Dear Family and Friends of Crossmichael Primary School,
I hope that you are well. I wanted to update you on the guidance issued to school about signs of Covid-19 on Tuesday 25th August. You should not send your child to school if they have any of these three symptoms:
- A new continuous cough
- A high temperature
- A loss or change to their sense of smell of taste
The advice from the Health Protection Team is that Children / Staff who are unwell but not displaying the standard 3 x COVID-19 related symptoms should also not attend school e.g. sore throat, colds, vomiting / diarrhoea general unwellness.
Please see the poster issued last week:
Schools building sign for illness
What if we have a confirmed positive case of Covid-19 in school?
We have stringent risk assessments in place in the event that a person displays symptoms of Covid-19 when in school.
If this was an adult then they would be sent home immediately and would book a test. If this was a child then we would isolate them in a quiet room until they could be collected and taken for a test. Their siblings should also remain at home during this time.
If the test comes back negative then the adult/ child can return to school once they are feeling well again.
If the test is confirmed as a positive then the adult/ child would need to isolate for 10 days. The school would be thoroughly deep cleaned.
The school will cooperate with Test & Protect procedures and follow guidance from our Public Health team to ensure that all members of our school community are kept safe.
Portacabin Delivery
The portacabin is no longer being delivered tomorrow because the forecast is for high winds. We hope it will arrive on Wednesday instead. You may use the roads around the school tomorrow but there will be disruption on Wednesday. We will send out a Group Call once arrangements are confirmed.
Parent Council Meeting
Tonight we are having a Parent Council Meeting via the Zoom app at 7pm. Here is the agenda:
Attendees
Apologies
Introductions
Approval of Minutes of last meeting
Matters Arising
Chairperson’s Report
Treasurer’s Report – including Updating signatories/Internet banking
Head Teacher’s Report
Update on Portacabin
Update on Outdoor Learning Shelter
School Transport
Safer Routes to School
Outdoor/Indoor shoes/PE
Ideas for Fundraising Activities in our current situation
Loch Ken Trust
AOB
Date of Next Meeting
Our School Rainbow
Thank you to all who contributed coloured stones for our rainbow. Mrs Martin used as many as possible and said, “I hope everyone likes the feature and that it stands the test of time to remind us that after the storm comes the rainbow.”
Best wishes,
Mary Lidstone-Scott
Headteacher
