Dear Parents and Carers,

I wanted to thank you for the support you have given regarding Covid19. We appreciate it very much and it has enabled our pupils to enjoy a happy and stress-free first half-term. Your children have been fantastic, they are a real credit to you and we are very proud of them all.

PLEASE READ THIS IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

If your child develops symptoms and/or has a positive test for covid during the half-term break, it is vital that you report this by email to your child’s class teacher. The class teachers’ email addresses can be found on the class blogs. We will then be able to perform our contact tracing effectively.

By continuing to let us know if your child tests positive, we can notify and advise you and any close contacts with regards to the length of isolation and the date that your child/close contacts can return to school, to safely ensure that risk of transmission is reduced.

Should your child receive a positive result you should inform us as outlined above and follow the Stay at home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. It is very important that you and your child follow the above guidance should your child test positive and isolate for the required period, to help reduce the spread of infection. This includes not attending any playschemes, youth provision, leisure centres or sports activities etc which may have been planned for the school holidays.

Should your child be identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive within the school, you will be contacted by the school and informed about the required isolation period and date your child can return to school. It is important that you follow the advice and guidance in relation to the isolation period to help reduce the spread of infection.

School drop-off and pick-up. Please take care.

Some of you may have noticed a police presence at the school gates at drop-off and pick-up times. This is because it has come to my attention that there has been some undesirable behaviour, and let me be clear, this concerning behaviour is not being exhibited by the children, it is adults. This demonstrates a bad example to our children and is a very unpleasant start to their school day. Our children deserve better. In addition, I have been monitoring Mort Street in the mornings, and I have been very disappointed to see some cars being driven right up to the school gates, despite my pointing out on numerous occasions the danger of reversing where children are walking. We will continue to maintain a police presence to ensure the well-being of our pupils.

(Mrs Massey)