Dear Children… I have been writing to your families a lot over the past few days but today I am writing to YOU! Firstly I wanted to say how proud I am of all of you. You have been fantastic this year but especially over the past few weeks. It has been strange at times – having to wash your [...]
Dear Parents, The government released who comes under the banner of key workers and vulnerable children very early this morning. The advice remains the same: "The most recent scientific advice on how to further limit the spread of COVID-19 is clear. If children can stay safely at home, they should, to limit the chance of the virus spreading." There is [...]
Dear Parents, This afternoon Devon County Council have issued some guidance regarding next week and beyond. Currently, all schools are being asked to stay open for children of key workers next week. The official guidance for this group has not yet been released but we can make an educated guess that this includes all health workers, social care staff, police, military [if [...]
A message from Sam Page, Headteacher of Caen Primary... Without needing to repeat any of it, he's saying to our wider community what I've had little time to do myself. Please have a read, and thank you for being patient with us. Julian Dear Parents and Carers, The Devon Association of Primary and Secondary Head Teachers will be having a [...]
While our Year 6s (and I quote) treat their final practise paper like "the real SATs and we're gonna SMASH it!!!" it has been possible to take a moment to reflect on what lovely children we have and what really matters. Here is a tiny snapshot of our last few days... P.S. That last picture is mud, promise!! [...]
AKA, musing of a headteacher. We’re sending out ideas and packs today… And we’ll be populating web pages… But we thought we could host a place where people could post ideas? I'm sure Pinterest and Facebook will help here too, but it's a thought; a possible helpful page? It's also un-moderated. Please be thoughtful of the audience! Link here, for [...]
We are almost at the point of finalising home-learning packs and we will issue them tomorrow, now that we know we're closing our doors on Friday. Additional to this, we will be starting to populate web pages and support for online working. Please be patient, as we've got lots to do and we're only a small school. (I have to [...]
We have been asked many questions about the current situation and our plans. It’s certainly a unique situation that we find ourselves in and the most recent advice from Government is that schools should remain open. You’ll understand I’m sure, that with the most recent advice about vulnerable groups and social distancing, this is beginning to be a difficult task. [...]
Dear Parents, Following the current government guidance we have made the decision to cancel all non essential activities after school for the next two week. Therefore please be aware that choir practise, football, netball and badgers first aid group will not be running for the next two weeks. Tennis club next Tuesday morning is also cancelled. Additionally, we have also [...]
Coronavirus update: Monday evening / Tuesday morning ... 16th March 2020 Dear parents, We continue to receive daily emails from the Department for Education and continue to support children and encourage them to wash their hands frequently. However, Monday afternoon’s press conference extended upon any advice we’d received or passed on… How will the most recent announcement impact the school: [...]
