How good was Martin Mere! It was superb. Thank you very much indeed to all the "parent" helpers - we genuinely couldn't have done it without you. It kick-started the term brilliantly and will become a new school tradition. It was a great way to clear the cobwebs of Covid away, cement old friendships, and make new ones. I also want to say that Tyres coach company were also brilliant, and helped the day run so smoothly! My thanks also go to the staff at Martin Mere who helped me organise the trip.... it was great, and dare I say it, just what we all, adult or child needed.
That said, despite us now learning to live with Covid, the clouds of doom are not too far away, and things can't be as certain as they were pre Covid. We are under new guidance at school that we're all getting used to, but in summary.
- First thing to remember is if you, or your child is symptomatic you must still self isolate, and book a PCR test.
- If there is a case in your household that doesn't affect St Georges kids then technically the children can still come to school. It is my preference that if a member of your household has COVID, then they are deemed then you keep your kids off with you. However this isn't government guidance, or indeed always possible. In these circumstances your child can come to school as normal, but please complete daily LFT's.
- When there is a positive PCR case in school we will let you know via text. It will then be your decision as to whether you deem your child to be a "close contact" in which case you book a PCR test. (in these situations your child can come to school whilst awaiting the results.)
If there is an "outbreak" in school which is 5 cases who are likely to have caught in via "close contact" routes in school, the I will take further measures that will involves the return to bubbles for that class for a period of time. At this stage I will also be in contact with PHE for further guidance.
My guess for next week is with case number rising in school we will reach "threshold" point next week, and I will be putting individual classes into bubbles for 10 days. That doesn't mean we will be "closing bubbles" as we used to. We're a long long way off that, unless we have an outbreak amongst staff.
I know it's hard, but as one precautionary measure, please do continue to wear masks on the school playground.
May I continue by passing my thanks to all involved with the blessing of the bags at church. I thought this was a lovely service, and we at school look forward to taking part and supporting future services! Well done Mike!
Have a great week folks, take care
