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HEADS UP Lateral Flow Tests Staff in school have the opportunity to take part in twice weekly testing using Lateral Flow Tests. These are the tests that secondary school pupils were expected to use if they returned to school in January. It is important to remember that if any staff member tests positive then we will almost certainly have to close a bubble and all contacts in the bubble will need to isolate for 10 days. The procedures we have put in place to protect staff combined with good luck have ensured that we have not had to close a bubble so far. Please support us by not sending pupils to school if they are displaying symptoms or you have concerns about their health. Also please remember if you, or a member of your family bubble need to go and have a test, pupils need to stay at home until the result is known. Leader of The Pack In 1965 the Shangri-Las released the song ‘Leader of the Pack’ later it was covered by the chipmunks and also used in Lurpack TV adverts. Fast forward to 2021 and the impact and role of leaders is a heavily debated subject. In the UK Boris Johnson is the leader of the Great Britain Pack and in America Donald Trump recently left his position as leader. The assembly pupils had an opportunity to watch this week talked about leadership and the qualities of a good leader it also set pupils two challenges: Challenge 1: Make a list of things you would do if you were Prime Minister Challenge 2: Lead a Fitness Session for your family or friends Please send in the results of any challenges you do - I would love to see them. The Hill We Climb The inauguration of Joe Biden provided an opportunity for Amanda Gorman (The National Youth Poet Laureate) to read her Poem ‘The Hill We Climb’. It was brilliant to see her read her own poem with such confidence and conviction. I particularly liked the last part of the poem that I have shared with you below. Lockdown Extended Staff in school heard at the same time as you that the earliest Schools can reopen is March 8th. We are hopeful that things will continue to improve so that when we reach that date it is safe to open for pupils, parents and staff. In the meantime, please get in touch if we can help you in any way. I appreciate the challenges of home learning but thank you to those parents who are able to keep their children at home to reduce contact opportunities at school. Home Learning Survey Thank you to the parents who completed our ‘Home Learning’ survey we have taken note of your comments and we have shared the positivity with staff but we are also looking at ways we can continue to develop our provision with the suggestions you gave us. Apologies This picture of Donald Trump in disguise, that appeared on the internet, trying to sneak back into the White House raised a smile this week! There will be a prize for the person (Selected at Random) who emails in with the name of the film his disguise is inspired by! (Email: Headteacher@alverton.n-yorks.sch.uk) It has been a challenging week for our community - but I am proud of the support that members of staff and parents have been able to offer as well as how the whole community has come together to support one another. Thank you for your continued support - Take Care
Our Home Learning Heroes!
Children will receive their certificate when they
collect their next Home Learning Pack.
FS2 KS2
Brodey-May Stokes Poppy Everitt
George Trousdale Lilly McCormack
Will Stockdale
KS1 Paige Mitchinson
Archie Wood Yasmin Dodsworth
Dan Wyer Natalia Roy
Joseph Collins Josh Hammond
Anastazia Smyl Logan Daniel
Brody Reilly-Scott
Jake Ord
Children’s Mental Health Week is taking place between
the 1st - 7th February 2021.
This year’s theme is Express Yourself.
Please take a look at the website above.
All of their free resources can be adapted for use in
school, for home-schooling, online lessons
or independent learning.
Stars of the Week Going for Gold
FS1 KS2 FS2 Ahlam Almousa
Ruby Whitwell Keyona Butterworth Cleo Grainger Maci Thirling
Oscar Irving-Dowden Ellie Willoughby Elsie-May Whitwell Aidan Orr
Leo Pearson Bodhi Ellison Logan Doherty
FS2 JJ Barraclough Alfie Martin
Hanna Chochowska Isabelle Shaw KS1 Lyla-Rose Knowlson
Chris Read Mia Priestley Allyse Simcoe Gracie-Mae Stockdale
Sarah Alhsria Penelope Bonney Sarah Alhsria
KS1 Lexi Clark Isaac Smith Mustafa Almousa
Christopher Gibson Cameron Campbell Lexi Clark
Benjamin Horsfield Grace Condon Joshua Smedley
Katie Hooker Indie-Jai Marchant
McKenzie Thirling
Vinnie England KS2
Oscar Bonney
Lucas Whittle
This week 19 children joined Miss Chamberlain on Zoom
to make Chocolate Chip Cookies.
We definitely have some talented bakers here at Alverton!
Kayden - “Baking on Tuesday was fun I
liked stirring the mixture.”
Isabelle - “It was amazing and fabulous
and my cookies tasted delicious.”
Lexi - “My brother and I were worried
when our mixture didn’t look like
everyone else’s but our cookies tasted
delicious.”
Maria - “It was fun to bake with my
mum and my friends. My mum and
dad ate lots of the cookies.”
Friends of the Friarage
We have been approached by local charity, the Friends of the Friarage with
an exciting task for pupils to get involved with. They are looking to redesign
their logo and would love to give their designer some inspiration from the
next generation. They have sent us a document which you will find on the
next page of this newsletter, you can print it out and ask your child to
complete. The trustees of the charity will be selecting ten of their
favourites and awarding a £10 book voucher to those pupils. Completed
artwork should be emailed to celia.curry@nhs.net. However, if email is not
an option, they could also be posted via: Friends of the Friarage, Room 47
admin building, Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL6 1JG.
In FS2 we have been making
delicious birdcakes to hang on
our school trees.
We hope the birds will
enjoy them.
Brodey-May has made some
yummy ones at home too.
Vodafone UK have provided us with data SIMs with 30GB to use for 90 days.
If you have a smart device with a slot for a SIM card (e.g. Smartphone/Smart Laptop/Dongle)
then you can get one of these SIMs from school.
Please email Mrs Rolfe (krolfe@alverton.n-yorks.sch.uk) if you would like to receive a data SIM card.
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