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September 2019
Dear Parents and Carers
We have been working closely with Public Health England regarding the recent outbreak of illness within school. Please find overleaf a letter from Public Health England addressing the situation and to provide you with some further information.
Can I please take this opportunity to reassure you that we are taking all necessary precautions and thank you for your patience and understanding in this matter.
Yours faithfully
Mrs G Cunningham
Head Teacher
Dear parent/guardian,
Re: Illness in school
We have been made aware that a number of children attending Mortimer Primary School have been reported absent with symptoms including headache and fever. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with some further information and advice.
At this time of year when children return to school it is not uncommon for some infectious illnesses to circulate. The spread of most infectious diseases is reduced through good hand hygiene. Please encourage your child to wash their hands frequently with warm water and soap, particularly after using the toilet, after using a tissue to catch a cough or sneeze, and before eating.
Your child should not attend school if they are unwell and should only return once they have recovered. If you are concerned about your child’s symptoms or need further advice on how to manage an illness please consult your GP or NHS 111 in the normal way.
If you would like to discuss any of the information in this letter further, please contact my team on 0300 303 8596 (option 1).
Yours sincerely
Dr Gayle Dolan
Consultant in Health Protection
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Check out all the fun our new reception children have been having in their first few days of school. We are so proud of how quickly they have adapted and are enjoying “reception life”.
We are delighted to announce that our school has been awarded the PSQM award for the next three years. The award recognises the outstanding science provision we offer our children. Staff and the children are immensely proud of their achievements and we will be collecting our certificate in November from the National STEM Centre in York.
We look forward to welcoming children back on Tuesday 3rd September.
Please note Reception children start Thursday 5th September.
We said a fond farewell and good luck to all of our Y6 children in July and also to some of our very lovely colleagues.
We wish good luck to all of our past pupils who will be starting their new schools next week and look forward to hearing of all their future successes!
We said a sad goodbye to Mrs Batson, who has worked at Mortimer Primary for 23 years, as she retired from teaching. We wish her a very healthy and happy retirement. She has left a lasting footprint on the hearts of all the Mortimer family.
We also wish good luck to Mrs Simanis and Miss Patterson who are leaving to start teacher training. We know they have a very bright and happy future ahead of them.
Here are a few photos from our final day of term.
School Council would like to share with everyone a short summary of the work they have undertaken this year:
Discussed role of the effectiveness of school buddies.
How the Daily Mile is being run.
Safeguarding issue regarding height children are allowed on the traversing wall in KS2 yard.
Suggested lines demarcating bike racks could be painted in KS2 yard.
Issues regarding behaviour in KS2 cloakroom.
Discussed best way to spend £138 to be sent to CAFOD.
Safeguarding issues relating to some children standing on wooden seats in yard.
Discussed behaviour in school in general: halls, cloakrooms, the way children are moving around the school.
The RESPECT project.
Phone use in school especially by the older children.
Completed their usual presentation to new Reception parents about wearing school uniform.
We are again delighted to be presented with the Healthy Schools Award. The Healthy Schools Programme aims to embed good practice around health issues in schools based around four themes:
Healthy Eating
PHSE Education
Physical Activity
Emotional Health and Well-Being
The award was presented at the Town Hall and was collected by Mr Mackay and two members of our outstanding school council.
