Dear Parents,

 

On Friday 13th November 2020, both schools will be taking part in activities linked to the Children in Need appeal. We support this appeal each year and the focus for this year is children’s mental wellbeing which is a priority for many during these challenging times.

 

We are asking that children wear sports clothes rather than their school uniform, it can be but doesn’t have to be their school P.E. Kit.

 

The children will be taking part in activities linked to Children in Need ‘Five to Thrive’.

 

We will not be collecting money this year, due to the pandemic, but if you would like to support the charity, you can donate at https://donate.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/

 

It is important for our children to understand the difficulties that some children experience on a daily basis and be aware of ways in which they can help and support mental well-being.

 

Thank you for your support.

Dear Parents,

 

As you will be aware the Prime Minister announced a National Lockdown with effect from this morning. Schools are to remain open and I am delighted to say that we have excellent attendance as usual.

 

We continue to have many measures in place to minimise any transmission of the virus and it is reassuring that parents and staff are being very sensible and erring on the side of caution should anyone they are near be symptomatic and are staying at home until a negative test result is received. It still remains the case that there are no positive cases in either school. 

 

As I have said before, if you have any symptoms or are in any doubt, please ring into school for advice.

 

Yesterday afternoon at 3.52p.m. I received the Guidance for Schools regarding lockdown. There is nothing new that we need to put in place which is not already in place, other than Clinically Extremely Vulnerable staff and pupils are advised to stay at home for the duration of the lockdown. You will have received an email or letter from the Government informing you if you fall into this category.

 

The new lockdown rule regarding only meeting one person who is not your household, is now applicable everywhere. 

 

This means any adult collecting a child from school should not be meeting up with anyone else on site as everyone will have another child with them and so you will be mixing with at least 2 other people as well as mixing school families. So, please collect your child/children and then leave the site immediately, ensuring your child/children are close by your side and not mixing with other children. They are being kept totally separate at school so then letting them mix out of school is increasing risk of transmission. It remains the case that only one adult should be on site to collect children and please do not arrive before 3p.m. as this is the start of the collection time.

 

Obviously, the lockdown now prevents any households mixing other than for support bubbles and childcare for working families, so your children should be at home and not out playing with children from other households.

 

If we all continue to abide by the rules then hopefully, we will get through this lockdown safely.

 

As has been the case since September, any child off school due to being in isolation whilst they await test results, will have work set for them.

 

As always, please stay safe.

 

Keep washing your hands and socially distancing.

 

Best wishes,

Mrs Sheila Pape

Executive Headteacher

Skoolkit

Here we go again!

Following government guidance, we will be closing our 6 stores from 5th November.

 

We will reopen as soon as we are told it is safe to do so.

 

If you have placed an order instore you will not be able to collect from the store after 5th November so we will now post your order out to your home address.

 

Orders can continue to be placed online via our website for home delivery.

 

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

www.skoolkit.co.uk

There will be no crossing patrol on Vivian Road from 2^nd November 2020 until further notice.

 

We have been asked to advertise the following:

 

The Hampshire County Council School Crossing Patrol Service currently has a large team of dedicated community-minded men and women carrying out the important role of ensuring the safety of children on their way to and from school.

 

We currently have a vacancy on Vivian Road, Basingstoke. We would be keen to hear from parents, grandparents and members of the local community who can demonstrate traffic awareness, a sense of responsibility and are keen to show dedication and commitment in carrying out this important role to make the roads of Hampshire safer for children travelling to and from School.

 

Experience is not necessary as full training will be provided, more important are your personal qualities and commitment to provide a safe crossing environment for children travelling between home and school during term time.

 

Additional information you may require:

 

Patrol working hours are up to 1 hour in the morning and up to 1 hour in the afternoon during school term-time

A uniform is provided to protect you against the elements

Starting salary is £9.62 per hour plus a payment in lieu of holidays

 

The post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check

 

If you think you may be interested in the role and would like further information then please see our careers page

 

- https://www.hants.gov.uk/jobs/careers/schoolcrossingpatrolcareers

Our autumn term Newsletter 1 and autumn term diary dates are now available to read and download.  You can find them on our 'Letters' page.

https://www.southview-jun.hants.sch.uk/letters/ 

Dear All,

 

Following my update earlier this week I would just like to confirm that all of the tests which were carried out as a precaution, on staff and pupils in Mrs Clift's class, have come back negative.

 

As I said in my update, I was being cautious and I would rather that than take any risks with the safety of the children, staff and community.

 

Thank you to the many of you who expressed your support in this. If ever there were a positive case, I would inform you, along with the action that is being taken. I know there were rumours going round that there were positive cases - but please be assured if there is anything you should know, I will let you know. We all need to work together to get through these strange times.

 

As the weather gets a little colder and wetter, the classrooms might be a little colder than usual due to the high level of ventilation required. The heating is on, but it might be an idea to send your child with an extra layer - just in case they feel a little chilly. One member of staff has admitted to wearing their long johns! - but I'm not going to say who!!

 

I also mentioned that all parents would be receiving a mini report on their child's progress as we aren't able to hold parents' evenings as usual. These will be sent home on Tuesday 20th October. Please check your child's book bag for the envelope.

 

Finally, I hope you all have a lovely weekend and hope to see you safe and sound on Monday.

 

Stay safe

 

With my very best wishes

 

Mrs Sheila Pape

Executive Headteacher

Please click here for the latest update regarding school opening.

Please click here for the September Opening Update

I am pleased to confirm the School Crossing Patrol (SCP) on Vivian Road will be resuming work on 4^th September 2020.

 

They will be advising the public they are socially distancing and we would be grateful if parents and pupils using the crossing would do the same.

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

Here is my final update for this academic year. It has been a difficult time for everyone and it isn’t over yet, so we do need to be mindful of this over the summer and keep up with the social distancing.

 

Over the summer the Government will be sending me an update every week and then further extended guidance the week before we are due to return. I will provide you all with an update before we return to school, following on from that guidance. You will be sent a text alert to let you know there is an update for you to read. I hope it doesn’t involve too many changes to what I have outlined below, but I guess that will all depend on what happens over the holidays and how sensible everyone has been in trying to control the virus.

 

September Arrangements:

As you will have seen on the news, all children are expected to return to school at the beginning of term unless there are extreme medical needs for the child.

 

Families

As from September our ‘school families’ will be based on year groups, as this will allow children from each class, within a year group, to receive interventions, share events and go on visits together.

 

For children in our Resourced Provision, they will be in their own RP class full time, as they will be mixing with other RP children on transport so it would not be sensible to then send them all to a different mainstream class. This means Hedgehog class at the infants, and Mrs Clift’s class at the juniors, will remain in their RP class all day but will still cover the work their year group are covering.

 

Arrival and Collection

I have decided to go for an ‘arrival window’ for all, rather than staggered start times. The window of arrival will be 8.40-9.10 for all children, so you can bring your children at any point during this time.

 

Nursery collection: 3.15-3.30

Infant collection: 3-3.15

Junior collection: 3-3.20 (if children have not been collected by 3.20 they will be allowed to go home at 3.20 as usual)

 

Children will enter and leave school through their classroom external door with the exception of years 4 and 6. Year 4 will use the external door opposite the staffroom and Year 6 will use the dolphin door (the children will know where these are)

 

Breakfast Club

Breakfast club will run from 8.30-9.00 exactly as it does now but children must arrive before 8.40 to get their order in and give them time to eat before lessons start at 9. Children will go to their own classroom, orders taken and then food delivered. Breakfast can only be provided for vulnerable and key worker children. If you would like your child to have breakfast please make sure you return the booking form, which you should have received already, by Wednesday 22nd July at 12.30p.m.

Only children who are entitled to have breakfast will be allowed into class before 8.40 a.m.

 

Assemblies

There will not be any group assemblies but each class will provide an assembly each day.

Friday assembly will be held 2.45-2.55 where each class teacher will award the usual certificates in their own room. Mrs Waters and Mrs Turnnidge will then arrive with birthday cards/ attendance award etc. if there are any for that class.

 

Playtime

Playtimes will be staggered and children will play with their class members in a designated area.

 

Infant school:

Year 1: 10.15-10.30

Year 2: 10.30-10.45

 

Junior school:

Lower school: 10.20-10.35

Upper school: 10.40-10.55            

                       

There will not be a tuck shop at the junior school – children need to bring a healthy snack such as a piece of fruit but definitely no sweets.

 

Lunchtime

Lunchtime will also be staggered and, as they are at the moment, children will eat in their own classrooms. They will then have some time to play with their class in their designated area.

 

Infants

Nursery and year R will eat in the hall from 11.45 a.m.

Year 1 will eat in their classrooms from 12 p.m. -12.30 p.m.; play 12.30 p.m.- 1p.m.

Year 2 will play 12 p.m. -12.30 p.m.; eat in their classrooms from 12.30 p.m.-1p.m..

 

Juniors

Year 3 & 4 will eat in their classrooms from 12 p.m. - 12.30 p.m.; play 12.30 p.m. -1 p.m..

Years 5 & 6 will play 12 p.m.- 12.30 p.m.; eat in their classrooms from 12.30 p.m. -1 p.m.

 

Children will be washing their hands frequently, especially before eating. Gel will also be provided. All tables will be cleaned before and after eating too. The children are in good habits with their hand washing routines now and these will continue.

 

If you pay for lunches, please can you pay on-line so as to reduce the need to handle money in the office. Should you need to know how to pay on line, please call the junior school office and they will be able to help you.

 

Toilets

The recent Government guidance does not expect that each ‘school family’ has their own toilet facilities but we do have enough facilities to be able to allocate dedicated toilets for each class at both schools. This will further reduce the likelihood of any virus transmission as children are not mixing with other ‘school families’ when they visit the toilet.

 

Classrooms

In line with Government guidance all tables must be facing front with children sitting side by side and a space between tables.

 

Each child will have their own pencil case and equipment.

 

Adults, when supporting a child, will stand alongside them, not face to face and spend only a short while within 1 metre of them.

When coming in from lunch/play, children who sit furthest from the door will go into class first so that they do not have to pass other children to get to their seat.

Handwashing on arrival at school is essential and children should wash their hands before they leave home and when they arrive home.

Good respiratory hygiene will be taught: Coughs and sneezes must be covered, then hands washed and surfaces wiped.

‘The ‘catch it, bin it, kill it’ approach continues to be very important and should be reinforced at home.

 

If there was a suspected case of coronavirus

If a child showed symptoms, they would be taken to a room which can be closed off, windows opened and the child supervised from a social distance with staff wearing PPE. The whole room would then be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected afterwards. The expectation is that the child and their household will isolate and book for a test to be taken. The Government have made it clear that parents are expected to engage in this process and with the Test and Trace process should the test come back positive. Obviously this is an essential way of keeping cases down. If the test came back as positive the whole household have to continue to isolate for 14 days to allow time for any symptoms to develop.

In school we would ask PHE (Public Health England) for advice as to what was required. It may be just that child’s ‘school family’ needed to be sent home to isolate or it could be just their class, in extreme cases it could be the whole school.  Obviously we want to keep this to a minimum which is why we are trying to keep children in their classes as much as possible to reduce the likelihood of large numbers of children having to isolate.

 

Library

School libraries will not be used for changing books as this could increase transmission. However, plans are in place to provide ‘class’ libraries. Mrs Boseley, Mrs Flynn and Miss Sheldon are working on these plans to ensure children can still progress with their reading.

 

ELSA support

ELSA support will continue to be provided but not in large groups. Where possible ELSAs will work outside in our various outside areas, or in larger spaces. They will only work 1:1 in their own rooms if they are socially distanced and with windows open for good ventilation.

 

Free School Meal Vouchers 

You will be aware that the Government have agreed to fund FSM vouchers for the summer. Those of you who are eligible will be entitled to a £90 voucher per child. You should receive these towards the end of this week but you can only use them once the holidays begin.

 

Stubbington Residential

Every year we offer a residential visit to the year 5/6 children. Please see your child’s seesaw account for current year 4 and 5 for further information about this.

 

Childcare during the holidays

The government have issued guidelines for parents and carers regarding childcare during the holidays amid the coronavirus outbreak. This document is on our school website for you to read.

 

Laptops

Those of you who have borrowed laptops or similar devices from school, please can you return them to the junior school office by Friday 17th July so that they can be cleaned and prepared for September.

 

Parking and Permits

Thank you. There has been a reduction in the number of people driving onto the school site. If you need a permit for September please contact the infant office.

 

Nursery

We still have some nursery places available for September. We do provide 30 hours of care if you require it. Unlike other local nurseries, because the nursery is part of the school, we have a full time, qualified teacher leading the nursery. This means that they receive a good foundation in their learning and experience quality teaching right from their first day. Please contact the infant school office if you would like further details, or to register your child for a place.

 

Last day

Please remember that all children finish school on Wednesday 22nd July at 12.30p.m. as we would usually do at the end of the summer term. Children will have their lunch before they go home. However, you can collect your child anytime between 12.15 and 12.30p.m. as this will reduce the number of people arriving on site at the same time. Children who walk home will be allowed to leave school at 12.30p.m. Nursery children who only stay for a morning session can be collected at 11.45a.m. as usual.

 

Please note there is still no crossing patrol at the moment.

 

Finally, I hope you all have a lovely holiday and stay safe. It has been a very strange time for all of us so let’s hope there is some good news on the horizon and we can get back to some sort of normal in September.

 

Keep socially distancing and washing your hands!

Stay safe.

With my very best wishes,

Mrs Sheila Pape