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Fri 17 Jul 2020 R Bearcroft

The Welsh Government have announced that all pupils will be returning to school from September 2020.

Below is a plan for pupils to return to school at Malpas Court Primary. Thursday 3^rd September and Friday 4^th September will see 50% of pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 return on each day. Week commencing 7^th September 100% of pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 will be present.

Nursery and Reception families will be notified as to when their “family’s induction” will take place and subsequent start dates for their child.

Pupils in Year 1 to Year 6 with a surname beginning A to L (including L) will attend their class on Thursday 3^rd September.

Pupils in Year 1 to Year 6 with a surname beginning M to Z will attend their class on Friday 4th September.

Siblings with different surnames will need to attend on their allocated days.

Chartwells will only be providing packed lunches for pupils who are eligible for FSM. Chartwell will NOT be providing meals for pupils who normally have school dinners paid for by their parents until Monday 14^th September. These pupils will need to bring a packed lunch to school until this date.

We will need to stagger start and finish times for year groups along with entry and exit points for different year groups. Towards the end of the summer you will be informed of your child’s classes entry point and start time.

Pupils will not be allowed to enter the school building via the main entrance hall.

During these current times a review of school procedures will take place on a weekly basis.

Tuesday September 1^st	School re-purposing and preparation	School closed to pupils
Wednesday September 2^nd	School re-purposing and preparation	School closed to pupils
Thursday September 3^rd	School open to all Y1 to Y6 pupils (50% of the class), all SLIB pupils – full day	Reception family’s induction Nursery family’s induction
Friday September 4^th	School open to all Y1 to Y6 pupils (50% of the class), all SLIB pupils – full day	Reception family’s induction Nursery family’s induction
W/C Monday September 7^th	School open to all Y1 to Y6 pupils, all SLIB pupils – full day	Reception Pupils induction week Nursery pupils induction week
W/C Monday September 14th	School open to all Y1 to Y6 pupils, all SLIB pupils – full day	Reception Pupils induction week Nursery pupils induction week
W/C Monday September 21st	School open to all pupils – full day

School September 2020

Fri 10 Jul 2020 R Bearcroft

Dear Parents,

The Welsh Government have been advised that it will be safe to allow schools to return to full capacity from the third week of September 2020. We welcome this decision. To my knowledge there is no incidence of children or staff becoming infected from within the school environment across Wales. Over the past 3 months when I have worked in the Hub I have always felt safe, while adhering to a different way of working.

The phased return to schooling in Malpas Court, which commenced on 29th June has been very successful. It has been lovely to see children back in the building and enjoying each other’s' company. I am proud of those pupils who have completed a fantastic range of work while distance learning and I thank all who have helped to make this chapter as successful as it could be. There are definitely some lessons learnt by our learning community over this period which we need to further develop. Ensuring our pupils are able to work from home is one of them. We will be working with parents and pupils throughout this academic year to develop this way of learning, called “Distance Learning”.

I'm conscious that the world is still in the midst of a pandemic. In Wales we seem to have passed the peak and are in a time of recovery. As we move forward parents will potentially need to consider future lock down childcare if a second spike occurs. If cases increase and advice moves the position of full capacity we will act quickly. I sincerely hope this is not necessary but a contingency plan would be sensible. However, at Malpas Court we will be prepared and we will provide you with strategies to enable you to support your child/children with home learning.

When we return, in September, there will still be strict adherence to enhanced procedures to reduce the risk of spreading the virus and some modifications will be necessary.

Over the next week further detail will become available to myself and together as a community we will need to sift through what is statutory and that which is guidance. As Head of the school my number one priority will be the wellbeing and safety of all stakeholders.
Please be patient, as further information is shared from Welsh Government we will be able to plan the specific details. I will share all relevant information as soon as I am able to.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Mrs Guy

Year 6 Leavers

Tue 07 Jul 2020 R Bearcroft

⭐️Year 6 Leavers Afternoon⭐️

Wednesday 15th July

Arrival / Departure:

Girls to arrive 10.40am

Boys to arrive 10.50am for a 11am start.

Mrs Edwards' class to enter and exit via the library. Miss Hereford's class to enter and exit via the main entrance (reception). SLIB pupils to enter and exit through usual door.

Order of events:

11am - Meeting with staff from Newport High School

11.30am - Leavers assembly with Mrs Guy

12.00pm - Shirt signing in the gym (there will be strict hygiene rules).

12.30pm - Outdoor picnic (provide own food)

1pm - Water slide

1.30pm - Girls to be collected by parents (form the same entrance point as listed above)

1.40pm - Boys to be collected by parents (form same entrance points as listed above)

All pupils will need to supply a shirt to be signed, a packed lunch, a drink, a change of clothes to wear home and a towel.

A photographer will be taking photos of the pupils from 12pm onwards. All photos will be shared with the pupils via Google Drive and Google email accounts. Unfortunately, due to strict social distancing measures we will not be able to invite parents into the assembly.

It will be lovely if all our year 6 pupils could attend.

Please let us know if you have any questions about the event.

Many thanks.

Mrs Edwards, Miss Hereford, Miss Dalecka and Mrs Mead

Reports

Mon 06 Jul 2020 R Bearcroft

School reports are being sent home this week with those pupils who are in school.

If your child is not in school, you can collect from the main school entrance - please see the timetable below so you know when to collect.

If you have more than one child in school - please come along to the session for your youngest child and all reports will be ready together for you.

Nursery and Reception - Thursday morning

Year 1 and Year 2 - Thursday afternoon

Year 3 and Year 4 - Friday morning

Year 5 and Year 6 - Friday afternoon

Those pupils in Mrs Harrington and Miss Dalecka's classes - if pupils are in school they will be given reports to bring home. If pupils are not attending school; the teachers will make contact with you about the reports.

Many thanks / diolch