Autumn Term 2020

Health & Safety

• If anyone in your household becomes unwell with a new, continuous cough or a high temperature, or has a loss of, or change in, their normal sense of taste of smell (anosmia), your child stay at home and self-isolate as advised in the COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection guidance.
• If anyone in school becomes unwell with a new, continuous cough or a high temperature, or has a loss of, or change in, their normal sense of taste of smell (anosmia), they will be sent home and advised to follow the COVID-19: guidance for households with possible coronavirus infection guidance. This includes obtaining a negative Covid-19 test as soon as possible before returning to school.
• All children must be accompanied to the school by only one parent/carer
• Parents/carers must adhere to Social Distancing and follow signage and staff instructions.
• We will be operating a limited Nurture Hub provision and therefore we will have to ask parents to collect any pupil who is unable to sustain a positive approach to behaviour and learning. This will be followed by a review of the suitability of their future attendance.
• Children will not be allowed to bring bags into school (except lunch box)
• On days when PE is to take place children must attend school in suitable PE kit as no changing facilities will be available
• No PPE will be worn in school by pupils or staff, except in a case of suspected infection (following Government guidance, although this may be subject to change).
• Gloves and masks are not to be worn in school, if you bring your child wearing these please remove them and take them home until the end of the day.

Beginning and end of school

• Please do not arrive more than 5 minutes before your start or end time.
• Please leave children at allotted lines (Clearly signposted on playground)
• Parents/Carers are not allowed in school building
• Please use appropriate entry and exit gates
• The back gate will not be open
• Please do not request to collect your child early unless for a pre-agreed appointment.

EYC

• Nursery pupils will only be able to book entitlement sessions until we review the situation
• This means no additional paid sessions will be available

Homework

• Children will bring home reading books, but not reading records (we suggest parents/carers keep a record at home)
• Work will still be set on “Education City” and “Times Tables Rockstars” if appropriate for your child.

Communication

• Parents/Carers will not be allowed into the school building. Where possible please communicate via telephone (If you need to speak to a teacher please leave a message and they will get back to you as soon as they can). Or use class email. Class emails are classname@martinwilson.shropshire.sch.uk (eg: hawks@martinwilson.shropshire.sch.uk)
• There will be no paper Newsletter, but regular updates will be sent out by email and put on our website: martinwilsonschool.com
• Please ensure we have an up to date telephone and email contact.

School Dinners

Due to Covid-19 safety operations please note the following information:

• There will be no cooked dinners available for at least the first four weeks of term. 
• Parents are requested to send their child in with a packed lunch every day.
• The exception is children in Reception, Years 1 and 2 who are entitled to a free school meal and children in Years 3,4,5 & 6 who are also eligible. If your child is in this category then we need to have confirmation on the Friday for the following week (except the first week back when parents/carers can inform us of the weeks needs on the day we return.There will initially be no option to purchase lunches.
• Pupils in the EYC attending lunch club will also need to bring a packed lunch.

Uniform

• Pupils are expected to wear uniform from the start of term
• The exception is PE days (Classes will be informed which days separately.
• Forest School days (Thursday for Reception only)

Clubs & wrap round care

• Although under constant review we will not be offering the following until further notice.
• No Breakfast club
• No after school club
• No after school activities