Today is Easter Monday and the last day of the Easter weekend. 

If you haven’t already, you might want to  take this opportunity to reflect as a family, on the message of Easter.   

• CLICK HERE to view the Daily Easter Messages-as well as the Lincoln Cathedral Easter Sunday Service;
• CLICK HERE for those wishing to watch all 4 episodes of the Easter Story presented by Michael Buckeridge; and
• CLICK HERE to view the Easter Service at Barrowby All Saints Church.

If you would also like to view our remote ‘Easter Bonnet Parade’, featuring our Reception children then please CLICK HERE.  Thank you to those families who have shared their photographs.

Tomorrow, Tuesday 14^th April:

• Class Teachers will be updating their class pages with new activities; and
• For those families that have ordered a Food Box (for this week), we are expecting Ideal to deliver them to school tomorrow.  Therefore, you can collect your Food Box from 12.30pm until 3.30pm, on Tuesday 14^th April.

Despite the weather, you might want to try the Daily Challenges by Mr Batey- listed in the Physical Activities.  Today’s challenge can be completed indoors…

Today you can choose from:

• Challenge 1-Skipping,
• Challenge 2-Running
• Challenge 3-Daisy Chain
• Challenge 4-Step ups
• Challenge 5-Hand Clapping featuring Miss Lees & Miss Swatton
• Challenge 6-Bounce Clapping featuring Mrs Kay
• Challenge 7-Tennis ‘wall’ bounce
• Challenge 8-Balancing Skills
• Challenge 9-Wildflower Hunt
• Challenge 10 – Alphabet Challenge
• Challenge 11 – Natural Artwork
• Challenge 12 – Balancing
• Challenge 13 – Hopscotch
• NEW: Challenge 14 – Sit Ups and Push Ups

Why not give them a go?   Well done to all who have attempted all the challenges!  Please do let me know how you get along with these challenges-let’s get active!

As always, we will continue to support our school community as best we can.    

Stay safe.

Updated Government Advice:

Schools to remain closed until further notice

All early years settings, schools and further education providers will remain closed until further notice, except for children of critical workers and children who are vulnerable. We will only re-open settings when the scientific advice indicates it is safe to do so.

Department for Education coronavirus helpline

Easter weekend opening hours

The Department for Education coronavirus helpline is available to answer questions about COVID-19 relating to education and children’s social care.

• Phone: 0800 046 8687

The helpline will remain open over the Easter weekend for staff, parents and young people as follows:

• 10am to 4pm – Good Friday, Saturday and Easter Monday
• Closed – Easter Sunday

Our standard opening hours will resume on Tuesday 14 April:

• 8am to 6pm – Monday to Friday
• 10am to 4pm – Saturday to Sunday

Updated handwashing advice

It is essential that everyone washes their hands more often, using soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Hand washing with soap employs mechanical action that loosens bacteria and viruses from the skin, rinsing them into the drain. Drying hands afterwards makes the skin less hospitable to the virus. Hand sanitiser can be effective if soap is not available or the situation makes using soap less feasible (i.e. when outside) but using hand sanitiser provides none of the virus-destroying friction that rubbing your hands together and rinsing with water provides.

The latest guidance and video on hand washing can be found at:

The e-Bug project is led by Public Health England and has a dedicated webpage for learning resources on hand washing and respiratory hygiene.

Resources are currently available for KS1, KS2 and KS3 and can be used in various settings including schools and at home: