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School Closure Update 20.03.2020
Fri 20 Mar 2020Dear parents/carers,
Earlier this morning the government published the following advice.
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. That is why the government has asked parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible, and asked schools to remain open only for those children who absolutely need to attend.
It is important to underline that schools, colleges and other educational establishments remain safe places for children. But the fewer children making the journey to school, and the fewer children in educational settings, the lower the risk that the virus can spread and infect vulnerable individuals in wider society.
Schools are, therefore, being asked to continue to provide care for a limited number of children - children who are vulnerable and children whose parents are critical to the Covid-19 response and cannot be safely cared for at home.
Vulnerable children include children who are supported by social care, those with safeguarding and welfare needs, including child in need plans, on child protection plans, ‘looked after’ children, young carers, disabled children and those with education, health and care (EHC) plans.
We know that schools will also want to support other children facing social difficulties and we will support head teachers to do so.
Parents whose work is critical to the COVID-19 response include those who work in health and social care and in other key sectors outlined below. Many parents working in these sectors may be able to ensure their child is kept at home. And every child who can be safely cared for at home should be.
Please, therefore, follow these key principles:
• If it is at all possible for children to be at home, then they should be.
• If a child needs specialist support, is vulnerable or has a parent who is a critical worker, then educational provision will be available for them.
• Parents should not rely for childcare upon those who are advised to be in the stringent social distancing category such as grandparents, friends, or family members with underlying conditions.
• Parents should also do everything they can to ensure children are not mixing socially in a way which can continue to spread the virus. They should observe the same social distancing principles as adults.
• Residential special schools, boarding schools and special settings continue to care for children wherever possible.
If your work is critical to the COVID-19 response, or you work in one of the critical sectors listed below, and you cannot keep your child safe at home then your children will be prioritised for education provision:
Health and social care
This includes but is not limited to doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, social workers, care workers, and other frontline health and social care staff including volunteers; the support and specialist staff required to maintain the UK’s health and social care sector; those working as part of the health and social care supply chain, including producers and distributers of medicines and medical and personal protective equipment.
Education and childcare
This includes nursery and teaching staff, social workers and those specialist education professionals who must remain active during the COVID-19 response to deliver this approach.
Key public services
This includes those essential to the running of the justice system, religious staff, charities and workers delivering key frontline services, those responsible for the management of the deceased, and journalists and broadcasters who are providing public service broadcasting.
Local and national government
This only includes those administrative occupations essential to the effective delivery of the COVID-19 response or delivering essential public services such as the payment of benefits, including in government agencies and arms length bodies.
Food and other necessary goods
This includes those involved in food production, processing, distribution, sale and delivery as well as those essential to the provision of other key goods (for example hygienic and veterinary medicines).
Public safety and national security
This includes police and support staff, Ministry of Defence civilians, contractor and armed forces personnel (those critical to the delivery of key defence and national security outputs and essential to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic), fire and rescue service employees (including support staff), National Crime Agency staff, those maintaining border security, prison and probation staff and other national security roles, including those overseas.
Transport
This includes those who will keep the air, water, road and rail passenger and freight transport modes operating during the COVID-19 response, including those working on transport systems through which supply chains pass.
Utilities, communication and financial services
This includes staff needed for essential financial services provision (including but not limited to workers in banks, building societies and financial market infrastructure), the oil, gas, electricity and water sectors (including sewerage), information technology and data infrastructure sector and primary industry supplies to continue during the COVID-19 response, as well as key staff working in the civil nuclear, chemicals, telecommunications (including but not limited to network operations, field engineering, call centre staff, IT and data infrastructure, 999 and 111 critical services), postal services and delivery, payments providers and waste disposal sectors.
If workers think they fall within the critical categories above they should confirm with their employer that, based on their business continuity arrangements, their specific role is necessary for the continuation of this essential public service.
Applying for emergency provision
The school will continue to provide care for a limited number of children - children who are vulnerable and children whose parents are critical to the Covid-19 response and cannot be safely cared for at home.
If you require care, please telephone the school by 1pm and return the form by hand or email before 3pm today. This will provide the school with sufficient time to organise staffing and adequate provision.
The provision of this care will be subject to request and is dependent upon adequate staffing arrangements. If, at any time, the school considers that the safety and wellbeing of the children and staff cannot be met, the additional provision will be reviewed.
Following government advice all families who are currently in isolation should remain in this position for the appropriate time. The school will not allow children who have been unwell to return prior to their period of quarantine.
In the first instance the school will plan to provide childcare until Friday 3rd April 2020 between 8:45am and 3pm.
Once your child has been allocated a space the office will speak with you directly.
Thank you for your patience in this time of uncertainty.
Andrew Kerse
Interim Headteacher
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Year Two Visit to Hampton Court
Fri 28 Feb 2020Year 2 Seuss had a fantastic time at Hampton Court Palace on Thursday 27th February, despite the snowy start. We all saw the great hall where Henry VIII hosted banquets and balls. We walked through the kitchens seeing what food the Tudor courts would have eaten. We watched the interactive chopping boards show us how to prepare the food and how they cooked the meat on the fire. Some pupils had a tour with Katherine Parr's sister and others handled 500 year old coins used when the Tudors were kings and queens. The day helped us all in our history learning about the monarchy through the ages and comparing different periods of time. -
Teach Your Monster to Read
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Teach your monster is a government approved app to help children to read and is FREE until 28th February 2020!
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Tom Davis Visit
Fri 14 Feb 2020On Friday 14th February 2020 Yewtree Primary School were boated by Tom Davis, British judo champion. Tom shared his sporting journey with our pupils showing them that he started in the same place they did - taking part in many different sports in school. In Toms journey he suffered many setbacks even from a young age but this did not stop Tom trying his best and never giving up.
Later in the morning Tom joined in with the pupils at Yewtree Primary School on fitness morning where pupils walked, hopped, skipped, ran and even shimmied around the playground. This was all part of Hertfordshire’s mass daily mile initiative where all schools were joining together taking part in a fitness morning at their own school. The pupils at Yewtree take part In daily moving activities including running around the playground whilst at school to help with their physical and mental well being.
Toms message to pupils was to never give up and always try your best very similar to Yewtree's value of “Everyone doing the very best they can”.
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Bring and Buy Sale - Pupil Reps
Mon 10 Feb 2020On Friday the 7th February the Pupil Reps held their Bring and Buy sale.
They had worked hard to sort through the donations.
They set up the hall, arranging the toys and games according to cost.
Lots of children came in after school to look around and buy lots of new games and toys to enjoy.
They raised £60 for our school. A huge well done to the children for organising this event and thank you to those dedicated staff that help us too.
Keep an eye out for our next event.
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Year 2 Visit St Pauls Church
Mon 03 Feb 2020Today year 2 Seuss visited St Paul's church for the morning to learn more about special places for Christians. We all enjoyed exploring the important things they use and symbols around the church including the font and the alter at the front of the church. We also tried on the different vestments Rev Caroline wears at different times of the year. -
6 Shakespeare Visit Adeyfield School
Fri 31 Jan 2020Today 6 Shakespeare were invited by Adeyfield School to take part in a taster secondary school PE lesson. After a short walk it was time for a warm up learning about muscles and their names. Pupils were then put through their paces in a circuit training type session with different stations that tested their strength, power, endurance and co - ordination. Pupils then finished off learning about how exercise has an effect on their heart rate.
Pupils said the morning was brilliant as they got to try out a secondary school PE lesson, meet some teachers and see how big a secondary school was.
We are looking forward to taking more pupils and try other subjects at secondary schools.
Thank you Adeyfield School for having us.
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School Crossing - Patrol - Cattsdell
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Primary School of the Year
Wed 22 Jan 2020This year Yewtree Primary School was shortlisted for the Primary PE School of the Year, an award that recognises the schools devotion and efforts to Primary PE and Healthy Active Lifestyles in school. The award was presented at the 2020 Hertfordshire PE Conference where Yewtree were up against 425 primary schools across Hertfordshire.
We are pleased to say that Yewtree Primary School was one of 10 finalists for the award putting us at the top of all schools in Hertfordshire and rewarding Mr Roe and the Sports Team for all of their effort and hard work.
Well done and thank you to all of our pupils, parents and staff who supported in this achievement.
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500 Words 2020
Mon 20 Jan 2020The UK's largest story writing competition for kids is back for its tenth year. Here's everything you need to know to get involved.