Hi everyone! We hope you are all safe and well. We have received this message into school today from Telford and Wrekin Council and we’d love our school to get involved!

‘We’re celebrating World Environment Day this weekend with an art competition open to anyone under 11. We thought that due to the current circumstances in schools this might be the perfect opportunity to get the kids outside and thinking about the local area?

We want to see paintings, drawings, collages and tree rubbings! Whatever it is, it just needs to celebrate the abundance of nature and wildlife we have in the borough.

We would love to share the entries on our social media accounts too – so please let us know if that’s possible?

All entries will be in with a chance of winning a post lockdown guided tour of the beautiful Lightmoor Nature Reserve with their family.

The competition is open to children aged 11 and under, living in the borough.

Please send any artwork to us at mywildtelford@telford.gov.uk by the end of Monday 8 June.’

We have emailed all St George’s families this afternoon with a printable template for the competition which you might find helpful but you can use anything you like. If you do take part, please share your pictures with us too as well as sending it to the official entry email address above. Thank you.

Dear All,

Please read the attached letter which will also be emailed to everyone today.

Please note that it is essential that we hear from every reception parent via email by 1pm on Tuesday 2nd June. Further details in the letter here Opening 8th June final

Many thanks.

Current key worker families: As more children are now coming in to school as key workers, it is essential that you book your child in with us. If you do not book them in, we may not be able to have them on that day due to numbers. Please email admin@stgeorgesschool.org.uk to let us know you childcare requirements for weeks beginning 1st and 8^th June by tomorrow midday at the latest. Thank you.

New key worker families: If you are a key worker and your child is coming into school for the first time since lockdown, it is essential that you book a place for them by emailing admin@stgeorgesschool.org.uk. If you do not book them in, we may not be able to have them on that day due to numbers. We are asking for you to email your childcare requirements by midday tomorrow for weeks beginning 1^st and 8^th June. Thank you.

From Monday 1st June, we will be organising the classrooms a bit differently for key worker children in light of the new risk assessment we have done following national and local new guidance. This will include a one way system for dropping off and collecting your child. We will email all key worker parents tomorrow with a detailed plan once we have final numbers of children who will be coming into school. The full Risk Assessment will be added to the school website later today.

Please note, at this stage school is only open to key worker children and vulnerable children. As soon as we know more, we will let other groups/year groups know a start date.

Thank you for your patience.

A comforting video for us all …

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Dear Parents,

We hope you are all safe and well.

As you will be aware, we are currently open for children of key workers and vulnerable children. Please note the following:

• children, parents, carers and visitors not to enter the school if they display any symptoms of coronavirus
• parents and carers must contact the school as soon as possible if they believe their child has been exposed to coronavirus
• parents please stay 2m apart from each other when dropping off and collecting children
• children to not bring any equipment into school from home, including school bags, other than their packed lunch and a water bottle
• parents and carers asked to not come into the school building other than if collecting your child from the office before the end of the school day
• if coming into the school entrance to speak to the office, only one parent in at a time. Please wait outside until the space is free to ensure social distancing
• parents and carers are asked to email or ring school if you need to speak to staff

Please see attached poster for details regarding the latest symptoms and how to stop the spread of the virus.

Thank you.

Following scientific evidence and through our own risk assessments, St George’s will not open to reception children as planned on 3^rd June and it is unlikely nursery will start on 8^th June. It is important to wait to see what guidance we will now be given nationally and locally. We do not want to rush this decision as everyone’s safety is vital. We will keep you all updated when we know more. We will continue to provide childcare for key worker families. Thank you for your patience

Please make sure you have read the email sent this week explaining our plans for the week beginning 1st June 2020. Initially we will be welcoming reception children from 3rd June and then nursery children from 8th June back into school. Thank you.

Don’t forget to email in any photos of acts of kindness or any kindness work you have done. Please email them to admin@stgeorgesschool.org.uk

Thank you!