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Mon 06 Jul 2020

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Good evening Parents and Carers

I hope you are all well?

School re-opened for a small number of Year 5s today and it was really lovely to see them. All the children seem to have grown and got tall!

The weather seems to have improved for the better this afternoon so we managed to get outside for a while (in our bubbles of course!!)

When there are any known arrangements for September, I will let you know.

Have a lovely evening!

Lots of love.

Mrs. Perry

Sunday 5th July

Sun 05 Jul 2020

Hi guys

I hope you have had a lovely weekend?

The rain has been relentless where I am. BUT.... I did manage to harvest some lovely strawberries, lots of raspberries and lots of redcurrants. I didn't plant a redcurrant bush in my back garden so it would appear it has adopted me and the crop this year is fab!!

I look forward to welcoming Year 5 back tomorrow. :)

Lots of love to you all.

Char and J are at home with me. We spent half an hour trying to decide what to have for tea.Despite being to Lidl for the weekly shop we can't decide on a single thing!! What's that about!!

Mrs. Perry

xx

Friday 3rd July

Fri 03 Jul 2020

Dear Parents and Carers

I hope you are well coming to the end of another week? School looks forward to re-opening for Year 5 next Monday.

Several parents have asked about St. Margaret's opening over summer for a summer scheme. We did run a very successful scheme for the first time in October. Our plans for Easter were interrupted by lockdown.

Our intention was to have our first scheme over summer. However, there is an emergency situation arising involving the school drains. Last Monday I arrived in school to find that there was not one useable adult toilet available in the school building. Further investigations today show that part of the drainage system needs digging up and replacing. This includes both inside and outside school. Therefore, school need to shut over summer.

However, I have been working with the Local Authority to try to make alternative arrangements at other venues. I have been told today that information will be available next week.

I am also reading through the Government guidelines issued yesterday. As you probably know, the expectation is that all children will return in September. Clearly, our thoughts are now turning to how this can be done, safely and well.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Lots of love.

Mrs. Perry

Thursday 02 July

Thu 02 Jul 2020

Good evening all:)

I hope that you have had a lovely day?

I have been doing class reports and really enjoying doing them. I know that for most of you we haven't seen you for some time but I think it is important that school celebrates what your child(ren) did do before lockdown. It was after all half the year.

As you can see the Government is making plans to re-open schools for ALL children in September. At St. Margaret's we will do what I shared earlier this week.

Your child will return to their current class and teacher if they are in Reception and Year 1. Years 2 upwards will go to their new class but there will be the opportunity for closure and transition to the next class. Your children will have all sorts of worries: where the toilets are; who is their new teacher; where will they go in in a morning and be picked up?? We will address these questions in the week they return in September. If your child has a real worry that is bothering them then please let me know. Individuals should not come into school ideally but we are here for you and if there is a need we will sort it!.

On a more fun front you may like to know that my peas are growing nicely as are some of the beans. Not having a great success with my snap dragons this year which is a great shame as they were my husbands huge favourite :(

Lots of love to you all.

Mrs. Perry

Tuesday 30th June

Tue 30 Jun 2020

Hi everyone

At least it has stopped raining!! :)

School has been planning for September and trying to think about how we can best bring the children back. There has been a lot of speculation in the press. We need to wait and see what the PM actually does say. At St. Margaret's the proof will be in the detail. If the maximum number of children per class is 30, then this presents us with a problem as our intake is 35. I am not worrying about this too much yet. I am waiting for what the PM says.

Regarding the infants, the school will re-open (again, we are not certain of the numbers) on Wednesday 2nd September. The children will go to the class they were in, in March. So, say for example, if your child was in Willow, they will go to Willow. This will be for the three days in that week. The children will say a 'Good goodbye' to their current teacher. That teacher will also informally assess where the children are. This will not be a formal test at all. Assessment is the last thing the children need to be worrying about. The infants will go to their new classes on Monday 7th September. By this time the children will have been put in their mixed classes. (Lilac -Rec/Y1 and Oak Y1/2 and Hawthorn -straight Y2.)

Year 2 upwards will go to their new year groups straight away (depending on the maximum numbers dictated by the Government). Staff are currently arranging Zoom meetings so that the children can meet new teachers and chat to their current teachers. I will also be working with staff for the Year 2 children upwards to find some closure with their current teacher. (More details to follow). Please can you contact school with an up to date email address if you are not getting our emails. My letters to parents are also on the web six days a week.

New Reception children will begin their transition into school from Monday 7th September. School will be in touch with more details very soon.

Enough detail for now. Enjoy your evening.

Lots of love

Mrs. Perry

Monday 29th June

Mon 29 Jun 2020

Good afternoon all

What a wet and miserable day. Still the gardens needs a good soaking and they are certainly getting it. Nutty the frog had disappeared from by the back door when I checked yesterday. However!!!! there are now four frogs happily checking out the back garden. Perhaps we should call them George, Ringo, Lennon and McCartney. (You may need to explain this to your children). (In fact, I may need to explain it to most of my staff!!) Or perhaps we could name them after the members of a girl band. ?? Suggestions??

Please be re-assured. School is trying its utmost to plan for the future. We are three weeks from the end of term. I am working with staff to arrange times when teachers can speak to all the children, especially the ones that have not been invited into school, because they were not on the Government priority list. Whatever school has done, it has always had the well-being and safety of the children, parents and staff at heart and this will remain the case.

I am still waiting to find out about when school will need to close over the summer because of major drainage work. The not knowing is as frustrating for me as it is for you. There is a flood in the staffroom as I write this.

September remains an unknown. I am just about to go into a meeting with the Local Authority to try and urge them to support heads in devising a Bury Plan. I am not sure this will happen. It may be interesting for you to know that St. Margaret's was built for 190 children. We currently have 245 on roll. The LA has recognised formally that all our classrooms are too small, without having to plan for the social distancing for C-19. I am waiting to see what the Government suggests this week, and then I will try to plan for September.

Have a lovely evening.

Chat tomorrow.

Mrs. Perry. XX

Friday 26 June

Fri 26 Jun 2020

Good afternoon to you all.

I hope you are having a lovely day? It is still very warm for me as I am sitting here emailing you. I can see the storm clouds approaching though! I was out in the garden yesterday and I caught something out of the corner of my eye. I explored and it was a frog trying to get in the back door. This is Frog 2. I am wondering if this year the frog population is confused. (Aren't we all?)

Frog number 1 hopped repeatedly into the garage and hid under the car. It took 10 minutes of 'tender persuasion' to get it out.

Frog 1 is now hiding in the strawberries.

Next week school will welcome back Reception children :)

The week after there will be a welcome for Year 5.

As I said yesterday, staff are considering what to do to support transition for your children. Details to follow asap.I am also working with staff (and the Local Authority) to welcome the new Reception children in September (probably on a phased return). In truth,school does not know what school will look like in September. We await Government advice which is due in next Friday.

Please be re-assured that school will continue to keep you, your children and staff safe at this very complicated time.

We are committed to re-opening for your children as soon as possible and safely.

Lots of love to you all.

Mrs. Perry and the frogs .

PS. It is pouring down now and getting cooler :))))

Thursday 25 June

Thu 25 Jun 2020

Good afternoon to you all

I hope you all have your sun tan lotion on if you are out and about? The children managed really well in school today. It was so hot!

Mrs. Barnes struggled to cope outside this morning letting all you guys in and it wasn't even 9am. Mr. Henry does not like the heat as it makes him grumpy. (I can't tell the difference to be honest ;)

I have been talking to staff about the children moving to their next classes. We are thinking of ways for the children to meet up (either virtually or in person) so that the children can at least see their current and new teacher. More info to follow as soon as possible.

Next week school will welcome back a small number of Reception children and then on the 6 July, Year 5 will be in. School cannot fit all the Year 5s back in all at once and will have to have two bubbles. One on a Monday and Tuesday, the other on a Thursday and Friday. Wednesday will be a deep clean of the room. I am aware that this may not suit everyone. If you change your mind about a child place in light of this then that is totally understandable.

Staff will still provide a report for your child. Obviously it will be based on our knowledge of where the children were (for the majority) in March. However, we still feel that what they have achieved should be celebrated. The reports will be sent by email before the end of term.

For those parents of children who are attending school, if your child presents with any Covid symptoms: a cough, feeling tired, a high temperature etc then please do not send them in to school. They need to be tested as soon as possible to guarantee a reliable result. The school needs to be informed so that we can contact the parents of the children in the same bubble. If you are uncertain about the symptoms of C-19, I find that if I phone my GP they will give you some very helpful guidance at some length!!

The new fish in the pond are settling in nicely. They are all swimming round together now. Mr. Perry also bought some new fish for the tank in the kitch and he has cleaned it too! It looks lovely!

In the garden the broad beans have started to grow as well.

have a lovely evening!

Lots of love.

Mrs. Perry

Tuesday 23rd June

Tue 23 Jun 2020

Good morning everyone

I am emailing early today with some very good news. The child who was tested for C-19 yesterday - the results have come back negative. Therefore, from tomorrow all our Year 6 children and staff can resume their normal timetable.

This is very good news and must be a great relief to the child's family.

What happened yesterday, can only be the first incident of what schools can expect in the future. This is a 'new way for us'. School dealt with it well and we need to use what we learned from the experience to help us deal with future incidents.

If you do not receive emails from school, it is crucial that you forward your email address to stmargarets@bury.gov.uk as soon as possible. If there is a need to close a bubble as we did yesterday we need to be able to contact the relevant families as soon as possible.

If you change your mobile number, please give school your new number as soon as possible. when I was phoning families yesterday I struggled to contact several as numbers had changed.

In future, if we need to close a bubble, the parents of children in that bubble will be contacted by phone. We believe that in these circumstances parents would appreciate a personal call from school rather than an email or text.

If your child is not in that bubble, for practical reasons, you will be informed via text and via the school website.

Thank you for all your positive comments about the systems that school has school has put in place to keep your child safe. It was gratifying to hear that you are feeling confident.

It will be good to get back to our version of normal tomorrow!

Take care.

Mrs. Perry

Monday 22nd June

Mon 22 Jun 2020

Happy Monday to you all :)

It was lovely to see our Year 1s this morning!! After a slightly nervous start and one of them spraying the sanitiser in their eye by mistake, they had a lovely morning!

School is dealing with the situation arising from of one of the Year 6 boys suffering from Covid symptoms over this last weekend. We have spoken to all parents of the children actually attending school, but I am writing to let you all know what has happened so that you are fully up to date, with accurate information.

The boy has not been in school since last Thursday and neither have his 'Bubble Mates'. The bubble he is in did not attend school today and they will not attend till the results of the test are known. We have initially closed the bubble for all of this week so that parents can plan their week as effectively as possible. If the results come back earlier and are negative then the bubble can re-open. If the results are positive then the school will need to close for two weeks for a deep clean. Staff who covered this bubble last week will not attend school till the results are known. School will update everyone with any new information as soon as possible.

The bubbles have kept very much apart, even on the playground, so cross contamination is extremely unlikely. The boy's bubble have not mixed with the Key Worker bubble at any time.

Mrs. Barnes and I would like to say a big 'Thank you' to all our parents, for giving such positive feedback and encouraging remarks when we called today. This made a difficult situation as easy as it could be for us. It was very much appreciated.

Enjoy the lovely weather this evening and keep safe and well.

Mrs. Perry :)

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