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There's a special message on the school Facebook page for members of Mrs Tolley's dance club on what would have been show day. 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁
Have a listen to Simba, then we'd love to see you dancing in the replies. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Quick update...
Free school meal vouchers - if you have ordered a postal voucher we will hopefully be printing them on Monday and sending them out for next week.
Email vouchers - if you haven't already, you should receive a voucher for this week and another for next week ( so 3x £15 vouchers per child for 3 weeks). We will be joining the queue to order more.
We have some sandwiches at school if you need any.
Home Learning - do check the school website as there are lots of suggestions which you can choose from.
Bell Heath - make sure we have your details so we can send you a refund cheque.
School places - make sure you accept or appeal the place given to your child for YR or Y5. We are working on induction for families with YR children. The middle schools are starting to ask for information about Y5 children. We are working on letting you know in July about classes for next year. We await guidance on how we can share end of year reports with you all (including Special Educational Needs).
If we can help in any way, please get in touch. Take care everyone xx
Free school meal sandwiches are available in the foyer. Mr Kieran is in the office if you need to speak to him about vouchers or taking sandwiches for 2 days.
If you would like the sandwiches but love out of catchment, please let us know and we will see what we can do to help.
We have had a message today which says the email voucher codes have been approved. You should now be able to access your ecode via email if you havent already.
The vouchers to be collected or posted have not been approved yet. We will let you know as soon as we can access and print them.
There are some sandwich lunches available for children eligible for free school meals today. You do not need to order, just come up to school. Phone us if you can't collect.
Here2Help is a countywide campaign and community response to provide help and support to vulnerable people and families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is led and coordinated by Worcestershire County Council, supported by a growing network of individuals, groups and organisations across the county.
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Hope you're all okay and have had a safe Easter.
Tomorrow we are preparing supermarket vouchers for the parents who have asked for them to be posted. If this is you, YOU MUST LET SCHOOL KNOW WHICH SUPERMARKET YOU WANT THE VOUCHER FOR.
Ring 527619 and tell us
Sainsburys
Tesco
Morrisons
Asda
Waitrose
M+S Food
On Wednesday, if we haven't heard from you we will print a voucher for Tesco so that we can post it to you this week.
If we have your email, the government chosen system is trying to cope with a very high demand across the country. We have done everything that we need to do and will email you an ecode as soon as the Edenred company have completed their part of the process.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TELL US WHICH SUPERMARKET YOU WANT - you follow the instructions in the email when you receive it.
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After Easter, we will be sending out supermarket vouchers to families who have children eligible for Free School Meals.
To receive vouchers you must have emailed office@woodrow.worcs.sch.uk
with your first and last name and the name of your child(ren).
If you do not have access to a working email you must have phoned 527619 to confirm your first and last name, the name of your child(ren) and your address so that vouchers can be posted to you.
You will only receive vouchers if you have made contact in one of the above ways.
Please share this information and encourage people to get in touch. We have not heard from everyone who is eligible yet. We do not want anyone to miss out.
Thank you x
The food parcels for children eligible for free school meals are packed and ready now. There are no sandwiches today.
These parcels are one per child for 2 weeks.
To collect please:
Phone school to say you are on the way (as some foods are in the fridge)
The parcel will be on a table outside the main entrance with your child's name on it. Please help yourself. It is in a bag for you.
If other parents are collecting at the same time as you, please remember the rules for social distancing.
Over the next week, we will be organising vouchers to replace food parcels after Easter.
Thank you
The Free School Meals vouchers are only for families who have completed county paperwork for free school meals as they are eligible because of their income/ benefits.
If you have a child in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 who has been having a free meal in school this is called Universal School Meals. This does not necessarily mean you are eligible for free school meals- these are 2 different things.
We have a list in school of children who are eligible for free school meals. ONLY THESE CHILDREN are eligible for a government voucher.
If you are unsure, please ring the school office. If you have emailed and are not eligible, we will phone or email to let you know.
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We have now received information from the government about the voucher scheme for children eligible for free school meals (benefit related - NOT Universal YR-Y2).
If you are eligible, please EMAIL:
Your first and last name
Your child's or children's names
To
office@woodrow.worcs.sch.uk
This will allow us to set you up on the system to receive vouchers via email AFTER Easter. Please note there will be food hampers for collection from THURSDAY to cover the next 2 weeks.
You do not need a printer- you will receive a code via email which you can turn into a voucher for a supermarket and show in store on your phone.
If you have already phoned and spoken to someone in the school office you do not need to email as well.
If you do not have a working email which you can access:
please phone the school office on 527619 and give
Your first and last name
Your child's/ children's names
Your address if you want the voucher to be posted
Your phone number if you want to collect the voucher
The preferred provider out of Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, Waitrose or M+S food
This will allow us to set you up on the system to receive vouchers AFTER Easter.
Please note there will be food hampers from collection from THURSDAY to cover the next 2 weeks.
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