4 years ago
Posted on 04th Feb 2022 by Mrs Western

Safer & Stronger Communities

Dear Parent/Carer,

We would be most grateful if you could spend just a few minutes filling in this Safer and Stronger Communities questionnaire form. The closing date is Monday 28th February.

As a school, we are always keen to develop not only what goes on in school, but also what goes on in our local community.

https://forms.office.com/r/SmvLVQ5ryF

The results of this survey will be shared with the Safer Stronger Communities team and they will work with us in making some positive changes for everyone.

There is a Safer & Stronger launch event to be held for the Ketley and Overdale ‘Neighbourhood Action Plan’ (NAP). The Ketley launch will be on Saturday March 5th at the Ketley community centre and the Overdale launch has a potential save the date of Saturday 30th April, location is to be confirmed. More information will follow.

4 years ago
Posted on 02nd Feb 2022 by Mrs Western

Year 3 Update- 02.02.2022

Dear Parents/Carers of children in Year 3,

We are so appreciative of the patience parents have shown as we navigate through a very difficult time for our school with Covid and staffing.

The pressures are ongoing and we are trying so hard to ensure what we do has the least impact on your children.

We are going to gradually begin the process of merging the 3 classes into 2 as follows –

Miss McCullagh is thankfully now back and has plotted in a series of mornings/afternoons this week for the children to work with their new classmates and for some, new teacher.

Mr McFarland will be working across both classes at this time to ensure they settle in brilliantly.

Next week, the children will spend full time in their new classes. Now that they have started their transition sessions, the pupils in Mr McFarland’s class will receive a note in their diaries to let you know which class they will be in from Monday 7^th February. This will inform you who their new teacher/ teaching assistant will be, as well as where to drop them off and collect from.

I am very confident in the abilities of the Year 3 team and know this process will run smoothly.

Thanks again for your understanding.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

4 years ago
Posted on 02nd Feb 2022 by Mrs Western

Value of the Month- February

4 years ago
Posted on 31st Jan 2022 by Mrs Western

Half term activities at the Dogs Trust

4 years ago
Posted on 25th Jan 2022 by Mrs Western

Haberdashers’ Adams

Places are becoming limited therefore anyone who is wishing to attend will need to book in very soon.

There are two sessions available; Morning at 9am and Afternoon at 1.45pm. All places must be booked online via our school website at https://www.adamsgs.uk/admissions/open-events

4 years ago
Posted on 25th Jan 2022 by Mrs Western

Safety Online

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are really keen to support in the battle to keep children safe online. We have very many systems in school which mean we have a tight grip on what children can access. Unfortunately, this pandemic has meant that children have been couped up way more than usual over the last 2 years and for many this has meant significantly more time spent on devices. As a parent of teenagers I know how hard it is to keep control of what children do and what they access. We are aware that a significant number of our children have access to apps that have a much older age limit on them. We know from research that the age limits are very much set inline with the maturity levels of children. Miss Newport has arranged some really worthwhile training and support for parents which will be delivered by the NSPCC. We do hope you can attend.

4 years ago
Posted on 24th Jan 2022 by Mrs Western

Covid update – staff shortages 24.01.2022

Dear Parents/Carers,

Just a quick message to warn everyone that we are suffering very significant staff shortages due to teachers and cover teachers testing positive.

We have managed to cover today by rejigging people, but I just want to make everyone aware that we are potentially looking at having to close a year group and moving them to online learning should we have to.

It is so hard to give much notice for this, as very often we don’t know that staff are not going to be in until the morning they test positive.

I absolutely know how inconvenient this would be for working parents and also know that children get so much more from face-to-face teaching, so we will continue to try our best to keep fully operational.

I just wanted to give parents the heads up so they can start thinking about possible childcare issues should we have to move some children to online learning.

We will of course keep you posted and in the meantime, help us by not risking sending your child to school if they are displaying symptoms and by testing regularly.

Thank you for your ongoing support during this ongoing challenging time.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

4 years ago
Posted on 21st Jan 2022 by Mrs Western

Let’s dine competition

4 years ago
Posted on 19th Jan 2022 by Mrs Western

Haberdashers’ Adams open day

4 years ago
Posted on 19th Jan 2022 by Mrs Western

COVID-19 – Changes to self isolation rules

On Thursday 13 January 2022 the health secretary announced changes to isolation rules for people who have tested positive for COVID-19. In order that people who have had and recovered from the virus can get back to their normal lives as soon as possible, isolation time has been cut to 5 full days (from the date of their first positive test) for anyone who has recorded two consecutive daily negative lateral flow tests.

This will help to reduce the disruption the virus causes in schools for both pupils and staff.

But what will this mean in practice for children, families, schools and other education settings? Here we answer your questions.

My child has tested positive for COVID-19 – how long do they have to stay away from school/college for?

All people – including pupils parents and teachers – have to isolate for a minimum of five full days after the day of a positive test before then going back to school if they have tested negative twice.

The first full day of isolation is considered to be the day following the positive test. Following the fifth full day of isolation – on the sixth day – it will be possible for people who have received two negative LFD tests on consecutive days to go back to school.

People who have tested positive can now take two LFD tests on day 5 and day 6, and if both are negative and they do not have a temperature, they can end their self-isolation on day 6 and return to their education setting immediately.

If either test is positive, they should continue to self-isolate until they get negative results from two LFD tests on consecutive days or until they have completed 10 full days of self-isolation, whichever is earliest

In practice it means that if a child or teacher tests positive on a Saturday, that would be considered day 0. They could then take tests on the morning of Thursday (day 5) and Friday (day 6). If they tested negative on both days and did not have a temperature they would be then able to return to school on the Friday.

What about if someone else in the house has tested positive? Can my child go to school/college?

Yes – and they should. They should continue going to school but test daily. If they test positive they should isolate.

What are the rules for teachers and school staff?

They’re exactly the same. If a teacher or member of school staff tests positive they should isolate for at least 5 full days. If they have 2 consecutive daily negative lateral flow tests at that point and no temperature they can and should return to work on day 6. If someone in a teacher’s household has tested positive the teacher should test daily and as long as they are negative they should continue to go to work. If they test positive they should isolate.

What are the rules for early years settings like nurseries and childminders?

They’re the same. If a child or a member of staff tests positive they should isolate for a minimum of 5 full days. If by that point they have recorded two consecutive daily negative lateral flow tests and no temperature they can return to their setting on day 6.

Nursery

Reception

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Mrs Western