Thanks to all those parents who have responded to our survey regarding the offer of Catch Up sessions for children before we break for the Summer holidays.
Your Child’s wellbeing- shuffling of some slots
Staff are reworking rotas to make sure there will be more than one child in every session. Teachers will confirm by text, (Final Offer) the day offered to your child.
A New Norm
Remember that throughout these sessions our main aim is to reassure children, allow them time to see friends and staff, whilst keeping everyone as safe as possible. We need your help…
- Please remember to use the one way system when dropping off in the morning (approach via the lanes, exit via Norman Street).
- No school dinners will be on offer for these sessions, this will allow a more flexible approach to lunchtime. Packed lunch to go in with child please use a small lunchbox, no back packs, no pencil cases.
- Water in a labelled bottle.
- Check drop off times: Year 2 8:50, Year 1 9:00, Hub Children 8:50
- Check Pick Up times: Year 2 2:30, Year 1 2:45, Hub Children 3:00
Hub Provision for children of critical Workers
New updated guidance from NPT , (CICU NPT Guidance) recommends for primary school aged children, to be in small consistent groups. These groups should remain consistent as changing membership will increase the risk of transmission. Guidance then goes on ‘In returning to school, children should attend one setting wherever possible, and should remian in the same small consistent group within the setting as far as possible.’
Tricky Decisions
Following Advice to reduce risk of transmission – Hub provision will continue to run based in St Joseph’s Infant school (Nursery Block) from the 29th June, however, to keep children and staff safe, Critical Worker parents will have to make the tricky decision whether to allow their children to attend school with their classmates one session a week, or to continue to access Hub on a daily basis. I will be seeking clarity from NPT on this point.
NPT Decision to not run the ‘fourth week’ of Catch Up sessions – School will close Friday 17th July
Director of Education for NPT Aled Evans announced on Friday that “we understand Welsh Government and trade unions cannot reach a common position on the fourth week as a voluntary exercise despite protracted discussions. For its part, the Council does not propose to ask teaching and other school staff to volunteer and NPT will close for the Summer holidays Friday 17th July 2020.”