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

• 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

• Start and end of the day

  Sat 19 Sep 2020
  Thank you to all of the families who are supporting our efforts at the beginning and of the day to try to minimise contact between the year group bubbles. Thank you also to everyone who has followed the request from the Local Authority to wear face coverings when dropping off and collecting their children. We appreciate all of your support during these challenging times.
  We have had further communication from the Local Authority this week and have once again been asked to remind parents and carers of their own responsibility to socially distance. The Local Authority have asked that parents do not use the school gate or surrounding area as a place to gather as this will put the school community at risk.
   

• P.E

  Sat 12 Sep 2020

  As routines and timetables become more established, we are now in the position to reintroduce P.E into the children’s school day. In line with government guidance we will be aiming to teach the vast majority of P.E lessons outside- unfortunately we are currently unable to use Spencer Park as the park toilet is closed. To limit the resources that are moving between home and school, we would like the children to wear their P.E kit to school one day each week when they have P.E (as listed below).   Please ensure that the children wear their school P.E kit rather than their general sportswear:  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
   

• Face Coverings

  Sat 12 Sep 2020

  In response to the national rise in COVID-19 cases, we have been advised by the Local Authority to ask parents to wear face coverings when dropping off and collecting their children.
  In addition, in light of the restrictions to limit the number of people that you can see socially indoors or outdoors from Monday 14th September, we have also been asked by the Local Authority to remind parents and carers of their own responsibility to socially distance. The Local Authority have asked that parents do not use the school gate or surrounding area as a place to gather as this will put the school community at risk. Thank you for your ongoing support during these difficult times. 

   

  Mrs Forde

• Routines

  Sat 12 Sep 2020

  It has taken a little while for everyone to adjust to the new routines at the beginning and end of the day, but we would like to take this opportunity to thank the children, parents, grandparents and family members for their patience over the last two weeks. As routines are becoming more established, we are all becoming more efficient at these busy times- we continue to regularly review routines and will keep you up to date if any significant changes are required. Please remember to wait away from the school site if you arrive prior to your child’s designated drop off or collection time.   Mrs Forde

  
   

• Weekly menu

  Sat 12 Sep 2020

  We are thrilled that our kitchen is up and running again and that we can offer hot and cold meals to all of the children in Reception and Key Stage 1 and a large group of our Key Stage 2 children. Due to current restrictions only the Reception children are eating in the canteen—all other year groups are collecting their hot meals/ sandwiches and returning to eat in their classrooms. To support this process, the children are being asked to pre-book their meal choice when they arrive in school in the morning. The current menu will be sent home to families so you have the opportunity to discuss meal choices with the children before school.