Friday 12th March

Our first week back has been a very positive one overall and children have adapted well to being back in school full time. We were delighted to see just how happy they were to back in each others company so lets hope the days of total lockdown are behing us now. Just a few minor reminders to take into next week:

• Please try and leave the vicinity of the school grounds/gates as soon as you have dropped your child off or picked them up at the end of the day. Chapman Street still appears very crowded and some parents have raised concerns that groups of parents are standing chatting in the street long after the designated times for access/departure. 
• Friday afternoon learning will be available from the Home Learning link on the CHILDREN page of the website; it should also be accessible through the Class Materials folder within Teams. Children will receive clear instruction of how to complete this work and how to post their responses.
• We hope to review the Friday early finish at Easter - we know it is not an ideal arrangement but hopefully it is only temporary so thank you for your support as we continue to revise our practices.
• Remember: Monday to Thursday, older siblings leave the school with their younger sibling at the YOUNGER childs time but this 'flips' on a Friday due to the staggered lunches and early finish. As a general guide: ALL children have their lunch first and then Year 3 finish at 12.00pm, Year 4 at 12.30pm, Year 5 at 1.00pm and Year 6 at 1.30pm. The younger sibling will be supervised in school until the older child finishes UNLESS you have made an arrangement with us to pick the children up seperately.