IMPORTANT UPDATE ON CONTINUED PHASED REOPENING The phased return to school will continue on 29th June with Year 5 and Year 2 coming back to school where their families have expressed a wish to do so.
School will open Monday to Thursday all day and Friday until lunch time. Parents should read the attached documents, both the general guidelines AND the specific details for the year group, very carefully so that the correct timings and entrances are used.
**If you decide you no longer wish your child to return to school before September, please let school know as soon you can so we can try and accommodate any other families who do require a place.**
Phased return to school details
**It is important to remember that your child should NOT attend school if they or members of the family are exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19-
- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a 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)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.
If you are requested by school to get your child tested if they have developed symptoms, this is
not optional. The Trust will not allow any child back into school until the outcome of a test has been presented in school for us to see.
GENERAL SCHOOL CLOSURE NEWSLETTERS AND ACCESSING WORK FOR YOUR CHILDRENAccessing work and activities for your children-
The class links on the website homepage will direct you to where teachers have uploaded activities and suggestions of work to do with your children during any enforced closure. Follow the link for your child's class. Remember if your child is in Year 2 there will be activities in both Amethyst and Emerald class pages. If your child is in Year 1 there will be activities in both Ruby and Emerald class pages.
Supermarket Vouchers
As we begin to look into opening school more widely for more pupils, we are also being asked to see more children face to face even if they cannot yet attend yet. In order to develop this we have changed how supermarket vouchers for those still eligible will be distributed. Starting from now, those eligible will be required to come down to school with the children for which the vouchers are for in order to collect them. For those shielding where doing this would not be safe please get in touch with school. The contact in school is Miss Williamson and she can be contacted by ringing or email on joanne.williamson@hunsletstmarys.co.uk.
To collect your vouchers, you should buzz at the main gate and state that you are collecting supermarket vouchers from Miss Williamson. She will then bring them out to the gate for you and your children. They should usually be available Monday toThursday 8:00-4:00, and Friday 8:00-12:30 but it is advisable to wait until you receive a text to say they are ready for that week. This weeks vouchers (week ending 19th June) ARE READY NOW!
***Emergency child care from Monday 20th April***
From 20th April, there will be staff in attendance in the same way as before the Easter break but information regarding hours of need would be valuable in our contribution to keeping everyone safe and healthy. If you have already been granted a place in the school emergency child care, please let us know your requirements for next week.
Details of how to secure a place in the emergency child care are listed below if you feel you meet the criteria.
The whole intention of the school closure is to restrict the spread of the virus and so all parents SHOULD wherever possible make other arrangements for their children in order to reduce the numbers congregating in school and enable the closure to actually work.
However should it be impossible for your children to be cared for elsewhere and you feel your job meets the criteria identified in the government guidance, please email headteacher@hunsletstmarys.co.uk providing the following details-
* child/children's names and year groups
* parents/carers job
* current work status/pattern of work/hours of work
* confirmation that you have spoken with your employer to check that you are essential, as the government guidance says you should.
* contact details of your line manager for verification purposes.
The school will respond to these requests as soon as possible in order to allocate provision for the coming weeks.
It is important to reiterate that "the government has asked parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible, and asked schools to remain open only for those children who absolutely need to attend."
The government advice regarding key workers is linked here.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers
What is key is the following statement within the guidance-
That is why the government has asked parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible, and asked schools to remain open only for those children who absolutely need to attend.
It is important to underline that schools, colleges and other educational establishments remain safe places for children. But the fewer children making the journey to school, and the fewer children in educational settings, the lower the risk that the virus can spread and infect vulnerable individuals in wider society.
AND
Many parents working in these critical sectors may be able to ensure their child is kept at home. Every child who can be safely cared for at home should be. This is an offer to parents and carers and there is no requirement for parents and carers to send their children to school if they do not need or wish to do so.”
Thank you
LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM FATHER CHRIS
Father Chris from St John and St Barnabas has sent this messag toi everyone associated with school to show is support. He has also provided the attached food bank and support information.
Contacting School and Advice for parents
Throughout the closure there will be staff in school. If you need to contact us please use the usual phone number 01132717204, or alternatively you can email the school on headteacher@hunsletstmarys.co.uk.
Suggested daily timetable during period of closure
This is a daily timetable you might want to follow each day that the school is closed in order to structure the children's time at home and to reduce stress and frustration. Activities in each of the different sections can be selected from those uploaded for each class and from the links that will be provided. Some year groups may have specific tasks to do each day which should slot nicely into the framework although timings might need to be changed.
Younger children will not be able to focus on activities for as long and so more free play should be added in to break up the activities.
Try to keep mornings as ‘normal’ as possible. Try to have everyone up, fed and dressed and ready to start the day at a regular time.
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Time
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Activity
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9:00
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Outside activity
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9:20
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English activity
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10:00
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Independent activity
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10:30
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Snack
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11:00
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Numeracy activity
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11:40
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Independent activity
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12:00
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lunch
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12:30
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Outside activity
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13:00
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Story time - Read stories / act out stories / listen to audio stories
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13:30
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Independent activity
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14:00
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Special project time
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14:30
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Snack
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15:00
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Outside activity
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15:30
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Quiet time . By this time in the day the children will be tired
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16:00
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Normal afternoon / evening routines
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