This is where you will find all of the information that will keep you up to date with our latest events!

• A big thank you to Andy Blair Schoolwear

  Sun 27 Sep 2020

  A big thank you to Andy Blair Schoolwear for providing Earlsdon Primary School with 14 new class medical bags. Each navy bag has the school logo stitched on the front and they look very smart.

   

  Thank you, from all of the staff and pupils

   

  Visit: 

  https://coventryschoolwear.com/

• Remember your cosy clothes

  Sun 27 Sep 2020
  As the weather is beginning to change and we are trying
  to ensure that the classrooms remain well ventilated,
  we would like to remind the children to wear a school
  jumper/ cardigan each day including during the days
  when they come to school in their P.E kits. Thank you
   

• Spare Welly Boots

  Sun 27 Sep 2020
  The Reception team are currently collecting wellies so that the children can access the school
  garden and continue to enjoy water based activities. If any families have old wellies (size 9-12) that their children
  have outgrown, donations would be gratefully received. Thank you
   

• New e-mail address

  Sun 27 Sep 2020

  A new email address has recently been set up to support the collection of pupil information, consent forms etc. Under normal circumstances paper copies would be sent home, but as we are trying to minimise the handling of paper forms, this email will be used to support the sharing of this information rather than solely using admin@earlsdon.coventry.sch.uk

  
   

• Updated Guidance from LEA

  Sun 27 Sep 2020

  This information has been e-mailed to all parents 

   

  Coronavirus (COVID-19):
  Information for parents and carers of school-age children
  What are the symptoms of coronavirus?

  
  One, or more, of the following:
  • High temperature – this means feeling hot to touch on the chest or back
  • New, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more
  coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
  • Loss of change to smell or taste – meaning not being able to smell or taste anything or things smell or taste different to normal

   

  What should I do if my child has these symptoms?
  If your child (or anyone who lives in the same household as your child) has any of these symptoms, you:
  • Must not send your child (or any children in your household) to school. If your child develops
  these symptoms whilst at school, they will be sent home
  • Inform the school as soon as possible
  • Get a test for your child (and any of your household who have these symptoms)
  • Make sure that your child self-isolates straight-away: Stay at home, stay at home - easy read
  and NHS self-isolation
  • All household contacts (including siblings within the household) should also self-isolate. (The
  length of isolation period is dependent on the examples set out below).

  
  When must my child stay away from school (or be sent home from school?)
  Your child must stay away from school (or will be sent home from school) if:
  • They have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms
  • Have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 10 days
  • Are in a household (or support bubble) with individuals who have been tested positive for
  coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 14 days
  • Have been contacted through the NHS Test and Trace programme and been advised to stay
  at home
  • They are a close contact of a confirmed case (either within the school or from outside of the
  school – including if the confirmed case is a sibling within the household) – they will need to
  self-isolate for 14 days

  
  How long should my child self-isolate for?
  Below are different examples and scenarios for self-isolation:
  Example 1: Your child has COVID-19 symptoms but hasn’t had a test yet or doesn’t get a test
  • Your child must self-isolate for 10 days from when their symptoms first started. They cannot return
  to school within this time-frame even if these symptoms stop. After the 10 days, they may return to
  school if well, and have not had symptoms for 48 hours. Other members of the household must
  continue to self-isolate for 14 days, unless there is a test – see below for more details.
  • If your child then tests positive, they must continue to self-isolate for 10 days after their symptoms
  first started. All household contacts will also need to isolate for 14 days.
  Example 2: Your child has COVID-19 symptoms but the test result is negative
  • Inform your school of the outcome (negative) of the test result immediately.
  • Your child can return to school when well. If they have had a high temperature, they can return to
  school 48 hours after their high temperature has lowered and returned to normal.
  • Other members of your household can stop self-isolating (unless they are a contact of someone
  else tested positive – see example 4) as soon as the negative result is received
  Example 3: Your child tests positive for COVID-19
  • Inform your school of the outcome (positive) of the test result immediately.
  • Following this positive test result, you will receive a request by text, email or phone to log into the
  NHS Test and Trace service website and provide information about recent close contacts.
  • Your child must self-isolate (and not return to school) until the latest of all the following:
  • 10 days after the onset of their symptoms (or 10 days after the test date if they are asymptomatic)
  • The time at which symptoms, other than cough or loss of smell / taste, are no longer present
  • If suffered from diarrhoea and / or vomiting, when the individual is 48 hours free of the symptoms
  • 48 hours after their high temperature has lowered and returned to normal.
  • All household contacts will also need to isolate for 14 days.
  Example 4: Your child is a contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 (e.g. in school
  context)
  • Your child must self-isolate for 14 days from when they were in contact with the person who tested
  positive. The reason for longer self-isolation is to allow for the incubation period.
  • If your child then has a test and the test is negative, they still need to isolate for 14 days.
  • If they develop symptoms and test positive for COVID-19 test, then example 3 “over-rides” example
  4 and so their self-isolation is re-set to be 10 days from when their own symptoms first started (see
  example 3).
  • Other household members do not need to self-isolate at this stage unless their child or anyone in
  the household starts to develop symptoms.
  Note that the examples above can be used for other household members (including you, as a parent)
  by replacing “your child” with the name of the household member and the knock-on impact for other
  household members. For example, if any member of your household develops COVID-19 symptoms,
  your school-age child will need to self-isolate and not come into school. You will need to keep your
  school up to date on developments and when your child will be able to return to school.
  How can my children (or others) get a coronavirus test and where do we go?
  You do not need to go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Tests can be accessed:
  • On-line through online portal or
  • By phoning 119 (lines are open 7am to 11pm)
  The local testing options are:
  • Ricoh Regional Testing Centre - drive through testing – via online portal or phone 119.
  • Moat Street Car Park – mobile testing unit – drive through – via online portal or phone 119.
  • Broad Street, Foleshill (next to Broad Street Surgery) – local testing service - via online portal or
  phone 119.
  • Home testing – via the online portal.
  We recommend using a testing site options (Ricoh Regional Testing Centre, Moat Street Car
  Park or Broad Street, Foleshill) for a quicker process. We recommend that where there are
  challenges booking a test (due to the national context), that you repeatedly attempt to book at
  test locally – even though this may take some time.

   

• SENDIASS and Early Help Hub information is now being added to SEND pages of website

  Tue 22 Sep 2020

• Who do you recognise from the Year 6 Gallery of Greatness?

  Sat 19 Sep 2020
  Who can you spot? 

  

• Little Red visits Year 2

  Sat 19 Sep 2020
  Year 2 had a very special delivery this week and a super special visitor! 

  

• PE reminder

  Sat 19 Sep 2020

  It has been great to see the children enjoying a variety of P. E activities in the sunshine this week!

  
  Thank you to all of the children and parents who remembered to come into school wearing a P.E kit in the school uniform colours:

  
   Plain navy or white t-shirt or a navy or white t-shirt with the school logo
   Plain navy, black or grey shorts or jogging bottoms
   School sweatshirt/ cardigan or a plain navy, grey or black hoodie.
  The children will also need to wear trainers.
  The current P.E timetable is:

  Year 1	Friday	Year 2	Thursday	Year 3	Monday
  Year 4	Wednesday	Year 5	Monday	Year 6	Tuesday

  
   

• Covid Guidance for parents from the LEA

  Sat 19 Sep 2020

  What are the symptoms of coronavirus?
  One, or more, of the following:
   High temperature – this means feeling hot to touch on the chest or back
   New, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more
  coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
   Loss of/ change to smell or taste – meaning not being able to smell or taste anything or things
  smell or taste different to normal

  
  What should I do if my child has these symptoms?
  If your child (or anyone who lives in the same household as your child) has any of these symptoms, you:
   Must not send your child (or any children in your household) to school. If your child develops
  these symptoms whilst at school, they will be sent home
   Inform the school as soon as possible
   Get a test for your child (and any of your household who have these symptoms)
   Make sure that your child self-isolates straight-away: Stay at home and stay at home - easy read
   All household contacts should also isolate
  When must my child stay away from school (or be sent home from school?)
  Your child must stay away from school (or will be sent home from school) if:
   They have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms;
   Have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 10 days;
   Are in a household (or support bubble) with individuals who have been tested positive for
  coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 14 days;
   Have been contacted through the NHS Test and Trace programme and been advised to stay at home.
   They are a close contact of a confirmed case (either within the school or from outside of the
  school) – they will need to isolate for 14 days.

  
  How long should my child self-isolate for?
  Below are different examples and scenarios for self-isolation:
  Example 1: Your child has COVID-19 symptoms but hasn’t had a test yet or doesn’t get a test
  • Your child must self-isolate for 10 days from when their symptoms first started. They cannot
  return to school within this time-frame even if these symptoms stop. After the 10 days, they
  may return to school if well, and have not had symptoms for 48 hours.
  • If your child then tests positive, they must continue to self-isolate for 10 days after their
  symptoms first started. All household contacts will also need to isolate for 14 days.
  Example 2: Your child has COVID-19 symptoms but the test result is negative
  • Inform your school of the outcome (negative) of the test result.
  • Your child can return to school when well. If they have had a high temperature, they can return
  to school 48 hours after their high temperature has lowered and returned to normal.
  • Other members of your household can stop self-isolating (unless they are a contact of someone
  else tested positive – see example 4).
  Example 3: Your child tests positive for COVID-19
  • Inform your school of the outcome (positive) of the test result.
  • Following this positive test result, you will receive a request by text, email or phone to log into
  the NHS Test and Trace service website and provide information about recent close contacts.
  • Your child must self-isolate for 10 days from when their symptoms first started.
  • After that 10 day isolation, your child can return to school if COVID-19 symptoms have gone and
  they are am well. If they had a high temperature, they can return to school after that 10 day
  isolation and 48 hours after their high temperature has lowered and returned to normal.
  • All household contacts will also need to isolate for 14 days.
  Example 4: Your child is a contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 (e.g. in school
  context as shown on previous slide or anyone in or outside their household)
  • Your child must self-isolate for 14 days from when they were in contact with the person who
  tested positive. The reason for longer self-isolation is to allow for the incubation period.
  • If your child then has a test and the test is negative, they still need to isolate for 14 days.
  • If they develop symptoms and test positive for COVID-19 test, then example 3 “over-rides”
  example 4 and so their self-isolation is re-set to be 10 days from when their own symptoms first
  started (see example 3).
  How can my children (or others) get a coronavirus test and where do we go?
  You do not need to go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Tests can be accessed:
   On-line through online portal or
   By phoning 119 (lines are open 7am to 11pm)
  The local testing options are:
   Ricoh Regional Testing Centre - drive through testing – via online portal or 119.
   Moat Street Car Park – mobile testing unit – drive through – via online portal or 119.
   Broad Street, Foleshill (next to Broad Street Surgery) – local testing service – walk in – via online
  portal (but will also take people who turn up) or 119.
   Home testing – via the online portal.
  We recommend using a testing site options (Ricoh Regional Testing Centre, Moat Street Car Park or
  Broad Street, Foleshill) for a quicker process