Newton Aycliffe, County Durham
Please find resources that you can engage with during Children’s Mental Health Week.
The Children’s Mental Health Website also has a host of activities you can do.
Our new learning platform ‘Purple Mash’ will be launched for Remote Learning on Monday 1st February. Teachers have been busy completing training and assigning work for your children to complete.
You should have received a letter with explanation sheets and login information to get on. If you haven’t yet then please get in touch through the usual channels.
Please bare with us while we get up and running and sort out any teething problems.
Purple Mash do have a YouTube Channel with helpful videos.
Please see attached letter regarding the launch of our NEW remote learning platform – PURPLE MASH.
You can also find more information on our Remote Learning Page by clicking the link below.
Now that our children are having to spend even more time online to access learning task you may be worried that you are not equipped to help and also ensure your child remains safe online.
Internet Matters is a friendly and easy to follow website that is constantly giving out hints and tips on how to keep your child safe online.
This Hints and Tips is a useful document to help.
At school all work on the internet is filtered to ensure children do not find inappropriate material. At home you may not have these settings and so worry about what your child may find when completing Home Learning tasks.
Google have created a child friendly search engine that takes this worry away from you. It is called Swiggle. Give it a try!
If you are struggling with data/internet to access Home Learning then you can request free data increases.
Three, Smarty, Virgin Mobile, EE, Tesco Mobile & Sky Mobile are all taking part in the scheme.
More info here.
Please find attached a letter sent out tonight.
Dear Parents/Carers,
Following the announcement this evening by the Prime Minister, school will remain open to all pupils tomorrow, Tuesday 5th January. This is due to the lateness of the information and recognising that some may find it difficult to arrange alternate care. However, if you wish to keep your child off school, that is your decision at this difficult time.
Tomorrow a member of the Senior Leadership Team will contact all parents to inform them if we are able to offer a key worker / vulnerable child placement in the following weeks.
Remote Learning tasks will commence from Wednesday 6th January. Links to these platforms can be found in our Pupils tab on this website. Once in this section, select Remote Learning. There you will find links to all sites the children have available to them.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mr. Wallbanks
Dear Parents/Carers,
There have been a lot of messages over the last few days regarding school opening due to reports in the media. School WILL BE OPEN on Monday 4th January. Myself and the Senior Leadership Team will evaluate on a daily basis regarding the safety of all children and staff.
Thank you, as always, for your understanding in these difficult times.
regards
Mr Wallbanks
