Children’s University

Dear parent(s)/carer(s),

                                      Due to the restrictions in place at present and for the foreseeable future, we have received details of how the children’s university credits will be awarded given that currently children cannot earn credits by attendance at the school’s customary after school clubs. Please read the following information from Enrich education about how the allocation of credits is changing.

At present with the current restrictions in place children may not have access to the usual extracurricular clubs and provision to gain Children’s University credits like in previous years. As part of the Children’s University we want to make sure that children still have an opportunity to access and benefit from a wide and varied amount of enrichment activities and experiences. 

We have enhanced and developed the Children’s University programme this year to provide families with different ways to collect credits that will count towards the children’s graduation next summer. Below are a couple of ways you can gain Children’s University credits:

Enrich Education - Activities/Resources - Home Learning

The Home Learning section on the Enrich Education website has a range of Children’s University accredited activities that can be completed at home. The activities are broken down into different subject (Sport, Art, Science, Geography, Maths, English & STEM). New fun and engaging activities are being created and uploaded every week.

Throughout this school year will have the opportunity to earn over 100 credits if they undertake these activities. Children’s University hours will be credited once the session/work has been completed and evidence provided to school’s children’s university coordinator along with the activity’s individual ‘Activity Stamp Code’. The code is usually a colour followed by 4 numbers i.e. purple5017 The code can be found at the bottom of the activity session sheets.To access these activities please visit:

http://www.enricheducationuk.com/home-learning/

In addition to the Enrich Education activities, National Children’s University Trust has an online learning activities page. There are lots of validated activities for children to engage with and gain credits for.

To access these activities please visit:

https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/get-involved/activities-to-do-at-home-and-online/

Enrich Education - Online Mini Master Classes

To provide further learning opportunities Enrich Education will be hosting a number of free, informal, fun, and engaging online Mini Master Classes that children can participate in. The Mini Master Classes will be hosted Live on our Youtube channel and will take place on Saturday or Sunday mornings. Working with teachers with specialisms in a range of different subjects from Art, Crafts, Drama, Maths, English and History. Children will have the opportunity to participate in the sessions in the comfort of their own home. All of the resources for the sessions will be posted on the Enrich Education Home Learning section on the website in the Master Classes tab.

A full timetable of events will be released on the events page on the Enrich Education website here:

http://www.enricheducationuk.com/events/

The first master class will be held on Saturday 7^th November at 10:30 this session will have an art focus.

Enrich Education – Learning Destinations

Many children are still accessing enrichment activities away from the school, in their local communities. For the organisation’s activities to count towards a participants Children’s University credits they must have undertaken a short validation process.

We have taken the decision to relax the validation process and allow children to gain hours from organisations that have not yet undertaken the validation process yet. This will enable children to gain a maximum of 30 hours from any non-validated activities/organisations. For example, if a child attends a drama group and a football group that are not validated, they will be eligible to receive up to 30 hours attending these organisations.

If possible, these hours should be recorded in a Children’s University passport to learning, this is the official process of logging hours for external hours. However, there are some school that are not currently utilising the passport to learning and we will work with these schools to ensure their pupils are still benefiting from attending external activities. Providing some evidence and maybe even a piece of work (report, scrapbook, medals, photographs) will be acceptable as evidence of attendance.

There are already lots of validated Learning Destinations, both locally and nationally, that children are accessing to pursue their interests and hobbies. These organisations are a great way for children to participate in enrichment activities and gain CU credits through the Children’s University Passport to Learning. To find validated activities/organisations in your area please visit the ‘Find an Activity’ section of the Children’s University website:

https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/activity-search/

Enrich Education – More Able Online Sessions

Enrich Education will be offering a number More Able (formerly ‘Gifted and Talented’) online workshops in English & Maths in the spring term. The sessions will take place on a Saturday morning and last for between 1 & 2 hours.

The sessions will be of a dynamic and challenging nature, aimed at enhancing the skills that some young people have already displayed signs of possessing in Maths or English. Schools will be able to select a number of year 6 pupils to benefit from these sessions and full registration details will be provided via school closer to the time.

Enrich Education - Tailored School Offer and Credits

Enrich Education will be working with each school individually and assessing where children are engaging in enrichment activities within the school timetable. Some curriculum activities will count towards Children’s University hours, for this year. This could come in the form of enrichment lessons that can be temporarily classed as CU modules i.e. music, arts, crafts, drama, sports, computers etc. The school will use their best judgment to choose the areas of the curriculum that will count towards the child’s Children’s University credits for this year.

If you have any questions about the Children’s University programme for the coming year please contact Enrich Education.

info@enricheducationuk.com

www.enricheducationuk.com

If you require any further information about how this will look specifically for us at Eastcroft Park, or have any other questions/queries about Children’s University then please email me at reception@eastcroftpark.co.uk.

Mr Youngman

Children’s University & after-school clubs coordinator

Times and locations of Knowsley Foodbank distribution points are as follows:

Monday - Huyton & Kirkby

12 noon to 2.pm: St George’s Church, 46 Primrose Drive, Huyton, L36 8DW 12 noon to 2pm: St Andrews Church, Highfield, Tower Hill, Kirkby L33 1ZF

Tuesday – Kirkby

12 noon to 2pm: The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Liverpool L32 8XY. (located underneath the Library - look for 'Poco's Coffee Shop)

Wednesday - Stockbridge Village & Prescot

12 noon to 2pm: The Community Hub, The Croft, Stockbridge Village, L28 1NR (Will change to Thursdays in October)

12 noon to 2pm: Salvation Army Prescot, Warrington Road, L35 5UA

Thursday – Huyton

12 noon to 2pm: St Dominic’s Church, Southdean Road, Huyton, L14 8UL

Friday – Kirkby

12 noon to 2pm: The Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Liverpool L32 8XY. (located underneath the Library - look for 'Poco's')

Saturday - Halewood

10 am to 12pm: St Mary’s Church, Kenton Road, Halewood, L26 9TS

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20^th October 2020            

Dear Parents/Carers of Year 5 children,

This afternoon we have been advised that there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the school.

We have followed the national guidance and have identified that your child’s class bubble may have been in the proximity of the affected person.

Public Health England advise that close/direct contact is considered to be:

• being coughed on, or
• having a face-to-face conversation within 1 metre, or
• having unprotected skin-to-skin physical contact, or
• travel in a small vehicle with the case, or
• any contact within 1 metre for 1 minute or longer without face-to-face contact
• extended close contact (between 1 and 2 metres for more than 15 minutes) with a case

Governors and I have made the decision to follow the national guidance as we must take every step to ensure the safety of the children, staff and the school community. Therefore, the children in the Year 5 class must self-isolate.  As the affected person has not been in school since Friday 16^th October, the isolation period will end on Monday 2^nd November and children can return on this date. This is the date that children were due to return after the half term break.

Mrs Mason will provide work for the children for the rest of this week (Wednesday and Thursday) but work will not be set over the half term break. If you have any difficulties with the work please email Mr Youngman reception@eastcroftpark.co.uk .

It is not recommended that you access a test unless your child begins to show symptoms, as even if the test comes back negative your child will still have to self- isolate until the 2^nd November.

The rest of your household does not have to self-isolate and other family members can attend school as usual.

If your child needs to access a test during this time please inform school of the results.

Please be assured that we are doing everything we can to minimise the risk to your children and I thank you for all your support in following the new arrangements.

I would be grateful if parents/carers would refrain from using social media to discuss this matter as rumour and speculation can cause unnecessary upset and panic.

Please read the attached information and if you have any questions, contact the school and I will be happy to speak to you.

Thank you again for your continued support in such challenging times.

Miss J Withey

Head teacher

Dear Parent/Guardian

Your child’s annual flu vaccination is now due

This vaccination is recommended to help protect your child against flu. Flu can be an unpleasant illness and sometimes causes serious complications. Vaccinating your child will also help protect more vulnerable friends and family by preventing the spread of flu.

The vaccination is free and is a quick and simple spray up the nose. Even if your child had it last year, it is recommended to have the flu vaccine again this year.

A leaflet explaining the vaccination programme is enclosed and includes details about the small number of children for whom the nasal vaccine is not appropriate.

Please complete the consent form https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nw6GLq8WNqbjf_pq6Y8C7bLS8IEYPbt-?usp=sharing (one for each child) and return to school in the next 3 days to ensure your child receives their vaccination. This can be a paper copy or e-mailed to eastcroft.de@knowsley.gov.uk.

If you decide you do not want to vaccinate your child against flu, please return the consent form giving the reason. This will help us plan and improve the service.

Your consent form will be kept for 12 months after this time it will be disposed of using the trust’s confidential waste procedure.

If you have any queries, please contact the immunisation team 0151 676 5141.

Yours faithfully

North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

If your child becomes wheezy or has their asthma medication increased after you return this form, please contact the healthcare team on 0151 676 5141.

For further information see: www.nhs.uk/child-flu PALS and Complaints Tel: 01925 664450