03 Sep Returning to school on Monday 7th September
Dear Parents
I am delighted to confirm that the school will reopen on Monday 7th September for all children. All children will attend for five days a week. We will be teaching the full National Curriculum as before the lock down.
There will be some changes to day to day organisation to ensure that the children, staff and visitors are safe. Nursery/ Reception and Year 1/2 classes will finish at 3.15 to make sure that we do not have a large group gathering at the end of the day. There follows a summary of other changes that are necessary. Further information will be sent by newsletter during the first week.
Social Distancing
The children will be grouped into four bubbles which will not mix with each other. These will be;
Nursery/Reception
Year 1 and Year 2
Year 3 and Year 4
Year 5 and Year 6
This means that there will be no whole school assemblies. Lunchtimes and playtimes will be separate.
The arrangements for arriving and leaving school have been altered to avoid children and parents being in large groups.
All parents are welcome to drop off their children at the school gates between 8.45 to 9am. The gates will be locked at 9 am as before. Please use the entrances described below.
Nursery/Reception please use the main office entry from 8.45am and exit at 3.15pm
Year 1 and Year 2 please use Lennox Road playground gate for entry from 8.45am and exit at 3.15pm
Year 3 and 4 please use Hatley Road gate for entry from 8.45am and Lennox Road exit at 3.30pm;
Year 5 and 6 please use Hatley Road gate for entry from 8.45am and exit at 3.30pm.
The gate between playgrounds will be closed at 3.30pm. Parents please go around the outside of school to get from one playground to the other.
Hygiene
Children will be expected to thoroughly wash their hands on arrival and regularly at other times. Please do not send hand sanitizer to school. Following government advice, masks will not be worn in school.
There will be a cleaner on site, during the day who will regularly sanitise door handles, classroom equipment etc.
If your child has symptoms of covid-19 while at home, you must keep them at home and seek medical advice. If a child develops symptoms at school, we will contact you immediately and they must be collected.
If you have any questions, the senior staff will be on the playground in the morning and after school to provide answers. I would welcome any suggestions that you may have of any improvements that we can make.
I am looking forward to seeing you all on Monday 7th September.
Greg Crawford
Headteacher