Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
Well done to all the pupils who completed their online multiplication tables check this week. It was great to work with them all and they all tried very hard. I am very proud of you all - well done!
As you will be aware, the new school building work is coming along and we are now at the point where most of the external work is nearing completion and work will commence to start to prepare the internal features of the school. (Do have a look at the photographs posted elsewhere on the school website). The electricity connection is happening this holiday and work for our new fencing has begun.
We aim to be in our new school for September - and, to enable this to happen, there will need to be a major move from our temporary school into the new building. This will then allow for the temporary school to be removed, giving time to finish the external work planned during the summer holiday.
I can now announce that this will be done over a series of days. We will close for the summer holiday slightly earlier, with our last day of term being Tuesday 19th July. We aim to open to pupils on Monday 5th September.
This is a really exciting time and we thank you for your ongoing patience, support and co-operation.
Good afternoon - I hope you have all been enjoying the good weather and have had a decent break. We are looking forward to everyone returning to school tomorrow.
We have had some major service work completed for the new school over the holiday and we still have the playground surface to be re-tarmaced later next week. Entry to school will be the same with gates opening at 8:45a.m. There are some new positions on the playground for classes to line up and pupils will be supported to the correct locations. Please ensure all pupils are in class for 9:00a.m. prompt.
However, we will need to stagger collection at home time as the playground space is considerably reduced. Therefore we will need to allow one year group out at a time (similar to how we did during COVID restrictions).
To assist in this FOR WEEK ONE, Y3 classes will leave promptly at 3:10p.m, Year 4 classes will leave at 3:15p.m, Year 5 and 6 classes will leave at 3:20p.m.
PLEASE ONLY ENTER THE PLAYGROUND AT THE CORRECT TIME - STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER, ANNOUNCING CLASSES THAT ARE EXITING.
Both gates will be open - the one from the drive and the rear gate from Briargate - but also please adhere to the correct collection times for the next week. The access gates will be manned.
Thank you for your co-operation in this matter.
26,000 free Easter holiday activity places available at 95 venues across Derbyshire
This Easter, Derbyshire County Council is providing 26,000 free holiday activity places at 80 venues across the county for local schoolchildren aged 5-16.
The free sessions include a healthy meal at breakfast or lunchtime and seasonal activities, sports, craft clubs, drama, gardening and more.
The sessions, available throughout the Easter holidays, are all free for families who claim benefit related free school meals.
(Places may also be available to children in other vulnerable groups, including children with SEND, who are not currently in receipt of benefit related free school meals.)
Places are available on a first come, first served basis, with a limited number available to any school age child living in the county.
Sessions will run during both weeks of the Easter school holidays, starting from Monday 11 April.
To find out more about the activities on offer and details about venues, please visit our website at www.derbyshire.gov.uk/holidayactivities which lists the organisations taking part, dates and times of sessions and contact details.
For any further details, please contact our team by email: HAF.Enquiries@derbyshire.gov.uk.
In addition, children and families can find online activities and ideas for low-cost activities to take part in at home on the It’s About Me website: https://itsaboutmederbyshire.co.uk/
I need to inform you that we have lots of sickness and diarrhea in school.
Symptoms begin with complaints of feeling sick, temperature and tummy aches. Although the outbreak can be severe, it should be over for the child in 48 hours from the start of the illness. If it lasts any longer, you should contact your GP for advice.
Pupils then need to wait another 48hours after the last motion of sickness or diarrhea before returning to school to prevent this spreading. Please ensure good handwashing at home.
We are taking additional measures at school to prevent this illness from spreading including extra cleaning.
We also have a rising number of cases of COVID in school. Please watch out for child symptoms - cough, temperature, fatigue and headaches. If your child has symptoms, please keep them at home and/or complete a lateral flow. If they have symptoms you can still request a PCR test. We ask that positive cases are kept at home for a week or until the child has 2 negative tests.
This increase in both infections is rising within our local community. Please be cautious and keep as safe and healthy as you can.
Your co-operation is appreciated.
What a busy few weeks we have had! Children have been having a great time with their learning through World Book Day, an online lesson with Michal Rosen and Maths Morning!
Well done to everyone for joining in so well and for their high levels of participation and engagement. Please take a few moments to check out the posts on the dojo or see some of the photographs in the 'gallery' section of the website, located under the Children tab.
Don't forget this Friday (18th March) is Red Nose Day. Pupils will be taking part in a sponsored times table quiz and an exercise slot. Please bring any sponsor money into school as soon as you can. We are hoping to raise £2 per child, giving us a total of £500!
Thank you for your support.
Please be aware we seem to have a large number of pupils who are experiencing a sickness bug. This seems to be a consistent pattern between local schools. Children should remain at home until they have 48 hours clear of any sickness to prevent this being spread further.
Please note: sickness could also be a potential sign of COVID in children. Our current procedure is for pupils who test positive or have COVID symptoms to remain off school for a week, or until 2 negative lateral flows are achieved. This is in line with Parklands and Wilsthorpe schools.
As COVID cases in all schools is rising, your cooperation is appreciated.
Please read the latest newsletter re COVID update and how we are changing the procedures to keep everyone safe.
This has been sent out as a dojo, via letter tonight and is available on the newletter section of the website.
Please read and follow the procedures - your co-operation is appreciated once again.
School is open - however please take care when walking on the campus.
In light of the recent COVID-19 updates, we ask all over 12 year olds to wear a mask in the close, communal area outside on our restricted playground when collecting pupils. This will start from tonight.
We ask this to assist us in keeping the school open, limiting the spread of Coronavirus and making sure everyone is healthy for Christmas. Your support and co-operation is valued and appreciated.