We have had a wonderful first week back, the whole staff have been so incredibly proud of how well the children have returned to school this week. The children fully embodied the foundation of the schools ethos this week. Being Ready, Respectful and Safe. 

Ready – The children have all been ready and eager to learn. They have come into school beautifully and settled back into the school routine with ease. The children all looked incredibly smart in their school uniform too, especially our youngest children and new starters in Reception. Well done!
 
Respectful – The children have shown great respect in every sense of the word. Respecting each other, their environment and respecting all the changes and additional procedures implemented throughout the school.
 
Safe – It is our highest priority to keep everyone safe. The children have been amazing and taken on board all the new safety measures in place. They have taken great care to ensure they keep each other safe by following the new procedures brilliantly.
 
Thank you parents for following all the new procedures for drop and pick up. This has worked really well; you all helped this to run so smoothly from day one. Thank you.
 
After the Fall
This week many of the classes have been looking at the book ‘After the Fall’ by Dan Santat. It is a beautifully illustrated book about how Humpty Dumpty got back up again. It follows Humpty Dumpty, an avid bird watcher who loves to be high up on the city wall. However, after his fall, Humpty is terrified of heights and can no longer do his favourite things. He finally pulls together the courage to climb back up the wall. After the fall is an inspiring picture book that we hope will encourage our children to overcome their fears, learn to get back up—and reach new heights. We know our children have faced many new challenges this year but we also know they have and will overcome them too. We want the children to keep focused on their brilliant super learner behaviours – resilience, reciprocity, reflectiveness and resourcefulness as they come back into school and reach new heights with their learning.
 
New Government Guidance
As I am sure you are all aware, there are new government guidelines in place from Monday 14^th September 2020. Please click on this link for further information and useful FAQ’s related to the new guidance.
 
A reminder of the new government campaign as we head into the winter months is hands, face, space. Please ensure you maintain social distancing when you are waiting outside the school gates at drop off and pick up.
  

 
Covid-19 symptoms
I know it is tricky as we move into the winter months to distinguish between the normal seasonal coughs, colds and illnesses so below is a reminder of the symptoms to look out for regarding coronavirus and what to do if you or your child has any symptoms.
Check if you or your child has coronavirus symptoms
If you have any of the main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), get a test as soon as possible. Stay at home until you get the result.

• 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

1. Get a test to check if you have coronavirus as soon as possible.
2. Stay at home and do not have visitors until you get your test result – only leave your home to have a test.

 

Breakfast Club is available Monday - Friday from 7.40am - 8.40pm.  This will need to be booked online, using the new School Money System. 
The club is held in the 'old Tiddler' setting at the top of the playground.  Access will be through the side gate of the school, following the one way system, then across the playground.
KS1 pupils will be escorted to their classrooms at the end of the session, and KS2 will follow the one way system back to their classrooms. 
Each session is £2.25.  Please book online by 5.00pm the day before, so a register can be printed off and passed to the Breakfast Care Leader for the next morning.
If you have any queries, please contact the Admin Team.