Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Covid Symptoms Update

  Mon 30 Aug 2021
  

• Covid Flowchart

  Fri 27 Aug 2021

  Updated PHA Covid Guidance- Flowchart

  It is essential that we follow the guidelines for a school aged CHILD from the PHA:

  ⚠️If your child is a close contact of a positive case they must stay home and have a PCR test immediately (not lateral flow)
  ⚠️If the test is positive your child should isolate for 10 days. 
  ⚠️If the test is negative your child can return to school but you should then book a 2nd PCR test to take place on day 8 for your school aged child.
  ⚠️Day 8 is 8 days after the last contact with the positive case if your child does not live with them. If your child does live with the positive case then day 8 is 8 days after the person tested positive or 8 days after the person started showing symptoms (whichever came first)
  ⚠️Your child can attend school whilst they wait for their day 8 test results unless they have started to show Covid symptoms. 
  ⚠️If your child tests positive on day 8 then s/he must now begin to  isolate for 10 full days from the date of the positive test. We must be notified immediately as your child will need to be removed from school along with their bubble classmates (who will now be close contacts and will need to follow the advice above)
  ⚠️Please note if your child  is a contact of a positive case but your child has tested positive in the last 90 days then your child  does not need to isolate or have a Covid test unless they start to develop Covid symptoms. 
  ⚠️It is essential that we are informed of all results. To make this easier for us to process simply send a screen shot of your child’s test result via email to kburns395@c2kni.net 

  Regards 
  Mr K Burns 
  Principal

  

• School Calendar 2020-21

  Thu 26 Aug 2021

  Our School Calendar has been updated for 2020-21 on our School Website. Please check it out for start dates, important dates and special event dates for the year ahead! 

  https://www.stnicholaspsardglass.com/diary/list/

  

• Free School Meals & Uniform

  Thu 26 Aug 2021

  EA Free School Meals & Uniforms Reminder

  If you are entitled to Free School Meals for your child please click on the link below and apply as soon as possible. 

  ⚠️Even if your child  was on the list last year you must reapply⚠️

  https://www.eani.org.uk/financial-help/free-school-meals-uniform-grants/apply-for-free-school-meals-uniform-grants

• Reopening Update for September 2021

  Wed 25 Aug 2021

  Please find below an outline of our restart guidelines for September - Halloween:

  ✴️We will continue to ask all adults to ‘Drop & Run’ & ‘Collect & Go’ at start and finish times to minimise interactions and possible transmissions. 

  ✴️Parents/Guardians must not enter the school building or classrooms and all visitors must sign in at reception upon arrival. 

  ✴️We will continue with separate entrances for pupils as before to minimise interaction between the bubbles/classes. 

  ✴️Children wear full uniform on Mon, Wed & Fri including plain black shoes. 

  ✴️ PE Uniform should be worn every Tuesday & Thursday as normal with footwear suitable eg trainers for PE and Outdoor Play.

  ✴️Breakfast Club will be available with pre-booking on the School Money App at a cost of £1.00 from Monday 6th September from 8am-8.45am. Pupils attending Wraparound Breakfast Club should arrive no later than 8.05am. (This provision will run if there proves to be a demand)

  ✴️Start times- We will continue with the school gates being opened at 8.45am each morning & pupils can arrive and go directly to class from 8.45am-9am. Pupils must remain in their vehicle until 8.45am. 

  ✴️Finish Times- Pupils in P1-P3 can be collected from 1.45-2pm each day. Pupils in P4-P7 can be collected from 2.45-2.55pm each day. 

  ✴️Friday Finish- We are reverting back to our usual 1.45pm-1.55pm finish each Friday for all pupils. 

  ✴️Pupils from P3-P7 should have their own pencil case for class with all usual resources (this is to be left in school each day)

  ✴️123 Wraparound Club will start on Monday 6th September for P1-P3 Pupils from 2-2.55pm Monday to Thursdays.  Booking is online on the School Money App in advance. Spaces are limited so booking early is advised. We hope to introduce after-school provision after Halloween for our older classes. 

  ✴️School bags, lunch boxes & water bottles are permitted. Water Bottles should be filled at home. (No Water Fountain due to Covid)

  ✴️The school office will be as cashless as possible. All school dinner orders must be paid through the School Money app a day in advance. (Details to follow for new children) 

  ✴️All adults & visitors should wear a Face Mask on school site, not congregate in the school grounds and keep socially distanced at all times. 

  Many thanks
  Mr K Burns
  Principal