King’s Park Primary & Nursery School 

WEEK 10  –  Commencing: Monday 15^th March

* Primary 4 to Primary 7 only *

10 March 2021

School will be closed to ALL pupils on Wednesday 17th March for Staff Training.

Extended School Closure, remote learning and supporting children of Key Workers

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the large number of children being presented in school each day we would again ask parents/carers to only use the school as a LAST RESORT on days you are working.

To: PARENTS/CARERS,

Nursery to Primary 3 pupils returned to school on 8^th March for 2 weeks.  In place of face to face teaching “remote learning” will continue to be offered to Primary 4-7 classes by each class teacher using the class dojo until schools re-open.  Parents/carers are asked to make every effort to support their child/ren with remote learning.

If you are classified as a Key Worker, please refer to the information below on Key Workers, and unable to access childcare provision, we will provide in-school ‘supervised learning’ for your child/ren. Please note that children who attend school will not receive additional teaching but will be supervised while they access remote learning provided for their class by their class teacher. Children who attend school are asked if possible to bring their own device to access this facility.

Parents of children who are known to Social Services, or who are Looked After, or attend or have attended CAHMS or have a Special Educational Needs Statement may also avail of in-school supervised learning at this time.    Parents/carers of these children and of Key Worker children must complete the reply form on the following link and submit it before 8.00AM on THURSDAY 11^th   MARCH if they wish to avail of in-school supervised learning.    See Appendix 1 and 2 for further details on vulnerable/Key worker categories.    Please note the reply form covers the week beginning Monday 15^th to Friday 19^th March ONLY.  Parents will be asked to apply for places on a weekly basis each Wednesday.

https://forms.gle/KjuB912eAB89zYx78

In-school supervised learning – points to consider before deciding whether to send your child into school or not:

• Please try to use the school as a last resort as we are experiencing a very large number of children in school each day and we are trying to minimise the number of contacts between staff and pupils.
• School opening hours will be from 9.00am to 2.00pm each day for children in P4 – P7 during the in-school supervised learning.
• School uniform must be worn by those attending.
• If any member of the household has displayed any symptoms of Covid19 or if any member of the child’s household has been in contact with someone who has symptoms of Covid19, the child must NOT be sent to school.
• If any member of the child’s household is having a Covid19 test, the child must NOT attend school until a negative result has been received.
• Children will be as far as possible working in year bubbles.

 Children who attend school should bring with them: 

1. A break time snack and a packed lunch, with a drink.
2. A pencil case, a variety of reading material and some other activity which they can use during the day.
3. A suitable device, if possible, for the child to access the online learning provided.
4. A coat.
5. A hand sanitiser/anti-bacterial wipes and tissues.
6. Inhaler etc if required.

Before we can accept your child the form must be completed and submitted to school as outlined above. Upon receipt of your form we will contact you later on the 11^th with further details.

Again we would emphasise to everyone that the health, safety and wellbeing of all of our children and staff is and will remain our number one priority and with the new variant of Covid19 being highly transmittable it is increasingly important that everyone entering our grounds wear a face covering and observe at least 2 metre distancing at all times. 

If your situation changes during next week you are asked to immediately contact school and inform the staff of any such changes. 

Tel 028 3832 2450

Finally, we want to thank you for your continued co-operation in this important matter.

Sincerely      

T Shields          

Principal