Dear Family and Friends of Gelston Primary School,<\/p>\n
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Our Return to School \u2013 Wednesday 12th<\/sup>\u00a0August<\/strong><\/p>\n I hope you are well.\u00a0 There is great excitement in the air at Gelston Primary School as we prepare for the return of all pupils tomorrow (Wednesday 12th<\/sup> August)!\u00a0 We are really looking forward to seeing you all and hope that all pupils settle as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Council has two webpages which set out general guidelines and procedures.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Schools have some flexibility in how to meet these guidelines.\u00a0 Here are a few more updates before tomorrow.<\/p>\n The Start of the School Day\/ Wet Weather Arrangements<\/strong><\/p>\n To avoid congestion at the school gates, pupils should make their way to their assigned classroom door when the bell rings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n P1-3 (Miss Drummond) \u2013 Main school entrance<\/p>\n P4-7 (Miss Reid and Mrs Maxwell) \u2013 Entrance beside classroom at the side of the building<\/p>\n In the event of wet weather, pupils should still make their way to their designated door.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Parents in School Grounds\u00a0\/ Contact with the School<\/strong><\/p>\n The Council Website states that no parents will be allowed inside school grounds with the exception of new Primary 1 pupils.\u00a0 I would also like to make an exception for parents of newly enrolled pupils and also parents of pupils who have additional support needs.\u00a0 You may enter the playground.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If you wish to contact the school then please contact us via telephone or email before arriving in person.\u00a0 All visitors to the school building will be asked for their contact details according to the Test and Protect guidance.\u00a0\u00a0Hand sanitiser will be at all entry points to the school and should be used by all visitors.\u00a0This would include\u00a0when handing items in to the school office for example.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n School Car Park<\/strong><\/p>\n I am aware that it can get quite congested at the school gate so I would ask that adults maintain 2m distancing at all times.\u00a0 Please remind pupils to maintain a 2m distance from adults too.<\/p>\n Parents\u00a0should not\u00a0park in the school staff car park.\u00a0 Please try to park further down the road and walk up to school.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n School Meals<\/strong>\u00a0and Water Bottles<\/strong><\/p>\n Pupils will have school meals in the dining hall in two sittings:<\/p>\n P1-3 from 12.15pm-1pm<\/p>\n P4-7 from 12.45pm \u2013 1.30pm<\/p>\n For the first three days, only a cold option will be available with a choice of a sandwich\/ wrap with a meat filling or a vegetarian filling.\u00a0 We will return to the normal D&G School meals menu from Monday 17th<\/sup> August.\u00a0 The full menu can be located using this link:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.dumgal.gov.uk\/media\/21860\/Primary-School-meals-menu-October-to-March-2020\/pdf\/0409-19_Primary_School_meal_leaflet_web.pdf?m=637303348889230000<\/a><\/p>\n School meals are free for P1-3 pupils and cost \u00a31.90 for P4-7 pupils.\u00a0 We will provide each family with school dinner money envelopes.\u00a0 You should send any money in a sealed envelope\u00a0with your\u00a0child\u2019s name, class and amount.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your child is welcome to bring a water bottle to school. Please label it with their name and ensure it is filled at home.\u00a0 We cannot provide cups in school.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the Classroom<\/strong><\/p>\n Face coverings (or masks) do not need to be worn by pupils when they are in school or in the school playground.\u00a0 Any child within\u00a0the\u00a0school wishing to wear a face mask can\u00a0do so.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Hand sanitiser and wipes will be available in all classes and other areas throughout the school. Pupils will wash hands when entering\/ exiting the building, after using the toilet and before and after meals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pupils should bring a pair of indoor shoes with them and their outdoor shoes can be stored in a plastic bag within their school bag.\u00a0 Your child will be provided with their own stationery to use in class and they can bring a packed lunch and snack for playtime from home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n School reading books will go between home and school with strict cleaning measures in place to ensure that they are disinfected before and after entering school.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pupils can share resources and we will be cleaning them regularly and encouraging pupils to wash hands.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Windows will be kept open for ventilation so you may wish to send your child to school with a jumper.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the Playground<\/strong><\/p>\n Pupils can play with each other in the playground.\u00a0 We have decided to stagger break and lunch times to enable staff to have their breaks whilst maintaining a 2m distance.\u00a0 Timings are:<\/p>\n P1-3 from 10.15am \u2013 10.30am<\/p>\n P4-7 from 10.35-10.50am<\/p>\n Pupils will wash hands before and after break times.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Communication with Class Teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n In the next two weeks, teachers will provide you with a class newsletter detailing key information about learning, homework, routines and any other relevant information such as outdoor learning days.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We will continue with closed class Facebook pages and teachers will be setting these up shortly.\u00a0 These are for sharing information from school.\u00a0 If you wish to contact your child\u2019s teacher then this should be done via email instead of on Facebook.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Please email your child\u2019s teacher if you wish to be added to the new Facebook groups.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Miss Drummond gw16drummondnicole@ea.dumgal.sch.uk<\/a><\/p>\n Miss Reid gw08reidnicola@ea.dumgal.sch.uk<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n Once again, thank you for your patience as we try to adapt to new ways of working.\u00a0 Please keep in touch and let us know if routines are working for you and your children.\u00a0 The office email address is: gw08officegelston@ea.dumgal.sch.uk<\/a> and the school telephone number is: 01556 502415.\u00a0 My Headteacher\u2019s mobile number is: 07741 686730.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best wishes,<\/p>\n Mary E Lidstone-Scott<\/p>\n Headteacher<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Family and Friends of Gelston Primary School, Our Return to School \u2013 Wednesday 12th\u00a0August I hope you are well.\u00a0 There is great excitement in the air at Gelston Primary School as we prepare for the return of all pupils tomorrow (Wednesday 12th August)!\u00a0 We are really looking forward to seeing you all … Continue reading “Tuesday 11th August 2020 – An Update from the Headteacher”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9142,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":560,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559\/revisions\/560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/gelston\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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