This week, Reverend Rich explores what happened when Jesus met a Samaritan woman at a well.

Please click on the link below to access

https://youtu.be/RaRNX4cr0bA

Please see below an information guide produced by Shropshire Council on illness and Covid.

Should I send my child to school?

The challenge going forward, as we head towards winter, will be the inevitable question, ‘Is it COVID-19 or something else?’ if your child feels poorly. You are having to make that judgement at home and we are having to make it at school. We can only go on the symptoms list and on our knowledge of the individual. Hopefully with all the hygiene efforts, mask wearing when amongst the public and general social distancing, the usual bugs will be kept at bay as we hope will COVID.

If you or a family member or your child gets poorly and you suspect COVID symptoms then this quick summary may help you understand what has to happen or alternatively contact https://111.nhs.uk/COVID-19 or call 111.

• If your child has one or more of the symptoms then you MUST keep your child away from school and isolate as a household and get a test booked https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/coronavirus-in-children/
• Let the school know you are doing this so we can track your progress.
• Your child can’t return back to school until you have received your test results. If they come back negative, the child can return to school. Empower Trust policy is that we ask to see evidence of a negative test.

If you or your child are tested positive, you MUST inform the school and provide test results via email and then follow Government guidelines for length of necessary quarantine: e.g.

1.  If your child tests positive for COVID, they have to remain off school for 10 days
2.  If a family member tests positive, all members have to self-isolate for 14 days
3.  If within that time, your child shows symptoms and is tested positive, they have to remain off school for 10 days from the point of their positive test result comes into force.
4. If they don’t show any symptoms by the end of the 14 days quarantine, then they come back to school.

The main symptoms of coronavirus are: 

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature) 
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

Most people with coronavirus have at least 1 of these symptoms.

Normal body temperature is different for everyone and changes during the day.

A high temperature is usually considered to be 38C or above.This is sometimes called a fever.

Many things can cause a high temperature, but it’s usually caused by your body fighting an infection.

Dear parents/carers,

From September the kitchen will return to providing hot meals for children that wish to have one. Due to current restrictions, we will be running a changed menu (please click on the link below to access new menu), this will continue until further notice. Please ensure if your child is having a hot meal they are aware of the meal choice for that day as the kitchen will not be able to provide an alternative, we will of course be catering for dietary requirements as normal.

From September school meals will cost £2:30 per day and must be paid for using the school’s online system sQuid. Squid letters for new starters will be sent out later this week.

All children will eat in their classrooms, the kitchen will not be providing water at lunchtime therefore please could you ensure your child/ren have a water bottle in school even if they are having a cooked school meal.

Thank you for your understanding.
Guy Verling

school menu

Because we haven’t been able to have move up day this year your teachers have made a video to share with you all introducing themselves and the class.

Owls – Reception – Miss Parker, Mrs Wootton, Mrs Unsworth & Mrs Crow

Hedgehogs – Reception & Year 1 – Miss Davies, Mrs Bromwich & Miss Clive

Squirrels – Year 1 & 2 – Mrs Edwards & Mrs Murphy

Ladybirds – Year 2 – Miss Shadbolt

Year 3 – Miss Taylor & Mrs Merrifield

Year 4 – Mr Weaver & Mrs Neesham

Year 5 – Mrs Duncan & Mr Creber

Year 6 – Mr Chiverton & Mrs Wills

We look forward to seeing you all back in September.