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Fundraising plan: Summer Term 2022

At Prince Rock we value to opportunity to help others less fortunate than ourselves locally, nationally and internationally. With that in mind, and with the help of the School Council, we have planned which charities we will support this term up until the end of the school year to ensure that our fundraising campaigns are spread out and so you know in well in advance how you can support these worthy charities. As always, any donation however small is welcomed, though if you are unable to donate please do not worry!

    

Thank you for your continued generous support!

Dear Parents, 

 

School will be closed on Thursday 5th May due to the local elections. There will be online learning for the children through Microsoft Teams. 

 

Many thanks, 

This Friday 18^th March Prince Rock will be raising money for Comic Relief/Red Nose Day by holding a mufti day!

 Please help us to raise money to enable people live free from poverty, violence and discrimination. This includes funding organisations that are supporting people right now in Ukraine, and those attempting to cross the border. Because you have the power to change lives!

Please help us to raise as much money as we can by donating £1 to wear your own clothes this Friday! 

Thank you for your support! 

Help for teachers and families to talk to pupils about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and how to help them avoid misinformation. - The Education Hub (blog.gov.uk)

 

Advice if you're upset by the news - CBBC Newsround

 

Please follow the links to find guidance from the DfE about how to talk to children about the current situation in Ukraine as well as advice on the news in general. 

 

https://www.princerock.co.uk/stream/newsletters/full/1/-//

The children have been learning about how to stay safe online today. Here is a link for parents which tells you how to keep your child/ren safe when gaming: Keeping Children Safe on Gaming Platforms | Webinar for parents and carers | Safer Internet Day 2022 - YouTube

Is your child starting school in September 2022?  We will be holding tours on the dates below so you can visit our school.  If you would like to book in for a tour please contact the school office by calling 01752 257698 or emailing reception@princerock.co.uk.  We look forward to meeting you.

Tour Dates -

Monday 15th November @ 5pm 

Monday 29th November @ 3.45pm

Thurs 9th December @ 4.30pm

Thurs 13th January @ 5pm

 

Meet the Teacher 2021

 

 

We will be holding after school sessions in the first week for parents to come into school and find out a little more about what each year group will be learning this year.

 

 

 

All sessions will be in halls to allow for social distancing between chairs.

 

We request that all parents wear face masks unless you are exempt to support the safety of staff and other families.

 

Sessions will start promptly at 3.20 pm. Please collect your child and then go to the correct hall right away. Sessions will last for approximately 20 minutes.

 

We hope you value this opportunity to learn more about the coming year.

Dear Parents,

 

It is with great regret that we have made the decision to move our sports day events to the school playground. This means that parents won’t be able to attend and we know this will be very disappointing for a lot of you. We will create some videos to share with you of the children enjoying their activities. All children should wear their sports kit tomorrow.

 

We have made this decision based on a few factors:

· Not all of our year groups are in school this week due to a small number of children testing positive for COVID-19 and other children needing to self-isolate. This is not a situation unique to Prince Rock but is being experienced across the city and nationally.

 

· Because of the self-isolation situation, we have staff who are not in school and this was making it increasingly difficult to have the ratios needed for an event off-site.

 

· A group of travellers have moved onto the field next to the one we use. We have been in contact with Plymouth City Council about this and they have told us that more people are arriving today. We are, therefore, unsure what the situation will be with this tomorrow and our risk assessment suggests we should not use the public field.

 

Once again, we are sorry that you will not be able to attend. We are looking forward to next year when, hopefully, we will be able to enjoy a more normal year and welcome parents back to school events.

 

Please phone the school if you have any questions.

Kind regards,

Ms C. Brake

Option to come in late on Monday 12^th July

If your child is a football fan and planning to watch the game, you are welcome to let them stay in bed a little longer on Monday and come to school for 10.30am.

 

School will still start at the normal time (and breakfast club will still be open) but children arriving up to 10.30 won’t be marked as late and they won’t miss any lessons.

 

It’s 55 years since England reached a major football final so we’d love them to have the chance to watch and celebrate. We’re hoping for a win but getting to the final is something to feel proud about whatever happens.

Come on England!

 

Plymouth City Council has received funding from the Department for Education to coordinate a city-wide holiday activity and food programme during the 2021 Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays to support families with children who receive free school meals. The Fit and Fed programme in Plymouth is being managed by the Sports Development Unit who have been coordinating holiday programmes in the city for over six years.

Fit and Fed Holiday Clubs

Our summer holiday club programme aims to support children on free school meals and will provide a safe and fun environment, where they can experience a wide range of amazing activities including sports, dance, arts and crafts, forest skills and much more. Every child will also receive a healthy nutritional meal or packed lunch each day.

There are over 70 free clubs taking place across the city at different times and for different age groups. The holiday clubs are funded to provide four weeks of free activities for children on free school meals. Children can attend the same club for four weeks or visit a different club each week. Spaces can be booked directly with the holiday club, on a first-come first-served basis.

Booking details and more information on all the holiday clubs available can be found in the Summer Activities Brochure below.

Fit and Fed | PLYMOUTH.GOV.UK