As you know, the number of children testing positive at school has been increasing every day. Despite our best efforts, inevitably the staff have also tested positive for Covid. We have 5 members of staff with Covid and further staff who are isolating and it has now become impossible to staff all the classes. We are unable to get any supply teachers, so Mr Glover has taken two classes into the hall today, but as you can imagine, this is not sustainable and could lead to further spread of the virus.

We have therefore taken the difficult decision to close Snow-leopards, Panda class and Tiger class for Monday 24th, Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th January. If you have a nursery, reception, year 1, year 2 or year 3 pupil,  please do not send them to school until Thursday 27th January.

Mr Glover and Mr Hughes are the two remaining healthy teachers, so we hope to pool the remaining teaching assistants with them to keep Jaguars and Rhinos in school.

Thank you all for your understanding and support with carrying out lateral flows at home. Please continue to phone Baschurch if you need to speak to someone or get any clarification. Mrs Smith could be back on Monday, fingers crossed!

Please do keep checking our website for updates as we may get more information regarding the remaining staff over the weekend.

At the end of today we have10 positive cases of COVID- 19 across Tiger, Rhino & Jaguar Classes.

If you haven’t already started, please test your child daily for the next 7 days with a lateral flow device, common symptoms appear to be headache, temperature and tummy ache/tummy bug.

If you feel your child is unwell in any way, please do not send them into school.

If you have any questions at all either ring Mrs Smith on 01939 290834 or email school at admin@myddle.shropshire.sch.uk

From Monday 17 January, people who are self-isolating with COVID-19 will have the option to reduce their isolation period after 5 full days if they test negative with a lateral flow device (LFD) test on both day 5 and day 6 and they do not have a temperature.

For example, if they test negative on the morning of day 5 and the morning of day 6, they can return to their education or childcare setting immediately on day 6. Please note that the day the positive test was taken or the day symptoms started (whichever is earliest) is counted as day 0. 

The first test must be taken no earlier than day 5 of the self-isolation period, and the second must be taken the following day. All test results should be reported to NHS Test and Trace.

If the result of either of their tests is positive, they should continue to self-isolate until they get negative results from two LFD tests on consecutive days or until they have completed 10 full days of self-isolation, whichever is earliest.

Anyone who is unable to take LFD tests or anyone who continues to have a temperature will need to complete the full 10 day period of self-isolation.

Please can any outstanding running club payments be made via the School Gateway as soon as possible. The 5 sessions cost £15.00.

This club will finish at 4:15pm, please collect your child from the school reception area.

Mrs Smith

It will be Roast Chicken on Wednesday not Turkey as advertised.

There will be a PTA meeting on Monday, 24th January in the Red Lion Myddle, starting at 7pm

Everyone is welcome to attend!

If you have a child who is due to start Reception Class in September 2022, please ensure you have completed your application in advance of the above closing date.

If parents do not make application by this closing date, their application would be treated as late and that could disadvantage their child when being considered for a place at their preferred school(s).

Paper application forms are not available.  Application must be made online at www.shropshire.gov.uk/schooladmissions

Avoid leaving your application until the last minute!!

Confirmatory PCR tests to be temporarily suspended for positive lateral flow device (LFD) test results

Confirmatory PCR tests following a positive lateral flow device (LFD) test result are to be temporarily suspended from Tuesday 11 January. This will mean that anyone who receives a positive LFD test result will be required to self-isolate immediately and will not be required to take a confirmatory PCR test.

If your child has symptoms, even if they test negative on a LFD, they must go for a PCR test and receive a negative result before returning to school. 

If they have already tested positive on a LFD, as stated above, they must self-isolate immediately and will not need to go for a PCR test. 

If you have any questions, please contact the school office.