We would like to thank parents for their cooperation and patience for the new arrangements for starting and finishing the school day.
Could we ask parents NOT to arrive at school before their allocated time, as this may contaminate other children’s bubbles?
Timings for each year group can be found below:
| Nursery | Reception | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Year 6 | |
| Start Time: | 9:15am | 9:15am | 8:40am | 8:40am | 8:50am | 9:00am | 8:50am | 9:00am |
| Home Time: | 2:45pm | 2:45pm | 3:00pm | 3:00pm | 3:15pm | 3:30pm | 3:15pm | 3:30pm |
Although at the minute the plan is working well because the weather is fine, can I just remind parents that should the weather turn and we have rain, we unfortunately must stick to the same plan. It will be important that children come into school with suitable footwear and coats. Can I ask that children only bring ONE bag, containing everything they need for school – books, water bottle, lunches etc. This will help us and the children when they are sanitising their hands.
All children in England in school years Reception to Year 6 are eligible for the seasonal flu vaccination.
The School Based Immunisation Team are keen to handle administration of the immunisations in a sensitive manner. They will say hello and meet the children in the classroom prior to applying PPE so that children can see their transition, they will then carry out the nasal immunisation in the classroom your child is taught in. They are currently required to wear mask and visor, and cleanse hands between children. Below is a link provided by the Immunisation Team which you may find useful:
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/our-services/childrens-services/immunisations/
Our school immunisation date will be 11/11/2020 – There will only be one opportunity for your child to be vaccinated in school.
Below you will find a letter and information leaflet from the Immunisation Team with information regarding the ‘Childhood Nasal Flu Vaccination Programme’. Below you will also find the flu immunisation consent form, could we ask that you please return this form to school? Forms should be returned to school by Friday 23rd October.
Flu Letter for parents/carers – From Immunisation Team
Flu immunisation information leaflet – From Immunisation Team
The Immunisation Team have worked with organisations to create a completely free to use game for young children to help them learn about hand washing. It has been endorsed by Infection Prevention Society (UK). To access the game, please see the link below:
Hand washing game: https://www.handwashsquad.com/
Should you require any further information or an additional consent form printed, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office on 0191 2625552.
Dear Parents/Carers,
I would like to thank parents for their cooperation and patience for the new arrangements for starting and finishing the school day. Please can we remind you that there is an on-going need to maintain social distancing in the school playground during allocated drop off and pick up times. Could we ask that you please leave the school site once you have left your child in their line for the safety of yourself and other families as this may contaminate other children’s bubbles?
Working closely with Newcastle City Council and Public Health England the school continues to ensure that we operate safely and that we minimise the spread of COVID-19. This includes maintaining high standards of hygiene inside and outside of the classroom settings, grouping children in ‘bubbles’ and maintaining social distancing wherever possible.
We are asking that you please keep your child at home if anyone else in the household is suspected of having or has had a positive test for COVID-19, or if your child has any of the following symptoms of COVID-19:
It is important that the whole household self-isolates until anyone in the household with symptoms get tested as soon as any symptoms start to occur by calling 119 or via www.nhs.uk/coronavirus. Only people with symptoms should get tested. If the test is positive the person will need to self-isolate for 10 days, the rest of the household for 14 days.
The action we will take in school if a member of staff or a pupil has a positive test for COVID-19 is as follows:
The evidence from the Chief Medical Officer is very clear that the balance of risk is strongly in favour of children attending school and that serious illness or deaths in children and teenagers from COVID-19 are extremely rare. Therefore, it is really important that all children continue to attend school (unless asked to self-isolate) for their educational progress, for their wellbeing and for their wider development.
The government have put together a document about ‘what parents and carers need to know about schools in the autumn term’ which you may find useful. To access the document please see the link below:
There is a copy of the current risk assessment on the COVID-19 folder on our school website. This can be found using the link below:
Should you have any questions or queries or require any further information, please don’t hesitate to contact the school office.
Yours sincerely,
M Smith
Mr M Smith