Dear Parent/Carer a non porcine gelatine vaccine is available to those who have declined nasal spray due to porcine content. If you wish for your child to receive this vaccine when stock becomes available, please contact the school immunisation team on 0191 402 8179 prior to 30th November 2020. If you have received this communication after 30th November, you can still contact the team to arrange vaccination.
24.11.20 Packed Lunches & Parent Pay Update
PACKED LUNCH
Please note that we operate under healthy schools and therefore sweets and fizzy drinks should not form part of their lunch. Thank you for your understanding and support in this.
PARENT PAY
Please can we ask all parents to activate their account now that letters have been sent out.
Parent Pay are making some planned changes on Wednesday 25th November. As a result users will not be able to log in to ParentPay for approx 4 hours after 20:00. They apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
*EDIT 23.11.20
Nursery & Reception COVID19 Positive Case
NURSERY – ALL 30 HOUR PUPILS
RECEPTION – RGB AND IDENTIFIED PUPILS FROM RKL AND RLN
Dear Parents and Carers,
There has been confirmed case of COVID-19 within the school in our Early Years setting and we need to update you with the following information.
We have carried out a full risk assessment having spoken to Local Authority Public Health Advisors.
The children who attend nursery for 30 hours and pupils in RGB – Miss Beattie, have been identified as in close contact with the case. In line with the national guidance we recommend that your child now stays at home and self-isolate until Saturday 5th December, when they may stop isolating. Your child must not go to school or any public areas: your child must remain at home. Further details of what your child needs to do are in NHS Guidance:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-for-coronavirus/nhs-test-and-trace-if-youve-been-in-contact-with-a-person-who-has-coronavirus/
All pupils are to return to school Monday 7th December.
Siblings of pupils in RGB and those children in RKL and RLN should attend school as normal, unless you have received a message to self isolate your child.
Siblings of 30 hour nursery pupils and those children who are morning or afternoon only, should attend school as normal.
Please take assurance that no children have tested positive.
We are asking you to do this to reduce the further spread of COVID 19 to others in the community. If you need support with isolation, please contact your local Council.
Other members of your household can continue normal activities provided your child does not develop symptoms within the self-isolation period.
What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19
For most people, especially children, COVID-19 will be a mild illness.
The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are recent onset of:
· new continuous cough and/or
· high temperature and/or
· a loss of, or change in, normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)
If your child develops any of these symptoms of COVID-19, they should remain at home and arrangements should be made for them to be tested. At that time all other household members must also stay at home, not go to work, school or public areas, even for exercise.
Testing can be arranged by calling 119 or via the NHS website: nhs.uk/coronavirus
When the result of the child’s test is known further advice will be available.
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:
wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
wash your hands as soon as you get home
cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
Further information
Further information is available at nhs.uk/coronavirus
Yours sincerely
Mrs Cunningham
Headteacher
20.11.20 Latest Newsletter
The latest edition will be coming out with children today. There is plenty to catch up on and look forward to!
We will continue to update you with details about Christmas events as they get closer.
Some things that didn’t make it in time:
Chromebooks – we are expecting delivery in the first week of December. We will let you know asap once they arrive.
Christmas lunch order – on Christmas lunch day (9th Dec) a hot meal will need to be ordered, but the only option on the day will be Christmas lunch. So on Parent Pay it will not matter which option you choose for this day.
Bright Kids – the childcare (out of school) service have spaces available for pre and post school needs.
13.11.20 Operation Encompass
As you know, Mortimer Primary School is part of Operation Encompass, which directly connects Northumbria Police with schools. This provides an efficient and confidential channel of communication between the police force and key adults within schools. For more information please see www.operationencompass.org
We have recently been made aware about the Bioartattack Competition run by the Royal Society of Biology and are inviting the children from Years 1 to 6 to enter. If you wish your child to take part, they need to create a piece of artwork/sculpture/collage around Science. The piece can be any size and use whatever materials they wish.
For full details please visit the Royal Society of Biology’s website.
https://www.rsb.org.uk/get-involved/biologyweek/bioartattack-competition
Your artwork needs to be handed into your child’s class teacher with the relevant information as specified in the competition guidelines on the website. Your child’s teacher will then photograph the artwork and submit the entry on behalf of your child.
All artwork must be given to your child’s class teacher by Wednesday 25th November which will allow the teacher time to photograph and submit the entry.
Good Luck!
12.11.20 Dates and Upcoming Events
Many of these have been shared via our last newsletter…
FRIDAY 13TH NOV – CHILDREN IN NEED
Non-uniform day and linked activities. Donations welcome in sealed envelopes please.
FRIDAY 13TH NOV – WORLD KINDNESS DAY
Two days in one! The John Lewis competition links with this day. Be sure to get your entries in!
MON 16TH – FRI 20TH NOV – ANTI BULLYING WEEK
Lots of focused tasks with a special Odd Sock Day on Monday 16th, tucking your trousers into your socks is optional!
Christmas Update!
Christmas will not be cancelled!
We will share the full dates nearer the time but we will still have parties, Christmas jumpers, Christmas lunch, magic entertainment, pantomime and we hope Santa might even stop by! All socially distanced of course!
WED 9TH DEC – CHRISTMAS DINNER
FRI 11TH DEC – CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY
FRI 18TH DEC – CLOSE FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
We reopen for pupils on Tues 5th Jan 2021
John Lewis and Waitrose are launching a major Christmas campaign which will aim to harness the spirit and thoughtfulness of the coronavirus pandemic and create an outpouring of kindness to help Britain’s struggling families this Christmas.
Waitrose and John Lewis have donated a John Lewis Teddy Bear and a gift voucher as a prize for our own Mortimer Primary School Kindness Competition.
Never has there been a time when we can all do with something to lift our spirits and encourage the message of how being kind to someone can have such a positive impact on their lives.
To enter this competition children are asked to describe through a story or picture someone who has been kind to them and what they did that was so kind. Please remember to put your child’s name and class on the back of the entry.
All entries must be handed into your class teacher by Wednesday 18th November, 3:30pm.
5.11.20 Start 2 Finish Sports Clubs
Following an update to the government guidance, after school sports clubs will be cancelled until further notice.
Friday’s Ks2 Athletics club will not go ahead.
We will update regarding payment/refunds as soon as possible.
We are of course disappointed to announce this and hope that the clubs can restart quickly once lockdown is over.
Thank you for your understanding
