Woodford Green Primary School

Friday 8th May 2020

Dear Children of Woodford Green Primary

Today is VE day. Victory in Europe day. On this day, in the UK in 1945,

more than 1 million people celebrated in the streets of our cities, towns

and villages. People were celebrating the end of a very difficult time, a

time when they had to stay in their homes and air raid shelters to keep

safe. It was also a time when people helped each other tremendously.

When Londoners heard that peace in Europe had been declared, crowds

came out onto the streets and flooded into central London. London land-

marks such as Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus

became a focus for celebrations.

World War II is often seen as a time of great community spirit. Londoners

were seen as calm in the face of danger,

sharing a positive spirit, courage and a de-

termination to succeed.

We are living in a time when we are see-

ing this great community spirit and where

we are seeing how calm and determined

people are to overcome this current crisis.

You are all playing your part, showing us your positive spirit and your

courage. Thank you for continuing to work hard and for helping your

parents in this time.

As Winston Churchill said: “My dear friends, this is your hour.

This is not victory of a party or of any class. It’s a victory of the

great British nation as a whole.”

Dear Parents and Carers

On Monday 11th May 2020, we will be sending you a letter

that will detail our launch of Google classroom. This online

platform helps teachers and pupils to communicate and can

be utilised to organise and manage work. The programme

also allows teachers to teach from a distance, which in the

current climate can provide much needed assistance.

We will continue to upload home learning activities via

email and the school website whilst we launch Google Class-

room. If you have any questions regarding home learning or

Google classroom, please contact the class teachers.

Writing Challenge

All children of Woodford Green

We are living through some unique and in-

teresting times at the moment. How are you

experiencing this time? Can you share some

of your thoughts and feelings in writing?

This could be in the form of:

A story about life in lockdown

A poem about the times we are facing and

how we can cope

A daily diary of your experiences, thoughts and feelings

A practical guide of how communities and families can help

one another in this time

All the teachers and I would love to read what you have written

and publish it in the weekly newsletter!

Please email your teacher with your ideas, they will be able to

support with your writing. Send them drafts and/or questions;

they will provide feedback and suggestions.

Lockdown Writing—Reception and Y6

Please send us in your book reviews, poems, stories which your

friends will be able to read.

Look at all the fantastic contributions

from Reception children! On the next

page we feature a brilliant newspaper

article from Lenny in Y6. Superb efforts

from you all. We look forward to fea-

turing more of your work next week.

Please do send your writing to your

teachers.

One of the best things to come out of the Corona Virus Crisis..

CAPTAIN TOM, A TRUE HERO.

A war veteran who raised millions for the NHS has been sent more than 25,000 birthday

cards.

Captain Tom Moore, recently turned 100 years of age, has completed one hundred laps of his

garden in celebration of reaching the grand age of 100! He thoughtfully decided to challenge

himself so he could raise money for the brave NHS workers who are holding the whole

situation of the COVID-19 outbreak together to save many lives.

The hard-working man raised over 30 million pounds for this amazing cause.

HOW CAPTAIN TOM MOORE CAPTURED

OUR HEARTS.

Alongside the donations, Captain Tom has inspired the whole country with his good deed and

determination.

His daughter called him ‘a beacon of hope in dark times’

The country all watched captain Tom celebrated his birthday in style, enjoying the fly by in

inspiration and with a warm heart. Captain Tom has set a very good example to everybody

that we can all do something great in these worrying times.

Reporter Lenny Craddock

LENNY’S LATEST... |

WEDNESDAY 6th

MAY 2020

‘More than 25,000

Birthday Cards…’

‘a beacon of hope

in dark times’

PARENTS OF WOODFORD GREEN

Please let us know how your child is getting on with their home learning

using the checklist we have sent. Sending us photos and examples of the

activities you’re doing in and around the home would be great!!

SAFEGUARDING

Please see our latest online safety update on the next page, all

about Online Grooming

HELP WITH HOME LEARNING

StarLine home learning helpline which can be accessed through

the following link: https://www.starline.org.uk/

It offers advice, tips and answers questions parents may have

about home learning during this time.

Future Contact

We would like to keep in touch with

you as much as we possibly can dur-

ing this time. We will be contacting

you by phone and your children

from time to time. It would be

lovely to hear how you are and

how your children are getting on

with your activities and home learning.

CORANAVIRUS UPDATES

During this time we will update our website regularly with

national and Local information and also use the Parent to

Teacher system to send you texts and emails. We under-

stand that this could be a very difficult and strange time

for families and we want you to be as informed as

possible. Please look out for emails and texts and check

our website to see updates—these can be found in our

Coronavirus Updates section

Please see the link below which may be helpful to you:

https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/?

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STAY SAFE EVERYONE