Category: Information for Parents/ Carers

We hope you enjoyed the October Holidays, we look forward to welcoming your child back to school on Wednesday 21^st October for the start of term 2.

Please see a few reminders to keep us all safe as we start the new term.

Morning Drop off:

• Those children wishing to make use of breakfast clubshould arrive between 8:10-8:30am.
• No adults should enter the playground in the morning.
• Adults should follow 2m physical distancing guidelines when dropping off at gates. 
• Adults should not loiter at the gates, please leave the area once you have dropped your child off.
• P1-3 Entrance:Infant Side Gate Open 8:48-9:00
• P4-5 Entrance:Kick Pitch Gate Open 8:48-9:00
• P6-7 Entrance: Upper School Gate Open 8:48-9:00

Collection of children

Primary 1-4 playground pick up:

• Children leave 3:10-3:15pm.
• Please distance 2m from other adults and children.
• Only one family member should enter the playground.
• You should wear a mask when entering the playground.
• Please do not loiter in the playground or on the school premises after you have collected your child.
• All children should be collected by 3:15pm, in the event of an emergency please phone the school office. If a child is not collected they will be walked round to the office.

Primary 5-7 end of day:

• Children leave 3:15pm through the upper side gate.
• They can walk into the playground if they have younger siblings.
• Please distance 2m from other adults and children.
• Please do not loiter at the gates.
• All children should be collected by 3:15pm, in the event of an emergency please phone the school office. If a child is not collected they should walk round to the office.

Dogs are not permitted in our playground. If you have a dog in and around the school area please ensure they are on a lead for the safety of our children and families.

Symptoms

• Please don’t send your child to school with symptoms which may be coronavirus (a new persistent cough, and/or a high temperature, and/or a loss or change in taste or smell).
• If your child or anyone in your household has symptoms you should ALL stay at home.Find out how to organise a COVID test on NHS Inform or phone 0800 028 2816. If your child has symptoms but tests negative they can return to school once they have had no symptoms for 48 hours and are feeling better. Please show the office the negative test result. This helps monitor cases and keeps the school community safe and reassured. Your child should stay at home whilst they are waiting for test results.

• If you return from an area with quarantine restrictions keep your child off school and stay at home for 14 days. A negative COVID test will not shorten quarantine as it doesn’t show if you or your child will develop the virus. Updated travel information is on gov.scot

• When you phone our office to report your child’s absence we will ask if your child or anyone in the house have symptoms and remind you of the NHS guidance.

Communication:

We will continue to update our school blog with information and updates about learning in your child’s class: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/puscpsnews/

If you need to contact us or the class teacher please phone the school on 01506 280995 or email us at wlpuscps@westlothian.org.uk .