Mrs Stafford Letter - 30th March
Dear Parents/Carers,
I hope you are all continuing to keep safe and healthy and doing your best to take care of one another. These are challenging times and many of us are finding it quite difficult staying inside at the moment, especially with the sun shining so beautifully! I know that your children are missing their friends and the hustle and bustle of school life, but I also know that everyone at Reignhead wants to play their part in protecting the NHS and saving lives. As I drove into Beighton last week, it was so lovely to see brightly coloured rainbows in some of your windows – it put a huge smile on my face so I’m hoping to see even more next time.
I know that at the current time, many children will be spending more time online than usual and that parents don’t always know which social networks, Apps and games are suitable and which are definitely not. The most important thing you can do is talk to your children about what they do online and how they can stay safe but it can be difficult to know where to start. The NetAware website, written in conjunction with the NSPCC, is extremely useful in this respect. It can be found here www.net-aware.org.uk and tells you exactly what to expect from each network, App or game.
We are currently working on updating the Home Learning Packs so that they are ready for when we ‘return’ after the Easter holidays. In the meantime, I know your children will enjoy clicking on the ‘Out of the Ark Music’ link; there are lots of Easter songs for the children to sing which they already know and some of them will be familiar to parents/carers as well. Favourites include ‘Celebrate’ and ‘The Chocolate Song’.
Finally, I’d like to wish you a pleasant Easter weekend and I’ll be in touch again next week. Any further updates will be added to OurSchools APP so do keep checking; alternatively you can contact us at enquiries@reignhead.sheffield.sch.uk with any questions.
Warmest wishes,
Carole Stafford
Headteacher, Reignhead Primary School
Reignhead Primary School
I hope you are all continuing to keep safe and healthy and doing your best to take care of one another. These are challenging times and many of us are finding it quite difficult staying inside at the moment, especially with the sun shining so beautifully! I know that your children are missing their friends and the hustle and bustle of school life, but I also know that everyone at Reignhead wants to play their part in protecting the NHS and saving lives. As I drove into Beighton last week, it was so lovely to see brightly coloured rainbows in some of your windows – it put a huge smile on my face so I’m hoping to see even more next time.
I know that at the current time, many children will be spending more time online than usual and that parents don’t always know which social networks, Apps and games are suitable and which are definitely not. The most important thing you can do is talk to your children about what they do online and how they can stay safe but it can be difficult to know where to start. The NetAware website, written in conjunction with the NSPCC, is extremely useful in this respect. It can be found here www.net-aware.org.uk and tells you exactly what to expect from each network, App or game.
We are currently working on updating the Home Learning Packs so that they are ready for when we ‘return’ after the Easter holidays. In the meantime, I know your children will enjoy clicking on the ‘Out of the Ark Music’ link; there are lots of Easter songs for the children to sing which they already know and some of them will be familiar to parents/carers as well. Favourites include ‘Celebrate’ and ‘The Chocolate Song’.
Finally, I’d like to wish you a pleasant Easter weekend and I’ll be in touch again next week. Any further updates will be added to OurSchools APP so do keep checking; alternatively you can contact us at enquiries@reignhead.sheffield.sch.uk with any questions.
Warmest wishes,
Carole Stafford
Headteacher, Reignhead Primary School
Reignhead Primary School
