Parents' Area

Updates

Friday 12th March, 2021

Our first week back

Dear Parents and Carers,

Well, we have had a really successful first week back. It has been so pleasing to see the children return and return so happily. It was such a rewarding feeling on Monday morning to see the beaming smiles on the children’s faces as they saw their friends and school staff.

We prepared lots of activities in order to ease the children back into school as well as support their emotional needs. The children responded to these well and in fact were very ready to continue with their day to day lessons. It has been fantastic to see all children settle so well back into their school routine.

As you are aware, we have kept many of the systems in place that worked so well last term which have allowed us to open up as safely as we can. Although some measures are a challenge to manage, it is important that we adhere to these to ensure we are following the DFE guidance.

To ensure we keep everyone safe we need your support too.

We still have the one way system in place for drop off and collection. The aim of this is to give all adults the space to socially distance and we encourage you to use this. We understand that it is further to walk but we have noticed a number of parents choosing to wait outside the school grounds to collect pupils at the end of the day. Unfortunately, if everyone did this the pavement area outside the school would become very overcrowded making it difficult for others to safely pass. Please keep yourselves and others safe by using the system we have put in place.

Parents of Jaguar class, we don’t expect you to use the one way system due to where the pupils exit their classroom, but please be mindful that you are not blocking the pavement while waiting. We would also still advice the wearing of face coverings even though you are outside of the school grounds.

We have also spent a lot of time organising procedures so that we can keep bubbles separate during the school day. This allows us to reduce the impact of Covid on the whole school and keep any cases isolated to just one bubble. Although we encourage social distancing between pupils, the bubble system is our main way of minimising risk and spread of the virus.

Please can we ask that you all be mindful of this, ensuring your children do not mix with other pupils from different bubbles during collection or after school.

We can only beat the virus if we work together.

Thank you for your continued support.

Mr Glover

Thursday 11th March, 2021

Notice about Parent Governor Election Arrangements/Request for Nominations

We are sending home tonight an important letter and Nomination form which requires your attention. A copy of this is also attached to this email.

Nominations need to be returned to school by the end of the school day on Thursday 18th March.

Please do not hesitate to contact school if you have any questions.

Mrs Smith

Parent Governor Election March 21

 

Thursday 11th March, 2021

Comic Relief – Friday 19th March

This year, to raise money for Comic Relief, we would like everyone to dress up as superheroes.

However, instead of the usual Spiderman and Batman, we would love it this year if the children could create and become their own superheroes.

If you like cooking then you could come as Brilliant Baker Boy or if you like gardening you could dress as Great Gardening Girl.  We want the children to really celebrate an attribute or a hobby that is unique to them.

Please don’t go and spend a lot of money on costumes, we would just love to see simple costumes that could be made using things you have around the house. If your child’s particular attribute has a uniform, then this could be worn. You could even wear normal clothes and just make a mask.

If you would like some help creating your own superhero mask click on the link below which will take you to the Red Nose Day website and a collection of different masks that you can make your own.

Superhero masks – RND 21

On the day, please can you send your donations in with your children which we will then collect in as a class.

Many thanks

Wednesday 10th March, 2021

Diary Dates

Jan
5
Tue
Spring Term 2021

Jan 5 – Apr 1 all-day
Apr
2
Fri
Easter Holidays

Apr 2 – Apr 16 all-day
Apr
19
Mon
Summer Term 2021

Apr 19 – Jul 21 all-day
May
3
Mon
May Bank Holidays

May 3 all-day
May
31
Mon
May Bank Holidays

May 31 all-day
Jun
1
Tue
Summer Half Term

Jun 1 – Jun 4 all-day
Jul
21
Wed
End of Term

Jul 21 all-day
Sep
1
Wed
Sep
2
Thu
Autumn Term 2021

Sep 2 – Dec 17 all-day
Oct
22
Fri
PD Day 22nd October 2021

Oct 22 all-day
Oct
25
Mon
Autumn Half Term 2021

Oct 25 – Oct 29 all-day
Dec
20
Mon
Christmas Holidays 2021

Dec 20 2021 – Jan 4 2022 all-day
Jan
5
Wed
Jan
6
Thu
Spring Term 2022

Jan 6 – Apr 8 all-day
Feb
18
Fri
Feb
21
Mon
Spring Half Term 2022

Feb 21 – Feb 25 all-day
Apr
11
Mon
Easter Holiday 2022

Apr 11 – Apr 22 all-day
Apr
25
Mon
Summer Term 2022

Apr 25 – Jul 21 all-day
May
2
Mon
May Day 2022

May 2 all-day
May
30
Mon
Summer Half Term 2022

May 30 – Jun 3 all-day
Tuesday 9th March, 2021

Important Information – Skirt lengths

It been brought to our attention, since returning to school on Monday, that a number of pupils are wearing items of clothing that we feel do not meet the requirements of our school uniform dress code. Our school unform is something to be proud of and although it may not be the height of fashion we do expect it to be adhered to.

Please can we ask that skirts worn to school are a dark grey or black standard school skirt to the knee in length – no fashion skirts and no skirts of stretchy material please.

If you would like to discuss any issues you have please do not hesitate to call school on 01939 290834.

Thank you for your support in this matter.

Mr Glover
Deputy Head Teacher

Tuesday 9th March, 2021

Nursery Parents – Collection and Drop off

We are continually reviewing our collection and drop off arrangements in school to ensure there is sufficient space for everyone to stay safe.

We have noticed that Panda and Nursery areas gets very busy in a fairly small area of the playground. With this in mind, we are proposing to ask parents of Nursery children to arrive at school via the usual main school entrance, then follow the one way system down the playground to the bottom exit gate. We would then ask that you drop off/collect your child from the main entrance of Nursery (by the bike shed).

We are hopeful that this will alleviate some of the congestion but rest assured that we will monitor it closely and adjust this if necessary.

If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to call school on 01939 290834.

Thank you for your co-operation

Mrs Smith

Monday 8th March, 2021

Where to get your LTF tests for home

From Shropshire council bulletin:

Families can take-up rapid testing offer

The Government has confirmed twice-weekly testing using rapid Lateral Flow Tests.

These will be made available for free to all adults in households with primary school-aged, secondary school-aged or college-aged children, for those without symptoms. This includes adults in childcare and support bubbles.

The twice-weekly testing will also be offered to adults working in the wider school community, including bus drivers, taxi drivers and after school club leaders.

Where you can pick up your Lateral Flow home testing kits

As a school, we really encourage you to collect your packs so that we can keep the school community as safe as possible. No appointment necessary, just wear a mask and go to one of the centres above. They can be posted to you and there was a link in my main post on the newsletter.

Parents – stay safe at school gates

We are urging parents to observe social distancing and wear face coverings when dropping off and collecting their children from school.

Last year, staff at some schools had raised concerns that not all parents were observing social distancing, and some were ignoring the measures designed to keep them and others safe.

Remember, while schools are reopening, we’re still in the third Lockdown, so please:

Avoid gathering in close groups to catch up or chat outside schools

Follow your school’s instructions on safely dropping off and picking up, and leave immediately once this is done.

Friday 5th March, 2021

Thank You

To all Parents and Careers,

From all of us at Myddle, we just wanted to say a huge thank you for all the support you have given us in helping to teach your children over the past 8 weeks. We know it hasn’t been easy, with many of you juggling work and caring for siblings while managing home schooling tasks.

We can’t begin to tell you how rewarding it has been to be regularly receiving feedback and photos of the children’s work. We know how hard this has been to keep on top of and we really have appreciated it.

We are all so excited to welcome your children back to school on Monday where we can take back the reins and give you all a very well deserved break.

We hope you all have a relaxing weekend.

Many thanks

Mr Glover