Dear Parent/Carers,
Please find below the most recent updates and information from school:
INSET DAYS
The first of our INSET days will be on Monday 2nd November 2020 which means children will return to school after half term on Tuesday 3rd November.
Monday 21st December and Tuesday 22nd December 2020 will also be INSET Days meaning the school will close for pupils on Friday 18th December.
Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club will resume on Monday 5th October. If you responded to the class teachers’ messages on Class Dojo to say you would like a place you should now have received confirmation that you have a place. The club is now FULL for Monday but we will monitor the situation and as soon as we are able to offer extra spaces safely, we will do so.
We would also ask that you only use this facility if there is no other means of child care at home. A letter detailing arrangements is now on the school website.
DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP CHILDREN
About 70% of parents are following the one way system when in school which is great. Let’s see if we can get this percentage higher!
By doing this we are working together to keep our children and their families safe and keep the school open! Cases of Covid 19 are rising and many more schools are affected so the more care we take to avoid unnecessary social contact the better. Can I appeal again for all parents and carers to follow the systems in place? We understand these may be inconvenient, especially as the weather gets worse but the whole school community can achieve the safest possible environment by working together.
Quick reminders:
1) Please enter the school site via the front entrance at the correct time. Do not come early.
2) If you drop children in Miss Evans, Mr Fitchett and Mr Bridgman’s classes, please leave via the back entrance unless you are dropping junior children off OR you have mobility issues/buggies. In this case, please walk up the DRIVE not the path until you get to the zebra crossing where you can leave via the path around the bus bay.
3) All parents dropping junior children should leave via the path around the bus bay.
4) Parents dropping children at nursery and Reception classes can also leave via the driveway/bus bay.
IMPORTANT
A reminder that all schools have been advised to provide parents with a single email address that they should use to inform head teachers if their child has a confirmed positive case of COVID-19.
It is as follows: covid.crynalltprimary@npt.gov.uk
The email should contain your child’s name, class and a phone number.
A member of the school leadership team will contact you as soon as possible after receiving the email.
Full details of our Positive Covid 19 Protocol can be found on the school website.
https://crynallt-primary-school.j2bloggy.com
Headlice:
We are still having reports of headlice in school, especially in the Reception class. Please check your child’s hair regularly and treat as necessary.
CURRICULUM NEWS
Newsletters during these challenging times seem to lack any positive information but the children in school have been amazing! They have been really busy learning about Picasso (Year 3), Children’s Rights, dinosaurs and Spies.
It has been lovely to see how well they have settled, especially our new children in Nursery and Reception. They have coped so well with school after such a long break and it has been lovely to receive the positive messages about their progress already. Walking round the school at the moment I am struck by the way the children are applying themselves, the calm atmosphere and the smiles! They are really enjoying being back with their friends in school.
Stay safe,
Mrs Woodford