Dear families,
*ABSENCE*
I have spoken to several families and staff about the high rate of absence in school at the moment. We have to deal with pupil absence in a sensible way. Our starting point is:
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We do not want Covid in the school
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You do not want Covid at home.
There are several interpretations of symptoms and we must be careful but sensible. I have a duty of care to all staff and children. Therefore we must work together on keeping Covid out of our community. I will send out further school guidance early next week which I hope will make things clearer to all.
*BLACK HISTORY MONTH*
Next month is Black History Month at Old Oak, and we will be celebrating together as a school family. We have two authors coming in to visit - Ifeoma Onyefulu and Venessa Taylor - and they will doing assemblies, workshops and book signings, information about purchasing books to be signed will come home next week. We also have Tie-Dye Drama coming in, and they will be doing a drama workshop with Year 1 based on the story of the Leopard's Drum and DanceWest will be coming in to work with the Reception children in a dance workshop. We will also be welcoming Lydia back to work with all of the children on a collaborative piece of art based on traditional patterns and prints. Finally, we will be hosting Baroness Young of Hornsey OBE. She is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, who was born in Kensington, and will be speaking to the children about her life and achievements.
We will also be running a raffle during October to raise funds to support the projects we have organised. Prizes include a voucher for half term art workshops at art-K in Chiswick; a voucher for brunch for 2 at Burnt Provisions on Askew Road; a voucher for a meal for 2 at Grill Shack and Tiki Bar on The Vale; vouchers for Bando Burgers in East Acton; vouchers worth £15 for no drama on Old Oak Road and much more! Information about raffle tickets will come home next month - the draw will be at the end of half term.
*KEY STAGE 1 MOVIE NIGHT*
On Friday 1st October, KS1 are invited to The Old Oak Cinema for movie night! Letters went home this week about tickets for children in Year 1 and 2 - please ask your child's teacher if you have lost it and need a replacement. Please return the slip by Wednesday at the latest so that Miss Hepworth has time to buy cinema treats in time! Tickets are prices between £2.50 and £3.50. Please contact Miss Hepworth if you have any questions. She looks forward to seeing lots of children there next week!
Movie Night for Year 3 and 4 will take place on Friday 8th October and for children in Year 5 and 6, it will take place on Friday 15th October - the films will be announced next week so save the dates!
Have a good weekend.
Best wishes
Joe
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