I hope you are all well and still managing to get by in these challenging times. I think everyone is feeling slightly on edge and anxious but hopefully as more people get their vaccine and we manage to get the virus under control we will all be able to return to our life as it was.

As you all know school is open for the children of critical workers and vulnerable children. You will have seen in the letter that was sent out from county that because the infection rate is still high they are asking parents of children in this category to only send children in if they really need to. At the moment our numbers are okay but they are rising and they may come a time when I have to review our policy for which children I allow in the school. Other local schools have had to do this and I hope we do not have to resort to this.

The teachers have all been telling me that the majority of children are all engaging with the online learning well and I thank you for your support with this. The teachers have also asked me to thank you all for all the positive comments they have received about the home learning. The teachers are working really hard to produce all of the resources required for home learning and your positive comments make a big difference to them. However, some of you are not engaging as much as we would like with the learning so I do ask that if you are experiencing any problems please contact your class teacher who will try and sort out any issues you may be having. We are pre-recording the lessons so you can support your child with their learning around your work although we do appreciate the challenge that this is for all families.

That is all for now. The weather is not great at the moment but remember that everyone does feel better if they can get outside everyday.