Hi All,

 

A letter to Parents has been added to the school website. Please select the following link:

 

https://www.st-margarets.bury.sch.uk/covid-19/

 

Thank you for all your support during this time.

 

 

Good evening to all Parents and Carers

I hope you are keeping well? I know that you are wondering where I am. The fact of it is that I had a COVID test on Monday. I really wanted to be able to tell you the results today but I am still waiting for them. The worst part of working from home (that is what I am doing for now) is that staff and children are being sent home in increasing numbers and I can't be there to help.

I don't feel extremely poorly, just very tired indeed and flu like.

School staff are working hard to keep as many children in school as possible.

The systems we put in place are working but the reality of it is that this is a virus that spreads easily and quickly. We continue to try our best.

Please keep safe and well.

Lots of love.

Mrs Perry

Dear Parents and Carers,

Can I say a huge thank you to all of you from all the staff at St. Margaret's and Smarties. I have received many absolutely lovely messages over the weekend about the re-opening of school and how well you feel it has gone. I must admit that there has been a massive amount of planning gone into school re-opening safely for us all. The constant change in Government advice has made this very tricky at times, but I guess we are all learning about this virus all the time and the 'new normal' is an environment of frequent change. I have asked you to be patient and I need to take my own advice on that.

Your messages have really made me feel as if we are all in this together. We certainly are!!

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Mrs. Perry :)

Dear Parents and Carers,

 

We have come to the end of our first week and I think we have all done brilliantly. I know that we have had to change some things slightly to make improvements but I believe that we are going in the right direction on a daily basis. The children have continued to be an asset to the school.

 

The number of cases in Bury continues to be high so thank you for wearing your masks on the way to school and on the school premises. Social distancing is crucial. It is so easy to forget to stand 2m apart from friends. Try your best and remind your children especially if they attend High School.

 

School has purchased an automatic thermometer. We can use this in school if we are concerned when a child tells us they feel unwell. If you do not have a thermometer at home and are worried then we can test it for you. If you do not want school to use it on your child then please let the office know. If your child has symptoms of COVID then they must stay at home. Please seek advice from your GP to get proper medical advice (or call 111). School has put the Greater Manchester 'Quick Guide for Parents' on our website.

 

Please can I remind you that the school is nut free. Please check your child's packed lunch to ensure that there is nothing with nuts in it. We have a number of children in school with severe allergies and these products put them at significant risk.

 

Thank you for all your support this week. I think you are all fabulous!

 

Have a lovely weekend.

 

Mrs. Perry.

 

Good afternoon to all parents

I hope you are all having a good week. I am pleased with the way things are going , with getting the children in to school in the morning. I thought lunchtime was going to be a nightmare, but it's going really well! The children's behaviour in and around school has been exemplary.

I know that the end of the school day is more hectic and that the volume of cars is a problem. I am trying to work with Parrenthorn on this as we have already changed our pick up times once.

School has learned a lot this week and we have tweaked some arrangements to make them better. Thank you for your patience!

There is a new Risk Assessment on it's way to the website as well, following updates from Public Health England.

Have a lovely evening.

Mrs. Perry

 

DROP OFF and COLLECTION ORGANISATION

 

From Monday 7^th SEPTEMBER 2020

 

 

 

 

If you have more than one child at the school, you can choose which time would be best to drop your children off and collect them. Please contact the school office via email, so they can share this information with your child’s class teacher.

 

The collection times have been altered due to the large volume of children leaving Parrenthorn between 2.50 and 3.10.

 

Many Thanks

 

Mrs Perry and Mr Longworth

 

 

Good afternoon all :)

I would like to say a big thank you to everyone at St. Margaret's for all your efforts this week. I think the return has been a big success. Getting all the children in and back out is tricky but we have managed as well as we can and as the week has gone on everything has become smoother.

The  children have been fantastic in school. There is no other words to describe them. Please tell them well done!! You can be very proud of your children!

We are aware of the issues at the end of the school day regarding large numbers on Heywood Road now that Parrenthorn are back. This is why I have changed the drop off and pick up times. This will be reviewed by the end of next week and I am working with Mr. Bell at Parrenthorn to see what can be done to make the end of the day better. Having said that, the fact of it is the two schools are directly opposite each other and as with everything at the moment, we can only try our best!

Have a lovely weekend. Let's hope the sun keeps shining.

Lots of love.

Mrs. Perry.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you for all your support today. Arriving at the allocated time has really helped. Please can this continue.

School will need to tweak arrangements for next week so please keep an eye out for web information and school texts. We have worked so hard to arrange the day safely for our community and if we all keep to it..... it works!

If you have more than one child in school, please talk to the office to arrange one time to collect your children - if you haven't already done so. This is one of the times when parents are having to wait around and we are trying to minimise this.

Everyone at St. Margaret's is so pleased to see the children and one another.

The children have been a credit to you as parents and to school as well today, once again.

I am so proud of us all.

Next week there will be hot meals available from the kitchen and Smarties to support families. Please be patient as we try to get school back to our new normal.

Thank you so much.

Mrs. Perry.

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Dear Parents and Carers.

Can I say a huge 'Thank You' for today. This morning went really smoothly and the children were absolutely brilliant in class all day. It couldn't have gone better really.

Pick up at the end of the day was more difficult because of the horrible weather. It is really important that children are picked up within the correct timeslot. Classes have been allocated a timeslot to limit the number of parents on the school premises at one time. A significant number of parents arrived very early today and as a result there were too many parents on the premises which caused congestion around the main entrance in particular.

Please keep to the allocated timeslot, to keep us all safe.

It was lovely to see everyone today. It was a great start!!

Thank you for wearing your mask as well.

Mrs. Perry

Good evening all,

 

Staff have been in school today and we are ready for tomorrow. We will be on the path to help you all find your way to classes. As I said earlier, please keep the journey into school smooth and calm. I have discussed wearing masks with staff as we meet you. I will be wearing a mask and I ask that you do the same especially once on school grounds, due to the high level of cases in Bury including the Prestwich area..

 

Please be patient tomorrow and in the coming days. We have to get 250 children in to school as safely as possible and you (Parents) off the premises as safely as possible. We will rise to the challenge!!! What I do believe is that our community - staff, children, parents, grandparents and carers will be happier now that children are back with their friends and with their teachers.

 

The new Risk Assessment is on the website. 

 

See you tomorrow ! :))

 

Mrs Perry