Please find attached a link where Paediatrician, Dr Heather Payne, talks about how and when a child should have a test.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTDbNz-1F3c&feature=youtu.be
News: Headteacher Update Return to School
Dear Parents/Carers,
We hope you have all had a good summer break. We are very much looking forward to welcoming children back to school next week. Please revisit the parental and pupil booklets which were sent by email and posted on the website, to ensure that you are fully aware of all necessary procedures.
Just a few reminders;
- All children should wear school uniform next week. PE lessons will commence the week beginning 14th September. That is when all pupils should attend school in PE kit on their designated PE days.
P.E days will be as follows;
Reception; Monday
Class 1 Wednesday.
Class 2 Tuesday and Thursday
Class 3: Monday and Thursday
- If you do not wish to access the school meal menu, then your child/children can bring in a packed lunch. However, this should be in a small container, which is easily opened by your child.
- Only necessary equipment should be brought into school. This consists of a coat, drinks bottle, packed lunch if needed and any medication. DO NOT send large bags in to school. We will provide all the stationary that pupils need.
- All children should bring in their own healthy snack from home. NO NUT products please.
Please ensure that you drop your child off at the allocated entrance/exit:
- Nursery: Front pedestrian gate on arrival. Picked up from SIDE gate ( with the rest of FPH) at the end of the day.
- Reception/ Year 1 and year 2- side gate ( entrance and exit.)
- Years 3 and 4 ( Class 2) : Front pedestrian gate.
- Years 5 and 6: Main car park gate.
- Any pupils who are late arriving for school, will need to wait until all groups have accessed the school site before entering school.
- Pupils only to access the school site please.
- Any visits to school are specifically by prior appointment.
- In line with current guidance, it is recommended that any child over the age of 11 wears a face mask in communal areas. This is not mandatory but parental choice. Learners should be instructed not to touch the front of their face covering during use or when removing them. They must wash their hands immediately on arrival (as is the case for all learners), dispose of temporary face coverings in a covered bin or place reusable face coverings in a plastic bag they can take home with them and then wash their hands again before heading to their classroom.
Procedures for illness
If any child shows any signs of illness, they will be separated from other children and will wait in the School Office supervised by a member of staff wearing PPE.Parents will be contacted immediately and will be required to collect their child immediately. Surfaces that learners or staff with symptoms have come into contact with, will be carefully and thoroughly cleaned.
Children or staff should not attend school if;
- They feel unwell, have any of the four identified COVID-19 symptoms (a new continuous cough, a high temperature or loss of taste or smell) or they have tested positive to COVID-19 in the past 14 days
- They live in a household with someone who has symptoms of COVID-19 or has tested positive to COVID-19 in the past 14 days.
Anyone displaying symptoms of COVID-19 should stay at home and begin to self-isolate making arrangements to be tested.
Training Day Changes
Please note that these may still be subject to change.
Thursday 4th September
Friday 5th September
Monday 4th January
Monday 12th April
Monday 19th July
Tuesday 20th July
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. If you have any further questions or queries, please email us at school. Have a good weekend.
Mrs R Critchell
Headteacher
Solihull Approach Public Health Wales
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School Meals
Please find attached the School Meal Menu which will run until at least half term.
School Meals
Please find attached the School Meal Menu which will run until at least half term.
News: Free School meals Information from FCC
Please find information from FCC for anyone in receipt of Free School meals
Free School Meals Update September 2020
from Flintshire County Council
As not all year groups will be returning to school within the first two weeks of the autumn term, you will continue to receive the free school meal award via a secure direct payment for your child(ren) for the period 1st September 2020 to 11th September 2020.
Due to this your child(ren) will not receive a free school meal on the days they attend school during this time, you will therefore need to provide your child(ren) with a packed lunch or money to purchase a lunch using the school’s preferred payment method.
From Monday 14 September, children will start receiving free school meals as normal and the direct payments will stop.
News: Free School meals Information from FCC
Please find information from FCC for anyone in receipt of Free School meals
Free School Meals Update September 2020
from Flintshire County Council
As not all year groups will be returning to school within the first two weeks of the autumn term, you will continue to receive the free school meal award via a secure direct payment for your child(ren) for the period 1st September 2020 to 11th September 2020.
Due to this your child(ren) will not receive a free school meal on the days they attend school during this time, you will therefore need to provide your child(ren) with a packed lunch or money to purchase a lunch using the school’s preferred payment method.
From Monday 14 September, children will start receiving free school meals as normal and the direct payments will stop.
Foundation Phase: Summer Holidays Are Here
Dear Nursery and Reception Parents,
Please find below a little letter to you and your children. There is a separate one for each year.
I hope you all have recieved a little gift from us all to you, either in the post or when some of you came for your catch up sessions.
Have a wonderful summer.
News: End of Year Headteacher letter
Dear Parents/Carers,
Firstly, I would like to thank you all for your fantastic support over the past few months. We have really been overwhelmed by the commitment and dedication of you all, from supporting your children with their home learning, to ensuring a smooth part time return to school for many pupils. The children have engaged in many different home learning opportunities and their hard work has been very evident throughout.
I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the staff unreservedly for their hard work and dedication throughout the year. They have been truly wonderful. Their ability to cope with the many changes to school life over the past few months has been remarkable and their commitment and care for the children of Brynford is evident for all to see. It is now time for them to take a very well earned break over the summer holidays and on behalf of everyone, I wish them an enjoyable and restful summer.
It is with mixed emotions that we say goodbye to the Year 6 pupils. This year has been very different for all and particularly challenging for them. Despite this, they have coped brilliantly with the situation and we are proud of them for their fantastic achievements and the many happy memories they have left us with. We know that they will continue to make us proud in the future, moving on to the next stage of their learning journey, with confidence and the knowledge that they will be hugely successful in their chosen paths.
It has been truly wonderful to see so many pupils back in school. We have had the chance to catch up and prepare for the autumn term and this time has been extremely valuable. The way that the children have adapted to their changed environment has been incredible to see. No fuss, lots of laughs and their usual enthusiasm for school life. It is a credit to all.
I would also like to take this opportunity, to thank Cool Kidz for running a child care facility over the summer holiday.The Welsh Assembly Government funding for child care places for key worker children ends on Friday 17th July.Cool Kidz have worked hard to put provision in place, so that childcare can be accessed by Brynford children, over the summer holiday if needed. This has been achieved in a very short timescale.
And now we move towards September. We have now received the operational guidance from Welsh Assembly Government for September and have been working through this in detail, over the past few days. What is very clear, is that the safety and well- being of all children and staff as always, is of the utmost importance. Details for school organisation for September has now been emailed to you, along with updated parental and pupil booklets. Please note that these may be subject to change.
Please be reassured that the timetable sent has been carefully considered and is one that ensures that we have the safety and well -being of ALL of our pupils and staff at the very heart of our planning.
On behalf of the Governing Body and all staff, I wish you all a safe and happy holiday. It has been an extremely challenging year and one that we will all remember for a long time to come. What is clear, is that the Brynford Community can be proud of the way they have managed these challenging times. We cannot predict future events or challenges, but what we can be confident about, is that we will meet them with a positive attitude and a strong community spirit. It is what makes Brynford School so special.
Have a lovely summer. Take care and keep safe.
Mrs. R Critchell
Headteacher
News: School Transport
School Transport September 2020
Usually by the end of summer term, parents have been notified about school transport for the following academic year and those arrangements are all in place. However, this year we have received significantly lower applications than we would normally expect and no communications to parents have been sent about transport, due to the Covid-19 situation and the uncertainty of what will be happening as of September.
Government advice is that where possible, parents and carers are encouraged to take children to school by walking or cycling, or alternatively by private car, rather than using public transport. We understand that this won’t be possible for some families. If a child is eligible to receive free school transport from the Council then we will make the necessary travel arrangements.
I would be grateful if you could please encourage parents to apply for school transport as soon as possible.I was hoping as a school you could include the application information on your school website, weekly newsletter or any other communication with parents you may see fit.
Parents need to apply online on the Flintshire website linked below;
https://www.flintshire.gov.uk/en/Resident/Schools/School-Transport-Application.aspx