Contact Details
- 01623 842250
- office@churchvale.notts.sch.uk
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit, Laurel Avenue, Church Warsop, Mansfield, Notts, NG20 0TE
Church Vale Primary School
and Foundation Unit
Reach for the Stars
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Dear Parents,
We know many of you are anxious about what school arrangements will be in September, so we wanted to write to you as soon as it was possible to let you know. We are really looking forward to getting all of our children back and getting things back to as normal as they can be – but at the same time we have a lot of guidance that we need to follow in order to make things as safe as we can so there are several changes to many parts of the Church Vale day. Please note that it is the expectation that all pupils return after the summer – holidays will not be authorised and families need to be aware that there are still countries which, if visited, still require a 14 day isolation period once you return – the government are continually updating this list.
Timings of the new school day
Guidance states that we need to stagger the start and end times of different bubbles. It is really important that children turn up just before their allocated time. Children who turn up too early or too late run the risk of coming into contact with other bubbles which increases the risk of transmission. Should positive cases emerge after September, we need to ensure our bubbles have not come into contact so that we would only need to shut the affected part of school and minimise the disruption to our children and our families. Doors will open 5 minutes before for all.
|
Foundation & Nursery |
Years 1 & 2 |
Years 3 & 4 |
Years 5 & 6 |
Start time |
9:00 |
8:40 |
8:50 |
8:30 |
Lunchtime |
11:45 – 12:30 Eat @ 11:45 Play @ 12:10 |
11:45 – 12:30 Play @ 11:45 Eat @ 12:10 |
12:15 – 1.00 Eat @ 12:15 Play @ 12:35 |
12:15 – 1.00 Play @ 12:15 Eat @ 12:35 |
Home time |
3:15 |
2:55 |
3:05 |
2:45 |
If you have siblings in different bubbles who need to travel together, they can come at the time of the earliest child’s start time and leave when the last child finishes their school day. If your child is able to walk home, they can continue to do so but please ensure that you are confident in their ability to maintain social distance if they’re not with an adult.
Entrances and Exits
Each class will have their own entrance in September. Year 3 will use the 3/4 cloakroom door; Year 4 will come in and out through the ICT room and Year 5 will use the 5/6 cloakroom door. All other classes have their own door.
Breakfast Club / After-School Club
This has been the hardest aspect of reopening to organise in a way which adheres to the guidance and is why many schools are not offering this in September. We know that many of our working parents rely on wraparound care and would find it virtually impossible to get their children to school and get to work so we are determined to try to support these parents as much as we can.
We will be offering breakfast club from 7:15am and after-school club until 5:00pm
PE
Schools need to reduce the number of objects which are travelling between home and school. As a result, from September, children will need to come to school in their PE kit on their allocated PE day and will stay in this kit for the whole day. Each class will have one allocated day and we will make sure you know what day this is in plenty of notice. Also, please ensure that children are not wearing any jewellery on their PE day.
As a reminder, PE kit needs to be:
Reading Books
Despite the requirement to reduce the number of objects which move between home and school, reading has not become any less important. Therefore, we will still be sending reading books home. Classes will have a book changeover day – books ready to come back to school will be put into a quarantine box for 48 hours and cleaned before they will be put back onto the shelf for another child to choose.
Water Bottles
Most of our children are fantastic at bringing their water bottle and remembering to take these home each day so that they can be washed and filled with fresh water. Some of our pupils though routinely forget to bring theirs or rarely take them home to be washed – this is really important when we return in September as we do not want children to be having to use a shared cup.
Other changes to the school day
Church Vale will be moving to a cashless system
Coins and notes present a high risk of transmission which is why most shops are currently only offering card payment. In light of this, and to make running school more efficient, we will be moving to a cashless system using a service called ParentPay. You will receive a text asking you to reply with your email address in the coming days. We will be adopting a cashless system from September and Mrs Kirk will be writing to you with all of the details that you will need in order to get signed up.
The ParentPay system will be used for all transactions such as:
We hope that you appreciate why we have had to put all of these measures in place. We want the Autumn term to be as fantastic, enjoyable, and as normal as it can be for our children. Thank you for your continued support, understanding and cooperation.
The Staff of Church Vale Primary School
ONLINE FAMILY FESTIVAL 18TH JULY
A note from the Festival Organisers:
Join Positively Empowered Kids on Saturday, July 18th for an all-day FREE Family Festival live on facebook, to
uplift and inspire families!
We have a ‘Camping’ theme, inviting families to put up a tent in your garden or build a den in your home
for that ‘Festival’ Feel.
Through fun and interactive entertainment from our network of experts, we will be releasing those ‘feel
good’ chemicals in the brain to enhance our wellbeing and happiness levels (and even our immunity!).
A taster of what we have in store ……
Try out family Zumba, Drumming, Sports Challenges, Singing & Dancing, Hip Hop/Breakdance, Storytime
and other fun activities!
There is a wealth of entertainment during the day, including some Nottingham based entertainers: Zumba
with Charm, Helping Kids Achieve, Beat Feet, Empower Education, Positive Pants & Little Legs.
LIKE our facebook page @PEKfamilies and join us at 9:15am as we launch the day!
Look out for our launch of our ‘Family Empowerment Hub’ at this event, where you can register for free
workshops and activities for your family!
Check out our website (new site launching mid-July) www.positivelyempoweredkids.co.uk
Facebook @PEKfamilies Instagram & YouTube Positively Empowered Kids Twitter@EmPowerKid2020
Do get in touch via email positivelyempoweredkids@gmail.com
We are really sad that we will not be able to open our doors to new families and children at our usual 'stay and play' events this year. So instead we have created a virtual tour of our Foundation Unit. This can be seen on our facebook page and our Foundation class pages. We hope you enjoy!
We can't wait to see you all soon!
Church Vale Primary School and Foundation Unit, Laurel Avenue, Church Warsop, Mansfield, Notts, NG20 0TE