I hope that you all had an enjoyable Christmas despite the last-minute change in guidance, and managed to make the most of the snowy weather whilst staying safe!
You will have heard the Minister of Education confirm that most primary schools will be opening as planned next week – which for Claverley children is on Tuesday 5th January as Monday is a PD for teachers.
We also know that Shropshire is now in Tier 3 (Very High Alert) of Covid19 restrictions, and the government has described the situation as ‘precarious’ and ‘pretty grim’. I would like to urge everyone to follow the social distancing guidance, to ensure that we can keep our class ‘bubbles’ apart. This distancing and spacing is what is helping to minimise any risk of spreading the virus within the community and putting lives at risk, and also reduces the chance of needing to close a class, or even worse, the school.
Covid Symptoms/Self-Isolation
It is really important that parents keep school fully informed if anyone in their household has symptoms of Covid19. If this happens, then the family needs to isolate and book a Covid19 test. We kindly request that you let school know when the test is booked for, and also let us know the results as soon as you have them. Please send any information to admin@claverley.shropshire.sch.uk
Out-of-hours/weekend information should be sent to head@claverley.shropshire.sch.uk
This is so important, as if a test was to come back positive, we will need to follow Track and Trace procedures to ensure that we can minimise the risk of spread. It is also important, as it allows teachers to know who requires remote-learning.
Ventilation/Warm Clothes
As you know, the advice is that we keep the school, especially classrooms well ventilated. As the weather is forecasted to be colder again next week, the classrooms are likely to become chilly. Children are therefore allowed to wear a skin layer under their school shirts and/or bring an extra fleece/cardigan to school to wear over their school jumper in the classrooms if they are cold. Please make sure jumpers and extra layers are named.
I would like to thank all parents and families for your support last term, as you played a vital part in ensuring that we could operate safely and ensure all our children could receive the high-quality educational experience that they deserve. With the news of the vaccines there is hope on the horizon that we can once again get back to normal, so with that in mind I would like to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year, and am looking forwards to welcoming everyone back to school next Tuesday morning.
