Carlton Colville Primary School

Good morning A polite request to all, to please use the new car park and not the road around the school. Our CCTV shows that there are vehicles parking opposite the entrance and exit to the new car park and then cars parking on the other side of the road alongside the car park, therefore interrupting the flow of traffic. There were spaces available on the car park. We do not have any jurisdiction over what happens on the public highway, however, we are getting increasing numbers of telephone calls from frustrated parents, who cannot understand why the car park is not being used after we have fought so long to provide it. I do appreciate that there are extreme conditions today, but please help us to help you by showing consideration for all. Thank you for your continued support. Kind Regards

Dear parents Over the last week we have been reviewing and updating our school's full opening risk assessment and strategy plan. We are very happy with how the term has started but we do expect our procedures and protocols to continually develop over time following the latest government guidance. Please click on the link below to take you to these updates. These also continue to be displayed on our school's website. https://carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/site/pages/keyinformation/wideropeningplancovid19 Thank you for reading and adhering to these documents so we can best keep our school community as safe as possible. Best wishes Mr B Axon Headteacher

Please find below a link to this weeks Acorn https://carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/arenas/websitecontent/web/Issue%2057%20-%20The%20Acorn,%2011th%20September%202020-414_unused.pdf Regards

Dear Parents It is fantastic to see all the children back in school today and we are so pleased with how the children have started off the day. The new parent & visitors car park flowed extremely well and we have received lots of positive comments which are great to hear. The first day back to school is always a little unfamiliar, for example with children and parents finding new classroom and entrance doors. On top of this, we have also implemented a range of COVID-19 precaution measures to help minimise the number of children and parents waiting on the playground. This week we will be observing, reviewing and updating our drop-off and pick-up procedures and we may make some changes to these for the start of next week. This is a learning curve for us too and we want to establish a system that essentially maximises social distancing by limiting the amount of children and parents needing to congregate on the playground at any one time. Two quick reminders: - Please can you stand on the main playground, away from the entrance/exit points, to help ensure we have a smooth flow of foot traffic around the school site. - Please don't arrive at school before your child's drop-off time. Today we had many children and parents on site at 8:40am. I will update you this week with any changes we will be making to improve the efficiency of morning drop-off & afternoon pick-up procedures. Thank you for your support with this matter. Best wishes Mr Axon Headteacher

Please find attached the new School Dinner Menu commencing 7th September. Also attached is a 3 day menu just for this week. We are not currently able to offer the full Pick & Mix option, but instead can offer a 'packed lunch'. This will consist of:- * Ham or Cheese Roll * Fruit or Vegetable Pot * Savory such as sausage roll or cheese straw * Cookie or pudding If your child requires this option they will need to specify at morning registration whether they would like ham or cheese.

Dear Parents Please can we remind you that we are a nut free school and so please ensure your child does not bring any food into school that includes: - Not suitable for nut allergy sufferers - This product contains nuts - This product contains peanuts - This product may contain traces of peanuts To safeguard the children who have a nut allergy, if a pupil is seen eating a product which contains one of the criteria above then they will be asked to stop eating it and will take it home. In this situation parents will be called and updated. For more information, please refer to our 'Nut Free Policy' on the link below: https://www.carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/arenas/websitecontent/web/Nut%20Free%20Policy-90527.pdf I am also very happy to inform you that, within my safeguarding role, I am now our school's new Allergies Leader. If you have any allergy questions or worries please do contact the school office and I will call you back. Please also liaise with your child's class teacher too. Please also keep us up-to-date with any changes to your child's allergies care plan (if they have one) so we are fully informed with supporting their medical needs in school. We look forward to see you and your child/ren from tomorrow. Yours sincerely Mrs Aggreh Assistant Headteacher Designated Safeguarding Leader

Dear Parents I'm delighted to inform you that our new parent & visitors car park is now officially open and can be used from Wednesday 2nd September 2020 when the children return to school. Please read through the attached 'Parents & Visitors Car Park Policy. It is essential we have absolute adherence to this policy to help ensure the safety of all users. https://carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/arenas/websitecontent/web/Parent%20&%20Visitor%20Car%20Park%20Policy-99626.pdf As highlighted in the policy, the car park will be unmanned but we have 8 CCTV cameras positioned around the car park should there be a need to review an incident. If you have any questions or any future car park matters please contact Mrs Everett-Day in the first instance. Please note, the original car park, at the front of the school, will now be for staff and disabled badge holders only. Please do not park in this car park. Breakfast club children and year 4-6 children can still be dropped off here as normal. We hope this long awaited new facility will have a positive impact on your school journeys and will benefit our local community. Happy parking! Best wishes

Dear Parents We've been asked a few questions around pupil attendance from 2nd September 2020 onwards, specifically 'What do we do if...' Therefore, I thought it would be helpful to create an attendance reference guide specifying what to do following current government and PHE guidance. Please click on the link below: https://carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/arenas/websitecontent/web/Full%20Opening%20Attendance-%20Parent%20Ref%20Guide-18669.pdf To keep our school community as safe as possible this guidance must be followed at all times. I hope you find it useful. Best wishes

Dear Parents Firstly, I hope your summer holiday is going well and you have been enjoying the recent lovely weather. To continue to keep you updated, over the weekend the government published the following full opening information document 'What parents and carers need to know about early years providers, schools and colleges in the autumn term'. The link to this is below. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/what-parents-and-carers-need-to-know-about-early-years-providers-schools-and-colleges-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/what-parents-and-carers-need-to-know-about-early-years-providers-schools-and-colleges-in-the-autumn-term Please read this information guidance alongside our school's specific full opening risk assessment and strategy plan. These full opening documents have been previously shared and can also be viewed on our school's website. We will continue to keep you updated if/when more information is released. Have a fabulous summer and we look forward to seeing you from 2nd September. Best wishes Mr B Axon

Dear Parents/Carers As part of our transition arrangements for September each of our year groups has produced a video, an 'all about me' sheet and a transition booklet. Please click on the relevant year group link to view your child's information. https://www.carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/site/pages/learning/yeargrouppages/nursery https://www.carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/site/pages/learning/yeargrouppages/reception https://carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/site/pages/learning/yeargrouppages/year1 https://www.carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/site/pages/learning/yeargrouppages/year2 https://www.carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/site/pages/learning/yeargrouppages/year3 https://www.carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/site/pages/learning/yeargrouppages/year4 https://www.carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/site/pages/learning/yeargrouppages/year5 https://www.carltoncolville.suffolk.sch.uk/suffolk/primary/carltoncolville/site/pages/learning/yeargrouppages/year6 Regards