Please see information below information relating to National Stress Awareness Day. If you require support, please speak to a member of our team who will do our best to help. 
Getting in touch with your Health Visitor
https://www.renfrewshire.hscp.scot/HV
From today, the way you get in touch with your health visitor is changing. As more staff are back working in the office each health visiting/school nurse base has their own contact number. If you are unsure how to get in touch with your Health Visitor please speak to any member of staff and we will be able to help.
Catch Up & Coffee
Catch Up & Coffee will now take place on Monday 3rd October at 2.15 p.m. within the GP Room in the school. We would love to see you there 🙂
Family Learning Survey
Hi everyone, it has been so lovely welcoming back our existing families and getting to know all of our new families too. We are keen to plan some family learning evenings, workshops, drop ins and possibly some courses and in order to do so we would like to gather some feedback and ideas from you. Could you spare a few minutes to complete the following survey please.
Link below:
https://forms.gle/U6qz7BMG1Eu1YBD57
Thank you in advance for your contributions.
Welcome back – Open Evening
After a very long wait we are finally in a position to be able to welcome back our families into the nursery! We are all so excited for this and hope you are too. We look forward to sharing our wonderful new environment with you all and to show you all of the amazing play opportunities on offer to your child. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch 🙂
Letter from Professor Jason Leitch
Please click on the link below to view a letter from Professor Jason Leitch:
Holidays August 2021- July 2022
Term time holidays – https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/11856/School-term-dates-and-holidays
Fairtrade Fortnight
Alongside the school, we will be participating in Fairtrade fortnight. On Thursday 10th March the children will have the opportunity to purchase some fairtrade goodies from our stall when they are being dropped off in the morning. The goods will be priced between 50p and £3.
Emergency contact number
Our phone lines are continuing to be intermittent, to make contact with the nursery please call the mobile number on:
07483351771
Alternatively you can call the school on:
0300 300 0151
COVID-19 Update (5th January 2022)
Dear Parent or Carer
As you will be aware, the First Minister’s announcement on Wednesday 5 January 2022 confirmed a number of changes to the self-isolation rules. Information on these changes and when the rules apply can be found on the NHS Inform website.
In summary:
Positive cases (regardless of vaccination status) – Anyone who tests positive are advised to self-isolate for 10 days. This is the same for everyone, regardless of whether the individual has received three doses of the vaccine or if they have not.
However, it is possible to end self-isolation earlier if the individual returns a negative result on two consecutive lateral flow device (LFD) tests and: the first test is taken no earlier than day six the second test is taken 24 hours after the first test they have no fever. See Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for individuals with possible coronavirus infection.
Close contacts (with no symptoms or have tested negative) – Anyone who is a close contact can take a daily lateral flow device (LFD) test for seven days instead of self-isolating as long as they are: fully vaccinated and have received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine (plus it has been 14 days since the last dose was administered), or aged under 18 years and 4 months. The results of the daily LFD tests must be negative and the individual must remain without symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19). All LFD test results, whether negative, positive, or void, must be recorded online on the UK government website.
If someone in your household has symptoms of COVID-19, even if they are waiting on results of a PCR test, others in the household do not need to self-isolate if they meet the above criteria and take a LFD test daily. If any of the test results are positive or the person develops symptoms, they must immediately self-isolate. See the guidance for positive cases in the section above.
Anyone who has not received three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine will need to book a PCR test and self-isolate. Even if they get a negative result from that test, they must self-isolate for 10 days. Children under the age of 5 are encouraged to take a test but are not required to do so.
Advice on confirmatory PCR tests – Where people test positive on a lateral flow device (LFD) test without symptoms, they are now advised that they do not need to get a PCR test to confirm the infection but must follow the current self-isolation advice. You should report all lateral flow device (LFD) test results, whether positive, negative, or void, on the online portal.
As always, anyone who is displaying symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) should book a PCR test and self-isolate pending the result. Please keep the school informed of your child’s absence at all times.
Bubbles in ELCC – We have re-introduced groupings, also known as bubbles, for the ELCC when children are indoors. . Children can mix freely when outdoors.
Drop offs and pick ups – The existing drop-off and pick-up arrangements for the nursery remain in place. If there are any specific changes to this we will let you know. Your continued support with this is greatly appreciated. Please wear a face covering when dropping off/picking up your child and keep your distance from other adults. This will also support the messages that we are giving our children about everyone’s safety and wellbeing. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding at this time when the situation and guidance change so quickly.
Williamsburgh ELCC Team
