{"id":4524,"date":"2020-08-05T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/?p=4524"},"modified":"2020-08-05T18:43:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T17:43:41","slug":"return-to-school-information-5-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/2020\/08\/05\/return-to-school-information-5-august-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Return to School Information &#8211; 5 August 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4528\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/2020\/08\/05\/return-to-school-information-5-august-2020\/retrun-to-school\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2020\/08\/05184333\/retrun-to-school.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1001,852\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"retrun to school\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2020\/08\/05184333\/retrun-to-school.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2020\/08\/05184333\/retrun-to-school.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4528\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/212\/2020\/08\/05184333\/retrun-to-school.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"852\" \/>5 August 2020<\/p>\n<p>Dear Parents\/Carers,<\/p>\n<p>I hope that you and your loved ones continue to be safe and well.\u00a0 We are now able to finalise details on your child\u2019s return to school next week.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Our young people will return to school as part of a phased programme:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>S1<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>S3<\/strong>\u00a0return to school full time on\u00a0<strong>Wednesday 12 August<\/strong>\u00a0and each day thereafter<\/li>\n<li><strong>S2<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>S4<\/strong>\u00a0return to school full time on\u00a0<strong>Thursday 13 August<\/strong>\u00a0and each day thereafter<\/li>\n<li><strong>S5<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>S6<\/strong>\u00a0return to school full time on\u00a0<strong>Friday 14 August<\/strong>\u00a0and each day thereafter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>New S5\/6 pupils requesting appeals can come into school from Wednesday 12th August to speak to Principal Teachers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is our expectation that, with your support, pupils should return to school in full school uniform\u00a0with appropriately equipped school bags. The timings of the school day will remain unchanged. The school day will begin at 8.50am and end at 3.15pm.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Movement in and around the school:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Each year group will be given an assigned entrance to, and exit from, the school<\/li>\n<li>Pupils will be encouraged to follow social distance guidelines within the school building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Learning and Teaching:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Pupils in all year groups will follow a full timetable including all activities involved in PE.<\/li>\n<li>Pupil timetables will be issued to them when they return to school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morning breaks and lunchtime:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>We are considering assigning year groups to particular zones around the school. More details about this will be issued to pupils next week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hygiene:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Pupils will be encouraged to use Hand Sanitisers which will be located in and around the school. In addition to this, staff will provide access to hand sanitisers and wipes in classrooms. Pupils are also very welcome\u00a0to bring their own hand sanitisers into school for personal use.\u00a0Pupils can, if they wish, wear a mask.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 General Health:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Pupils who display any symptoms of COVID should be kept at home; High temperature, a new continuous cough, a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste. Parents should follow NHS advice and inform the school of any positive COVID tests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Extra-Curricular Activities:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>There will be no extra-curricular activities at lunchtime or after school until further notice.<\/li>\n<li>School trips are also on hold<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pastoral Care:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There have been a number of temporary changes in Pastoral Care:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year group\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pastoral Care Teacher<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>S6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr Downes (covering for Mr MacKinnon)<\/li>\n<li>S1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miss Campbell (covering for Mr Downes)<\/li>\n<li>S2\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Miss Fitzpatrick (covering for Mrs Cairns)<\/li>\n<li>S3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs Cassidy<\/li>\n<li>S4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mr Blaney<\/li>\n<li>S5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs Hughes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pastoral care staff should be your first point of contact for any advice\/ information relating to support for your child.<\/p>\n<p>I will keep parents\/carers up-to-date with changes and new developments as the new session progresses. In the meantime, again, I would like to thank you for your patience, understanding and continued support.<\/p>\n<p>Please do not hesitate to contact the school for further information on any of the points above.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mr McGuigan<br \/>\nHead Teacher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 August 2020 Dear Parents\/Carers, I hope that you and your loved ones continue to be safe and well.\u00a0 We are now able to finalise details on your child\u2019s return to school next week. 1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Our young people will return to school as part of a phased programme: S1\u00a0and\u00a0S3\u00a0return to school full time on\u00a0Wednesday 12 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[502,503,489,6489,471],"tags":[341468,341469,341466],"class_list":["post-4524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-information","category-parents","category-latest-news","category-school-letters","category-school-news","tag-all-year-groups","tag-important-dates","tag-return-to-school"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4524"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4529,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4524\/revisions\/4529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/LourdesSecondarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}