Dear Parents/Carers,
Please find the first in our new series of our Kepier weekly newsletter. This week’s newsletter follows the theme of remote learning.
1. Parent/Carer Newsletter – Remote Learning
Take care
Kepier
Dear Parent/Carers and Learners,
We are now into our fourth week of remote Learning of 2021. We would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to all of our parents and carers. We understand that whilst at home there is a great deal of support being offered to continue their learning.
This week we had a large number of learners completing and attempting their remote learning work set for last week and we want to say very well done for your perseverance in this new way of learning, and your engagement.
We understand that working from home is not always easy, but we really do appreciate your continued support and feedback, and we would like to take this opportunity to say thank you.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs N. Ashton
Principal
Dear Parents/Carers,
Please see the following letter which provides you with updates in regards to learners in Year 10 and examination information for next year.
Dear Parents/Carers,
Please see the following letter which provides you with updates in regards to learners in Year 11 and examination information.
2021-01-07 Y11 Examination Cancellation
Hi all,
Just a reminder that you should be logged on and ready to join your remote coaching session for 8.30am starting tomorrow.
If you need any guidance please see the document below which will take you through step by step how to log on for coaching and accessing our remote learning work.
Keystage 3 remote learning new
Take care
Miss Allen
Dear Parents/Carers,
Please see the following letter from the Principal in regards to arrangements for remote learning and return to school dates for all learners.
Letter to Parents _ Carers 03.01.21 (1)
**Parent/Carer update for learners self isolating due to bubble closures**
Dear Parent / Carer.
Key Stage 3
Following reductions to the self isolation period from 14 days to 10 days, learners in years 7,8 and 9 who were due to self isolate up until and including Friday 18.12.20 are expected to return to Kepier from Tuesday 15.12.20. We will be closed to all learners Friday 18th December 2020 due to our planned INSET day.
Key Stage 4
Despite recent changes to the self-isolation period (from 14 days to 10 days) which should have seen most learners returning to school on Tuesday 15th December, we have taken the difficult decision that all learners in Year 10 and Year 11 should stay at home and continue with remote learning until the end of the school day on Thursday 17th December. This is due to short-term staffing issues related to COVID-19. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Kepier will be closed to all learners on Friday 18th December due our scheduled INSET day.
This letters is for Parents/Carers of all Year 7 and 8 learners.
Please see information regarding Kepier taking part in the COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey. This is a national study that aims to help experts better understand the virus, and how it is transmitted.
Schools Infection Survey Covid-19 Letter to Parents 03.12.2020
Dear Parents/Carers of Year 10 Learners
We are committed, in these very difficult times, to ensuring that any impact of the disruption to courses of study is kept to a minimum. To this end, we will be starting to introduce a range of Booster Classes in some subjects over the coming weeks to help learners who are behind where they need to be in terms of their knowledge, classwork and coursework assignments.
These classes will be aimed at learners who are identified by their teachers as lacking key knowledge that is essential for success in exams. Booster Classes will be compulsory for identified learners to attend and will take place afterschool from 3.00-3.45pm. They will run on a fortnightly timetable. The timetable is outlined below:
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
| Week A | Business Studies (211) | Health and Social Care (220) | BTEC Sport (220) | Hospitality and Catering (GO3) | Creative I Media (220) |
| Week B | History (213) | Geography (Main Hall) |
Learners will be informed by their subject teachers if they are required to attend a Booster Class. It is essential that those learners attend every session that they are asked to attend and failure to attend will result in lunch passes being revoked or lunchtime detentions for the next day. Learners will also be required to catch up on the work they miss in their own time.
Once again I thank you for your support in ensuring that your child attends whichever classes are assigned to them and I hope that we can work together to ensure learners get caught up on any lost learning during what has been a very difficult time.
Mr A Warkman
Assistant Principal
As from Monday 16th November 2020, we will be reducing the lunchtime by 10 minutes and the staggered exit of learners will start from 2.30pm. This will be reviewed following Government advice at the end of the National Lockdown. If you need your child to be supervised until 2.50pm, please contact your Year Manager.
Miss Sood set a Poetry competition for KS3. A poem was provided and learners had to create an illustration based on the poem.
Year 7 winner: Willow and Year 8 winner : Liam
Both captured the essence of the poem and used only a pen/pencil to create something memorable.
Well done!
Dear Parent/Carer,
Changes to Lunchtime Arrangements from Thursday 5th November
As you will be aware, from Thursday the Government will be introducing a National lockdown. Our priority is to keep learners and staff safe as possible. Therefore, due to the National lockdown, we cannot continue with our previous plans. We intended to half the year group bubbles to ensure we kept as many learners in school as possible. We now cannot allow KS4 learners (Y10 and Y11) to visit Houghton at lunchtime. As a result, we have had to revise our lunch time plans in order to reduce the risk of whole year groups being sent home.
Therefore, the following measures will be in place from Thursday this week:
KS3 Learners (Y7, Y8, Y9) will remain in their Coaching rooms for lunchtime. In doing so, we significantly reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19 to the rest of the year group. Learners can order water, sausage rolls or pop chips during their Coaching session to be delivered at break time. Learners can also pre-order food for lunchtime (including hot food) using the Fusion Mobile Food App. This will be delivered at lunchtime. We can only accept orders via the app.
Y10 Learners will remain in School and use the canteen and outside pod area and can access hot and cold food from the canteen serving hatch. Learners do not have to pre-order food but must have enough money to pay for food on their Parent Pay Account.
Y10 can also order water, sausage rolls or pop chips during their Coaching session for break time.
Y11 Learners will remain in School and use the hall and back yard. Y11 Learners can access hot and cold food in the hall and from the serving hatch situated in the back playground. Learners do not have to pre-order food but must have enough money to pay for food on their Parent Pay Account.
Y11 can also order water, sausage rolls or pop chips during their Coaching session for break time.
I understand this situation is not ideal, but in order to keep everyone as safe as possible, this is the best solution in what are very difficult circumstances for everyone.
Thank you for your support and if you have any issues or queries, please contact your child’s Year Manager in the first instance.
Sophie and Emily were reading about the space information after doing this topic in science, but then went on to look at global news at lunchtime.
Dear Y10 Parent/Carer
To support us with minimising the amount of KS3 learners being sent home due to mixing at lunchtimes, we are proposing to allow certain Y10 learners to leave the
School site at lunchtime. In doing so, we can increase the available space for other year groups, effectively halving the existing bubbles in Y7, Y8 and Y9.
Only learners who have a good Class Charts record and whom Mrs Brown as well as the SLT agree to, will be given this privilege. Learners will still have the option of remaining in School during lunchtime if they wish to do so.
The Y10 lunchtime would be different from Y11 to avoid the mixing of these two bubbles.
Learners will need to abide by the rules and regulations concerning the wearing of face coverings in shops and their conduct will be monitored by staff and Covid officials from Sunderland Council. If, for any reason, we are not happy with the response from the community, we may need to withdraw this solution.
If the majority of parents/carers are happy with this arrangement, we hope to implement this after half term.
Please complete this short survey by following the link below.
Well done to Layla and Georgia for wining prizes in the Doodle Competition organised by Miss Sood.
Well done to Hannah who has read over 4 million words. What an incredible achievement!
After 31 years as our Lollipop Lady, Norma, retires. Thank you so much and you will be missed!
Well done to all our wonderful Year 7 Learners! We are delighted with how they have settled after their first full week at Kepier. Below are some learners who achieved an ‘Inspirational Work’ SLT Award.
Commencing Monday 14th September, if your child is off due to the latest government guidelines on self isolating there will be work uploaded via class charts for all their subjects. This work will be available online, on class charts, with the heading ‘Remote Learning Work’ every Monday morning. Subject teachers can be contacted via email or the class charts messenger if any support is required (we will aim to respond within 24 hours)
If a learner requires paper copies please email info@kepier.com
We have been glad to welcome all of our learners back to Kepier this week and have been pleased to see them happy and ready to learn. Unfortunately, our local community has experienced some cases of the Coronavirus. To lower the risk of transmission and keep our learners and staff as safe as possible we now ask that ALL staff and learners wear face masks in communal areas, inside the building as of Monday 7th September. Please send your child to school with a face mask on Monday morning.
