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SCHOOL REOPENING DETAILS

Here are the key bits of information we feel you need to know for when school fully reopens on the Monday 8th March.

• School will reopen to all pupils on the 8th March

• All pupils are expected in school, attendance is not optional

• The entrance and exit routine from Autumn term will continue - with children lining up on the playground and being collected by teaching staff at 8.45am.

• Before and After School Club will continue as per usual. Please contact the school office as soon as possible to book a place

• The class bubble system is still in place

• Coronavirus measures within school will remain. Please see the updated risk assessment (found here) and further details below.

• School dinners will return to normal with a new, exciting menu for the remainder of the year

• All children will be provided with a new school water bottle

• PE lessons will continue as normal with children attending in PE kits on their usual days

• Y6 breakfast booster club will continue after Easter holidays giving pupils a few weeks to settle back into routine

WORLD BOOK DAY - NOW FRIDAY 12th MARCH - NEW DATE!!

World Book Day at Parkfield is now going to take place next Friday 12th March. Again, we've altered it from our original plan of Thursday 11th because classes will be taking part in PE lessons that Thursday. Although this is over a week after the official World Book Day, we feel that letting all pupils join in with the celebrations on the day is important. We are asking all children (and staff) to dress up as a book character, in any fancy dress, or just in their own clothes (non-uniform). There will be a number of activities on the day in school to celebrate the day and to promote the love of reading.

SPONSOR OUR WONDERFUL PARKFIELDER - RAISING FUNDS FOR SPRINGHILL HOSPICE

At Parkfield, we want or pupils to be kind and one of our Year 3's has set herself the challenge of cycling a total of 100 miles throughout March. In the process she is hoping to raise as much money as possible for Springhill Hospice. If you'd like more information and would like to donate please visit the following link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/romigully?utm_source=sms&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=romigully&utm_campaign=pfp-sms&utm_term=1fe206a46b8f4062b94aab67b11a45f6

SCHOOL DINNERS

Due to school fully reopening we're able to update and offer a full menu from this Monday. Please see the menu here https://www.parkfieldprimary.com/website/dinner-menus.html.

LUNCHTIME POSITION

We are looking to recruit a lunchtime assistant that will support the children at dinner times between 11.30am and 1.30pm everyday. The position is temporary and a total of 10 hours per week, term time only. If you are interested, please contact the school office for more information.

HOUSE REWARD NON UNIFORM DAYS

Our two postponed non uniform reward days for Archers (Blue) and Bamford (Yellow) are now going to take place on Thursday 11th March for Archers and Friday 26th March for Bamford. Pupils in those houses can come into school wearing non-uniform on those days. These are in place as Archers won the most house points in Autumn 2 and Bamford in Spring 1.

ASSESMBLIES

From Monday our weekly assemblies will continue to take place on a Monday and Friday at 10.10am. A link will be placed on Showbie/Tapestry to access the zoom assembly if your child is at home having to self isolate.

CORONAVIRUS REMINDERS

Although children are back in school, coronavirus is still prevalent in the community and our systems of control are still in place. Please help us by:

• Continuing to wear face masks in the school yard.

• Have only one adult drop off/pick up where possible.

• Not coming into the school office area unless essential. You can contact school via phone/email.

• Ensuring those pupils showing signs of coronavirus do not attend school and get tested.

• Let school know immediately if the household are self isolating due to either someone showing symptoms are being a confirmed close contact.

• Not having friends round at each others houses including sleep overs.

• Support your child with home learning if they are fit and well and having to self isolate.

SCHOOL UNIFORMS - DO THEY STILL FIT?

For those that have been at home, you may want to check that uniforms and shoes still fit before the 8th March. It has been 9 weeks since they last tried them on!

SCHOOL COMPUTERS - LOANED OUT

If you have loaned one of the school laptops over this period of lockdown please return them to school as soon as possible when your child returns on March 8th. These will now be used within the school and will be required if classes have to self isolate in future.

RAPID FLOW TESTS AVAILABLE FOR ALL - INFO FROM GOVERNMENT

Around 1 in 3 people with coronavirus (COVID-19) do not have symptoms but can still pass it on to others. Regular testing of people without symptoms (asymptomatic testing) is important to help stop the virus spreading. As lockdown restrictions gradually ease, we all need to play our part to help protect each other.

On Sunday 28 February, the Department of Health and Social Care announced that from Monday 1 March, households with primary school, secondary school and college age children, including childcare and support bubbles, can test themselves twice every week at home as schools return from Monday 8 March. Households, childcare and support bubbles of primary, secondary and college staff can also be tested. Twice-weekly testing will also be offered to adults working in the wider school community, including bus drivers and after school club leaders. The twice-weekly test kits can be accessed:

· via employers if they offer testing to employees

· at a local test site

· by collecting a home test kit from a test site

· by ordering a home test kit online

Schools will not give test kits to parents, carers or household members. Letters containing advice on where to access testing will be made available for schools to share with parents and staff shortly.

This guidance provides information on who can be tested and how you can get a test.

CORONAVIRUS

A reminder that our Covid-19 information page is being regularly updated and includes an up to date risk assessment. If you're unsure about the guidelines that are to be followed, the information will be on this page.