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September 2022

Fri 02 Sep 2022 Mr A Green

Dear All,

I hope that this message finds you all well and that you have had a lovely summer. We are looking forward to welcoming all our children back and getting to know some new faces too on Thursday 1st September 2022.

Our morning and afternoon routines remain the same as the last academic year:

FSU (Nursery and reception)

Drop off: Children will enter the Office Main Entrance (Nursery gate next to the Office Entrance) at 8.30am for an 8.40am register in class. Parents may accompany their child onto the school site (to the gate) and will be met by Miss Oakley or Mrs Fisher and taken into their classroom.

Pick up: Parents may pick their children up from the area outside the Office Entrance at the end of their session: 11.45am (FS1-Nursery) and 3.15pm (FS2-Reception).

Key Stage 1 (Class 1) & Key Stage 2 (Classes 2 and 3)

Drop off: Children may enter via the gate to the main playground no sooner than 8.30am, the bell will ring at 8.40am for the children to line up and enter school. There will be a member of staff on duty from 8.30am to ensure your children’s safety.

KS1 Pick up: Parents may pick their children up from the main playground at 3.15pm.

KS2 Pick up: Parents are to wait for their children outside on the side gate drive at 3.15pm.

Uniform

Skirt, pinafore dress, shorts or trousers (grey or black)
Blouse, shirt or polo shirt (white or navy blue)
Sweatshirt, cardigan or jumper (navy blue)
Black flat sensible shoes
In the warm weather blue gingham dresses can be worn and sandals too, but they must fit well and support the feet – no flip flops or Crocs

PE Kit

Like last year, we are very fortunate to be able to welcome Doncaster Rovers on a Wednesday and Kixx on a Friday to take specialist PE sessions. I am happy for the children to continue to come to school in their PE kit to school on Wednesday and Fridays. PE kit includes:

T-shirt (white)
Shorts (navy blue or black)
Tracksuit bottoms (navy blue or black)
Sweatshirt (navy blue or black)
Trainers or pumps

P.E. Kit should be as plain as possible and not have any big logos on it.

Please label all items of clothing with your child’s name. Book bags and school uniform (including PE kit) can be purchased from M & S - tel. 0844 544 7972 or at mandsyourschooluniform.com. However, there is no obligation to get uniform with the school logo upon it and it is possible to get good quality ‘pre-loved’ uniform for a small cost from the school office/PTA if you would prefer.

Jewellery is not allowed in school for safety reasons, except for simple studs and watches. Watches that link to a mobile device are not allowed in school. All items must be removed for games, swimming and other physical activities by the children themselves. School cannot take responsibility for any jewellery brought into school.

Hair styles must be formal and make-up is not allowed. Please ensure your child has a water bottle daily which contains water.

Breakfast Club (before school) and Fun Club (after school)

Out-of-school and wraparound childcare can offer provision to all children. Breakfast Club is available from 7:45am daily, for all ages, charged at £3.50 per session - children are served a healthy breakfast consisting of toast, juice and cereals as well as being able to access a range of activities provided by Mrs Foster.

Fun Club is available Monday to Friday from 3:15pm - 5pm with various activities available for children to participate in with Mrs Foster. Fun club is available as a pre-book or last minute drop-in service until 4pm, charged at £3.50. We will also offer two further pick up times: 4:30 and 5pm. Charges will be a further £2.50 per half hour. Please note that if your child is collected later than 4pm, you will incur the next half hourly charge.

Clubs

Doncaster Rovers (Wednesday) and Kixx (Friday) will be running their afterschool clubs from 3.15pm – 4.15pm as they did last year.

This academic year there are going to be a variety of clubs available to your children. Details of these will be communicated to you soon by the member of staff taking them.

Communication

Communication is incredibly important, as a school we want to ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. Staff are available on the playground for short messages or to make a mutually convenient time to meet if necessary. Class Dojo is a really good communication tool, allowing you to message staff who can then reply as soon as they are able to. For time sensitive issues please phone the school office on 01777 817350.

Attendance

If your child is too poorly for school, please email or telephone the office. The office will ring you on the day your child is absent if you have not notified them of a reason why. The advice for Covid-19 remains the same – if your child tests positive for Covid-19/shows symptoms, then please keep them off school for three days or until they feel better.

Holidays are not permitted during term time and we cannot authorise them. Our attendance as a school was only just above the national average during the last academic so we need to show improvements this year – we do not want any of our parents to be fined.

School Dinners

School dinners are now on a three-week menu. Packed lunches need to be in line with healthy eating guidance and not contain sweets, chocolate bars and fizzy/energy drinks. Menus are updated on the school website and Class Dojo.

Staffing

Class	Teacher/s	Teaching Assistant
FSU – Reception and Nursery	Miss A Oakley (Mon-Fri)	Mrs C Fisher
Class 1	Mrs S Oldbury (Mon-Wed) Mrs D Milburn (Wed-Fri)	Miss S Strickland
Class 2	Miss E Spencer (Mon-Fri)	Mrs T Evers
Class 3	Mr R Scott (Mon-Thurs) Mrs E Flint (Fri)	Miss C Scott (Mon-Tues) Mrs P Dyer (Wed-Fri)

We welcome Miss Oakley as our new FSU Lead on a full time basis. We also welcome Mrs Flint who will be teaching Class 3 on a Friday until Christmas and Miss Scott who will be a Teaching Assistant in Class 3 until Christmas also.

As a school we congratulate Mrs Milburn (Miss Bawden) on her marriage over the summer holidays and wish her and her husband all the very best future.

Building Work

Over the summer holidays we have made some changes to the school building itself. The Library has been halved and made into the staffroom creating a much wider and longer hall, and the staffroom has been ripped out and a new library created in its place. Class 1 has also been re-decorated. I will be updating Class Dojo with pictures very soon.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents/carers involved with helping the school with these changes over the summer. Particularly Mr Lee and SL²for the building work, Mr Brennan for fitting the carpets and Mr Atkinson for his help with the paint work.

I must also thank all of you for your support during the last academic year raising funds for the new library, which will make such a positive impact on the children’s love of reading and the overall modernisation and feel within school.

We look forward to welcoming you back soon,

Kindest regards,

Mr Andrew Green

July 2022
Tue 19 Jul 2022 A Green

As we come into our final weeks of term the children of Everton Primary School take part in their ‘Transition Weeks’. This has included moving up to their next classroom and teacher or welcoming the year group below into their current classroom in preparation for the next academic year.

This month has also seen our oldest children in Year 6 go on transition days to their selected secondary schools. We were very pleased to hear about all their successes and how well they settled in, but we were also pleased to have them back for the final few weeks before they leave us and move on for real at the end of term.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Sun Inn for hosting their Pub Quiz Night this month in association with our school’s PTA. They, along with the support of the local community, helped raise money that will go towards our new library in our school.

In addition to this, our children took part in the ‘Race for Life’ event and to date, through the generosity of our parents, carers and community, we have raised exactly £1000 for this worthwhile cause. The link is still active, so if you are in a position to make a donation towards our Race for Life fundraiser then please follow this link: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/everton-primary-school-1

Everton Primary School’s Sports Day went very well in the beautiful sunshine on the Metcalfe Field, with the children being incredibly supportive of one another no matter the results. It was fabulous to see so many parents and carers join us too, with some even taking part in the parent races.

The next few weeks see our School Summer Fair on Wednesday 20^th July at 3.15pm, a Year 6 trip to Perlthorpe and a Reception and Key Stage 1 trip to Austerfield. The Year 6 children will have their Leavers Service at Everton’s Holy Trinity Church on Tuesday 26^th July at 1.30pm. We will miss them but they know that they will always be welcome back at Everton Primary School as members of the EverTeam.

We are not only saying ‘goodbye’ to our Year 6 children this academic year, but also to Mrs Bowers, Mrs Pickering and Miss Graseley from our staff team. They will all be missed but we thank them for all that they have done for Everton Primary School and wish them all the very best in their future endeavours.

Best Wishes,

Andrew Green

Headteacher
June 2022
Thu 30 Jun 2022

The children of Everton Primary School have spent a lot of time recently learning about our country’s history and traditions, with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee firmly in their minds. The children have created flags, crowns, outfits and written pieces as part of their learning.

Our school choir had been practising many songs in preparation for the village’s Platinum Jubilee event, where they performed with aplomb. Thank you to everyone who has sent kind words and encouragement regarding the school choir’s performance. A big thank you must also go to Miss Spencer, our Year 3 and 4 teacher, who has been running our choir throughout the academic year, and Mr Paul Sydney for coming into school and supporting the children on their journey to the Jubilee celebrations.

At school we enjoyed a ‘Platinum Jubilee Tea Party’, where parents and carers were able to come into school and enjoy light refreshments together with their children in order to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 70 years ago.

In other news, our Year 5 and 6 children went on an educational visit to ‘Safety Zone’ – taking part in indoor and outdoor activities revolving around keeping themselves safe. They also had a visit from our Water Safety visitors to help prepare them for their canal field study trip which takes place at the end of this month.

On Thursday 23^rd June our Key Stage 2 children are taking part in a ‘Race for Life’ event on the Metcalfe Field. If you are in a position to make a donation towards our Race for Life fundraiser then please follow this link: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/everton-primary-school-1

Best Wishes,

Andrew Green

Headteacher
May 2022
Mon 30 May 2022

At the end of April it was lovely to see our Reception and Nursery children so animated as they designed and created shields for St George to celebrate our patron saint on 23^rd April. The children were told the story of St George and the dragon and then used their shields to act it out.

The beginning of May saw our Year 3 and 4 children head to Kingswood at Dearne Valley for a residential trip. Over the three days that they were there they took part in activities such as raft building, archery, abseiling, a high ropes course, orienteering and aeroball amongst others. The children also learnt valuable social and emotional life lessons such as being away from home, independence, bravery and experiencing activities that they may not have done previously or do again.

Next saw the beginning of the Year 6 SATs Test week. Many of our Year 6 children have been at Everton Primary School since the age of 3 years and lots of our staff have watched them grow and develop into the lovely children that they are. At Everton we measure our children by so much more than test results. Our children are kind, caring and thoughtful; our children can sing, dance and take part in numerous sports; our children are clever in practical and interactive tasks; and each one of our children are special and unique in their own way. They have already passed our ‘EverTeam’ test. That being said, we are incredibly proud of how they all applied themselves during the SATs Test week and in school since. They were great role models for our Year 2 children who have now begun their SATs Tests. It is amazing to see how their young minds work as they answer questions and show their working out.

This month our Class 3 children are finally performing Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’ in the Village Hall. You might wonder why we are doing ‘A Christmas Carol’ in May…well, unfortunately due to the high number of Covid-19 cases in school during the Christmas period the children were unable to perform it at that time. Therefore, they did all the hard work and preparation for the performance without actually getting the opportunity to showcase it to a live audience. From what I have seen, it should be fabulous!

Please can I take this opportunity to thank parents and members of the public that continue to support the school by offering their help, support and opportunities for the children at Everton Primary School.

Best Wishes,

Andrew Green

Headteacher
April 2022
Fri 15 Apr 2022

Firstly, I would like to personally thank the community for their support in buying tickets for the school’s ‘Chocolate Raffles’. Money raised from the chocolate raffles is going to be used to improve our library and reading provisions in school. Thank you for the ink cartridge and foreign currency donations too – both of which continue to be collected in school during the summer term.

Before the Easter break our Year 5 and 6 children completed their DAaRT course – learning about keeping themselves safe and reacting responsibly to different social situations as they grow up and move onto secondary school – and then took part in their DAaRT Graduation. The Year 5 and 6 children also took part in an informative ‘Flooding’ talk with the Canal and River Trust. Mr Scott introduced the whole school to a ‘Neuro-diversity Week’ where the children learnt about the variety of different ways in which they might learn, react and behaved to various situations. Finally, in the week before Easter, our children led the school’s Easter Service at Holy Trinity Church in Everton – singing traditional Easter hymns and performing dramatized readings for parents and carers.

Everton Primary School had quite a bit of success in the sporting arena before Easter. The Year 3 and 4 boys did incredibly well when finishing fifth at a tournament at Doncaster Rovers’ stadium, whilst the school football team – made up of both boys and girls – won a keenly contested match against Beckingham Primary School 8-4.

In exciting news following the Easter break, the school has a new look! We have had the corridor and hall painted and modernised and the children were very impressed upon their return. They were equally delighted with our new ‘Willow Dome’, which was kindly donated to school by Mrs Lee and put together by PTA parents and carers. The willow dome will give the children a quiet place to relax and reflect during break times.

Best Wishes,

Andrew Green

Headteacher
Advice to All Parents - Warn and Inform - 15th March 2022
Tue 15 Mar 2022 Mr A Green
Advice to All Parents - warn and inform

Dear Parents,

We have been advised that there have been confirmed cases of COVID-19 within the school. We appreciate that you may find this concerning, so we are continuing to monitor the situation and are providing the following advice. Please be reassured that for most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.

This letter is to inform you of the current situation and provide advice on how to support your child. Please be reassured that for most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.

What are we already doing?

Students and staff who have tested positive are staying at home and will return to the setting once they are well and have completed the recommended isolation period.

Outbreak control measures are also in place within the school and being kept under review.

If your child is well

The school remains open. If your child remains well, they can continue to attend school as normal.

If your child develops symptoms of COVID-19 or tests positive for COVID-19

If your child develops symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), they should get a PCR test (https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or call 119) and remain at home at least until the result is known and they are fever free (without medication) for at least 24 hours.
- If negative, the child can end self-isolation and return to school once well.
- If positive, the child should isolate as a positive case (see below)
People who test positive for COVID-19 should self-isolate at home until they are well enough to return, no longer have a temperature and either:
1. 10 full days have passed, or
2. They have produced two negative LFD tests on consecutive days, with the first taken no earlier than day 5.
Note: Lingering coughs and changes to smell/taste are not a sign of ongoing infectiousness, so children can return to school if they have ended their self-isolation period (see above).

If your child does not have symptoms, count the day they took the test as day 0.

You can seek advice on COVID-19 symptoms from the nhs.uk website. If you are concerned about your child’s symptoms, or they are worsening you can seek advice from NHS 111 at https://111.nhs.uk/ or by phoning 111.

Advice for people who live in the same household as someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or is symptomatic and awaiting a test result

Children and young people who usually attend an education or childcare setting and who live with someone who has COVID-19 can continue to attend the setting as normal.

Those who are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 should be supported to minimise their contact with other people in the household during this period, regardless of whether others have symptoms or not. People at higher risk of becoming severely unwell if they are infected with COVID-19 include:
- Older people
- Those who are pregnant
- Those who are unvaccinated
- People of any age with a severely weakened immune system
- People of any age with certain long-term conditions.
How to reduce spread of COVID-19 if you live with someone who has COVID-19

Even if you are vaccinated, you can still be infected with COVID-19 and pass it on to others. People who live in the same household or have had an overnight stay with someone with COVID-19 or at highest risk as they are more likely to have had prolonged contact., you can help protect others by following the guidance on how to stay safe and help prevent the spread.

To reduce the spread of COVID-19 in your community:
- Minimise your contact with the person who has COVID-19
- Work from home if you are able to do so (children and young people who are close contacts should continue to attend childcare and education as normal)
- Avoid contact with anyone you know who is at higher risk of becoming severely unwell if they are infected with COVID-19, especially those with a severely weakened immune system.
- Limit close contact with other people outside your household, especially in enclosed spaces (when not in school)
- Wear a well fitting face covering with multiple layers or a surgical face mask for those aged 11 and over in crowded, enclosed or poorly ventilates spaces and when you are in close contact with other people
- Pay close attention to the main symptoms of COVID-19. If you develop these symptoms order a PCR test. You are advised to stay at home and avoid contact with other people while you are waiting for your test result.
- Follow the guidance on how to stay safe and help prevent the spread - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
You should follow this advice for 10 days after the person you live with or stayed with symptoms started (or the day their test was taken if they did not have symptoms).

If you are a health or social care worker or student undertaking a work placement who has been identified as a household contact and are exempt from self-isolation, there is additional guidance available that you should follow to reduce the risk of spread of COVID-19 in these settings.

If you develop symptoms at any time, even if these are mild, you are advised to stay at home and avoid contact with others, arrange to have a COVID-19 PCR test, and follow the guidance for people with COVID-19 symptoms.

For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.

How to stop coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading

There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with coronavirus (COVID-19):
- Get vaccinated – everyone aged 12 and over can book COVID-19 vaccination appointments now and all adults have been offered at least 2 doses. Further advice about the recommended vaccination schedule and how to book a vaccine appointment is available here.
- Get tested and stay at home if you have the main symptoms of COVID-19.
- Wash your hands with soap and water or use hand sanitiser regularly throughout the day
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
- Put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
- Meet people outside and avoid crowded areas
- Open doors and windows to let in fresh air if meeting people inside
- Wear a face covering if aged 11 and over when it's hard to stay away from other people – particularly indoors or in crowded places with people you do not usually meet
Further Information

Further information is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Yours sincerely

Mr Andrew Green

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