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  • Covid Update 62 - Lockdown

    Mon 04 Jan 2021
    Dear Parents,
     
    You may have heard the announcement by the Prime Minister at 8p.m. stating that all primary schools should move to remote learning as from tomorrow. This obviously doesn't leave much time to organise things for tomorrow although we do have a remote learning system already set up as we used this during the previous lockdown.
     
    The plan is this:
    Tomorrow - only children of critical workers and vulnerable children should attend school if you want them to. Breakfast club will be available for these children. We will then check eligibility during the day and if there is an issue, we will contact you.
     
    Critical workers are the same as defined in the last lockdown. Vulnerable children are those who have a social worker or family support worker, as well as those children with an Educational Health Care Plan. (EHCP)
     
    I will provide more details tomorrow of who can attend so, even if your child doesn't attend tomorrow, they still could be eligible to attend later in the week.
     
    Again, I will provide an update tomorrow about how the remote learning will work.
     
    Arrangements for children eligible for FSM will also be organised tomorrow when we have more details available.
     
    Please try to avoid ringing the offices first thing as it will be very busy trying to sort out logistics. I will keep you updated during the day.
     
    With my best wishes,

     

    Mrs Sheila Pape

    Executive Headteacher

  • Covid Update 61

    Sun 03 Jan 2021
    Dear Parents,
     
    I would like to start by wishing you all a Happy and Healthy New Year and hope you have had a chance to spend some time with immediate family.
     
    I am sure you have all seen on the news that primary schools in our area are expected to open tomorrow. I can confirm that we will be opening but with extra measures in place to mitigate any risks even further. I am aware this email is late in the day but until this morning when the Prime Minister stated that schools were opening as planned, there was still doubt about this, but I am aware this could change at any moment.
     
    The arrival and collection procedures for the children will remain the same as before Christmas but due to the Tier 4 rules, no adults should be meeting with other adults on the school site. Only one adult should accompany children to school and you should leave the site immediately.
     
    Particularly for the infant school, please stand behind the yellow line for your child's classroom when dropping off your child so that you maintain a distance from staff. At the junior school please do not approach the doors either but give plenty of space. Please ring into school with any messages, queries or updates which can then be passed to staff, as you should not approach staff directly. Staff will now be wearing masks at beginning and end of day too.

     

    If you are calling in to the school office please ensure you are wearing a face covering and only one adult at a time please in reception areas. The office reception windows will be kept closed to reduce any possible transmission, I am sure you will understand why this is necessary.

     
    Remember that children should wash their hands before leaving home and when they arrive home. I know many parents brought gel with them when collecting their children which is a good idea too.
     
    I know that no one should have been mixing with other households since tier 4 came in on 26th December, but if you have met up with anyone in the last few days, please check they haven't developed symptoms since you met with them - just to be on the safe side. It would be awful to find out they had developed symptoms, which then puts your family at risk, your children may then bring it into school. We have to all work together on this to keep our community safe. If there is any doubt about a contact please isolate until you know for sure. Isolation absences are all authorised.
     
    Again, if you are in any doubt about symptoms or feeling unwell, it is best to keep children at home and seek advice from school or a doctor before sending them in.
     
    Breakfast club will begin tomorrow morning as usual.
     
    Just a final reminder, sadly we still do not have a crossing patrol person but I am aware the Local Authority are still trying to recruit. 
     
    If there are any further updates, I will let you know as soon as possible.
     
    Please take care and stay safe
     
    With my very best wishes,
    Mrs Sheila Pape
    Executive Headteacher
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