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Dear Parent/Carer,
This year's nasal flu vaccination programme has been confirmed for Tuesday 17th November. All children in Reception, Y1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and Y6 are eligible for the vaccination which is carried out by the NHS vaccination team.
In order for your child to have the vaccination you must complete the online consent form at Flu Programme Consent, consent must be completed by Thursday 12th November at the latest.
If you have any questions about the flu programme this year, please contact the Vaccination team on 01226 438829
Thank you
There was some confusion this morning as some children arrived early for their catch-up sessions and others later for the normal start of the day. It was really good to see so many children turning up for these sessions and taking advantage of the opportunity.
Some parents had missed the information on our newsletters so there is a reminder of this below and we hope to see these children on Friday.
We do need to make it much clearer what we expect children who are not attending the catch-ups to do when they arrive for their normal time as I must admit that this was a little confused this morning.
On Friday and on future catch-up days, the following should be followed:
Catch-up Session Start Times (Wednesdays & Fridays)
8.15am Year 5 & 6 children arrive for catch up and queue on their lines
8.30am Year 1 & 2 children arrive for catch up and queue on their lines
8.45am Year 3 & 4 children arrive for catch up and queue on their lines
Normal School Start Times – If your child does not attend the Government driven catch-up sessions they should queue at their normal start times as follows:
8.45am Year 5 & 6 children queue on the lines by their classroom door
9.00am Year 1 & 2 children queue on their lines as normal
9.15am Year 3 & 4 children queue on their lines as normal
When the catch-up sessions end (each session is 30 minutes) a member of staff from the classroom will come out to collect those children who have not attended the catch-up session from the line.
Children will not enter via the main entrance as some did today, this was unmanageable and I am sure that this will run much smoother from Friday. Please help us to limit numbers on site and to adhere to social distancing by arriving as close to your start time as possible.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs CL Grainger-Roystone
Headteacher
Dear Parent/Carer,
Over recent days we have become increasingly concerned about the number of parents choosing to collect their child at the school gate. The large number of parents who are now gathering outside the gates at home time raises a number of concerns such as our ability to ensure effective social distancing and the protection of our school bubbles, as well as the impact on other pedestrians in the area amongst several others. We appreciate that the 1-way system and staggered finish times may be inconvenient but in the current climate and as the situation continues to escalate quickly, we must ensure that our protective measures remain robust. WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, we will therefore NOT allow children to walk to the gate to meet their parent/carer. ALL adults must collect their child from the designated pick-up points on the school playground unless your child walks home alone.
Our staggered start and finish times are a key measure in keeping our class bubbles separate and minimising the risk of transmission of Covid across our school community, I would remind all parents to be aware of this when dropping off and picking up your children. Children should not be collecting conkers at school or running around the playground as this leads to children from different classes or bubbles mixing, ultimately this could impact our ability to remain open should we have a positive case. It is therefore extremely important that children stay in line, or with their parents, whilst waiting to go into school. I would also remind parents to be aware of the ‘rule of 6’ when waiting in the playground – please try to stay in your household bubbles if possible, no more than 6 people (including children) should gather together and you must maintain social distancing at all times.
You will be aware that the Prime Minister is going to make an announcement later today which is likely to impose further restrictions on us all in order to combat the current spike in infections. In anticipation of this and also in light of yesterday’s scientific evidence which pointed to a steep rise in infections over the next few weeks, we have reviewed our risk assessment and with effect from Monday 28th September all adults who can, will be required to wear a face covering on school premises. Staff will also wear a visor/mask on the school playground and whenever they are moving around school and are not in their own bubble.
Thankyou for your understanding and support.