Falkland Primary School

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When we do come back on the 3rd  September, we will be working in bubbles across a year group so interventions, setting, ELSA, PE, etc. can still take place and to ensure everyone is able to take breaks and lunches at a sensible time.   

To avoid over sharing of resources, could we please ask that all children in Years 1-6 have a small, named pencil case that contains a pencil, rubber, ruler, colouring pencils and a glue stick. For Years 3-6 a black handwriting pen as well.  We ask that this is left in school.  

We will be operating staggered arrivals and departures in September continuing to use both the back and front gates.

Please come as a family at the older child’s start time.

In order to avoid too many adults on site (the risk of adults spreading the virus is far higher than children) we will be asking that the older child in the family takes their sibling(s) to their classrooms. If this is not possible then we ask that you wait until the younger child is met by their teacher at the right gate. 

Please note - although school is now restarting on 3^rd September, the four new EYFS groups that were set to start on 2^nd September will still start on 2nd September as per our previous e-mails. 

If you have a * Year 2 child and an EYFS or Year 1 child as well then you can either drop your Year 2 child off at the back gate and then walk round to the front with your younger child/ren or you can bring all your children to the front gate at the EYFS/Year 1 drop off time. We are happy for you to find an option that works for you as a family as Year 2 are the youngest year group to come in the back gate.

Year 6 may bring a mobile phone into school – it will be handed in to the class teacher and returned at the end of the day. While we will take all due care of them in school we cannot be held responsible for any damage. 

If your child is in the Den please either come at their sibling’s start time or their year group’s start time.

This will be the same for the end of the day.

Please note Homework Club will be a self-lead period of study with an adult in the room – it will not be an extra teaching session.

If your child is attending SCL wraparound care at Falkland or Busykids before or after school, arrangements are being made with these providers but are not yet confirmed. SCL children will be able to come through the main gate at drop off and pick up times. Please use the SCL website to book a place.

Childminders are free to adapt these arrangements to suit the ages of children in their care – if possible in September, could we have a list of the children you are collecting for the office so we are able to release the right child at the right time.

We regret that because of the current guidance on bubbles we will not be running after school clubs in the autumn term unless the advice changes.

Many thanks for your cooperation with this change – if there are any further changes needed before September I will email you on a FRIDAY to inform you and put on the web site and on our Twitter account.

The school will now be out of bounds until 1st September but the office email will still be accessed throughout the summer.

Please can we remind parents to follow the government guidance when going on holiday or days out over the summer holidays. If you are going to another country, please ensure you follow any quarantine guidelines. We have worked extremely hard to ensure the safety of all the staff and pupils who have been in school and we would like this to continue in the autumn term.

Thank you for all the lovely gifts we have received, you are very generous.

Stay safe.
Kind regards,
Mrs Wood