Dear Parents/Carers Thank you for the continuing support we are receiving as we progress with our Home Learning programme via Google Classroom. Once again I will emphasise the importance of keeping a good balance of work and recreational activities to help reduce stress and anxieties in the family home. We pray for all those families… Continue Reading
Category Archives: School Newsletter
Important Updates 29 January 2021
Hello everyone and I hope you are all safe and well. The current national lockdown, during this period of winter, is having a greater negative impact on us all. I feel it is time to reflect on aspects related to school that I know are having a big impact on family life in all of… Continue Reading
St Matthew’s Update 8 January 2021 – National Lockdown
Happy New Year and Happy Friday to everyone, we hope you are all safe and well. These are very challenging times for us all and it is even more important during this National Lockdown to work together and keep our community safe. School is closed to help reduce the transmission of COVID 19, particularly this… Continue Reading
Critical Worker – ACCESS places
Dear parents/carers Apologies , once again we have been let down by the text messaging service (due to the unprecedented volume of schools countrywide trying to text parents!) and we understand not everyone has received their confirmation of a place texts. All parents, deemed a critical worker who requested an ACCESS place for their child/children… Continue Reading
Critical Workers – information for ACCESS places.
The critical worker Access to school is only available if your child is unable to be looked after at home on any particular day/days. Our remit during this National Lockdown is to provide remote learning in the first instance for all pupils. The critical worker access to school places is 9am to 3.20pm Mon to… Continue Reading
Text Messaging Service – Crashed
Apologies to you all as the Teachers2Parents Text Messaging Service (Eduspot) crashed at the time I had compiled a message and thought the system had sent the message to you all about tomorrow’s school closure. Too many schools having to make last minute arrangements via text – thank you Mr Johnson!
School Closed to ALL pupils on Tuesday 5 January 2021 and further information
Dear Parents and Carers it is with a heavy heart that I have had to ask governors to close school to all pupils tomorrow. The timing of the Prime Minister’s announcement tonight has not provided us with the opportunity to collate the needs of our school community. An expectation on all teachers is that they… Continue Reading
School Re-opening Tuesday 5 January 2021
Dear parents/carers We would like to wish you all a Happy New Year as we welcome children back for the Spring Term 2021. Currently, it is our plan to open school for all pupils on Tuesday 5 January 2021 at the usual time. If this situation was to change we would make contact by text… Continue Reading
Mrs Curran – Thank You
Every year Mrs Curran knits the most wonderful Christmas tree decorations and they adorn many Christmas trees across Tyneside. Thank you Mrs Curran for your efforts for our children and this year you raised £141 which is being used to support our playground upgrade. A BIG St Matthew’s THANK YOU !!
Joan and Jim Boyd – Thank You
Throughout the year Joan and Jim collect items ‘Large’ and ‘Small’ to provide us with prizes for our school raffle – we are very grateful for their efforts which this year helped us raise £269 for our playground upgrade. Thank you Joan and Jim!
