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

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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.

The set menu for school lunch has changed for Monday 14th September.

The kitchen will now be serving fishcake with mash potatoes and corn instead of burgers.

Thanks

Please see the link below which is a letter clarifying advice regarding testing for parents and schools.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-from-phe-and-nhs-test-and-trace-to-school-and-college-leaders/letter-from-phe-and-nhs-test-and-trace-to-school-and-college-leaders?utm_source=3%20September%202020%20C19&utm_medium=Daily%20Email%20C19&utm_campaign=DfE%20C19

Should your child have a test, the school need to see evidence of a negative result before they return to school. This is Empower Trust policy.

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

With just over a week until we start back we are looking forward to seeing you all again. As you will be aware from the recent news all children will be expected to be back in school on Wednesday 2nd September (reception children to follow their induction timetable).

To make drop off and collection times easier for those with more than one child, please drop off both children at the earlier drop off time (taking both children to their own classrooms). Eg: if you have a child in Ladybirds starting at 8.40am and another child in year 5 starting at 9am, please drop off your Ladybirds child and then take your year 5 child to their class straight after. For collection please collect your children at the later collection time. Teachers will be in class ready to welcome your child. Unfortunately, if you have a child in Nursery we cannot let them in before the 9am start time due to insurance purposes.  Can we ask that you use the space outside the nursery to socially distance whilst you are waiting.

Hi Everybody]

I hope you are all well.  I just thought I would update you on the Shawbury Stars situation for September.

Shawbury Stars will be open for both breakfast and after school club under guidance, obviously we have had to make a few changes to how we run. Nothing really will change for you, the parents, except email bookings and online payments (where possible).

We are setting up a new Stars email address, so that any bookings you want to make can be made through email, that is direct to me and Mrs Merrifield – that way everything will be ready for the first week back in September. Please bare in mid I will be in class all day, so if you need to make an urgent change or cancellation – phoning the office is the best option.

If your child is already on a permanent booking (typed on the current registers) then ou will not need to book them in on a new booking for September, as I will keep them the same, unless you need to change anything of course.

Stars will now be based in the hall, but dropping off  and picking up will be from the usual place. The door bell outside the Stars door can be heard from the hall, a member of staff will come and let your child in and sign them in so you will not need to enter the building, the same will happen after school.

I’m sorry this is so long, but I just wanted everyone to be clear that we are open and ready for September.

I’ll post the new e-mail ASAP. Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to welcoming your wonderful children back to school in September.

Enjoy the rest of your summer.

Mr Creber