Dear Families and Friends of Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools,<\/p>\n
It is lovely to see everyone settling back into school after the summer holidays.\u00a0 We welcome all new pupils and their families and we look forward to getting to know you.<\/p>\n
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Covid-19 Update<\/strong><\/p>\n You will be aware that the number of Covid-19 cases has risen dramatically in Dumfries and Galloway over the last few weeks.\u00a0 Please rest assured that we continue to take all precautions to ensure that everyone is safe.<\/p>\n If your child or someone in your household is displaying any of the following symptoms then please isolate and book a PCR test:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What happens if there is a confirmed positive Covid-19 case in school?<\/strong><\/p>\n If the PCR test result is positive then you should inform the school.\u00a0 Test and Protect will contact you and inform you of next steps.\u00a0 They will also identify close contacts and they will be advised to isolate and to go for a PCR test.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The school will follow advice from Public Health Scotland and will distribute a ‘warn and inform’ letter to the wider school community as advised.\u00a0 This may mean that everyone receives a letter or it may only be distributed to one class.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please try not to worry if a positive case is reported as we have stringent measures in place to keep us all safe.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Primary 1 Buddies<\/strong><\/p>\n We are delighted to see our new P1 pupils settling in to school and they have now been ‘buddied’ with P7 pupils.\u00a0 Here are some photographs:<\/p>\n\n\t\t\n