Important Parent Advisory

Parent Advisory

ROAD CLOSURES AROUND SCHOOL from 1^st June between 8am and 10am – 2pm to 4pm

Due to road closures around school (see MAP) Parents must walk to school, or if travelling by car you will have to park away from school and walk to your child’s designated drop off point.

Any child, or member of staff, who have Coronavirus symptoms should not come to school and should follow Government Guidelines.

Start Dates and Times for Each Group:

Entry to school

• Only ONE parent can bring the child to school
• Every child will need to wear uniform (school colours) bring a bottle of water and a packed lunch.
• Please queue in 2metre spaces (like when you go to the supermarket) and observe social distancing at ALL times.
• Each group will be met at the designated gate by a member of staff.
• The gate will open 5 minutes before the above times and 5 minutes after.  Late children will not be allowed in and be will be sent home to return the next day.
• Parents are NOT allowed to enter the school premises at any time.
• Your child MUST be registered to attend
• You MUST have completed the Registration form and updated us with any new details.
• If you require assistance at any time you will have to telephone the school office and make an appointment.
• If your child is not attending, you MUST contact school to let us know so that we can adjust our staffing plans if required.
• If a child forgets something they need in school, the parent must take it to the drop off point at the office at 9.15. They will not be permitted prior to this time when all other children are safely inside.
• If your child has a medical appointment during the school day, it is advised that they do not attend school on that day.

What will school be like?

Children will be in school with a dedicated group of Teachers and Support staff and will be self-contained within a Phase area or ‘Bubble’.

• Staff and children must NOT leave their ‘Bubble’ to prevent cross contamination between other ‘Bubbles’ for other staff and children.
• They will take all of their bags and coats into the classroom with them.
• Each child will have their own desk and chair and a pack with their own stationary and equipment.
• Every morning they will be refreshing their Maths and English (reading, writing, spelling and grammar) as well as other topics in the afternoon

Pupil Wellbeing

We take your child’s wellbeing and the wellbeing of our whole school community very seriously. We want you to know that we will do everything we can to look after your child’s social, emotional and mental health, as well as their academic and physical needs.

So that we can keep everyone safe and well while they are in school, every child’s behaviour in school is going to be closely monitored. If we have any concerns, we will talk to you about it. If we feel for any reason that their behaviour is unsafe – ie they can’t follow social distancing instructions or they are presenting significant challenges to staff or other children - then you may be asked to come and collect your child. Our School Behaviour Policy will be updated (on our website) to reflect this.

What about Hygiene?

All adults and children entering the site should wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and dried with a paper towel:

• On entering and leaving the building
• After going to the toilet
• After touching their faces
• After coughing and/or sneezing
• Learning outside (and after lunch breaks)
• Before and after eating

If soap and water is not available hand sanitiser can be used (school issue only, children must not bring their own into school).

Children will be supervised at ALL times when handwashing/using hand sanitisers to prevent misuse/wastage of resources.

There will be an additional cleaner on site all day and will continually wipe down frequent touch points, (sink areas, door handles, light switches, desks, chairs equipment).

Social Distancing – how will this work?

While this will be difficult, we will be encouraging all children to maintain social distancing and will talk to them in depth about what this means.

• Keeping 2 metres away from other children and staff and parents.
• Follow you planned route for your ‘Bubble’ there will be child friendly notices and lines for them to follow.
• Do not leave your ‘Bubble’!
• Smaller groups of children (as recommended n Government Guidance.
• Same seating arrangement to be used each day
• Breaks/lunchtimes staggered to stay with the same group of children during breaks
• Lunches to be eaten in classroom space (or outside on picnic benches weather permitting).
• Toilets – children to be limited in how many can go to the bathroom at any time. Staff will monitor handwashing.

First Aid and Medicines

We are very lucky in school that nearly all of our Teaching Assistants are Paediatric First Aid Trained. If your child needs first aid, the member of staff will wear PPE (gloves and apron) to provide first aid.

The normal protocol for medicines will be continued.

Fire Safety

To provide a safe and secure environment, we have altered some of our Fire Exits and Fire Safety practices will be carried out as soon as the children return to school to make sure everybody knows what they have to do in the event of a fire.

School Meals

As mentioned earlier children will be eating in the classroom (or outside) weather permitting.

All children will need to have a packed lunch. Whether your child brings a packed lunch from home, or you would like school to provide a packed lunch, you just need to let us know when you complete the form.

Children entitled to Free School Meals will continue to receive food hampers and should therefore bring food from home.

Please note, if you send food that your child needs a spoon, fork or knife to eat you must put cutlery in their lunch box. We will not be able to provide any cutlery – you will have to send these with your child from home.

Your child must bring a Healthy Packed Lunch – remember no chocolate or fizzy drinks, we would like to see fruit, cheese/yogurt, sandwiches or wraps. No FAST food bought from takeaways, ie burgers etc and no food that has to be heated or is brought in warm as this can breed germs.

Your child will be drinking water from their own water bottle at lunchtime so please ensure that they bring it with them every day. We will not be able to provide plastic cups.