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Dear Parents/Carers,
We have been made aware of two members within our school community who have tested positive for COVID 19. The affected bubbles (1 in Year 1 and 1 in Year 5) have already been contacted by the school and advised to self isolate for 14 days.
We know that you may find this concerning but we are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with Public Health England. This letter is to inform you of the current situation and provide advice on how to support your child. Please be reassured that for most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
The small number of children who have been in close contact with the individual who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have received a letter informing them that their child must stay at home for 14 days.
The school remains open and your child should continue to attend as normal if they remain well.
What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19
If your child develops symptoms of COVID-19, they must not come to school and should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared. Anyone with symptoms will be eligible for testing and this can be arranged via https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.
All other household members who remain well, must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. This includes anyone in your ‘Support Bubble’.
Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection
The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill.
Household members should not go to work, school or public areas and exercise should be taken within the home.
If you require help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog, you should ask friends or family. Alternatively, you can order your shopping online and medication by phone or online.
Household members staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community
If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from the nhs.uk website at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/. If you are concerned about your child’s symptoms, or they are worsening you can seek advice from NHS 111 at https://111.nhs.uk/ or by phoning 111.
How to stop COVID-19 spreading
There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19
Do
Further Information
Further information is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Yours sincerely
Mr C Laker
Head of School
Dear Parents/Carers,
Are you looking to start your child with us in September 2021? As you know, due to the pandemic, we have been unable to open our doors to prospective parents this year. We would like to introduce to you our Virtual Tour of our amazing school which you can watch here: https://www.barming.kent.sch.uk/tour-of-the-school/
Please do also share this with anyone you know that is looking to start their child at primary in September 2021.
Kind Regards,
The Barming Primary School Team
Christmas at BARMING 2020
Christmas Cards:
The children may bring these in for children in their own class bubble only please. These will need to be quarantined… so please can children bring them in from Monday 30th November until Friday 11th December. These will then go into a box in the classroom. They will be given out the last week of school.
Christmas Dinner:
Tuesday 8th December: EYFS and Year 1
Wednesday 9th December: Years 2 and 3
Thursday 10th December: Year 4 and 5
Friday 11th December: Year 6
Friday 11th December: Christmas Jumper Day!
(The rest of the uniform to be worn as usual)
Barming Whole Christmas Carol Concert (PreSchool to Year 6):
Every class is in the process of learning a Christmas Song which they will perform. This will then be put together for you. It will hopefully be available from Monday 14th December to download at a cost of £5. This money will go straight back to the school….We really need to raise some much needed funds for the school as you all know that many events have not taken place e.g. Fireworks Night, Film Nights, Discos, Christmas Fair. Therefore we have come up with the great idea for you to have something at home that features all your children but raises money for your children! On a cheeky note, those events would have cost you much more than a fiver ;-) You can of course always donate more….
Wednesday 16th December: 9.15am Junior Christmas ZOOM Assembly with Rev Wil North
Wednesday 16th December: 9.45am Infant Christmas ZOOM Assembly with Rev Wil North
Friday 18th December: Own Clothes Day and Winter Film Afternoon
Dear Parents/Carers,
Covid 19 and Attendance
There are lots of uncertainties at the moment and some confusion as to how best to keep our children safe. The following is information regarding your child's attendance at this present time.
- If you keep your child/ren at home because a member of your household is shielding as clinically extremely vulnerable, you must supply the school with written evidence. A call or email is not sufficient.
- As stated yesterday in the letter from Public Health (England), if your child is not in the class bubble which has shut down, even if their sibling is in that class, they do not need to stay at home for 2 weeks and are expected to attend school.
Any children who do not attend school for the above reasons, without sufficient medical or other evidence, will be marked as Unauthorised in the register, with the possibility of a Penalty Notice after 5 Unauthorised days (10 sessions), as the government has stated that all children should be in school wherever possible.
If you are unsure what to do, or think your circumstances are unusual, please speak to Mrs Darby, our Family Support Worker and Attendance Officer. We are here to support your child's attendance as well as keep them as safe as possible.
*As per government guidelines, if you have a child who is self-isolating, and you need to collect other siblings, you must not bring the self-isolating child onto the school premises. You are allowed to use other parents whose children are in the same class bubble to help with this. If you are really struggling to find a solution, please contact the school directly.*
Kind Regards,
The Barming Primary School Team
Dear Parents/Carers,
Now more than ever, our Veterans need our help. We will be selling poppies in school for a donation in order to raise much needed money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. If your child would like to buy a poppy, please can they bring their donation in to school in a sealed envelope in exchange for a poppy. Thank you for your support for this wonderful cause.
Kind Regards
The Barming Primary School Team
Dear Parents/Carers,
We have been made aware of a member of our school community who has tested positive for COVID 19.
We know that you may find this concerning but we are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with Public Health England. This letter is to inform you of the current situation and provide advice on how to support your child. Please be reassured that for most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
The small number of children who have been in close contact with the individual who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have received a letter informing them that their child must stay at home for 14 days.
The school remains open and your child should continue to attend as normal if they remain well.
What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19
If your child develops symptoms of COVID-19, they must not come to school and should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared. Anyone with symptoms will be eligible for testing and this can be arranged via https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.
All other household members who remain well, must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. This includes anyone in your ‘Support Bubble’.
Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection
The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill.
Household members should not go to work, school or public areas and exercise should be taken within the home.
If you require help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog, you should ask friends or family. Alternatively, you can order your shopping online and medication by phone or online.
Household members staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community
If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from the nhs.uk website at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/. If you are concerned about your child’s symptoms, or they are worsening you can seek advice from NHS 111 at https://111.nhs.uk/ or by phoning 111.
How to stop COVID-19 spreading
There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19
Do
Further Information
Further information is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Yours sincerely
Mr C Laker
Head of School