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Provision During Closure

Fri 20 Mar 2020

Movement in school	Staff are only allowed in hall/Bistro/staff room and toilet	Pupils are only allowed in hall/Bistro/staff room and will use the disabled toilet
Social Distancing	Distance of 2 metres -only help and assist from this distance	The hall will be organized with tables that are 2 metres apart.
Ventilation	Windows will be open at all times. Make sure you are suitably dressed	Coats will be needed as it may get cold
Lunch	Packed lunch to be brought from home.	Packed lunch to be brought from home.
Cleaning	Daily cleaning will be focus on areas that the children have been in.
Safeguarding	A member of the SLT will be on site and most of the time there will be a DSL.

The staff have been contacted as to when they will be expected to be in school. This has been timetabled to minimise contact.

Thank you

As always please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries or questions .Stay safe!

Yours Sincerely

Mrs A Rich

Provision for Closure- Covid-19

Fri 20 Mar 2020 Mrs Rich (Headteacher)

Dear Parents,
Thank you for your patience and support during this time. We are asking that if it is at all possible for your children to remain at home as government guidelines state that every child who can safely be cared for at home should be. We urge parents to consider their child’s first place of safety. We will however continue to provide care for vulnerable groups. This is only children with a social worker or an EHCP and those children with a parent who is designated as ‘critical to Covid-19 workers.’ Please could you ensure that school has these details asap so we know which children need this provision.
We are offering provision from Tuesday 24th March but it remains the case that if the school do not have enough staff to care for the children then a closure may be necessary. This will be under constant review. School is open on Monday for emergency cases only -the families have been notified so please don’t send your child if we are not expecting them!
Children who attend school must be in full uniform and be provided with a packed lunch.
The activities the children access will be the same as the home learning that has already been set as it is important that no child feels disadvantaged during this time.
Breakfast club will not be available. School will open from 8:45am-3pm. Please could all children use the main entrance for both drop off and collection.
For the children who are on free school meals, a message has been sent out this morning informing them to order a meal pack which will include a basic breakfast and lunch for 5 days. If you have ordered a pack then they will be ready to collect from school on Monday between 11 and 12.
Please see the school website with advice on social distancing and follow this guidance as I need to keep everyone as healthy as possible including the staff at SMG and their families. The same advice applies as before, that if your child develops a new cough or has a high temperature, they and other household members should stay at home for 14 days from when the symptoms start.
As always updates will be posted on the class dojo and on the website. Look after one another and remember God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow or sunshine without rain. But he did promise strength for the day and light for the way.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs A Rich

Social Distancing Advice

Fri 20 Mar 2020 A Bailey

Please see the image below which clearly explains social distancing. It is vital that we follow these guidelines so that we can keep the community safe. Thanks