FRIDAY UPDATE - The school remains open for the rest of the school. (Nursery, Year R, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 6)

Dear Parents, 

We have been made aware of 4 members of our school community who have tested positive for COVID 19. 

We know that you may find this concerning but we are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with Public Health England. This letter is to inform you of the current situation and provide advice on how to support your child. Please be reassured that for most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.

The small number of children who have been in close contact with the individual who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have received a letter informing them that their child must stay at home for 14 days. 

The school remains open and your child should continue to attend as normal if they remain well.

What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19 

 

If your child develops symptoms of COVID-19, they must not come to school and should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared. Anyone with symptoms will be eligible for testing and this can be arranged via https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.  

 

All other household members who remain well, must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. This includes anyone in your ‘Support Bubble’.

 

Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

 

The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill.

 

Household members should not go to work, school or public areas and exercise should be taken within the home. 

 

If you require help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog, you should ask friends or family. Alternatively, you can order your shopping online and medication by phone or online.

 

Household members staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community

 

If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period.

 

Symptoms

 

The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:

 

·       a new continuous cough

·       a high temperature

·       a loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)

 

For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.

 

If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from the nhs.uk website at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/. If you are concerned about your child’s symptoms, or they are worsening you can seek advice from NHS 111 at https://111.nhs.uk/ or by phoning 111.

 

How to stop COVID-19 spreading

 

There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19

 

Do

·       wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds 

·       use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available

·       wash your hands as soon as you get home

·       cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze

·       put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards

 

 

Further Information

Further information is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

 

 

Yours sincerely

Mrs Sarah Jack

Headteacher

 

 

On-line Learning for Year 3, 4 and 5

Online learning has been set via Purple Mash and X table Rock Stars. The battle of the bands has begun already in Year 3, 4 and !

Tomorrow - Partial Closure

 The school will be closed for Year 3, 4 and 5  pupils - please see letter below.

Year 5 Positive COVID

Click here for information and guidance  

Click Here

Year 4 Covid Positive

 Click here for information and guidance 

Click here 

Year 3 Covid Positive

 Please click on link below 

Year 3 Only

Reminders to parents

Please remember to maintain social distancing at all times while queuing or waiting on the school site. 

                                             

Please do not congregate on the school site, once you have collected all of your children, please exit the school site via the one way system. This also refers to congregating around the school gates, this must not happen as it impedes others safely accessing the school. 

Illness: Please do not send your child to school if they are unwell. Children should be absent for 48 hours after the last bout of vomiting or diarrhoea. 

If your child exhibits any of the Covid symptoms (persistent cough, temperature or lose of taste or smell) , please contact NHS 111 for advice book a test. Your child should not return to school until they are better and are in receipt of a negative test result. 

A Healthy Lunchbox

 NHS ideas Click Here

Lunch box Recipes Click Here

Healthy Lunchbox Ideas - Click Here

Year 6 SCAF form

 Applications for 2021

Secondary school applications open 1 September 2020 and close at midnight on the evening of 2 November 2020.

Apply online

If you cannot apply online, please email kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk.

It's important to find out more about schools you're interested in before you apply.

This year Kent parents will be able to name up to 6 secondary school preferences, an increase from 4, to account for the fact that they will not know their child’s Kent Test result before applications need to be submitted on 2 November 2020.

For more information read our guide to secondary school applications (PDF, 1.2 MB).

If you apply online Kent will email you on 1 March 2021 after 4pm to tell you which school you have been offered. 

E-Safety

 

Parent Consultations

 Dear Parents/Carers,

I am writing to let you know how we will be organising parent consultations (Parent’s Evenings) this year. These are scheduled for the weeks following half term.

 

As usual, this meeting is a chance for us to discuss how your child has settled into the new academic year, how much they have achieved and the next steps forward. This year, due to current restrictions in relation to health and safety concerns connected to the on-going coronavirus pandemic, these meetings will take the form of telephone conversations and the class teacher will call you. 

 

In order to make the booking of appointments easy and efficient for parents/ carers, we will be using the “Teacher 2 Parents” text service. Time slots will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Each appointment will last approximately 10 minutes. Each phase will have a different week for these consultations (see below). 

 

The booking system will go live on Monday 12^th October and close on Monday 19^th October. A text will be sent to you and you will need to book an appointment for each of your children with their class teacher.  If you have any problems, please make the class teacher aware of this when you collect your child at the end of the day.

 

We hope you can prioritise this event; it is an important opportunity for your child’s teachers to discuss his/her progress with you. 

 

Most importantly, please ensure the school office has your up to date mobile number so that the text service can contact you.

 

Year 3 and Year 4  (3.45- 6pm each day)	Year 5 and Year 6 (3.45- 6pm each day)
Monday 9th November	Monday 23rd November
Tuesday 10th November	Tuesday 24th November
Wednesday 11th November	Wednesday 25th November
Year 1 and Year 2 (3.45- 6pm each day)	Reception and Nursery (3.45- 6pm each day)
Monday 16th November	Monday 30th November
Tuesday 17th November	Tuesday 1st December
Wednesday 18th November	Wednesday 2nd December

 

SEND – Mrs Catlow 

Tuesday 10^th of November 9.15-1pm

Tuesday 17^th November 9.15-1pm

Tuesday 24^th November 9.15-1pm 

Tuesday 1^st December 9.15-1pm.

World Mental HealthDay 2020

Click Here For Toolkit

It's the last weekday of the BNF Healthy Eating Week, 'Be Mind Kind'.

 Guided meditation to help maintain good mental wellbeing through talk, new hobbies, sleep etc. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQCnWvwrO8U - guided meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBnPlqQFPKs - guided meditation

Personal Best Day 2020!

 Part of our healthy eating week today was the "Personal Best Day!"

Black History Week - Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

In 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white person. Her actions changed American history forever.

Find out more about her life, below.

Click here a video clip

Video 2 - Click here

Lunch Menu - This Thursday

 

 

11+

Kent Test 

The Kent Test will take place on Thursday, October 15 for pupils  that were registered in July.  

Year 6 Parents - SCAF Application process 2020

Applications for 2021

Secondary school applications open 1 September 2020 and close at midnight on the evening of 2 November 2020.

Apply online

If you cannot apply online, please email kentonlineadmissions@kent.gov.uk.

It's important to find out more about schools you're interested in before you apply.

This year Kent parents will be able to name up to 6 secondary school preferences, an increase from 4, to account for the fact that they will not know their child’s Kent Test result before applications need to be submitted on 2 November 2020.

For more information read our guide to secondary school applications (PDF, 1.2 MB).

If you apply online Kent will email you on 1 March 2021 after 4pm to tell you which school you have been offered. 

Purple Mash - Information for parents

 Click here for an information guide for parents on Purple Mash.

Click Here

PE Kits

Children are now able to come to school wearing their PE kit all day (no school uniform needed) on the days they have PE. 

(Do not worry if you do not have kit starting this week)

Year 1- Monday and  ( 1CT Thursday and 1M on Friday )

Year 2- Thursday and Friday 

Year 3- Monday and Wednesday 

Year 4- Tuesday and Friday 

Year 5- Wednesday and Thursday 

Year 6- Thursday and Friday 

See information below

PE Kit consists off:-

Trainers

Blue/black shorts or jogging bottoms

White t- shirt

Blue / black Jumper (school jumper or cardigan)

School Dinners

 Nourish Video about school dinners!

Click here

Purple Mash

  

Click here to login

All pupils have now been given their logins- please try it at home today. 

Weekly work will be set on this platform by your class teacher.

***Reporting your child absent NEW**

 

 

You will now be able to email the school to report your child absent.  

Go to the school website Click Here

and click on the "Yellow" report absence icon.

This will direct you to the form you will need to complete. 

This will be sent directly to the school office. You will need to complete this daily.

 Click here to download a parent guide. Click Here

Meet the teacher

Unfortunately we will be unable to carry out our "Meet the teacher" meetings, at the start of this term. 

Instead each teacher has prepared a powerpoint to introduce themselves to you on the school website. 

Knowledge Organisers for this term are also available and an introduction letter to the new IPC topic the term.

Click the link below to direct you to this information. 

Click here to go to the school website

Picture News- This Week

 Mutual Respect

We are all unique and should respect

and celebrate our own and others’

differences. 

***NEW UPDATED DROP OFF TIMES ***

    Nursery: (AM) Drop off 8.30 Pick up 11.30.  (PM) Drop off 12.45 - 1.00. Pick up 3.45 

    Reception: Drop off 8.45        Front playground (via front Reception gate).

Year 1: Drop off 9.00              Pick up 3.30 Middle playground (via front Office gate).

Year 2: Drop off 8.45              Pick up 3.15 – Middle playground (via front Office gate).

Year 3: Drop off 8.30              Pick up 3.00 – Middle playground (via front Office gate).

Year 4: Drop off 9.00              Pick up 3.30 – Top playground (via back Sheppy Place gate).

Year 5: Drop off 8.45              Pick up 3.15 – Top playground (via back Sheppy Place gate).

Year 6: Drop off 8.30              Pick up 3.00 – Top playground (via back Sheppy Place gate).

****Tomorrow - Arrival / Departure Times ****

Nursery pupils will arrive/depart by the front Office gate and go to Nursery gate

Reception pupils will arrive/depart by the new front Reception gate and go to Front playground.

Year 1, Y2 and Y3 pupils will arrive/depart by the front Office gate and go to Middle playground.

Year 4, Y5 and Y6 pupils will arrive/depart by the back Sheppy Place gate and go to Top playground.

On arriving at their school playground, apart from Reception children, pupils will have immediate access to their class rooms, there will be NO lining-up. Staff will be at all gates and in all playgrounds to guide your child and support social distancing. 

 

Please see below for further information 

E- Safety

 

****IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW*** First Day Back Information for Parents Tuesday 1st September

Avoid driving to and parking close to school, particularly Sheppy Place.   

The access points to school are narrow and close to traffic. Whilst we have done our best to reduce numbers, there will still be a high volume of children at all gates.

Don’t be late! Bubbles will open and close promptly for health and safeguarding reasons. Multiple year groups will be using the same playground. We have been directed to keep these groups apart. If you have more than one child, arrive at the earliest time.

One parent will enter the school site, via the designated gate, to drop off /pick up each day. This is to comply with government directives regarding social gatherings.

Don't hang around. As difficult as it is, we need to clear the site of adults as quick as possible to ensure bubbles remain as isolated as possible whilst on the school site

Packed lunches will stay with the children; they will take them to their classroom. All packed lunches will be eaten in classrooms to reduce the number of children using the canteen.

School dinners are back The menu is available on the school website - or see the information below. Daily cost is £2.30 

Water bottles should be brought in by every child – there are no water fountains available. 

Think about not bringing a bag; each child will keep bags and coats in the classroom. Your child will be provided with all the equipment they need. PE will be done in school uniforms.

Wear trainers / or school shoes but... it will be an active school day. There will be an outside break in both the morning and afternoon sessions as well as lunch break and regular PE.

The school office is closed to those who have not made an appointment via email/ phone. Facemasks will not be worn in school. We have adopted a number of measures from regular cleaning to class bubbles to the arrangement of furniture to reduce risk. If you feel there is a risk your child may be displaying symptoms, DO NOT SEND THEM TO SCHOOL.

 

Breakfast and Afterschool Club is available to limited numbers. You must book.

Please fill out the relevant form below and send to the school office: office@wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk

Payment needs to be received via ParentPay before you child can attend.

 

Breakfast Club:

https://www.wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Breakfast-Club-Application-Form-September-2020-20.07.03.pdf

 

Afterschool Club:

https://www.wrotham-road.kent.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/After-School-Club-Application-Form-September-20-20.07.03.pdf

 

ParentPay:

https://www.parentpay.com/parents/

**New School Dinner Menu**

Click here for the new school dinner menu. 

Cost has increased to £2.30 per meal.

£11.50 for the week 

Click Here

If you wish your child to have school dinners please pay in advance and put the money in an envelope with your child's name and class on the front. 

Do not take to the office please give to your child to hand to their class teacher.