St Margaret Mary's Catholic Infant School

Key Worker childcare booking

We you are a key worker and wish for your child to attend school in the week beginning 18th and 25th May.

Please complete this survey. Parents must verify their role and place of work with ID or a letter from their employer.

Please consider the guidance which states that if children can be safely cared for at home, that is the best place for them currently.

Thank you for your support.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/J2D9XPC

CROSBY HALL REFUNDS

Cheques are available from the school office for the parents of children who were to attend Crosby Hall.  Please telephone the office during the hours of 9.00a.m. - 2.00p.m. to arrange an appointment to collect.  We can only allow one parent in the office at one time and slots will be given every 10 minutes.  Thank you. 

UPDATE FOR VOUCHERS 

6 MAY 2020

Please click on the link below for an update in relation to Free School Meals

Letter regarding Free School Meals Vouchers

UPDATE FOR VOUCHERS

23RD APRIL 2020 

 We have today been advised by Knowsley Council that families are now able to select Aldi as a choice for their vouchers. If you wish to change your voucher to Aldi you must email school stmargaretmary@knowsley.gov.uk (please do not telephone) by 11.00a.m. on Friday 24th April. Unfortunately, after this time we will be unable to amend these for you for this next order of vouchers. Thank you.

FREE SCHOOL MEALS DURING SCHOOL CLOSURE. 

Dear Parent / Carer,

We hope this letter finds you well.  As you are aware, school sites are now closed to the majority of children and staff and they are operating only as emergency childcare centres for those key children identified by the Government. 

In line with Government guidance, Knowsley Council has worked with the school to be able to support you to provide meals for your child during these difficult times.  Thank you for your patience whilst we have worked to resolve this matter.

If your child currently receives free school meals

1. Because the family is eligible due to meeting the means tested criteria (due to income)

or

1. Because they are entitled to Universal Free School Meals eligible to Reception to Year 2 children

Knowsley Council has made arrangements for you to receive food vouchers via a partnership with Wonde.com.  This will replace the previous arrangement of collecting a packed lunch.

These vouchers will be sent once a fortnight, in the first instance via TEXT or EMAIL to your mobile phone. Knowsley Council will fund this service until a Central Government scheme is up and running. For Primary School Pupils the voucher will have a value of £32.20 and for Secondary School Pupils the voucher will have a value of £32.90.

You will receive a text message from Wonde in the next few days to confirm which supermarket you would like to use your voucher in. The supermarkets currently available are ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrison’s (however Wonde are adding more in the near future).

Please contact the school via telephone / email during office hours of 9am - 11am on Monday 30^th March if you have any questions about the message that you receive from Wonde

OR

1. Your child is eligible for Free School Meals (due to either reason above) but you have not received a text from Wonde. It may be that your contact details are not up to date with school.

(Please do remember we have limited staff to answer calls during the hours of 9am - 11am, please try and await your message from Wonde for further details.)

Further updates about the scheme will be provided shortly both via Knowsley News (www.knowsleynews.co.uk), the school website and social media.

We hope that you are keeping you and your family safe and thank you once again for your patience and support.

We Miss You!

Home Schooling

Some parents are finding the pages with updates of work for whilst school is closed tricky to find.  Please follow the link below to take you to the pages.  There is also an important link to support your child with their phonics work on this page and a link to support well-being.  Thank you for all that you are doing at home.  Stay safe.

Links to work pages.