Dear Parents and Carers,
Since my previous newsletter, the government has set out some guidelines for schools so that they can plan for the potential reopening on the 1st June for children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6.
As you can imagine, the reopening of the school will provide us with many challenges before we can open the doors and safely welcome children into the building. The reason for this letter is that safety will be our number one priority and we want to find out the potential number of pupils that we will have attending if Parkfield does open, allowing us to plan effectively.
Rest assured, I will be taking every precuation feasible to ensure that the school will be as safe as possible for our children, staff and wider community. The guidelines that the government have presented to schools means Parkfield will look, feel and run very differently to how it did before lockdown. For example, if Parkfield does reopen in June, the following are some of the measures that are likely to be in place:
The government have recognised that social distancing within schools is difficult and have relaxed the 2m rule, particularly for younger children. However, we will be 'promoting' social distancing where possible.
The measures above highlight the challenges we currently face to keep all Parkfielders as safe as possible. Before children do return we will be completing a risk assessment which will include all the measures we will be putting into place and we will share this with you once complete.
Nothing would give us greater pleasure than welcoming your children back but we will not be placing any pressure on you for your children to return. We appreciate all of your cirumstances are different and we fully understand if you decide not to send your child(ren) due to the current pandemic. The government have indicated that parents and carers that choose not to send their children to school will not be fined.
For those that do remain at home we will continue with our home learning programme and ensure it links closely to what's happening within school. We do not want those that stay at home to be disadvantaged.
Finally, to help us plan for a reopening of the school I am asking all parents to complete the online questionnaire below and indicate their intentions if school does reopen. I have included all year groups in this so that I can gauge the opinions of the whole school community.
Thank you for your continued support and understanding. Stay safe and I will contact you again shortly.
COMPLETE THE QUESTIONNAIRE HERE. https://forms.gle/Lpszb6DH8GtgbGuZ6
Many Thanks
M Kemp
Headteacher