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• Keeping Your Child Safe Online

  Mon 29 Mar 2021

  Sandwell Adult and Family Learning services are offering a "Keeping Your Family Safe" online session today between 10-12am.

  By completing this training you will:-

  • Know the importance of online safety
  • Be able to set a secure password
  • Know the dangers to young people online and 
  • Be able to set up parental control on your digital devices

  There is a short registration form to complete please CLICK HERE for more information

   

• Easter Sports Activities

  Fri 26 Mar 2021

  West Midlands Virtual Schools are offering free Easter Online Activities for pupils in Key Stage 1,2 3, and 4.

  These include:-

  Fitness

  Mini PE

  Table tennis and

  Cricket

  Limited equipment is required, please see below for more information

   

  

• Easter Activities Oakham Library

  Wed 24 Mar 2021

  Oakham Library are once again offering a range of Easter activities but this year because of Covid 19 these will be virtual. The 4th slide below gives you more details of how to take part.

   

  "Every child and young person in libraries is inspired to read for pleasure, has access to a diverse range of materials, can engage in a variety of digital activities and can take part in activities that improve their well-being."

  

• Attendance tables week beginning 15th March

  Tue 23 Mar 2021

  We have been back in school for two whole weeks and have  reinstated the attendance league tables. The overall school total for last week was a very respectable 97.2%.

  Individual class winners last week and the classes who will receive the attendance trophy for the week are:-

  Foundation Stage - Nursery AM (100%)

  KS1 - Class 4 (99.3%)

  KS2 Class 13 (100%)

  Please see below how your child's class performed and remember "Every school day counts"

  

• Testing children for Covid-19 - Letter from Public Health Sandwell.

  Tue 23 Mar 2021
  Please CLICK HERE to read today's letter to families from Dr Lisa McNally, Director of Public Health Sandwell

• Barnardo's Support - Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic family Covid-19 Helpline

  Tue 23 Mar 2021

  Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children and families have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19 and are facing significant challenges to their emotional health and wellbeing.

   

  In response to this, Barnardo’s launched a new telephone helpline with a web chat facility, which will provide a service between 1st October 2020 to 30th September 2021.

   

  The Helpline is available between 1 pm and 8 pm Monday to Friday to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic children and young people between the age 11-25 years and their parents/carers.

   

  The helpline is not just a listening service; it will provide practical and emotional support over the phone/ webchat and also refer onward to specialist community support.

   

  Further information is available HERE

   

   

  

• Covid-19 tests when feeling unwell

  Mon 22 Mar 2021

  People who live in Sandwell are being invited to take a ‘PCR’ Covid-19 test if they are feeling unwell, even if they are not displaying the three key symptoms.

   

  A PCR test is the original test that has been used since the start of the pandemic.  The sample is sent off to the lab and the results come back in a few days.  It’s different from the rapid tests which are still only for those with no symptoms.

   

  Any adult who lives or works in Sandwell and has a headache, aches and pains, feeling very tired for no good reason, a sore throat, a runny nose or sneezing episodes can have a PCR test. Children with any of those symptoms, as well as upset stomachs or tummy ache, can also be tested. 

   

  There is no need for residents to isolate if they have these symptoms unless they get a positive test result.  Of course, anyone with the main three symptoms of Covid-19, a new, continuous cough, a high temperature and / or a loss or change to sense of smell, must isolate immediately and seek a test under national guidance.

   

  Test centres offering ‘PCR’ tests are open seven days a week and are at five locations in Sandwell:

  • Car Park, Dudley Road, Oldbury
  • Car Park, Temple Street, West Bromwich
  • Car Park, St Pauls Road, Smethwick
  • Car Park, Kelvin Way, West Bromwich
  • Car Park in Jubilee Park, Powis Avenue, Tipton

  

• Shape Your Talent

  Mon 22 Mar 2021

  Sandwell Public Health are organising a 'Shape Your Future 2021' competition. Auditions will take place virtually and need to be sent in by 31st March 2021 to the website address on the flyer. The competition is open to young people aged 8 -19 (up to 25 with disabilities) and children can perform individually or in school groups. They can showcase their talents in music, dance or entertainment and the prize is £500. 

  See the attached flyer for more information.

  

• Thank you, you are amazing!

  Fri 19 Mar 2021

  A massive thank you for everyone who joined with us in raising money for Red Nose Day, it was a sea of 'red' coming down the drive this morning and was great to see.

  The other fantastic news is we broke all Oakham records for Comic Relief in collecting £722.10

  Everyone's contributions are valuable no matter how large or small because every pound raised is going to make a difference to the charities and families that Comic relief support. We would like to say a special thank you though to Jake (Y6) Thomas (Y2) Zubair (Y1) and Rosie in Nursery who emptied their piggy banks and sent in all of their small change totalling £18.78

  (Photos of the children to follow next week)

• Red Nose Day Friday 19th March

  Wed 10 Mar 2021

  Please join with us to raise money for 'Comic Relief' on Friday 19th March by wearing something red.

   

  CLICK HERE to read the letter with more details

   

  Please CLICK HERE to find out more information on the Red Nose Day website