Catch up on this weeks news

• GOV UK Scam Message Be Aware

  Fri 27 Mar 2020 Mr Ellis

  Gov UK Scam Message - Be Aware

  Please be aware there are more scam text messages going around claiming to be from UKGOV: If you get one of these messages this is what you can expect to see: 'You have been out of your house 3 times today, you are in breach of Government Guidelines, your £30 fine will be automatically added to your bill'. ‘We would like to inform you that you have been recorded as leaving your home on 3 occasions yesterday. A fine of £35 has been added to your gov.uk account. For further information please visit gov.uk/coronavirus-penalty-payment-tracking. Protect the NHS.   This message should be ignored and under no circumstances should you follow the link. ​​​Information provided by:

  Stefanie Sadler (Police, Engagement & Consultation officer, Birmingham Partnerships)

• Food Banks

  Thu 26 Mar 2020 Mr Ellis

  Foodbank	Address	Tele phone number	Opening times and days
  SparkHill Food Bank	Units 20-21, Rovbex Business Park, Hay Hall Road, Tyseley, B'Ham, B11 2AQ	0121 708 1398	Tuesday 10:00-13:30, Thursday 10:00-13:30
  Sparkhill foodbank Balsall Heath Satellite	Balsall Heath Church Centre, 100 Mary Street, Balsall Heath, B'ham, B12 9JU	0121 708 1398	Thursday 11:00-13:00
  Sparkhill foodbank Yardley Wood satellite	Yardley Wood Baptist Church, Yardley Wood Road, B'ham, B14, 4QA	0121 708 1398	Wednesday 10:00-12:00
  Sparkhill foodbank in Hall Green	Church of the Ascension, School Road, Hall green, B'ham, B28 9DX	0121 708 1398	Friday 14:30-17:30
  Sparkhill foodbank - St John's Church, Sparkhill	St John's Church, St John's Road, Sparkhill, B'ham, B11 4AE	0121 708 1398	Wednesday 10:30-12:30
  Green Lane Mosque	20 Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham, B9 5DB	0121 713 0080	Wednesday 16:30-18:00,  Saturaday 11:00-12:00 Sunday 11:00-12:00
  Birmingham Central FoodBank	Birmingham City Chruch, Parade, B'ham, B1 3QQ, (Car park on Helena Street, B1 2RQ)	0121 236 2997	Tuesday 9:30- 11:30, Friday 10:00- 13:30
  Handsworth Birmingham Foodbank	New Life Wesleyan Church, Holyhead Road, Handsworth, B'ham, B21 0LA	0121 507 0734	Thursday 13:00-15:00
  Aston & Nechells Food Bank	St Matthew's Church, 63 Wardlow Road, Nechells, B'ham, B7 4JH	0121 359 0801/ 07913 226012	Monday 12:00-14:30
  Aston & Nechells Food Bank	The Unity Hubb, St Margeret's Chruch, St Margaret's Road, Ward End, B'ham, B8 2BA	0121 359 0801	Wednesday 13:00-15:00
  Aston & Nechells Food Bank	The Salvation Army Centre, Gladstone street, Aston, B6 7NY	0121 359 0801	Friday 12:30-2:30

• Free School Meals Voucher Update

  Thu 26 Mar 2020 Mr Ellis

  FREE SCHOOL MEALS VOUCHERS UPDATE

   

  Please make sure that you can access the e-mail account that you have used to set up your Parent Pay account. Free School Meal vouchers for those eligible will be sent to that e-mail address together with a guide on how to download the vouchers when they are sent out.

• School Closure and Free School Meals

  Tue 24 Mar 2020 Mr R Ellis

  Unfortunately we have been forced to close the school due to staff shortages. 

   

  It is very important that if you child is entitled to a free school meal that you check your parent pay account or the e-mail address that is linked with that account for details of shopping vouchers that will hopefully become available in the next day or so. The city is working on setting this up and I would hope that it will begin place to ensure that all free school meal children are able to have a meal from Monday to Friday whilst the school is closed.

• Coronavirus Update - Closure of Most School

  Thu 19 Mar 2020 Mr Ellis

  19^th March 2020.

   

  Dear Parents/Carers,

   

  Re: Coronavirus update – school closure to most pupils

   

  Following on from my last update, I’m now writing to let you know that we have now been instructed to close the school to almost all children after this Friday until further notice.

  As advised by the government, we will do all we can to stay open for the children of key workers (e.g. NHS staff, police, others in frontline services) and children with certain needs.

  We are waiting for the government to publish more information on what this means, but it would help us in the meantime if you could let us know if you think your child may fall into one of these categories. Can you please contact the school office providing details of both your job title and that of your partner or spouse. We will also require your child’s name, their class, and for you to check that the school has up to date contact details for both yourself and your partner or spouse. We’ll be in touch again as soon as we are sure who this does apply to. Please either telephone the main office on 0121 675 2355 or e-mail enquiry@sumfield.bham.sch.uk

  All other children will need to stay at home, so we ask that you do not send your child into school from Monday onwards.

  Please note that this is a national closure – as you may have heard in the news – so while it is a challenging situation, we are not alone. We’ll re-open fully as soon as we can and will let you know when this is by Groupcall message and e-mail, email via ParentPay and the banner on the top of the school’s web-site home page (www.sumfield.bham.sch.uk)

   

  What we’ll continue doing while your child is at home

  Your child’s learning is of course important to us, so we’ll continue to help your child to learn. 

  We have already provided your child with a bundle of work that they should work through in the event that they are forced to remain at home and additional work will be placed on the school web-site within the class pages as detailed in my letter of 16^th March 2020 which can be found on the web-site under News and Events – Latest News. Likewise this letter will also be added to that page as well as sent out via ParentPay.

  Your child will have been provided with a login to Education City and I would ask you to check my letter of 16^th March for further information about work and support that you can give to your child.

   

  It is expected that those children who are eligible to continue to attend school should do every day unless they are taken ill or a family member within the same home is taken ill. In which case the government advice remains that the whole household should self-isolate for 14 days. This will need to be communicated to school in the usual way by calling office as soon as your child shows symptoms e.g. a temperature above 37.8 Celsius or a persistent cough. Should this happen than all parents are advised to check the NHS111 website for guidance or in needs be phone NHS111.

   

  If your child usually receives free school meals we will also be in touch with more information about how we will continue to provide this, with support from a scheme that the government has just announced.

   

  The school day will operate as normal from 8:50 am to 3:22 pm. Please note that Breakfast Club will be cancelled from Monday 23^rd March 2020 onwards.

   

  What we won’t be able to go ahead with

  • School trips
  • Breakfast or after-school clubs
  • Events
  • Internal exams or tests

   

  This is as much as we know right now and we appreciate your continued patience as we deal with this ever-changing situation. We understand that this latest news will have an impact on you and your family and it’s far from ideal, but we’ll continue to keep in touch with any updates as the situation develops.

  If you want to get in touch to share any concerns, please don’t hesitate to do so via 0121 675 2355 or enquiry@sumfield.bham.sch.uk

  And remember: if you or your child feels ill and you want to know what to do next, please use NHS 111 online.

  Thank you again for your continued support, and we will be in touch with more information when we can.

   

  Mr R Ellis

  Headteacher

• Coronavirus Outbreak Letter to Parents and Carers

  Tue 17 Mar 2020 Mr Ellis
  
  
   

   

       

  17^th March 2020

   

  Dear Parents / Carers,

   

  Latest Update on the School’s Response to the Coronavirus Outbreak

   

  Following a meeting of the school’s Governing Body it has been decided to limit visitors to school and the occasions when the children might further be exposed.

   

  Therefore, it has been decided to cancel all before and after school clubs with the exception of Breakfast Club. This will continue as normal at this stage.

   

  We are also cancelling trips scheduled for this term and these include the Year 4 residential, which we are trying to reschedule for later in the year, and the Nursery trip to the Sealife Centre.

   

  Further cancellations include the ESOL classes, the Barnardos Mother and Toddler Group and all other Parent Groups and the Parents’ Evening due on Wednesday 25^th March 2020.

   

  Can I remind parents that if your child or another member of your family shows symptoms then the whole household should self-isolate for 14 days. If we send a child home with symptoms this applies.

   

  It may become necessary in the future to close and it is important that we are able to continue to communicate with parents and carers. Can you, therefore, make sure that your contact details are up to date with the school office, especially any mobile phone numbers. This can be done in person or by contacting enquiry@sumfield.bham.sch.uk with your details. 

   

  Further updates and information will be made available via the web-site www.sumfield.bham.sch.uk

   

  School will remain OPEN until we are told otherwise by the government or until we are at crisis point and unable to staff the school safely.

   

  Regards

   

   

   

  Mr. R. Ellis - Headteacher

   

   

   

   

   

• Coronavirus Outbreak - Homework Letter 16th March 2020

  Mon 16 Mar 2020 Mr Ellis

  16^th March 2020.

   

  Dear Parents / Carers,

   

  Homework in the event of school closure or absence.

   

  Your child will be bringing home a work pack so that in the event that we are forced to close, they have plenty of work to do. We are very keen to minimise the impact that a closure may have on your child’s education.

   

  They will also be given their login’s to Education City which can be accessed by:

   

  https://educationcity.com/homepage

   

  and we are able to take advantage of an offer from Twinkl, a resource that we use in school which will allow unlimited free access during the Coronavirus Outbreak in the event of school closures. Access Twinkl by:

   

  https://www.twinkl.co.uk

   

  Create an account and put in the code UKTWINKLHELPS

   

  Please make sure that you encourage your child/ children to:

   

  • read every day for at least 20 minutes
  • learn their times tables
  • practice their number bonds in EYFS and KS1
  • practice their phonics in EYFS and KS1

   

  Year 6 can access practise papers for their SATs via the following link:

   

  https://www.satspapers.org.uk/Page.aspx?TId=5

   

  Please make sure that you check the school web-site for regular information about the current situation.

   

  Yours sincerely

   

  Mr R Ellis - Headteacher

• Department for Education Coronavirus helpline

  Wed 04 Mar 2020

  Department for Education Coronavirus helpline

  Yesterday, we launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:

  Phone: 0800 046 8687
  Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
  Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)

  ·         No school should close in response to a suspected (or confirmed) COVID-19 case unless advised to do so by Public Health England.