Thursday 16th July 2020
Dear Parents/Carers and Children,
We hope that you and your family are continuing to remain safe and well. Although this letter is longer than the usual letters we send, we hope it will provide you with all the information you need for when the school reopens for all children on Thursday 3rd September. We are really looking forward to welcoming the children back to school and have implemented many safety measures to enable this to happen. Our overriding concern is the safety of all members of the school community, therefore it is imperative that we all work together to follow the plan, so that we can avoid the spread of Covid-19 and keep the school open. If you would like to review the risk assessments that have been written to support the reopening of the school, they can be found on our school website: https://www.whcps.org/covid-19-risk-assessments/
For those children who have been accessing school since March, school will be very similar and they will be used to the new routines, so we are confident that they will be able to continue to model expectations, whilst we ensure all children who have not been in school quickly learn the new safety procedures.
Children will continue (where possible) to be educated in a class ‘bubble’, and within a year group ‘pod.’ Each pod will have separate break and lunch times and bubbles will be in zones within the same area. Children in Year 6 will have a later lunch.
The government has said that attendance at school is mandatory from September. As a result, parents/carers whose children do not attend school or are consistently late to school, may receive a fixed penalty notice of £60 per parent/carer per child. However, if you are worried about sending your child back to school please contact us in the first instance so that we can advise and support you first.
Dropping off and collecting children from school
There will be no bells across the school as bubbles will be working to different timings.
Only one parent/carer of children in year groups up to and including Year 4, are to drop off their children and are to leave the school site immediately as opposed to waiting by classroom doors, on school grounds or at the school gates. Please ensure that you also adhere to the timings, walk on the left of the paths and keep 2 metres from other people.
Nursery children to enter via the Marlow Road path and children to enter via the green gate into the Nursery outside area. Morning Nursery - Children to be dropped off at 8.30am and picked up at 11.30am / Afternoon Nursery - Children to be dropped off at 12.15 pm and picked up at 3.15 pm.
Reception children to enter via the Marlow Road car park, enter the gate next to the main office and walk to the classrooms. You will need to exit via Marlow Road path - Children to be dropped off at 8.55am and picked up at 3.00pm (doors open at 8.45 am).
Children in Lions and Giraffes to enter via Marlow Road onto the KS1 playground (entrance is next to the bungalows, and just to the left of the main school entrance). There will be a marked area for children in each class to be dropped off and collected from. Children to be dropped off at 8.50am and picked up at 3.05pm (doors open at 8.40 am).
Children in Elephants to enter via Marlow Road and walk up the path to their classroom. Children are not to enter or exit school via the Waterford Road entrance next to the Flying Horse pub. Children to be dropped off at 8.50 am and picked up at 3.05 pm (doors open at 8.40 am).
Year 2 children to enter via Marlow Road and walk up the path to Year 2 classrooms. Children are not to enter or exit school via the Waterford Road entrance next to the Flying Horse pub. Children to be dropped off at 8.50 am and picked up at 3.05pm (doors open at 8.40 am).
Year 3 and 4 children to enter via Marlow Road or Waterford Road entrance. One parent / carer / relative to accompany each family. Parents/carers are to drop children off and to leave the premises. Children to be dropped off at 8.40 am and picked up at 3.10pm (doors open at 8.30 am).
Year 5 children to enter via Marlow Road or Waterford Road entrance. Parents/carers/relatives are allowed to drop off at the classrooms for the first 2 days, but from 7 September, Year 5 children are asked to walk to classrooms by themselves (they are able to meet a grown up at a sibling’s classroom at the end of the day). Children to be in class by 8.40am and will be released from class at 3.10pm (doors open at 8.30 am).
Year 6 children to enter via Waterford Road car park entrance. Parents/carers/relatives are allowed to drop off at the classroom for the first 2 days, but from 7 September, Year 6 children are asked to walk to classrooms by themselves (they are able to meet a grown up at a sibling’s classroom at the end of the day). Children to be in class by 8.40am and will be released from class at 3.10 pm (doors open at 8.30 am).
Westbourne children are allowed to pick up their siblings, up to and including Year 4, but their friends are not allowed to accompany them. Westbourne children are not allowed on site to meet their parents/carers who may be picking up a child.
If children are late to school or need to be picked up early, then parents/carers need to go to the Marlow Road office and wait until a member of staff comes out to talk to you. Please try to avoid this and phone in advance.
Parents/carers will not be allowed to enter the school unless a meeting has been pre-arranged.
School gates across the whole school will be locked at 9 am. Please ensure that your child arrives at school on time.
During the school day
If you believe you have symptoms or a family member has symptoms of Coronavirus then you must remain at home and get a test as soon as possible. Please notify school immediately of the outcome.
We are aware that this is a lot of information to absorb but our absolute priority is to ensure the safety of everyone and that is about minimising the movement around school and the number of contacts people have. We will, of course, continue to review our practices and make changes where government guidance alters.
If you have any questions or queries about arrangements for September, please don’t hesitate to email parents@whcps.org and a member of SLT will contact you in term time.
Thank you for your continued support during this very difficult time for us all.
Have a lovely and safe summer holiday,
Mrs Hall
Headteacher
Class organisation reminder for 2020/2021
Current Class |
New Class |
Teacher (s) |
Other adults working within the class/phase |
N/A |
N Dolphins |
Miss Tempest |
Miss Smart |
N/A |
R Puffins |
Mrs Mahoney |
Mrs Biggs |
N/A |
R Seahorses |
Miss White |
Mrs Rudland |
N/A |
R Starfish |
Mrs Pycroft and Miss Starling |
Mrs Mayhew Mrs Whittaker |
Seahorses |
1 Lions |
Miss Hunt/Mrs Cox |
Mrs Giles |
Starfish |
1 Elephants |
Miss Bias |
Mrs Peck |
Puffins |
1 Giraffes |
Mr Joscelyne |
Mrs Farn |
Elephants |
2 Dragons |
Miss Knights |
Mrs Anderson Mrs Davies |
Lions |
2 Cobras |
Mrs Gooch and Mrs Smy |
Mrs Wilcox Mrs Moore |
Giraffes |
2 Frogs |
Mrs Shaw and Mrs Edwards |
Miss Fenn |
Frogs |
3 Rabbits |
Mr Donowa |
Mrs Warner
|
Dragons |
3 Badgers |
Mrs Greggor and Miss Swansborough |
|
Cobras |
3 Owls |
Miss Bligh |
Foxes |
4 Foxes |
Mr Trimmer |
Ms Salmon Mrs Welham |
Hedgehogs |
4 Hedgehogs |
Mrs Thorpe |
Miss Horne Ms Salmon |
Robins |
4 Robins |
Miss Jaspal |
Mrs Arnold |
Squirrels |
4 Squirrels |
Mr Hobhouse |
Mrs Welham Miss Horne |
Owls |
5 Red Pandas |
Mrs Waters |
Mr Bradford |
Rabbits |
5 Lemurs |
Mr Christopher |
Mrs Reddington |
Badgers |
5 Jaguars |
Mrs Gelling |
Ms Manning |
Red Pandas/Lemurs/Jaguars |
6 Toucans |
Mr Johnson |
Mrs Shalka Mrs Zantboer Mrs Garwood |
Red Pandas/Lemurs/Jaguars |
6 Tigers |
Mr Taylor/Mrs Walker |
|
Red Pandas/Lemurs/Jaguars |
6 Chameleons |
Mr Moore |
|
Red Pandas/Lemurs/Jaguars |
6 Ocelots |
Miss Till/Miss Siddall |