School Closure

Further to the guidance issued by Central Government all schools across England are closed, except to certain pupils. For more information please click here.

Learning from Home

While the school is closed we will be regularly providing work for children to do at home. Please click the buttons below to find work for the different year groups.

Miss Oxley's Arts and Crafts

Published on Sunday 29 March 2020 by Crook Primary.

Each week Miss Oxley will give you a suggestion of an activity to do at home. If you would then like to share your work with our community you can send it to year6@crookprimaryschoool.org.uk and she will feature some of them the following week.



    Email Scam Alert

    The DfE have are advising that some parents have received an email stating:

    ‘As schools will be closing, if you're entitled to free school meals, please send your bank details and we'll make sure you're supported’.

    This is a scam email - do not respond, and delete immediately.

    Coronavirus Advice for Children and Families

    Please check out the links below to fantastic resources for young people, parents and carers to support young people’s mental health during periods of disruption.

    Anna Freud: Self-Care and Coping Strategies
    https://www.annafreud.org/selfcare/ 

    BBC: How to protect your mental health
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51873799

    CBBC: Video and Questions
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/51861089  

    ChildMind: Talking to Children
    https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/  

    ELSA: Coronavirus Story for Children
    https://www.elsa-support.co.uk/coronavirus-story-for-children/  

    National Association of School Psychologists: Parent Resources
    https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-climate-safety-and-crisis/health-crisis-resources/talking-to-children-about-covid-19-(coronavirus)-a-parent-resource  

    Young Minds: Feeling Anxious about Coronavirus
    https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/what-to-do-if-you-re-anxious-about-coronavirus  

    Books
    Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Coping with events in the News
    Dawn Huebner. How to process different world events (ages 6-12).

    The Day the Sea Went Out and Never Came Back
    Margot Sunderland. A story for children who have lost someone they love (ages 4-12).
    Draw on Your Emotions
    Margot Sunderland. A resource to help people express and communication their emotions.

    What To Do When You’re Scared & Worried: A Guide for Kids
    James Crist. A help guide to processing fears and worries (ages 9-13).

    Have You Filled A Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids
    Carol McCloud. Encourages positive behaviour and expressing kindness and appreciation.

    How are you Peeling: Foods with Moods
    Saxton Freymann & Joost Elffers. Explores how emotions look through pictures of Foods. A good way to talk about emotions with young children.

    The Way I Feel
    Janan Cain. Explores feelings and a helpful way to talk about emotions with young children.

    A Terrible Thing Happened
    Margaret Holmes. A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma (ages 4-8).

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    We need you to help us!

    We are trying hard to improve attendance at school and we need you to do the following things:

    • Attendance drops on a Friday especially before a holiday. Please make sure your child is in school every Friday and does not miss school because you have planned a long weekend.
    • Do not book routine doctors and dentist appointments during school time unless absolutely necessary and bring an appointment card to the office.
    • Holidays will not be granted unless exceptional circumstances. You must apply for leave of absence prior to booking any holiday to see if permission would be granted.
    • Please only keep your child off if they are really ill and not just under the weather. We can always contact you if we feel they need to go home.

    Thank you for your continued support in helping us to improve attendance.