Spring No. 2, Friday 15th January 2021
Gospel of the Week
(The Second Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B)
The First Followers of Jesus
The next day John was there again with two of his followers. He saw Jesus walking by and said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
The two followers heard John say this. So they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him. He asked, “What do you want?”
They said, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” (“Rabbi” means “Teacher.”)
Jesus answered, “Come with me and you will see.” So the two men went with Jesus. They saw the place where Jesus was staying and stayed there with him that day. It was then about four o’clock.
These two men followed Jesus after they heard about him from John. One of the men was Andrew. He was Simon Peter’s brother. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon. He said to Simon, “We have found the Messiah.” (“Messiah” means “Christ.”)
Then Andrew took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at Simon and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas.” (“Cephas” means “Peter.”)
John 1:35-42
Remote Learning
Once again we have been very impressed and delighted with all of the children accessing our remote learning offer and Zoom calls this week.
From Monday 18th January a new daily timetable will be in place. This timetable has been sent out to parents/carers today via MarvellousMe, it is available on the website in the remote learning information section and will be posted on individual class pages by Monday morning.
This new timetable has a daily mix of Zoom sessions, live lessons, pre-recorded lessons and uploaded lessons. We hope this will help to keep the children engaged with their learning and make parents and carers lives a little easier while the children are learning at home.
Please ensure you children fill in the daily response form available on their online class pages about the learning they have completed each day.
If you are having trouble accessing the work please contact your child's teacher by emailing the new class email accounts - see below for the class email addresses.
We understand some of you are having difficulty accessing Google Classroom, please remember it may be accessed via PC, laptop, tablet, iPad, Chrome book, mobile phone and also Xbox and PS4, see below for instructions of how to log in via Xbox and PS4.
Class Email Addresses
To help make communication between the class teachers and the school community easier we are introducing individual email accounts for each class. If you would like to email your child's teacher please use the following email addresses. You may email at any time but the teachers will only respond during working hours, Monday to Friday. We hope you find this extra way of communicating with the school helpful.
Class RW - Mrs Whitehorn - classreception@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
Class 1D - Mrs DaCosta - class1D@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
Class 1/2H - Miss Husemann - class12h@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
Class 2B - Mr Brown - class2b@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
Class 3G - Miss Grima - class3g@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
Class 3/4P - Mr Porritt - class34p@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
Class 4H - Mr Hussain - class4h@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
Class 5F - Mr Fox - class5f@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
Class 5/6M - Mr McAteer - class56m@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
Class 6H - Mr Harris - class6h@st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk
How to access Google Classroom via Xbox and PS4
If you have an Xbox or PS4 you may access Google Classroom if you follow the attached instructions. However be careful to monitor your children as they may be tempted to play games!
Zoom Protocol for Children
As we are sure you are aware almost everyone, including the children, are taking part in Zoom Meetings on a regular basis. To help you with this we have produced a Zoom Protocol for Children which may be accessed by clicking this link.
Library Computers
Newham Libraries are making their computers available for use by residents during the lockdown. Click this link or the picture for full details
Reception Admissions 2021 - Last day today!
If you know anyone with children coming up to school age please ask them to apply for a place in the school's Reception Classes in September 2021. The closing date for applications is today, 15th January 2021.
To apply for your Certificate of Catholic Practice, please send your child's name, date of birth and address to:
manorpark@dioceseofbrentwood.org
We have some new flyers to advertise the school around the local area, if you feel that there is a place that we should have our flyers available, or you are willing to have them on display in your business etc., please get in touch with us and we will let you have some.
We also have spaces in some other year groups, if you would like your child, or know someone who would like their child to attend St Winefride's please fill in a Supplementary Information Form, available online or from the school and apply online on the Newham Website.
Click here or on the photo for a copy of the flyer.
Documents required to apply for a place at
St Winefride's
To apply for a place at St Winefride's you need to complete or provide the following documents:
Common Application Form (CAF) this is available online on the Newham Website, click HERE to go to the application page.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF) is available on our website or at the school office, click HERE to go to the SIF.
To apply for your Certificate of Catholic Practice, please send your child's name, date of birth and address to:
manorpark@dioceseofbrentwood.org
We will also need proof of your child's:
Date of birth - Birth Certificate.
Address - Council Tax Bill, Housing Benefit Form, Tenancy Agreement.
Also a utility bill dated within the last six months - Gas, water, electricity, telephone bill, bank statement etc.
For more information on how to apply for a place at our school please go to our Admissions Page and the Newham Primary School Admissions page.
There is also a guide on how to set up your eAdmissions account which may be accessed HERE.
This information is all available on our website: www.st-winefrides.newham.sch.uk on the Admissions Page.
Message from Newham about Free School Meals
Please click this link to see a recent communication from the London Borough of Newham about why parent/carers should apply for Free School Meals.
If your child is eligible they will currently be entitled to much more than a free lunch at school, it also includes:
Food vouchers or parcels
Free places at council school holiday activities
Additional support at school to raise attainment
Please click the link for more information.
Newham Educational Psychology Service
The Newham Educational Psychology Service is offering free sessions to help if you would like to discuss any concerns you have about your child's mental well being. Places are limited so please click on this link to see the full details of the offer.
St Stephen's Food Bank - Update
We are delighted to let you know the St Stephen's Food Bank is still providing a much needed service to the people in the parish. Please click on this link or the picture to see the accompanying leaflet.
Here is an update from the church about the Food Bank:
Thank you to those of you who have been supporting our food bank with your kind and generous donations. The Food Bank is now serving more than 60 families per week
The food bank will continue to operate during the lockdown apart from the last Sunday of every month and you are welcome to drop your donations off to us when we are operating on Sundays at 11.30am or you can drop your donations off during the week to the parish office.
The Parish Office hours are (Monday 10.30 am – 5:30 pm, Thursday 10.30 am – 3.30 pm and Friday 10.30 am – 1 pm).
You can also donate online through this diocese link: https://www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/donations/?parish=manor-park by marking ‘other’ as ‘food bank’.
If you would prefer to give a cash donation then you can do so through Father Sean’s letterbox but please mark the donation clearly as ‘food bank’. If you have any queries on how to donate please contact us on 020 8478 1895.
The items that we are most in need of at the moment are:
Tinned foods, Breakfast cereals, Baby formula, Nappies, Wipes
Small cooking oil Flour Sanitary Towels
Coffee Rice/pasta Toiletries
Tea bags Biscuits Sugar
Of course whatever you are able to donate is much appreciated.
Thank you for your continued support in helping us feed those in need in our local community.
COVID-19 Health Champions
Keeping Newham Safe during COVID-19
Here at St Winefride's Mr Savin is our COVID-19 Health Champion.
Everyone who lives in Newham is being encouraged to take a Covid-19 test. Book by calling 119 or online at www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test. Choose the 'My council has asked me to take a test' option.
You are also able to take a 'Rapid Test' if you meet the criteria show on the picture titled 'Getting Tested Regularly'
Newham are releasing statistics each week to show the current state of the pandemic in the borough.
The latest dashboard is shown below and was published on 6th January with information for the week 27th December to 2nd January.
Please click here or on the picture of the statistics to download a copy of the dashboard for 6th January 2021.
This week the dashboard shows an increase in the number of cases, the rate of cases and also the rates of daily tests.
Advice from the London Borough of Newham is:
"Please protect yourself and your loved ones. Absolutely limit your contact with other households. Please ensure your face is covered when going to the shops or other indoor places. If you have been invited for a vaccination please take it up."
Please click the links for more information on vaccines:
Vaccine Background Information
Remember:
HANDS - wash your hands often, for 20 seconds with soap and water.
FACE - wear a face covering whenever you’re inside a public space.
SPACE - stay 2 metres apart from people you don’t live with.
House Points - This Week
Well done St Andrew who have continued their winning streak and have won for the third week in a row. Altogether over 6000 House points were awarded this week!
Don't forget you are able to check your MarvellousMe account to see when your child receives any House Points or Gold Letters so remember to keep an eye on the app!
Gold Letters
Lots of Gold Letters were awarded this week with 3/4P becoming the first class to pass 100, with 3G hot on their tails on 95. Well done to everyone who receive a Gold Letter this week.
If your child is awarded a Gold Letter you will receive a message in the MarvellousMe app (MMe). If you are yet to download the MMe app please do so as soon as possible as all Gold Letters, House Points and messages etc. from the school will be sent via the MMe app.
National Online Safety Posters
To see the latest Online Safety Guides please go to: https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides.
Below are some of the more popular guides. This list will be updated weekly but all of the guides are available on the above link.
This week the guide is about 'Fake News'. Can you spot 'Fake News'? Could you tell your children how to spot it? Check this week's guide for help on how to tell the true news form the 'Fake News'.
This Week's Prayer
Dear Jesus,
You have called us to follow you.
May we, like Peter, Andrew, James, and John say "Yes, Lord, I'll follow you, wherever you may lead."
Amen.
God Bless You,
Mrs Brosnan
Head Teacher
Useful Information from Previous Newsletters
Queries and Complaints Procedure
We are noticing an increase in parent/carers coming into school and asking for immediate face to face appointments with members of staff.
It should be remembered that class teachers are only available outside of teaching hours. While some members of staff that you may wish to speak to may not be class based they also have many meetings and deadlines that have to be met. Having said this we will always do our best to arrange an appointment as soon as it it possible to do so.
While in 'normal' times we would be happy to book you an appointment to see the member of staff you wish to see, at the present time this will not be possible and all appointments will be via the telephone.
We do have a structure that we would ask every parent/carer to follow if they would like to raise a query or a concern about their child at school. In the first instance the person you should ask to speak to is your child's teacher, they are best placed to deal with any queries you may have.
So if you have a query or complaint, please follow the procedure shown in the accompanying flow chart. During these times of uncertainty with the COVID-19 Pandemic we are trying to minimise the number of people entering the school premises, so all queries and complaints will be dealt with via telephone for the foreseeable future. If you would like to read our Queries and Complaints Policy please click on either the flow chart or the link above, or go to the Policies page on our website.
Barnardo's Supported Lodgings Scheme
Barnardo's charity run a scheme called the Supported Lodgings scheme where a host family help a vulnerable young person. By welcoming a young person into your home, you can provide emotional support and help them learn the everyday, practical skills they will need for adult life. If you are interested and would like more information please follow this link, where you will find all the information you need.
Blood Donations
A message from the NHS Blood Transfusion Service:
We are working hard to increase the number of people giving blood and for this we urgently need your help.
The pandemic means fewer people are travelling into city centres to work and shop. That means our donor centres have more appointments available than usual.
Your NHS urgently needs more donors at Stratford Donor Centre.
To keep your NHS supplied with plenty of lifesaving blood during a potentially challenging winter, could you help us by:
By building blood stocks now, we can all help the NHS through the critical winter period and a second wave of covid-19.
If you are able to, please donate blood at the Stratford Donor Centre. Book your appointment at blood.co.uk
Old Newsletters
If you would like to check back on previous newsletters just click this link.
Parent View
Parent View is the ideal way to tell everyone how great you think St Winefride's is. Follow this link to the Ofsted Website and let them know just how outstanding the school is!