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4 years ago
Posted on 18th Jan 2022 by

Covid Update- 18/01/2022

Dear Parents/Carers,

We are sure that you know that there has been another change to the time that your child needs to self-isolation following a positive PCR or LFT.

The isolation period in total is 10 days, but with the new changes, the time spent isolation may be reduced.  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 day that the positive LFT is recorded is termed day 0. The day after the result is taken is Day 1. This is important so that the isolation periods are correct.

  • Your child can use a LFT on day 5
  • If this LFT test records a negative result, they continue to self-isolate but then take another LFT test on day 6 – this needs to be 24 hours after the test they took on day 5.
  • If the day 6 LFT test is also negative, they can stop isolating if your child does not have a high temperature. If they do, they must continue to isolate.

Another example may be –

  • Your child can use an LFT on day 5.
  • If the LFT test records a positive result, they continue to isolate and take another LFT test on day 6 – this needs to be 24 hours after the test that was taken on day 5.
  • If the day 6 LFT test records a negative result, they continue to isolate and take a further LFT test on day 7. Again this needs to be 24 hours after the test that was taken on day 5.
  • If the day 7 LFT test records a negative result, they can stop isolating provided they do not have a high temperature.

Another example may also be –

  • If your child continues to test positive after day 7, they should continue to self-isolate until they get negative results from two LFD tests on 24 hours apart or until they have completed 10 full days of self-isolation, whichever is earliest.

All results need to be reported to test and trace. Report a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test result – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
It is important that you child does not return to school too early as they could still be contagious to others. 

The diagram below sets this guidance out and provides further explanation.

If someone in your household has tested positive or if they are identified as a close contact, your child can still continue to come to school but should LFT daily. If they test positive, please follow the steps above.

Thank you for all of your support – we know it is tough and we want you to know the support it is appreciated by all here at Newdale.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Newdale Primary School and Nursery

4 years ago
Posted on 18th Jan 2022 by

NSPCC – Online safety workshop for parents

 

Does your child spend time exploring online?

The internet’s a great place for children to learn, create, chat with friends and family, access information or support and explore fun apps, sites and games. But exploring comes with risks, so it’s vital we know how
to keep them safe online.

That’s why we’d like to invite you to join our FREE workshop: ‘Keeping children safe online’.

Our workshop will:

  • Help you understand how kids experience the online world
  • Show you resources and tools that could help keep them safe
  • Empower you to guide them on their journey

For: parents, carers, family members  (this workshop is for adults so please arrange childcare if possible)

Location: Newdale Primary School

Date: Monday 14th February 2022

Time: 2-3pm

Price: free

Delivered by: NSPCC – Rachel Wallace

If you are interested in attending please let your child’s class teacher or Mrs Powell know so we have a rough estimate of numbers.

We really hope to see you there.

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4 years ago
Posted on 18th Jan 2022 by

Mrs Bishton is leaving Newdale

Dear Parents/Carers,

As much as I would like to retain all members of the fabulous Newdale team, unfortunately I cannot!

It is with huge sadness, but also huge congratulations, that I have to inform you that Mrs Bishton will be leaving us at Easter.

Mrs Bishton has been successful in gaining a really exciting promoted post and I know you will join me in wishing her the very best of luck.

Mrs Bishton joined Newdale in 2007 and has spent the last 8 in the position of Deputy Headteacher. She has made a very significant contribution to so many areas of our school development and her experience in education will be gratefully received across very many other schools in her new role.

We have already put plans in place to ensure continued stability when she leaves.

Kind regards,

Miss Cook

Headteacher

4 years ago
Posted on 14th Jan 2022 by

E-Safety Top Tip – setting guidelines for your child

Early use of digital technology has been shown to improve language skills and promote children’s social development and creativity.

But it’s not without risks for young children, who may come across inappropriate content or begin to copy what older children do online. This short video outlines some guidelines you could set for your child to help give them the best experience of going online.

https://youtu.be/caX_wpyGnwQ

If you need more support or guidance with online safety please contact a staff member or send us an email newdale.primary@taw.org.uk

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4 years ago
Posted on 13th Jan 2022 by

Recording LFT results

I apologise for any confusion yesterday on the text you received regarding emailing school your child’s LFT/PCR test results, unfortunately we are limited on the amount of words we can use and therefore text can be short.

Just to clarify:-

LFT Negative result – please record on the government website in your child’s name, no need to email the result to school.

LFT Positive result – please record on the government website in your child’s name and email a copy into school.

Returning to school following a LFT positive – LFT taken on day 6 and day 7 negative results emailed into school.

Returning to school following a PCR positive – LFT taken on day 6 and day 7 negative results emailed into school.

Link below to use for recording a LFT result

https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result

Many thanks for your co-operation

 

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4 years ago
Posted on 12th Jan 2022 by

Our Positive Behaviour Role Models

We have spotted some pupils in Year 3 and and Year 4 who have been showing positive behaviour since returning to school; they have been noticed around school following the Be SMART code and setting a good example to their peers. Our role models for this week have been rewarded with one of our new positive behaviour stickers!😊  Well done and keep up the super work!

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4 years ago
Posted on 10th Jan 2022 by

Update from Miss Cook

10/01/22

Covid update

As predicted, we are seeing numbers of positive cases of Covid increasing. As we broke up for Christmas, we had 4 positive cases. Today we have 16 positive cases (recorded since being back after Christmas).

The Omicron variant is highly transmissible and case numbers in Telford are doubling every 1 ½ to 2 days.

Although the rate of transmission is having a significant impact on the NHS in terms of admissions, emerging evidence suggests that overall people are experiencing milder illnesses.

We are gaining feedback from the vast majority of staff and parents, that the impact of Covid on health, is thankfully less than the Delta variant, so that is positive.

As I have stated previously, we take advice from the Health Protection Hub, who in turn take advice from the national guidance which is Government led. The next review is the 26th January so it is likely that we will see yet more change following this.

I just want to clarify for parents some key points currently:

  • A day 6 and day 7 negative LFT test is required (24 hours apart) for children to be allowed out of isolation and back to school. Please don’t risk it and send them back unless you are absolutely sure.
  • It is now recommended that the response to a single case in a class is to request 7 day LFD testing for the other children in the class. We understand this is not only a pain when looking at testing our youngest children and more nervous children, but also tricky as testing kits are becoming more and more difficult to find. It really would help us keep the transmission rates at a manageable level if you could do this please.
  • We will let you know if your child has been identified as a close contact e.g. sits on the same table as the positive case.
  • From tomorrow, people who receive positive lateral flow results for COVID-19 following testing when they have no symptoms, will be required to self-isolate immediately and won’t be required to take a confirmatory PCR test. People with symptoms must continue to book a PCR test.
  • Attention to ventilation, face coverings for staff, regular testing for staff, hand washing, hand sanitizing are all continuing as before.
  • We are still unable to invite parents into school. Any essential visitors e.g. staff carrying out referral assessments are required to bring proof of a negative LFT on arrival.
  • We are still carrying out some trips out of school, again following robust risk assessments. Part of the risk assessment is that anyone travelling on a coach must wear a face covering. If this is an issue, please contact the office for further advice.
  • We have produced a detailed risk assessment for e.g. the continuation of part mixing children to carry out phonics teaching. Staff follow this risk assessment so that we can continue to deliver high quality phonics teaching at the correct pitch and pace for all of our children.

We are ever optimistic that we will all be in a much better place with managing Covid come the spring. Until then, we need to continue to work together to keep Newdale open and operational for everyone. I know communication is really important, so will let you know of any changes that arise as soon as we know of them.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Miss Cook

Headteacher

Newdale Primary School and Nursery

 

5 years ago
Posted on 07th Jan 2022 by

E-Safety Top Tip – setting up new devices

At Christmas, millions of lucky children will be excitedly ripping the wrapping off new phones, tablets, computers or consoles. However, in the rush to let young ones enjoy their shiny gadgets, many parents neglect to set these devices up safely – increasing the chances of children going online and stumbling across adult content, making expensive downloads or installing unsuitable apps. A little time configuring the device properly can save a lot of anguish later.

Here are some top tips to ensure that a dream gift on Christmas morning doesn’t turn into a nightmare by Springtime.

how to set up new devices

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5 years ago
Posted on 04th Jan 2022 by

4.1.22 Return to school information

Dear Parents & Carers,

Happy New Year! Let us hope that 2022 is a lot less stressful for everyone than 2021 seemed to be.

All staff are in school today completing a full day training programme on our new phonics scheme, Read Write Inc. After this, they will be completing final touches getting classes and lessons all ready to welcome back your children tomorrow. We are all looking forward to welcoming you all back!

As you will not have failed to realise, Covid continues to interfere with our ‘normal’ operations in school. It is important that we do all we can to keep COVID out of our school community and we ask for your support once again.

If your child is displaying of the main COVID symptoms (Loss of taste and / or smell, high temperature, persistent cough), they should isolate at home until a negative PCR test has been confirmed.  We would encourage you to be alert to the precautionary symptoms identified by Telford and Wrekin council and consider getting them PCR tested to rule out a possible COVID infection. Many of our most recent cases have come from pupils where there were no symptoms or where the symptoms were precautionary. More information on these can be found via Do you have main COVID-19 symptoms or other symptoms? – Do you have main COVID-19 symptoms or other symptoms? – Telford & Wrekin Council

To book a PCR test for you or your child, please visit

Get a free PCR test to check if you have coronavirus (COVID-19) – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If your child has been identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for COVID and they are aged between 5 and 18 years old, you are strongly advised to take a Lateral Flow Test (LFT) every day for 7 days. By doing this, they are able to attend school provided no symptoms appear or a positive LFT is recorded. We are allowed to use our reasonable judgement in allowing your child to return to school.  You can order LFT tests online or by checking with a local chemist if they have stock.

To order LFT tests, please visit  Order coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid lateral flow tests – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and to find where has LFT tests to collect, please visit Find where to get rapid lateral flow tests – NHS (test-and-trace.nhs.uk)

One of our greatest fears is staff absence due to Covid infections. Our staff will continue to LFT test at least twice a week, observe social distancing and wear face masks in communal areas. We will continue to use the control measures set out in the January 2021 guidance –

  1. Ensuring good hygiene for everyone
  2. Maintaining appropriate cleaning routines
  3. Keeping classrooms and teaching spaces well ventilated
  4. Following all local and national guidance, including that provided by our local Health Hub.

One of the last actions we want to take is moving year groups to remote learning.  Please rest assured this would be a last resort for us and if the case is that we need to move to remote learning, we have systems in place to allow this to happen with no interruption to learning.

We appreciate that there is a lot to take in and that guidance changes frequently. We will always put the safety, wellbeing and education of your children first and thank you for your continual support.

If you can get your children tested this evening or in the morning using a lateral flow test, that would really help us in keeping more control of the virus.

Kind regards

MIss Cook

Headteacher