23.2.21 Email Communication to Parents

23rd February 2021Mr Bennett
Dear parents/carers,
We are continually trying to improve all aspects of our school. One area is our communication to parents. We are now able to offer email messages direct to you.
Communicating this way will allow a reduction in paper letters, allows greater reach to parents not on social media and enables school to share information more widely and quickly.
Please complete the form (link below) to receive email updates from Mortimer Primary School. We will be using the Teachers2Parents service to achieve this.
https://forms.gle/pbBQvxBrY87CZnQY9
If you have multiple children in school, please complete for the eldest child and then list the younger siblings on the next question.
You can give us 4 separate email addresses which we will send to.
Please check your spam/junk over the next week and add the address to your safe list. Tests emails will be sent out on Friday 26th Feb and Mon 1st March.
Thank you

22.2.21 Parents’ Spring Raffle

22nd February 2021Mr Bennett

22.2.21 Parents’ Spring Raffle

Just as Boris is about to tell us his new plan for schools, staff have kindly donated lovely food and drink goodies to create a fantastic spring hamper for parents. It’s the perfect pick me up for a home schooling parent or a marvellous treat for those critical workers!
Entries are £1 each and you can purchase more than one.
Entries can be purchased via Parent Pay. All money raised will be added to the PTA fund, which supports events and activities for pupils throughout the school year. 
The draw will be made Friday 5th March. Thank you for your support.
1ST PRIZE – LARGE PARENT HAMPER
2ND PRIZE – MEDIUM SWEET TREAT GOODIES
3RD PRIZE – SMALL SWEET TREAT GOODIES

19.2.21 Reminder: Mission 2 Mars

19th February 2021Mr Bennett

19.2.21 Reminder: Mission 2 Mars

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is enjoying the half term.
Just a reminder …
All children, both in school and home learners, have been tasked with collecting junk modelling pieces for the Mission 2 Mars project which will start on Monday.
We reopen on Monday 22nd February with the procedures and practices from the last half term still in place.
Stay safe

12.2.21 Half Term, Strava and Get Collecting

12th February 2021Mr Bennett

12.2.21 Half Term, Strava and Get Collecting

Hello all,
HALF TERM
Just to remind everyone that we will be closed to all next week and will reopen to pupils on Monday 22nd February. No new work will be posted on the Google Classrooms and staff won’t be replying to any of your messages as they are taking a well-earned break. Take the time to leave the screen and do something different!
STRAVA
Tyne and Wear School Games Organisers have created a Strava club for staff and parents of schools in Tyne and Wear, aiming achieve a collective distance of 10,000miles through walking or running and encouraging everyone to get active.
Parents can sign up to the challenge using the link below.
https://www.strava.com/clubs/835297
Club – Tyne & Wear SGO Lockdown Challenge
This challenge is in competition with Northumberland, Durham and Tees Valley.
Whilst children can’t take part, we are sure they will be happy to encourage and coach their parents!
GET COLLECTING
Please use half term to collect your materials for the Mission to Mars project starting after half term. Boxes, tubes and pots will be idea for this week long project. See previous post for more details.
Have a safe half term break and we will see you all soon!

11.2.21 We Wonder: Mission to Mars

11th February 2021Mr Bennett

11.2.21 We Wonder: Mission to Mars

After half term we will be having an amazing cross-curricular week (wc 22nd February) focused on Mission to Mars!
It would be a good idea to start keeping/ collecting recyclable materials in preparation for the week for your child to use.
EYFS and KS1 will be making space transport and KS2 a habitat for Mars. This is for both remote learners and children coming into school
Children should bring their materials with them on the first day back after half term. They will use their own materials that they bring into school.
There is also a competition through The National Literacy Trust. This is just for KS2 nationally, but we are going to have a competition in school for KS2 and KS1 entries with a winner from each key stage. Wow!
More information will be shared, but for now children should get collecting those boxes and yoghurt pots. Please make sure they are clean on arrival to school!
Thank you to Miss Anderson and Mrs Douglas for leading this exciting week!

8.2.21 Lunch orders via Parent Pay

8th February 2021Mr Bennett

8.2.21 Lunch orders via Parent Pay

Just to remind parents that you need to book your child’s meals before the Wednesday deadline as hot meals can no longer be ordered by the office after the deadline, only a sandwich option can be booked, however there will still be access to hot potatoes/chips, vegetables and a hot pudding choice.
Booking meals can be done any time before the Wednesday deadline so you don’t have to wait until the Wednesday night to book. You will need to make sure there are ample funds on your parent pay account to cover the bookings, if the choices aren’t paid for within two hours of booking they get cancelled by the system.
Also from Monday 22nd Feb there will be ham buns and chicken wraps available on the menu for a Monday.

5.2.21 Not just for the children…

5th February 2021Mr Bennett

5.2.21 Not just for the children…

Whilst it might be Mental Health week for children, we also need to look after our staff.
Really Awesome Coffee arrived today to give our staff a proper cuppa!
Staff were nominated by their peers to receive a ‘hug in a mug’!
Several cans of squirty cream later and there were lots of happy staff despite the awful weather!
We have a fantastic, dedicated team of people at Mortimer Primary who are doing a terrific job in such trying times. Their can do attitude makes this difficult situation much easier to get through.
#staffmatter #huginamug #mortimerfamily

3.2.21 Dress to Express Day – Friday 5th Feb 21

3rd February 2021Mr Bennett

3.2.21 Dress to Express Day – Friday 5th Feb 21

We’d like you and all of the children, whether online or in school to ‘Dress to Express’ this Friday as part of the Mental Health week for children!
  • Wear your favourite colour!
  • Wear a colour to express how you feel!
  • Wear something that makes you feel happy!
No money donation is required, just a donation to your own wellbeing bank!
When: Friday 5th Feb
What: Dress to Express
From 1-7 February 2021 schools, youth groups, organisations and individuals across the UK will take part in Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is Express Yourself.
Expressing yourself is about finding ways to share feelings, thoughts, or ideas, through creativity. This could be through art, music, writing and poetry, dance and drama, photography and film, and doing activities that make you feel good.
It’s important to remember that being able to express yourself is not about being the best at something or putting on a performance for others. It is about finding a way to show who you are, and how you see the world, that can help you feel good about yourself.