter, see the Newsletters section of website:
Dear Parents and Carers,
First of all, I wish you all a happy and healthy 2021! We are all hoping for a more positive year with (hopefully) a gradual return to a more normal everyday life.
I am sending this email to clarify that we will be open on Tuesday 5th January, after our INSET day tomorrow. There has been many conflicting messages and newspaper headlines over the last week but please be assured that (as it stands) we will be open. Attached below is a letter that explains our position and also seeks to be open about the challenges that we may well face in the coming term.
Please make sure that you read this letter and look out for the updated Parent Handbook that will be sent out to you tomorrow by the end of the day.
We also need you to continue to use the Covid@mostonfields.manchester.sch.uk email address to let us know of any confirmed or possible cases within your family.
One other reminder for the new term is that we will be hoping to use our Safer Parking child signs on Croft Hill Rd on all single and double yellow lines to make it safer for families to cross the road. PLEASE do not try and drive by this area looking for a space - PARK FURTHER AWAY - maybe using the Bluebell Pub Car Park and walk up.
Anyone interested in helping us to do this, please pass on your details by ringing the school number or sending an email to the admin@mostonfields.manchester.sch.uk. We will need a rota of volunteers so if you can spare some time at the beginning or end of the day on a regular rota to share the load, please let us know.
Kind regards
Sarah Murray
Head Teacher
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New Way to Buy Uniform.
Fri 04 Dec 2020We now have a new way for you to buy uniform for your child. We are working with a company called Stitch Design so that you can purchase your Moston Fields Primary School uniform online. A letter outlining how to make an order, can be found in the Newsletter section of this website.
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Commando Joe's Advent Calendar
Tue 01 Dec 2020Why not use a different approach to an advent calendar this year?
To go alongside the chocolate or pictures that are opened everyday, why not use this Advent Calendar from Commando Joe's. The calendar is a way of getting children to focus each day on a positive character trait from our RESPECT curriculum.
Each day has a simple task :-)
Happy Advent everyone!
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A Caring Christmas at Moston Fields
Tue 01 Dec 2020In the last week of this term we will be taking part in a community project to bring a Box of Christmas Joy to isolated members of our community. Please look out for the slip that came home on Friday and send it back in to school. In the last 4 days of the term we will be making Christmas Crafts and writing letters/cards to go into the boxes.
The full information is on the Newsletter section...
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Children In Need
Thu 19 Nov 2020A HUGE thank you to our community for supporting the Children In Need day last week. We are thrilled to announce that you raised an astounding £592.20! This is the most we have ever raised in one event. Thank you!
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Updates from Manchester City Council for the current Lockdown
Tue 17 Nov 2020Please see the newsletter section for more information from Manchester City Council regarding support for families during the current lockdown situation. If the information can help anyone you know, please pass it on. Thank you (as always) for your ongoing support.
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Parents Evening information
Tue 10 Nov 2020Parents Evening November 2020
Next week we will be offering Parents Evening consultation slots. These will all be carried out over the phone, so expect a phone call from us at your chosen time slot. This is likely to be an Unknown number, so make sure you accept the call!
All bookings have to be made through the Arbor app. See the Parents Evening Flyer in the newsletter section for instructions on how to book and how to download the Arbor app.
Parents Evenings will take place next Tuesday 17th (3:30-5:00pm) and Wednesday 18th (4:00-6:00pm)
Teachers will be uploading photographs of work for each child to Class Dojo for you to see how your child is progressing. Make sure that you check Class Dojo next week.
We hope to speak to you all next week. We will also be sending out our usual parent survey via email.
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Individual School Photographs
Tue 10 Nov 2020We have arranged to have individual school photographs taken on the 18th November. There will be no sibling photographs this year - the photographers restrictions. If your child has PE on this day, please send them into school with school uniform and NOT PE kits!
It should all be easier this year as the company will be emailing out the photo proofs and any purchase can be done on-line, delivered to your home address.
