Eco-electricity workshop!
Last week year 6 enjoyed a workshop focusing on eco-electricity. Pupils learnt about eco-friendly electricity and how to power objects using different things such as solar panels, wind and even fruit and vegetables!
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
A letter from the Executive Head
Tuesday 8th December 2020
Dear Parents/Carers,
I hope you are well and your preparations for the festive season are going as well as they can in these challenging times.
Firstly, I would like to share the news that I will be leading Mead for the remainder of the academic year following Mrs Smith’s retirement later this month. Whilst I will predominantly be based at Mead, I will continue to support and work with Mrs Nicholls and the Broadford team.
Under normal circumstances, I would want to meet with both Broadford and Mead parents to formally introduce myself and understand more about our school communities. Sadly, this along with many other introductory plans to the children and staff are not possible at present.
Attached with this letter is a letter from the Local Authority regarding the Christmas holidays. Over the last week, the Local Authority held a series of discussions with the DfE regarding their concern over the final week of term which could potentially result in children and staff having to self-isolate over the Christmas period if a positive case was identified. Throughout their discussions, the DfE have been clear that schools must remain open until the final day of term (Friday 18th December).
If a child or member of staff tests positive for Covid-19 around the 11th December or after, this would have an impact on your holiday period, as bubbles would close for 14 days and children and staff would need to isolate for this period.
We are aware that a number of parents have expressed an interest in keeping their child/children away from school next week to ensure they have quarantined before meeting vulnerable family members over Christmas.
As you are aware we do not authorise planned pupil absence unless in exceptional circumstances. Following a discussion with the Chair of Governors, we both agree that if parents request to keep their child/ren at home for the final week of term (Monday 14th to Friday 18th December), to enable them to quarantine, this would be classed as an exceptional circumstance and would not be referred to Havering for fining.
Broadford and Mead will remain open as usual next week and we are looking forward to finishing our end of term learning and enjoying the christmas festivities. However, if you wish to quarantine your child/children, online learning will be provided. It is important that children continue with their learning if they are absent from school next week.
To assist with our planning for the end of term, please complete the Google questionnaire below by Thursday 10th December if you will not be sending your child/children into school next week.
Finally, can I take this opportunity to thank you for your support and understanding over the past months. This continues to be an incredibly challenging time for so many people and as parents, I know you have needed to quickly adapt to an ever changing situation which sadly, still has some way to go.
Take care and stay safe.
Mr Denchfield
Executive Headteacher
FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL PARENTS
THIS IS FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL PARENTS- PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ONLY THE YEAR 3 BUBBLE ARE TO ISOLATE UNTIL 19th DECEMBER . ALL OTHER YEAR GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
Dear Parents,
We have been made aware of a member of our school community who has tested positive for COVID 19.
We know that you may find this concerning but we are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with Public Health England. 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.
The small number of children who have been in close contact with the individual who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) will be contacted and will receive a follow up letter informing them that their child must stay at home until SATURDAY 19TH DECEMBER
The school remains open and your child should continue to attend as normal if they remain well.
What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19
If your child develops symptoms of COVID-19, they must not come to school and should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared. Anyone with symptoms will be eligible for testing and this can be arranged via https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.
All other household members who remain well, must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. This includes anyone in your ‘Support Bubble’.
Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection
The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill.
Household members should not go to work, school or public areas and exercise should be taken within the home.
If you require help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog, you should ask friends or family. Alternatively, you can order your shopping online and medication by phone or online.
Household members staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community
If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:
· a new continuous cough
· a high temperature
· a loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from the nhs.uk website at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/. 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.
How to stop COVID-19 spreading
There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19
Do
· wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
· use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
· wash your hands as soon as you get home
· 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
Further Information
Further information is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Yours sincerely
Mrs L. Smith
Headteacher
Monday, 7 December 2020
A letter from the Local Authority to parents/carers
Deputy Leader of the Council
Cabinet Member for Education,
Children & Families
London Borough of Havering
Main Road, Romford
RM1 3BD email:
CouncillorRobert.Benham@havering.gov.uk
Date: 7th December 2020
Parent/Carer,
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Councillor Robert Benham
We hope you and your family are safe and well at this difficult time, and thank you for your continued support to the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our head teachers and school staff have worked very hard to ensure that children could return to school since September, and it remains vital for all children to be in school to help minimise the longer-term impact of the pandemic on their education, wellbeing and wider development.
However, you will have seen the worrying news that cases of Covid-19 remain high locally, and since the end of the national restrictions on December 2nd, you will be aware that Havering finds itself in Tier 2: High Alert, with a number of restrictions still in place.
It is therefore more important than ever that you do not socialise with anyone you do not live with, or who is not in your support bubble in any indoor setting, whether at home or in a public place.
You must also not socialise in a group of more than 6 people outside, including in a garden or a public space – this is called the ‘rule of 6’.
Whilst we are sure you have welcomed the changes to the social contact restriction for a short time over the festive period, it is essential that you follow the rules and only form an exclusive ‘Christmas bubble’ composed of people from no more than three households. You can only be in one Christmas bubble, you cannot change your Christmas bubble, and you cannot meet someone in a private dwelling who is not part of your household or Christmas bubble.
We know that families could be affected by having Christmas plans cancelled due to an imposed period of self-isolation following exposure to a positive case of Covid-19 in school in the final week of term.
The Council does not have the power to close all schools, or ask them to move to remote learning for the final week of term, and the Department for Education have made it clear that parents/carers should continue to send their children to school right up until the end of term. The Chief Medical Officer also provided detailed advice, setting out that the risk to children of becoming severely ill from Covid-19 is very low.
However, the Local Authority anticipates that attendance in school will be lower than normal in the final week of term due to parents/carers wanting to ‘quarantine’ their family before seeing family members over the festive period that may be more
vulnerable to Covid-19 than others. As always, the decision whether to authorise any absence rests with the Head teacher to consider on a case-by-case basis.
Anyone considering withdrawing their child from school for the final week of term would also need to ‘quarantine’ in the run up to Christmas to have any confidence that they are Covid-19 free when they meet vulnerable relatives. The available evidence continues to suggest that the majority of transmission is occurring in the home, and the mental health benefits of children and young people meeting wider family during the Christmas period need to be weighed against the possible risk, particularly to vulnerable relatives. Further information about what is permissible in law over the Christmas period is available here.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/making-a-christmas-bubble-with friends-and-family
If your child or anyone in your household has symptoms of Covid-19 (a temperature, a new continuous cough or loss of/change to taste or smell), you must not send your child to school, and it is essential that the whole household self-isolates. You must order a test for whoever has symptoms as soon as possible, and to order a test, please call NHS 119 or book online at https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test.
Anyone who tests positive will need to self-isolate for at least 10 days, and the rest of the household for 14 days, in line with the latest stay at home guidance. If the test results are negative, your household can usually leave self-isolation and your child can return to school when they no longer are unwell, assuming they haven’t been traced as a close contact of someone who has tested positive, in which case they will still need to wait out the remainder of the 14 day isolation period.
We all need to follow the government's advice to reduce the risk of further increases in Covid-19 infections locally, as a local outbreak may result in further full or partial school closures at short notice.
We assure you that our schools offer a safe environment, and the health and safety of children, their families and staff remains everyone’s first priority during this period.
Thank you for your continued co-operation at this time, and we wish you a peaceful Christmas break and New Year.
Kind regards,
Cllr Robert Benham Mark Ansell
Deputy Leader of the Council Director of Public Health Cabinet Member for Education,
Children & Families
Parents of children isolating
If your child is isolating and is entitled to free school meals , please let us know if you require a food parcel by emailing mail@mead.havering.sch.uk or call the office on 01708 343616
Please be aware that this offer is for FSM entitlement and NOT universal meals ( KS1)
FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL PARENTS
THIS IS FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL PARENTS- PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ONLY THE YEAR 4 BUBBLE ARE TO ISOLATE UNTIL 19TH DECEMBER . ALL OTHER YEAR GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
Dear Parents,
We have been made aware of a member of our school community who has tested positive for COVID 19.
We know that you may find this concerning but we are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with Public Health England. 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.
The small number of children who have been in close contact with the individual who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) will be contacted and will receive a follow up letter informing them that their child must stay at home until SATURDAY 19TH DECEMBER
The school remains open and your child should continue to attend as normal if they remain well.
What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19
If your child develops symptoms of COVID-19, they must not come to school and should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared. Anyone with symptoms will be eligible for testing and this can be arranged via https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.
All other household members who remain well, must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. This includes anyone in your ‘Support Bubble’.
Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection
The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill.
Household members should not go to work, school or public areas and exercise should be taken within the home.
If you require help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog, you should ask friends or family. Alternatively, you can order your shopping online and medication by phone or online.
Household members staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community
If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:
· a new continuous cough
· a high temperature
· a loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from the nhs.uk website at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/. 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.
How to stop COVID-19 spreading
There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19
Do
· wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
· use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
· wash your hands as soon as you get home
· 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
Further Information
Further information is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Yours sincerely
Mrs L. Smith
Headteacher
Friday, 4 December 2020
FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL PARENTS
THIS IS FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL PARENTS- PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ONLY THE YEAR 5 BUBBLE ARE TO ISOLATE UNTIL 17th DECEMBER . ALL OTHER YEAR GROUPS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND SCHOOL.
Dear Parents,
We have been made aware of a member of our school community who has tested positive for COVID 19.
We know that you may find this concerning but we are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with Public Health England. 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.
The small number of children who have been in close contact with the individual who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) will be contacted and will receive a follow up letter informing them that their child must stay at home until Thursday 17th December.
The school remains open and your child should continue to attend as normal if they remain well.
What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19
If your child develops symptoms of COVID-19, they must not come to school and should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared. Anyone with symptoms will be eligible for testing and this can be arranged via https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.
All other household members who remain well, must stay at home and not leave the house for 14 days. This includes anyone in your ‘Support Bubble’.
Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection
The 14-day period starts from the day when the first person in the house became ill.
Household members should not go to work, school or public areas and exercise should be taken within the home.
If you require help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog, you should ask friends or family. Alternatively, you can order your shopping online and medication by phone or online.
Household members staying at home for 14 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community
If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period.
Symptoms
The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:
· a new continuous cough
· a high temperature
· a loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)
For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.
If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from the nhs.uk website at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/. 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.
How to stop COVID-19 spreading
There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19
Do
· wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
· use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
· wash your hands as soon as you get home
· 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
Further Information
Further information is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Yours sincerely
Mrs L. Smith
Headteacher
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