Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• End of Year Transition for pupils in Nursery to Year 5

  Tue 07 Jul 2020

  July 6 2020

   

  Dear Family

  End of Year Transition

  We have organised an outdoor picnic in the school grounds so pupils can come in before the end of term to say goodbye to their friends and class teacher before the summer break.  They will also have an opportunity to take home exercise books and display work and to briefly meet their new class teacher.  You will also be able to collect your child’s school report.  It will be a lovely way to mark the end of this unprecedented and challenging academic year. If it rains, we will relocate to the main hall.

   

   At all times we will be practising social distancing and the areas used will be disinfected before and after each class.  Hand sanitiser will also be readily available.

   

  Please send your child to school with a picnic lunch: no glass bottles, fizzy drinks, nuts or sweets.  We will ensure that additional snacks are available on the day for anyone who needs them.  Please also send in a carrier bag for exercise books etc.

  Children currently attending school should still come to school at their scheduled time.  Parents can choose to provide a picnic lunch.  The school will provide one if they have universal/free school meals.

   

  The date and time for your child’s picnic is detailed below.  It is also very important that you keep to the drop off and collection times.

   

  Class	Date	Time	Drop off/Pick up Gate
  Nursery AM	Monday 13 July	1pm – 2pm	Y3/5
  Nursery PM & FT	Tuesday 14 July	1pm – 2pm	Y3/5
  R1	Tuesday 14 July	10.30am-11.30am	Y4/6
  R2	Monday 13 July	10.30am-11.30am	Y4/6
  1A	Wednesday 15 July	10.30am -12pm	Y4/6
  1G	Thursday 16 July	10.30am -12pm	Y4/6
  2E	Monday 13 July	1.30pm-3pm	Y4/6
  2H	Monday 13 July	9.30am-11am	Y4/6
  3B	Tuesday 14 July	9.30am-11am	Y4/6
  3D	Tuesday 14 July	1.30pm-3pm	Y4/6
  4A	Wednesday 15 July	9.30am-11am	Y4/6
  4H	Wednesday 15 July	1.30pm-3pm	Y4/6
  5L	Thursday 16 July	9.30am-11am	Y4/6
  5P	Thursday 16 July	1.30pm-3pm	Y4/6

   

  We are really looking forward to seeing everybody and hope your child will take part.

   

   Yours sincerely

   

  Janice George

  Headteacher

• Information for Key Workers

  Mon 01 Jun 2020

  We are able to offer childcare to parents who are key workers and part of the national response to the COVID - 19 pandemic, working away from home on the frontline..

   

  Please complete this request form

   

  For a full list of key workers click the link below:

  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision

• Children entitled to free school meals

  Mon 01 Jun 2020
  Your child may be able to get free school meals vouchers if you receive any of the following:

   

  • Income Support
  • income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
  • income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
  • the guaranteed element of Pension Credit
  • Child Tax Credit (provided you’re not also entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual gross income of no more than £16,190)
  • Working Tax Credit run-on - paid for 4 weeks after you stop qualifying for Working Tax Credit
  • Universal Credit - if you apply on or after 1 April 2018 your household income must be less than £7,400 a year (after tax and not including any benefits you get)

   

  Please send in evidence of this to:  admin@brucegrove.haringey.sch.uk

   

  Click on this link to find out how to redeem your vouchers

   

   

  This is not the same as universal free school meals which is for pupils in reception, Year 1 and Year 2.  The vouchers are only for families who receive some type of benefit, as mentioned above.

• School will be closed on Friday 20th March

  Thu 19 Mar 2020

  Dear Family

  School will be closed to pupils from Friday 20^th March until further notice.  To minimise the impact on children’s learning we will be setting work for children to do during this time of closure.

   

  For pupils in Years 1 to 6:

  • Comprehension booklets will be sent home;
  • Online MyMaths tasks will be set;
  • Timestables practice on ‘Timestables Rockstars’.

   

  For pupils in reception:

  • A blank exercise book will be sent home which includes tasks set by the class teacher.

   

  On the back of this letter are your child’s usernames and passwords for any relevant online applications that they use and additional suggested activities to do at home.

   

  Work for the week will also be uploaded to the school website every Monday, starting March 23^rd.  Please visit the children’s tab and then your child’s class page.

   

  If your child is already absent from school, please make arrangements to collect the learning pack from the main office.  The office will be open today and on Friday until 1.30pm.  If you are unable to leave the house, please let us know and we will deliver resources to your home if you are a Haringey resident on Friday afternoon. 

   

  Families with pupils who are in receipt of free schools meals will be contacted and advised of contingency arrangements in due course.

   

  If you are a key worker please contact the school.

   

  If you have any safeguarding concerns and want advice, please contact Haringey Social Services using their online self-service tool on their website: haringey.gov.uk 

   

  If you need to contact the school during this time of closure, please use our email address at the top of this letter or on the school website.  All communication from school will be through the website, email and text.

   

  Please monitor the school website and emails for further updates.  Thank you for your continued support, please take care of one another and keep well during this unsettling time.

   

  Yours sincerely

   

  Janice George

  Headteacher

   

   

   

  Further Activities To Do At Home:

   

  Reading *

  Cooking *

  Planting / gardening

  Sketching

  Model Making *

  Exercise / Dancing

  Singing

  Drama *

   

  *denotes an activity with a possible writing outcome such as: recipes, book reports, instructions, evaluations etc.

   

  Useful Links:

  • Tottenham Food Bank: Tottenham Town Hall N15 4RY info@tottenhamfoodbank.org.uk
  • For families feeling stressed or anxious:

  youngminds.org.uk

  childrensmentalhealthweek.org .uk

  • For keeping safe online: thinkyouknow.co.uk
  • For the latest government information: www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

   

   

• Coronavirus - latest information

  Fri 13 Mar 2020

  The government is closely monitoring the spread of the virus and is updating schools daily.

   

  As of 17th March 2020, Public Health England has UPDATED their advice and now state, 'Where any person in the household of a staff member or pupil is unwell with fever and cough, the whole household needs to self-isolate for 14 days. 

   

  How to avoid catching or spreading coronavirus?

  Do

  • wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 30 seconds
  • always wash your hands when you get home or into work
  • use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
  • cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
  • put used tissues in the bin straight away and wash your hands afterwards
  • try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell

  Don't

  • touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean

   

  We ask that you inform the school if your family or children travel abroad at any time and also if you have any overseas visitors staying with you. If you do travel overseas please contact the school BEFORE you bring your child back to school.

   

  We are doing everything we can at school to prevent the spread of any virus.

  In the mean-time we ask that you send your children to school and keep the school informed of any travel or illness.

  Click here for latest government information

   

• Cross Country Run Friday 6th March

  Fri 28 Feb 2020

  Come and join us in our annual cross country run this Friday 6th March.

  Reception and KS1 classes will be running in the school playgrounds and KS2 at Bruce Castle Park.

  Click on the link below for further details.

   

  https://www.brucegroveprimary.com/letters/

   

  We had a great day today!  The weather was very  kind to us.  Many thanks to Ms. Phull for organising the day and Toha for leading every class along the route.  Please click on the link below for live action.

  https://www.brucegroveprimary.com/gallery/

• World Book Day Thursday 5th March 2020

  Fri 28 Feb 2020
  Dress up as your favourite book character for World Book Day.

  

• Building Works and Access Arrangements February 2020

  Wed 26 Feb 2020

  The following procedures will now apply:

  • Access to the school at drop off and pick up times will now be through the gates in the top and bottom playgrounds until further notice.
  • Children from Reception to Year 6 will be able to go straight into class from 8.45am onwards.  Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 can come into the building through the doors in the 4/6 playground. All KS2 children will come into the building through the usual entrance located in the 3/5 playground.
  • Nursery Children will be dropped off and collected from the front entrance of the school.
  • At home time, children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will be collected from the 4/6 playground.

   

  Please click on the link below for full details:

  https://www.brucegroveprimary.com/letters/

   

• PTFA Cake Sale: Friday 7th February, after school, downstairs hall

  Fri 31 Jan 2020
  Come along and support our school.  Buy a cake.  All proceeds go towards PTFA projects for the school.

  

• 'Find Your Brave' for Children's Mental Health Week: 3-6 Feb. 2020

  Fri 31 Jan 2020

  Next week is Children's Mental Health Week.  Every year we raise awareness of the importance of one's wellbeing and mental health.  The theme this year is 'Find Your Brave'.  We will be exploring and supporting bravery in all shapes and sizes; recognising that life is full of small brave steps and that sharing your worries with an adult you trust is a brave thing to do.  We plan to develop ways to FIND YOUR BRAVE.

   

  Towards the end of the week on Friday, we are having a non-uniform day in support of the NSPCC Number Day Initiative.  We will be having lots of maths and number fun at school and children can 'Dress up for Digits'.  We are asking for a suggested donation of £2 to help fund vital NSPCC services such as Childline and the Speak Out Stay Safe Programme.

   

  For more information visit:

  www.childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk

  www.nspcc.org.uk