Friday 1st October - Update
Thank you!
Thank you for your generosity. Your donations created a beautiful harvest display. All donations are going to be sent to the YMCA and the Samaritans foodbank.
Phonic Workshop for Reception Parents
Parents of Reception children should have received a text this week inviting them in to a phonic workshop with Mrs Claxton. Please could reception parents reply to the text, letting us know whether you plan to attend or not. (if we have less than 5 attendees, we will not run the workshop.) The workshop takes place on Wednesday 6th October at 2:30pm. As we are in Covid times, the following rules apply:
Wear a mask in school
Remain socially distanced
Do not bring any young children or babies
Sanitise your hands on arrival
Allow us to record your attendance for test and trace purpose
Complete a lateral flow test before arriving, where possible.
Parents of Year 1 children will receive a text next week to book in for their Phonics Workshop with Mrs Claxton on Wednesday 13th October.
Times Tables Workshop for Year 3/4 Parents
Parents of children in Years 3 and 4 should have received a text this week inviting them in to a times tables workshop with Miss Gallagher. Please could Year 3 and 4 parents reply to the text, letting us know whether you plan to attend or not. (if we have less than 5 attendees, we will not run the workshop.) The workshop takes place on Thursday 7th October at 9:10am . As we are in Covid times, the following rules apply:
Wear a mask in school
Remain socially distanced
Do not bring any young children or babies
Sanitise your hands on arrival
Allow us to record your attendance for test and trace purpose
Complete a lateral flow test before arriving, where possible.
Parents of children in Years 5 and 6 will receive a text next week to book in for their TImestables Workshop with Miss Gallagher on Thursday 14th October.
Covid Update
As I am sure you have heard, East Staffordshire (and particularly Burton) is well above the national average for positive Covid cases in schools. The local authority has asked us to review our Covid risk assessment and precautions, and reintroduce bubbles and restrict parents into if appropriate.
Winshill Village Primary and Nursery School is still relatively Covid free. For this reason, I am not changing the risk assessment at the moment, but I will do if we experience an increase in cases. Therefore, please be prepared that events may change at the last minute.
Please note that if your child tests positive, you will be asked to keep their siblings at home too, until they have a negative PCR test. We have a number of events in school, please adhere to the Covid rules that are outlined. I would also really appreciate it, if more parents could wear masks on the playground at the end of the day. Many thanks for your support with this matter.
PTA Meeting
Following lockdown and the pandemic I am keen to get the PTA up and running again. Although we can’t do the usual Bingo Nights or the traditional Christmas Fair, I am sure that a lot of you will have creative ideas on how we can raise money for the school, in a Covid secure way. Therefore, I am proposing a meeting for Tuesday 12th October at 9am. If you can spare a couple of hours to help organise some activities, please pop along. If you have lots of good ideas that you would like to share, then again, pop along. As usual, if you plan to attend the meeting can you adhere to the following:
Wear a mask in school
Remain socially distanced
Do not bring any young children or babies
Sanitise your hands on arrival
Allow us to record your attendance for test and trace purposes
Let school know if you plan to attend
Complete a lateral flow test before arriving.
Many thanks for your cooperation, I look forward to seeing some of you there!
Thank you for your continued support.
Stay safe … and help keep others safe
Miss Goodson
A rainbow over the school field. Photo taken from the Sales Lane gate by Mr Duffill