Dear Parents/Carers

Firstly, thank you to those of you who are continuing to keep your children at home. This

has allowed us to prioritise places in school for those children who really need it and limit

contacts for children and staff. The Government has shifted their approach to schools and as

I identified in my latest letter to you, they are stating that if you can keep your children at

home, you should. I know that this means some of your children will be in school some days

and at home others, but this helps to keep us all safer.

I wanted to update you on our local data . We now have the highest infection rates in

London and our local hospital is full to bursting. We would ask all parents for children using

onsite provision to get a weekly lateral flow test and send your results into school so we

can avoid any further infections in school.If your child has had Covid 19 then you will not be

able to have a test and so follow the medical advice you have been given. Below you will

find our local test centres.

You can book your rapid test at:

● Hounslow House

● Heston Library

● Wellington Day Centre

● Isleworth Library

We are in an increasing dangerous situation and we want to keep our children, families and

staff safe from this virus. Please, share any changes to attendance with the school office

either by phone or email.

We would really appreciate any adjustment in your use of school.

Remote learning

I want to start by saying a huge thank you and well done to you all. We have been

absolutely blown away by the level of support that we have seen from you parents . You are

doing the most amazing job at ensuring that your children are joining in with their remote

learning. Almost every child in the school is joining in, in one way or another. We appreciate

that it is not easy, and that at times your children will need a lot of support and

encouragement. However, thank you for persevering. I really feel that educating your

children is a real team effort especially at the moment.

I would like to thank all of the parents who have emailed in with feedback. Below are some

samples of the kind of messages that we have been receiving. These messages are

appreciated so much by the teaching staff and they give them little boosts throughout the

week.

I just wanted to say thank you to Mrs Siddall and the team in school teaching the key worker

children. My child has come home overflowing with all of the things she has been doing in

school. She is loving the fairy tale topic.

Such a beautiful day today, my child was able to see her teachers and friends on Zoom.

Her expression was priceless!!!

She made a ‘get well soon card’ for LRRHood' grandma and painted it rainbow and heart

shapes. Her writing skills are improved but still needs help writing "d" and "a" which I will

be focusing on tomorrow. Perhaps the paint idea is great in this regard. She watched her

phonics and maths video lessons and practised the relevant activities. I was so impressed

when she asked "mummy can I have paper and pencil to write while watching the phonics

video, and she did write the words. Apart from reading a book on "Activelearn" she also

read another book available at home. She played with playdoh and tried to teach her little

brother as well. Role-playing was a very interesting part of the game. It was challenging

for me to convince her that wolves are not always bad because she believes wolves are

scary. So tomorrow we will try to involve her in wolf mask making.

Just wanted to say that this morning was such a relief for me...…...the new set up with the

live lessons are fantastic. I was dreading home-schooling last night!!! Having a set timetable

and my son knowing that he has set times to be logged on is great, rather than just sitting

for a couple of hours working. Hopefully this lock down home-schooling won’t be as bad and

stressful as last time!!

It was lovely hearing him getting involved in the questions today during English.

Thanks again you guys are doing a great job!!!

My son loves all of the activities the teachers have been putting on Seesaw and gets

excited when he hears feedback from his teacher. He loves that he is able to send a voice

message and hear his teacher’s voice too. I appreciate what the teachers are doing as it is

keeping my son occupied and he is now able to access everything by himself and upload

his own work and pictures.

Thank you for all you are doing in English. Your lessons are great and your style really engages the kids

Miss Holmes, Mr Enright and Ms Desai have been brilliant...…it's so nice to hear my son

contributing to lessons and answering questions.

It's really lovely to see my child interacting with his class and teacher every day on google

classroom and working as a group discussing the work

Thank you so much for my son's opportunity to talk to you Miss Kochilas and friends. He was

really happy. He had such a smile when he saw his teacher and afterwards he asked to do

the drawing for the teachers.

I think the year 4 teachers deserve a medal. They explain what the layout of the day is and

they make the instructions very clear and they still get children turn their Microphone on

and say “Miss Mott what are we doing?“ Or “Miss Mott what lesson is this?”( at the end

of the lesson!). They must say hundred times a day ‘Can you turn your mics off please.’ It

is quite entertaining to listen to, but must be very frustrating for them. They are very

patient and are always there for them if they have a problem.

I think it is working very well, and appreciate all of their hard work.

Mrs Colenso

Yesterday was Mrs Colenso’s last day. We wish her all the best and thank her for all the support she has given our children, parents and staff over the last four years. She will be truly missed.

Nursery Applications

Food Banks and Vouchers

We appreciate that recent times have brought real financial challenges for some of our

families. There are food banks in our local community that are there to support families in

times of hardship. We can help to signpost parents to these and make referrals for you if

necessary. However, we recognise that sometimes this can take a bit of time, and

sometimes families in very difficult situations cannot wait. We continue to run a Foodbank

in school with food mostly donated by staff. If you know anyone who is struggling, please

encourage them to get into contact. We understand that some people will feel very

uncomfortable asking for help. We promise to help you as discreetly as possible. Contact

the school office on 02088907472.

Birthdays

As we can’t be in school to celebrate birthdays I would like to wish all the children who are

celebrating their birthday at home this week.

Freddie-Lee Wilson-Satchell Puffling Varchas Kasturi Seagull

Jimmy Langridge Eagle Zainab Malik Hawk

Abdur Rahib Duckling Millie Wallis Owl

Manvi Aulack Chaffinch Sudays Abdidek Kingfisher

Solomon Gill Duckling Laxman Jajula Hawk

Mason Marks Peacock Aeman Sandhu Robin

Dion Bagha Woodpecker Sahasri Regmi Owl

Macie-Lea Yates Chaffinch

Wraparound care

Our wraparound care, Breakfast Club and Aftercare are still operating for those

children attending school. Breakfast Club opens at 8am and Aftercare runs from 3pm

to 5pm. These sessions need to be booked in advance via

office@bedfont.hounslow.sch.uk

We wanted to share some of our wonderful home learning

This is just a sample of some of the amazing learning happening each day.

Nursery

Yuvinu - After listening to the Hickory Dickory Dock nursery rhyme, he has made a mouse by

cutting out different shapes

Tianna - She has been practising forming numbers on paper

Peter - He has been practising writing his name

Robin Class:

This week in reception, we have been learning about Little Red Riding Hood and capacity.

I would like to thank Ava. Mr Lundy, set a challenge for the children to try and make a ball of

playdough float. Ava tried finding different ways to make it work and eventually it did. I

would like to thank her for her persistence and fantastic creative thinking. Well done!

I would also like to thank Jack for his efforts with all his home learning. He has been trying

so hard and I am so proud of him. I especially liked seeing his picture of Little Red Riding

hood. Amazing work Jack!

Sparrow Class:

It has been great seeing Reggie's work on Tapestry. I especially liked the cakes he made. He

said they are the cakes Little Red Riding Hood was bringing to Grandma!

Elijah has sent in lots of work and I really liked the missing poster that he made to help find

The Gingerbread Man.

Wren Class

I would like to say a big well done to Aleena for all her hard work. She has been practising

her phonics everyday and we can see the result in her writing from the card she wrote for

Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother. Keep up the good work!

I would also like to celebrate Lily's work. This week Lily shared an additional activity she did

home. She played a counting game with money. Lily managed to count numbers by using

1p, 2p and 5p coins. Well done Lily! You're doing a great job!

Peacock Class: Lisa - For always trying her best everyday and following instructions very carefully. She created

an amazing Pokemon drawing and conducted a fabulous science experiment.

Zachary - Despite missing his friends very much Zach still logs into Seesaw everyday with an

amazing, positive attitude towards learning. He tries his best with every activity that he

completes.

Mohammed - Although we are yet to welcome Mohammed into our classroom in school, he has

made an amazing start in virtual Peacock Class and is already proving he is a very hard worker

and always tries his best on Seesaw! We are very lucky to have him as a part of our class.

Nightingale Class

Well done to Adam for trying to log in everyday and posting lovely video responses to the

activities set. He has been commenting on a lot of his peers' work with voice notes saying

wow, well done, I like your work, your work is lovely. Thank you for being so kind Adam!

Viktoria M has put a big smile on my face as she responds to all my voice notes with a voice

note. We have had conversations about how her and her family are, what she is getting up

to and what she finds easy and difficult on Seesaw. She also tries her best to complete every

single task and usually records videos of herself completing the tasks, singing and dancing

which is lovely for Nightingale class to see. Well done Viktoria!

Swallow Class:

Ariana, Jack and Nevaeh. They have all been engaged in home learning in very creative ways

and I am very proud of all the work they have completed. I have attached some work from

each of them.

Swan Class:

Aneesa and Arthur for always giving the tasks on Seesaw a go and doing their best.

Kingfisher Class:

Kiara - I am so impressed with how hard Kiara has been working at home this week. She has

been logging in every day and completing all the activities independently. I am especially

impressed with her artwork in the style of Andy Goldworthy. Keep up the amazing work

Kiara!

Ayana - Ayana makes sure she completes every piece of work to her best ability. She works

carefully and is able to spot and correct her mistakes. I am especially impressed with her

amazing writing in literacy. Keep up the great work Ayana!

Seagull Class:

Shourya and Sameer. They always try their best and listen to my feedback, they make an

effort to go back and correct any errors and ask me if they are unsure. We have really good

communication and they are both on seesaw everyday!

Sameer

Shourya

Year 3:

Sofia, Skylark

Sahasri, Owl

Eessa, Woodpecker

Benjamin, Woodpecker

Amelia, Skylark

Mason, Owl

Erika, Owl

Year 4:

As I stepped out of the dumbwaiter, I was blinded by a single beam of burning, bright light coming from a single small window. Moving into the shadows I noticed the rest of the room seemed dim and dismal. I began to feel around the narrow walls, the ceiling was sunken and disintegrating. Eventually, I stumbled upon an old-fashioned, worn armchair. As I perched on the edge, the harsh brittle material scratched at my skin. A musky scent lurked in the air as if time had stood still in this room for many years. Quietly, I glanced to the left and I could see a thick layer of dust covering an antique shelf that was teeming with books. Books filled to the brim with knowledge and wisdom.

Jimmy Langridge Year 4 Eagle

We have been reading The Spiderwick Chronicles, and this lesson was focusing on expanded

noun phrases. Jimmy wrote this wonderful setting description. It was when the character of

Jared found the secret room.

Jonathan, Chaffinch

Ethan, Swift

Year 5:

Maciej, Falcon

Stuti, Falcon

Lacey, Heron

Erica, Falcon

Leda, Falcon

Lily, Heron

Year 5 appreciation for effort and engagement:

Osprey – Luca Falcon - Leda and Daria Heron - Samhitha and Anabia Keyworker Group – Lily

Year 6:

Mansur, Starling

Thesewnee, Starling

Ashword, Kestrel

Sienna, Kestrel

Ambar, Kestrel

Leena, Hawk

Mustafa, Hawk

Sara, Kestrel