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Dysgu Heddiw Er Mwyn Llunio Yfory
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Return to school for Reception Year1 and Year 2 children
Thu 11 Feb 2021Dear Parent/carer
CC Governors and staff
I am finally able to share with you the plans for the phased return to school after half term. Apologies for the delay but this comes from new guidance delivered to school today.
Welsh Government have decided that, based on the most recent scientific evidence, there is “sufficient headroom for us to begin to bring learners back to school.” They have decided that Foundation Phase children will return first – that is Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes only.
The children currently accessing school as children of key workers and those who are vulnerable will still be able to attend, if in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 they need to arrive at the same time as their bubble, if they are KS2 they need to arrive at 9.15am. Please make sure that your child is only attending on the days/times that you work. Evidence of work pattern may be requested. This is vital to keep the numbers in school to a minimum to reduce the rates of transmission within our school setting and the community.
The timetable is as follows
Monday 22nd February – Preparation day for school and staff
There will be NO blended learning for any children during this day and those attending school as key worker children will be on a childcare basis only. This will allow the school risk assessment to be updated and shared with all staff.
Tuesday 23rd February onwards – All children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes will be expected to return to school. In some schools this is staggered but we feel we can have all children in together from the Tuesday,
Online learning will resume for Years 3-6.
Classes will be bubbles, and there will be NO mixing between them for staff or children.
We will need to stagger our start and finish times in order to ensure social distancing guidelines are followed and there is no mixing of bubbles before or after the school day. Therefore, there will be no entry into school for parents/carers, children will be dropped off and collected from the car park at the following times
Reception class arrive at 8.50 and collect at 3.10
Year 1 class arrive at 9am and collect at 3.20
Year 2 class arrive at 9.10 and collect at 3.30
Specialist centre staff will contact parents directly regarding the arrangements
If you have more than one child returning please arrive at the latest time.
Children will be accompanied by staff at these times, so please do not turn up earlier or later as it will mean you could be standing around in cold weather waiting for your child’s bubble.
We also request that face coverings are worn when dropping off and collecting children as per the Welsh Government guidance.
A reminder to all parents that Level 4 restrictions remain in place and households should not be mixing outside school. This is vital in ensuring we keep children, families and staff safe.
Please note If a child has received a shielding letter they must NOT attend school.
For children in Years 3-6 who will continue to access online learning at home. Due to concerns around screen time and the fact we can’t deliver PE lessons online for Health & Safety reasons, a Wednesday afternoon will become a “Wellbeing Wednesday” afternoon where no online lessons will take place. We hope that this gives the children a screen break, and/or a chance to complete work without a planned lesson. It may also give those working parents a chance to catch up on work!! A massive thank you to you all who are supporting your children in this ongoing situation.
Staff will be having a Lateral Flow Covid test twice weekly. In the event of an indication of a positive result, school may be unable to cover the class while the staff member obtains a second PCR test. In this case parents may be asked at short notice to keep their children at home until the result is received. We will do everything we can but ask for your support in the event this happens.
The school charter for the Foundation Phase return has been amended and is attached as a reminder of some of the finer details.
If you have any queries please call school, we will be happy to answer any questions you have.
NB The school office will not be manned on Friday as it is an INSET day.
Welsh Government and the Local Authority have given us the following priority for school to manage with available staff
- The children of key workers and those deemed to be vulnerable
- Face to face learning for Foundation Phase children
- The provision of online learning for KS2 children.
We will of course do all that we can to maintain our current provision, however, with potential staff shortages from self-isolation and/or cases, we may need to make difficult decisions in how staff are deployed within school. Fingers crossed that we all remain safe and well, you can help us with this with following current restrictions outside school. Thank You.
Regards
Ms Jenkins
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Welsh books to download
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Press release from Powys re ALN provision
Thu 05 Nov 2020November , 2020
For Immediate Release
Cabinet approve new SEN / ALN strategy
A proposed strategy that could transform education provision for learners with special educational needs / additional learning needs has been approved by Cabinet, Powys County Council has said.
The council has produced a proposed strategy for The Future of Special Educational Needs (SEN) / Additional Learning Needs (ALN) in Powys, which will guide the transformation of provision for learners with SEN / ALN. The strategy was approved by Cabinet this week (Tuesday, November 3).
Improving SEN / ALN provision is one of the strategic aims in the council’s Strategy for Transforming Education in Powys 2020-2030, which was approved in April.
The strategy was shaped thanks to feedback from an engagement exercise earlier this year where people were given the opportunity to have their say on a draft vision for SEN / ALN provision.
Seven areas of transformation have been included in the strategy. They are:
- Mainstream
- Early Support/Assessment
- Specialist provision for pupils of statutory school age with the most complex needs
- Specialist Centres
- Specialist Behaviour provision
- Provision for SEN/ALN learners up to the age of 25
- Welsh medium support for pupils with SEN/ALN.
Cllr Phyl Davies, Cabinet Member for Education and Property, said: “Over the last 12 months, we have had significant engagement with parents, learners, school leaders, teachers and others to help inform the re-shaping and transformation of the educational provision for children and young people in Powys.
“During our engagement sessions, a number of issues were raised about our current ALN / SEN provision. This included that pupils had different quality and type of provision depending on where they lived, some had to travel long distances to reach provision that meets their needs while the access to provision through the medium of Welsh is inconsistent.
“Our ambition is for our schools to be fully inclusive, educating pupils with a wide range of special educational needs / additional learning needs. For our learners with more complex needs, we want to develop on the strengths of our special schools, and have a network that will allow learners to have access to a range of specialist provision and support as close to home as is possible.
“This strategy will help the council to meet this ambition and give learners with special educational needs / additional learning needs the best possible start they deserve.”
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Message from schools community police
Fri 30 Oct 2020SWYDDOGOL OFFICIAL
Good Morning All,
This Official message is for circulation to parents regarding the Halloween / Bonfire season
It re-iterates the police stance on social gatherings after the Welsh Assembly Government announced a Firebreak lockdown for Wales.
For Halloween
- We ask everyone to think how they can keep everyone safe this Halloween and not spread Coronavirus.
- Traditional trick or treating is not allowed.
- Halloween parties in either your home or at another venue are not allowed.
- Do not to meet anyone indoors that you don’t live with and do not meet up with your friends either indoors or outdoors.
- Celebrate at home instead of going out and about.
For Bonfire Night
- There will be no organised public bonfires or firework displays this year.
- No visitors are allowed into your garden. If a firework display in your garden turns into a party at your house, you are putting everyone at risk of catching the Coronavirus. The adults who look after you will be breaking the law.
- REMEMBER it is illegal to buy Fireworks under the age of 18 - your parents/carers could be prosecuted.
- You shouldn’t set off fireworks in a park or other public open space. All local authorities in Wales have banned this.
- Setting off fireworks in the street is anti-social. It can be a fire risk and is against the law.
We kindly ask people to act responsibly and to keep each other safe. Staying safe and not adding extra pressure to the emergency services will be important.
In addition to the above the School Community Police Officer team have created two vlogs to support the above messaging. These vlogs are suitable for use in educational establishments. Please follow the link below to view;
PC597 Viv Ainsworth
Swyddog Heddlu Cymunedol Ysgolion
School Community Police Officer
Heddlu Dyfed-Powys Police
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Return to school Information
Fri 30 Oct 2020Dear Parent/carer
COLLECTION AT END OF DAY
We have looked again at staggered times for collection to reduce the contact that parent/carers have when collecting children. As we have many families with children across age ranges it is very difficult to stagger times without expecting parent/carers to stand and wait for children. This increases the contact at collection time, rather than reduces it.
However to make it a little less busy, the main gates to school will be opened at 3.20pm daily. If you are collecting an Infant child ONLY please collect at the earlier time.
If you are collecting a number of children arrive at normal time.
Staff in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children only will ensure children are ready for collection at 3.20. This should reduce the numbers coming through the gate at the same time. Please also use the one way system at the gate path - Keep to the left of the barriers.
RUNNING TRACK
We are expecting work on the running track to begin after the half term holidays. The team will only be on the field and not be accessing the main school building. There will be a mesh fence to cordon off the field from the playground but please be mindful if you have younger children with you at the end of the day. All the work is weather dependent and after such a 'soggy' half term it may be delayed. It should take a few weeks but again it is weather dependent so fingers crossed we can get it completed sooner rather than later.
Many Thanks for your ongoing cooperation
Regards
Ms Jenkins
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Press release from Powys
Thu 29 Oct 2020Coronavirus is still circulating in Powys
With some pupils returning to school next week Powys parents are being urged to be on their guard for Coronavirus and keep unwell children at home.
All Powys pupils were due to return to school on Monday (November 2) after a two-week half-term break, but the introduction of Welsh Government’s national Firebreak restrictions mean that some will continue to study at home.
Primary and special schools will reopen as normal with secondary school years seven, eight and vulnerable children returning. Pupils will be able to attend schools for exams, but pupils in Years 9 and above will have to continue their learning from home for a week.
Cabinet Member for Education, Councillor Phyl Davies said: “With some pupils able to return to school it is vital that we do all that we can to prevent the spread of the virus. I urge families to help and ensure that those who are unwell and show any symptoms stay at home and follow medical advice. We need to do all that we can to prevent a further rise in coronavirus cases. “
“It is important for all of us to remember that Coronavirus is still a very real threat to public health and the best way to stop the chain of infection is to come into contact with fewer people. This is particularly important with the Welsh Government’s national Firebreak restrictions continuing until 9 November.”
The main symptoms of coronavirus are:
- a high temperature: this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough: this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste: this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal.
Most people with coronavirus have at least one of these symptoms.
If you have any symptoms, ensure that you and your immediate household self-isolate immediately. Visit https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test or call 119 to book a test.
We can all help to reduce the spread of coronavirus:
- Stay at home
- Wash your hands regularly.
- Keep a social distance from others.
- Do not meet anyone you do not live with
- Wear a face covering in shops, in indoor public spaces and on public transport unless there is a reasonable excuse not to do so
- Work from home if you can.
“We all share a personal responsibility to controlling the spread of the virus. The situation can change very quickly. By following Welsh Government guidance, we can help keep Powys safe.”
Our Test Trace Protect team here in Powys is working tirelessly to ensure that positive cases are contact traced, and that symptomatic contacts are offered testing. If you are identified as a confirmed contact, our Powys contact tracing team will call you from 02921 961133.
If you are called by a contact tracer, please help them in their vital work to Keep Powys Safe.
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Free school meal funding
Thu 15 Oct 2020Following the Welsh Government announcement this morning to provide free school meal funding to entitled pupils during the school holidays up to and including Easter 2021. Our catering team and finance team will continue to process supermarket vouchers and BACS payments for all entitled pupils. These will be processed for the October half term (2 weeks) and all holidays up to and including Easter 2021. The FSM allowance will be £19.50 per week per entitled pupil.
If parents have concerns or queries they can contact cashless.catering@powys.gov.uk or call 01597 826660