Headteacher's Welcome

This week I would like to share with you some of the beautiful work that teachers have displayed around school. We are aware that  parents are missing out on seeing first hand what is going on in the classrooms this year so I thought it would be nice to celebrate and share some of the children's learning with you. 

 Notes from the Office

•  Wrap Around Care: Breakfast and After School Club MUST be booked in advance. There are a number of parents who are repeatedly ignoring this request. Due to keeping bubbles separate in the clubs we do not have the flexibility to accommodate additional children at the last minute. 
• Extra Curricular Clubs : Following advice from Sheffield Public Health, We have made the decision not to offer any additional clubs at this time in our aim to limit contact as much as possible between children in different classes. 

• Punctuality: We have noticed this week more children arriving late to school. With the staggered starts it is easy to have the perception that your child is not late as children are likely to still be arriving. However it is quite unsettling for children to walk into their classroom when the rest of the class is already settled - it is also disruptive to everyone's  learning. Please stick to your designated times.
• Lost Property: PLEASE NAME EVERYTHING!!!! It is very time consuming for staff having to look for lost property for children. All named property is regularly checked and returned to classrooms. 
• Flu Immunisations: Click this link to give consent. FLU CONSENT 
• Parenting Hub - Sheffield have sent out some information with links to parenting support. 

Covid Update

Parents / Carers - Please wear a face covering on the school site. 

As you may be aware Covid cases are increasing in Sheffield at the moment. 

We would now like to ask all parents/carers to wear a face covering when on and around the school site. This includes:-

• waiting outside the school gates
• coming into the playground for drop off or pick up 
• coming into the office area

It is important that social distancing is still adhered to. Thank you to all those families who are arriving on time for school - arriving at your child's designated time not only  reduces the risk of children mixing across bubbles but also reduces congestion outside of the school gates. 

Please help us to keep everyone safe. 

 Public Health England have also produced a useful guide to Covid Symptoms - click here

 Safety Outside School

We were alerted earlier in the week to a 'near miss' outside school. At the end of the school day a child was running along the pavement as a resident was reversing down their driveway. Fortunately, the car stopped in time and the child was fine but this could very easily have been a different story. Please be aware of this and keep your children close by when arriving at and leaving school. 

We have also noticed some children being dropped from their cars and walking on their own into school; some children have also been seen crossing the road on their own. All children should be dropped by an adult at the school gate for their own safety.  This also ensures that children only enter the school site at their allocated times.