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Returning to School in September

August 9, 2021 by admin

 

Returning in September

August 2021 COVID 19 Risk Assessment

Coronavirus Outbreak Management Plan

Coronavirus Outbreak Management Plan updated Sep 21

9th August 2021

 

Plans for Returning to School in September

 

 

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

We hope you are enjoying the summer holidays and having some lovely quality family time. Just an update for you all to prepare for the children’s return to school in September. We have put together plans for the children’s return on Thursday 2nd September, which thankfully resembles normal school life again. These plans are based on the current guidance from the Department for Education. They are subject to change should the government make any additional changes during the summer holidays.

 

From September, it is no longer recommended that it is necessary to keep children in their class bubbles. This means that all children shall be able to mix together on the playground and the school field again. We will be able to hold assemblies together as a school community in the hall and children will not need to avoid mixing with other bubbles at lunchtime or during any extracurricular group sessions.

 

From September, there will no longer be staggered start and finish times for each class group. On a morning, the children are to be dropped off at the school gates anytime between 8:30am and 8:45am. All children must be in school for 8:45am. Please could parents/carers drop their children off at the gates where staff are waiting to allow them straight into the school. Children will go straight into their classroom. At the end of the day, all children shall be picked up at 3:30pm from the school main gates. Each class teacher will see their children out to their parent/carer at this time. Please note that for the first day only Class 1 children will begin school at the slightly later time of 9.30am and go home at 3.15pm in order to allow them to enter and leave school in a quiet manner without the rest of the school.

 

Car parking

 

At the beginning and end of the school day is a problem at most primary schools. Children and parents arrive and depart in a relatively short period of time and this causes congestion.

Please don’t:

Block the road, emergency vehicles and other traffic may need access

Park on yellow lines, zig-zags or block the school entrance

Park on the pavement, across dropped kerbs or residents’ driveways

Park opposite or within 10 metres of a junction

Expect drivers to reverse on to the main road

Park where you will cause inconvenience to other road users

Leave your vehicle with the engine still running

Stop in the middle of the road to drop your child off, even for a few seconds

Please walk to school if you can. If you have to come by car, try to share trips with friends or we can use the car park next to the community centre. Parking on restricted areas or mounting the pavement is a traffic offence.

 

Breakfast club

Breakfast Club will begin on Thursday 2nd September. Children arrive at school 8am for those who wish to attend and pay via parent pay at the cost of £1 per day.

 

After-School Clubs

 

After-school clubs shall resume in September, starting week beginning Monday 20th September. Further information about all clubs shall be circulated to parents during the first week back. If parents are collecting children after an after-school club, please wait outside the school gates and staff shall bring the children out to you.

 

PE Kits and School Uniform

 

Children shall come to school wearing their full school uniform every day. When your child has PE, they all must bring their PE Kit to school with them as KS2 can now get changed in school. Children are no longer to come to school wearing their PE Kit from September. We recommend that children bring their PE kit into school on a Monday to put on their cloakroom peg, then it goes home on a Friday to be washed, then brought back to school on a Monday. Children can now bring to school again school bags and pencil cases if they would like. School provides all children with water bottles.

 

Hand Hygiene

 

Frequent and regular hand cleaning is now regular practice in school, therefore this shall continue into the new academic year. Children shall have their hands sanitised by staff members upon entering the school and at regular times during the day.

 

School Dinners

School Dinners will increase from £2.10 per day to £2.15 per day from September 2021. If you have arrears with your school meals, please can you ensure these are paid. Many Thanks

 

Managing Covid-19 in Schools

 

As Covid-19 becomes a virus that we learn to live with, there is now an imperative to reduce the disruption to children’s education. The school will keep an up to date risk assessment and an outbreak management plan is devised in the event of an outbreak of positive cases within the school community.

 

  • Tracing Close Contacts and Isolation

 

The government has said that from 16th August 2021, children under the age of 18 years old will no longer be required to isolate if they are contacted by NHS Test and Trace or identified as a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case. Instead, children shall be contacted to say they have been in close contact with a positive case and advised to take a PCR test.

 

  • Positive Cases of Covid-19 or Where a Child Develops Symptoms

 

Children and staff must stay at home if they have any Covid-19 symptoms or if they have had a positive test result. If any child develops Covid-19 symptoms (however mild), we will call parents to come and collect them and the child should follow the public health advice.

 

 

  • Asymptomatic Testing with Lateral Flow Tests

 

The government are stressing that testing remains important in reducing the risk of transmission within schools. It is likely that the government will continue to promote the twice weekly testing with lateral flow tests from September and kits can be collected from your local pharmacy or ordered online. If any child tests positive on a lateral flow device, they must book a PCR test immediately.

 

  • Cleaning and Well-Ventilated Spaces

 

As part of our risk assessment, regular cleaning of areas and of equipment shall continue next year to ensure that our school are doing all that we can to prevent a spread of the virus in our community. Teaching environments will be well ventilated.

 

  • Visitors to the School Site

 

As the Autumn term progresses, we will welcome parents back onto the school site for any events that we hold in school such as coffee mornings, parents evenings and performances. If parents need to contact the school regarding an issue or to speak to a member of staff, we would still encourage you to telephone the school first. If you have to pick your child up from school during the school day, please come to the main entrance where a staff member shall bring your child to the door.

 

 

Should any of the above procedures change over the summer, I will contact all families before the end of the summer break. I would like to thankyou all again for your continued support.

 

Best Wishes

Donna Lee

Head Teacher

 

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Durham County Council Free Swimming Sessions

July 18, 2021 by admin

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Information from Public Health

July 18, 2021 by admin

Please read and share the following information from Public Health.

We are currently seeing increasing Covid-19 infection rates in the north of County Durham and it is therefore really important that we all follow public health guidance and remain vigilant.

The majority of cases across our communities are the Delta variant, currently the main variant nationally, which is more transmittable which means that contacts of cases are now more likely to become infected themselves.

However measures to control the variant are the same and the more robust you are in following these measures, the better protected you and your loved ones are.

As always please follow the Hands, Face, Space, Fresh Air guidance. Socialise outside wherever you can. While restrictions are being lifted on 19 July please continue to exercise great caution when mixing indoors beyond this date, as the virus can spread more easily in enclosed spaces.

Two doses of a coronavirus vaccination provide the best protection against the virus. Please attend both appointments as soon as you can.

If you get any symptoms you must self-isolate and book a free test via the NHS website: www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test If you are identified as a contact of a case, you too must self-isolate and arrange to have a test as soon as you can. It is a legal requirement that anyone with symptoms or who is a contact of a case self-isolates until they get their test result.

People without symptoms are encouraged to do twice weekly Lateral Flow Device tests at home and to report the results online. Testing kits are available at council venues and pharmacies.

All the latest guidance and information on how to access testing can be found at www.durham.gov.uk/coronavirus.

Information about changes to our services, and national guidance in response to the Coronavirus outbreak.
DURHAM.GOV.UK
Covid-19 advice and information – Durham County Council
Information about changes to our services, and national guidance in response to the Coronavirus outbreak.

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NHS Information about coughs and noisy breathing in young babies and children

July 18, 2021 by admin

Please see attached NHS information about coughs and noisy breathing in young babies and children. To access the whole orange book please see https://countydurhamccg.nhs.uk/…/Little-Orange-Book-PDF-for…

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Holiday Activities with Food-Summer 2021

July 18, 2021 by admin

We have been asked to share the following information with our families.

Holiday Activities with Food – Summer 2021

Whether it’s finding fun things for the kids to do, paying for extra childcare, or even just all that extra food they seem to eat, the school holidays can be a struggle for many families. Covid-19 has meant that many people’s incomes have been reduced and children and young people are keen to get out and spend time with their friends.

This Summer our Fun and Food programme is providing fun activities with healthy food for children and young people. Activities are provided by range of partners including schools, voluntary and community sector groups and sport and leisure services.

For information on Fun and Food activities during the Summer holidays check out www.durham.gov.uk/FunAndFood

We will be adding activities to the list throughout the holidays so please keep checking back to find out more about the fabulous opportunities in our community.

Do you find the school holidays a struggle? Finding fun things for your kids to do that don’t cost the earth and paying for all that extra food or childcare.
DURHAM.GOV.UK
Fun and food – Durham County Council
Do you find the school holidays a struggle? Finding fun things for your kids to do that don’t cost the earth and paying for all that extra food or childcare.

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Mrs Shaw’s Retirement Picnic & End of Term Party!

July 16, 2021 by admin

We are sooo sad to be saying goodbye to one of our longest serving TA’s Mrs Shaw – over the years you have worked in all of the classes, adults and children across the school and we LOVE you dearly!

Another special thank you to all of the parents and children who have given us the best year! We are so grateful for all of you gifts, cards and well wishes. Now have the BEST Summer!!! We will see you all in September.

From all of the staff,

A big thanks and we appreciate you 🙂

 

 

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End of Year Attendance Assembly

July 16, 2021 by admin

Well done to all of the children who have worked so hard to attend the whole year round; this year above all of them. You have all worked so hard at home and at School!

Here are the children who have achieved national average or above this year PLUS those who have amazingly achieved 100% WOW!!!!!!!

 

Class 1:

 

Class 2:

 

 

 

Class 3:

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Thank you to William’s Mam for our end of term treat!

July 16, 2021 by admin

Huge Thank you to Tracey for sending a nice little surprise to all of the staff Wednesday Morning it was delicious and just the final pick-me-up needed 🙂

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Class 1 Jack and the Beanstalk Video

July 16, 2021 by admin

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Year 6 Leaver’s Prom – 15.7.21

July 16, 2021 by admin

Year 6 Leaver’s Prom – 15.7.21

UNCRC Article 31 (leisure, play and culture)

What a fabulous party we have all had – our Year 6 Leaver’s Prom.

The children all dressed up beautifully and had photos on the field before heading into the hall for ‘DISCO time’!

The children each had their favourite tea – McDonalds – followed by popcorn and candy-floss made by the teachers.

We were all treated to some fabulous dance moves!

Well done everyone; you all looked fabulous and a great-time enjoyed by all.















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