Special Reading Week Challenges

• Update regarding covid and safe access into school tomorrow

  Sun 28 Nov 2021

  Dear parents,
  
  I hope this message finds you safe, well and warm.
  
  Apologies for the message over the weekend but I thought it would be helpful to share today rather than wait until tomorrow.

   

  Covid update

  
  We have just received updated guidance from the Dfe who have updated their guidance following the Prime Minister’s announcement of new, temporary measures. We will be updating our risk assessment tomorrow but please be aware that from tomorrow:
  
  Face coverings should be worn in communal areas in all settings by staff, visitors … unless they are exempt.
  
  Therefore, please bring a face covering in the event that you need to enter either school’s reception and/or office space. 

   

  Snow and untreated surfaces
  
  Staff at both schools will be busy tomorrow morning, clearing and gritting pathways so that we all have safe access to either school.
  
  Please can you read the information below so you are aware of the clear and treated entrances:

  • Junior school: all children and staff should access the school via the top pedestrian gate. Children will access their classrooms (including the terrapins) via the front doors/side entrance to the bottom corridor.
  • Junior school: Please note the driveway entrance will be closed as the driveway is steep and may be unsafe.
  • Junior school: The Morledge gate will be open but extra care will need to be taken if you choose to use this as the pathways will be untreated.
  • Year 6: Unfortunately, Bikeability is cancelled tomorrow so please don't bring your bike. We will be in contact tomorrow with an update once we've heard further from our trainers. 

   

  • Infant school: all children and staff should access the school via the top gate, straight onto the top playground. Staff will be on hand in the event that help is required on the treated steps down to the teaching block.
  • Infant school: our staff will be on hand to welcome the children. Our Early Years staff will take the children to the classroom via the internal flight of steps.   
  • Infant school: Please note the driveway gate will not be open.

  I look forward to safely welcoming the children to school tomorrow. We'll continue to share further updates with you via ParentMail.

   

  Many thanks, 

   

  Mr. O'Connell

• November newsletter

  Wed 10 Nov 2021

  Hello,

  I hope this message finds you safe and well.

  Our latest newsletter is now available online and accessible via our website.

  Our latest newsletter includes:

  • COVID update: please continue to use the covid@allsaintsfed.derbyshire.sch.uk e-mail address if you have any concerns or would like to inform us of an absence.
  • Dates! We've lots of exciting opportuntities planned for our children including Christmas discos and dates for all of our planned Christmas celebrations. We have included dates for the Autumn term and also shared a new date for the Queen's Jubilee holiday. Please remember that you can find dates for the whole year online.
  • Parents' workshop: this month our monthly workshop for parents is focusing on how we can support healthy friendships. Please can I draw parents' attention to the online safety workshop on the 18th January 2022? 
  • Nursery survey: we're looking forward to the building work starting in the spare teaching block at our Infant school. We're wondering whether these facilities could be used during the school day to run a teacher led nursery for children aged 3 – 4 years. We have no plans in place for this currently, but it would be useful to see if there would be interest in us exploring the possibility of establishing a teacher led nursery at All Saints’. Could parents please complete the short survey? https://forms.office.com/r/C9BP8ENncB
  • Governors: our recent recruitment has resulted in our school welcoming not one but three new governors.  
  • Online safety: we've included top tips from the National Online Safety Centre (see attached).
  • Admissions: Derbyshire admissions has opened for applications for children to join our Reception classes and for children moving to Year 3. Please can parents of children in Year 2 look out for some further dates this term. We'd like to our Year 2 parents to All Saints' CE Junior before Christmas so you can visit our school.

  Many thanks for your continued support for the staff, children and each other. 

  Mr. O’Connell