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Update on Free School Meals Vouchers (Non-Universal)
New vouchers have been ordered. The system is though saying there is 72 hour delay. We will send them out (email or post dependent on what has been requested) as soon as we get them.
Hope that all our pupils and families are continuing to be safe and healthy. Thank you all for keeping your children as safe as you can. Sending you all our
best of wishes
All at Bridge
Supporting parents/carers to support their child and their learning during national lockdown and Coronavirus crisis.
The government has said that all children should be at home if this is possible. The Bridge School does have some children attending: children whose parents are key workers and are providing vital support to the country. The school is also providing placements for children whose families need safe-guarding/safety support. Risk assessments support those decisions. All school places we offer depend on week by week staff capacity. We have a large number of staff who cannot due to health needs/family situations be in school due to the government guidance on vulnerability or shielding.
Most of our parents/carers have their children at home. We want to do all we can to support the children and families. Every situation is different. Every pupil and their needs are different. We are offering the following bespoke support for all families:
We stress that we do not want any parent/carer
to feel any pressure but we also want parents to know that the support is there.
We have been asked by parents about potential use of apps for classes where parents can share what their children have been doing at home. We are currently looking at what can be used to support this and we will update on this as soon as we can. We know some apps have been hacked and unsafe material has then been accessed by those using the app.
We are planning to do a community Makaton sign of the week for all of our families to share- watch this space.
Sometimes, it might not be the teacher who can call as this can clearly be dependent on their own health and well-being as well and that of their families. We will ensure another member of staff continues to offer this support if the teacher is unable to do so.
The teachers calls also offer safe-guarding and well-being support for families. If we cannot consistently contact a parent/carer by phone or by email, we will contact emergency contacts so we know that all is ok. If we are still unable to make contact we will contact the local Family Connect organisation for advice as we want to make sure all our families are as safe as can be.
If you do want more advice in the meantime, as ever, please contact us on A7017@taw.org.uk
Thank you for the lovely comments that we have received.
In the meantime, we send a collective heartfelt best of wishes that our children and families are safe and remain safe. When we applaud the Key Workers, we also applaud you for your support of your children and your families.
We just wanted to say Hello and hope that all our wonderful pupils are ok/well and also their families. Teachers will have spoken to you and will continue to keep in touch. The calls are so we know how you and our pupils are, to give advice or ideas and to support with work ideas if wanted. Please do let us know if there is anything that is worrying you or we might be able to help with.
Please do look after yourselves. Sending our best of wishes.
Heather and all from Bridge Nursery and School.
Any parent who has requested email vouchers. Please can you check that you received them as the government system is now saying that these have been sent to your emails. Please also check your junk mail as well as your inbox. Please email A7017@taw.org.uk if you have NOT received your email vouchers.
Any parent who requested vouchers are posted. These are being downloaded to us. It says it can take up to 24 hours. These will be posted as soon as we get them downloaded to print.
Any new parents/carers who have made a new claim for Free School Meals that has been approved. We could not add you to the government system up to this point and are advised it will take 72 hours from now to process. if you have not already done so please email A7017@taw.org.uk to advise if you wish vouchers to be emailed or posted to you. If sent by email, the voucher will arrive with you sooner.
To all parents and carers, please know we are thinking of all our wonderful pupils and all of families. Please continue to take as much care of yourselves as you possibly can in these challenging and complex times.
Kind regards and our best wishes to all
Heather Davies
Head Teacher
Hi
Firstly hope you, our pupils, families and friends are all ok in what remains a very challenging time. We have some pupils in this week again including children of some critical workers working in our medical services.
Voucher update. You will have read the post on the website last week that we will send the parents whose children are on the non-universal FSM list their vouchers by post or by email as soon as we get them (either by email or by post). The vouchers were to cover the two week Easter period. We are accessing them via a government national system. Unfortunately, as of this morning our download of the vouchers says it remains 'pending'. We have let the LA know this and they will support us doing whatever they can to access the vouchers so they can come out to you. We are doing all we can to access them and will get them to you as soon as possible. Please do email A7017@taw.org.uk or call Telford and Wrekin Family Connect 01952 385385 if though you are finding things difficult in the meantime.
Kindest regards to all
Heather Davies
Head Teacher
To all our families, we send you our sincere best wishes for your well-being and safety at what we all know is a complex and challenging time.
Update on Free School Meals SEE 4PM Update below
If you are receipt of Free School Meals related to family income, this is to let you know that you will be entitled to access a voucher for the holiday period if your child is not in school to receive their meal.
We have been able to contact most parents/carers recently and most will have their vouchers emailed to them. Others have asked for them to be posted- they will be posted today and hopefully they will arrive very soon.
4 PM update. We have applied for the vouchers and they are being down-loaded but we have not currently received them. We will administer as SOON as we get them. Many thanks all.
FSM Entitlement
If your circumstances have changed or you feel that you are meet the criteria for free schools meals and are not currently registered, please go on line using this link:
https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/20028/school_meals/9/free_school_meals
In the meantime, for all our families please know that we are all sending our wishes for all of you to be as safe and as well as possible. Teachers will continue to be calling to see how you are, offer ideas of things/work to do if this is helpful. As ever please let the teacher know if there is anything that you are struggling with or email us on A7017@taw.org.uk (we are regularly checking this email although not always daily).
Kindest regards and best wishes to all
Heather
Head Teacher
Adapted PE Session called Bumble Bee Physio is on Facebook. One of teachers found this resource. The Physio team nor the school can endorse it but we thought that some our parents/carers would like to take a look and see if is was something that might be interesting for their child. If you are unsure if it is right for your child then please seek advice from Physio.
The site have various adapted sessions and it is clear on the page before it starts what equipment they need etc. They are currently doing a Disney Live session if you wanted to take a look.
https://www.facebook.com/bumblebeephysio/