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Dear Parents and Guardians,
I am writing to you in respect of the on-going coronavirus situation. Speculation is rife in the media about will/won’t happen; what should/shouldn’t happen and when it will/won’t happen. We are facing uncertain times and it is difficult to know what it is ahead. There is no doubt that we are in unchartered waters.
DFE Advice to Schools
We have been told that we all need to play our part and that includes our role as your child’s school. As a school, we receive a daily update from the Department for Education. This comes straight to my email and gives the latest advice for that day. The advice is often the same - keep doing what you have been doing. The current advice, as I write, is to:
Keep the school open
Encourage good hygiene especially hand-washing
Advise parents to keep their child at home if they have
- a temperature of 37.8 or higher
- a new persistent cough.
We appreciate your co-operation in this matter.
Parents’ Evening
Each day, as a school we need to assess risk and make decisions. In light of the on-going situation and the fact that things may change in the very near future, I have decided to cancel Parents’ Evening as a precautionary measure. We all have families and loved ones to protect and many of the staff have close family members, who are potentially very vulnerable to the possible impact of contraction of COVID-19.
In the absence of a Parents’ Evening, we ask that any parent with a pressing concern to contact his/her child’s class teacher via the usual route. Conversely, if a teacher has a matter he/she wishes to discuss with a parent, then the parent will be contacted. As it is unknown how long this situation is likely to progress for, no alternative arrangements for Parents’ Evening will be made at this point in time. We will continue to review the situation.
St George’s Day Celebration for Grandparents – 23rd April
We always receive such lovely feedback from our more senior members of the community at this event. However, in light of the likelihood that people over 70 may be asked to self-isolate in the near future, it is with regret but would seem prudent that our St George’s Day celebrations are cancelled.
Potential School Closures
As per DfE advice, the school remains open. We have been given no indication that this is likely to change soon. However, as a point of reference, in any event that school was closed (for any reason) the scrolling banner on the top of our main web page, would indicate our status as closed. We would also inform you through our usual channels as well.
Let’s hope and pray that this coronavirus passes quickly and our school community does not feel its impact so that we can get our lives back to business as usual.
Thank you for your understanding.
Stay safe and well.
Kind Regards,
Mrs K A Melling
Executive Headteacher
Stay at home for 7 days if you have either:
a high temperature
a new continuous cough
This will help to protect others in your community while you are infectious.
Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.
You do not need to contact NHS 111 to tell them you’re staying at home.
We will not be testing people who are self-isolating with mild symptoms.
Further advice can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public
Just to confirm that until the Department for Education (DFE) contacts the school, Leyland Methodist Schools will remain open as normal. The DFE are contacting the school each day with updates so as soon as we hear any information with regards to closures we will contact you immediately.
Regards
Leyland Methodist Schools
7th February 2020
World Book Day Thursday 5th March
Dear Parents/Guardians
World Book Day is fast approaching and this year falls on Thursday 5th March. The main aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland is to encourage children to explore the pleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to have a book of their own.
As part of our celebrations, we would like to invite our Infant School Children to dress up as their favourite character from a book.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go.”— Dr. Seuss,
“I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!”
Throughout the day, there will be creative and exciting activities for children across school to take part in, based on this iconic novel.
Thanks for all continued support.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Following the letter from the Chair of Governors of our two schools, this is to notify you that the consultation on the proposed federation of Leyland Methodist Infant and Junior Schools is now open.
A copy of the proposal is available on the schools website at the following path:-
Key Information/Governors
Any parent wishing to ask questions or raise any issues, please follow instructions included in the Chairs letter (a copy of which is posted on the website).
Kind regards,
Mrs K Melling
Executive Headteacher
Our final report following our Church School inspection is now available under our Key Information>OSTED and Performance Data section of the website.
We are delighted that this report recognises so much of what makes our Infant School special. We are particularly pleased that the ‘loving relationships’ are celebrated and recognised. The report acknowledges the difficult and sensitive circumstances that the school has experienced since the last inspection whilst also positively acknowledging the early work of the collaboration between our two schools. There is much to rejoice about.
Our school was visited by Mrs Carol Berry on Thursday, 24th January 2019. She spent the day inspecting the school's distinctiveness as a Methodist Church School. She said she had enjoyed her day with us and meeting our children (who are always a delight!). She will now go and write up her report. Once it has been approved by the readers, it will available in approximately another three weeks time. We look forward to sharing this with you then. Thanks to the parents who took time to speak her about our school.
We have been raising money in memory of our Headteacher Mrs. Orry following each of our Nativity performances by our Reception children and after our Church service led by our KS1 pupils.
A fantastic total of £480.50 has been raised and this will be shared between the charities supported by Mrs. Orry - Blue Skies Neonatal Unit and Meningitis Research Fund. Thank you all so very much.