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Reception Places - September 2020
Willowbrook Primary School Reception Places - September 2020
16th April was the offer date for successful applications (made January 2020) for a place at Willowbrook. You can now log into your account to find the outcome of your application.
Families are requested to confirm their decision (whether they wish to accept or reject their offer) by Thursday 30th April.
If you have submitted a late application, have not been successful or have missed the deadline to apply, then the closing date for the second round of applications is Thursday 30th April. Further information is available online at www.cardiff.gov.uk (by selecting the Schools and Learning section).
Many thanks and please take care,
Mrs Thomas
Please find an update provided by the Cardiff Prevent Team & Welsh Government:-
Information for Parents/Carers
Keeping Children Safe Online
With the prospect of schools across Wales remaining closed for a significant period of time, the likelihood of children spending a considerable amount of time researching, gaming or communicating online will increase. The priority for all parents and teachers is to keep children safe online, prevent harm and safeguard at all times. People may choose to exploit the most vulnerable within our communities because they understand during these challenging times children will be online more than usual. Please consider the following when you or your child is online.
Children should;
Parents should;
Reporting concerns
If you or someone you know comes across any terrorist or extremist material online this can be shared anonymously via the below link:-
You can report material such as:
https://www.gov.uk/report-terrorism
Concerns can be shared directly with South Wales Police via 999 in an emergency, 101 or to report crime via the online reporting tool:-
https://www.south-wales.police.uk/en/contact-us/do-it-online/
Parentzone
For the forthcoming financial year the Cardiff Prevent Team are working in partnership with Parentzone on online safety company. Parentzone have made their online resources free for all parents & carers for the next three months, they are available here:-
https://parentzone.org.uk/parents
Information on popular apps
Please also find below information on a number of popular apps that children & young people may be using during this period of enforced absence. This includes how individuals can keep themselves safe whilst using social media and the reporting process for any concerns you experience whilst using these apps.
Other useful resources:-
There are a number of other useful websites that can support parents & carers with online safety at this difficult time.
Dear Parent/ Guardian,
Free School Meals
The collection of packed lunch grab bags will stop this Friday , 3rd April . Welsh Government have asked Local Authorities to continue to support children eligible for Free School Meals over the Easter Break. Over the next few days, if you have a child eligible for a Free School Meal you will receive a letter detailing how you may redeem a voucher to the value of £40 as a contribution towards your food needs over the two week Easter period.
Mrs Thomas
(Message provided by Cardiff Council)
Good evening parents,
Childcare from Monday 30th March 2020
From next week, the Council will move to operating a sustainable childcare provision in a small number of centralised locations across the city, in order to reduce the number of schools opening to provide childcare for key workers. These locations will provide childcare for pupils from designated local ‘feeder’ schools. The feeder school for pupils in Willowbrook Primary School is:
Bryn Hafod Primary School,
Blagdon Close,
Llanrumney,
Cardiff,
CF3 4HF
Please note that keyworkers that are critical to the COVID-19 response are advised that childcare provision should only be used if there is no safe, alternative form of childcare available.
Any new requests for childcare provision, where parents and carers in keyworker categories have no other safe alternative, must apply using the online form by accessing the following link
www.cardiff.gov.uk/keyworkerchildcare
Support for Pre-school children can be made using the Council’s Family Gateway. Once registered, parents will be contacted by the provisions team to arrange admission, at the earliest possible opportunity, from Tuesday 31st March 2020.
Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a place.
Kind regards,
Mrs Thomas
Good Evening Parents,
Staff are/have been preparing home learning tasks for children who are currently not attending school and for the school closure.
Teachers have used Class DOJO to advise pupils of the following:
KS2 classes are already accessing Google Classroom and the feedback is very positive! Children not in school are working really hard! Thank-you!
Foundation Phase are using Class DOJO.
If you are experiencing any difficulties accessing the home learning tasks please contact the school.
Also, a website called Twinkle is currently providing free home learning resources, navigate to the year group you require and access the Home Learning Pack.
Kind Regards,
Mrs Thomas
Dear Parents/Carers,
In light of the growing concerns, and media coverage, with regard to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the school would like to reassure you that we continue to receive regular updates from Cardiff County Council.
The Council is closely monitoring guidance from the Welsh Government/NHS Wales and we will keep you updated with any further developments, especially those linked to educational settings.
These are some of the messages being discussed in classes and we ask that you continue to do the same with your child/children:
Pupils, students, staff and visitors should wash their hands:
In order to reassure everyone further:
A reminder that further information can be found on the following websites:
or calling NHS 111
Sincere thanks again for your understanding
I am receiving regular bulletins and updates from the Welsh Government and the Health and Safety Department of the County Council in relation to the Coronavirus. You will be aware from the media coverage that the situation, is changing day by day and if there are any significant developments that affect schools, be assured we will let you know immediately.
The following link will take you to the latest information from Public Health Wales, which is updated daily at 3pm: https://phw.nhs.wales/news/public-health-wales-statement-on-novel-coronavirus-outbreak-in-china/
The guidance from the Health and Safety Department of the County Council in relation to hand gel is as follows:
Hand gel is not needed – correct handwashing is much more effective, however it can be used in addition to handwashing if school want to; Alcohol based hand gel is the most effective – it can be used in schools, however the use must be supervised. So a staff member would need to dispense it to each child, and make sure they rub it in to their hands. ( so that the gel is not misused; ingested, inhaled etc)
In view of this we will be attempting to purchase hand gel for each class which the teachers will dispense. However I think supplies are low everywhere at the moment.
We are encouraging and reminding all children to wash hands regularly using soap and water and to use tissues to catch coughs and sneezes. We have posters around school to remind children also.
For Current guidance related to educational settings please see:
https://gov.wales/guidance-educational-settings-about-covid-19