As many of you may already know, both Durham Local Education Authority and DDMAT have taken the decision to delay extended opening of schools until 15th June 2020.
As a result, we have delayed our own extended opening plans for two weeks which now means we will operate as follows:
Week Commecing 1st June 2020:
Open to children of key workers and vulnerable children only.
Week Commencing 8th June 2020:
Open to children of key workers and vulnerable children only.
Week Commencing 15th June 2020:
Reception children will join the key worker children group.
Week Commencing 22nd June 2020:
Year 1 children, Reception children and key worker children will be allocated to one of three separate ‘bubbles’ or classrooms.
Week Commencing 29th June 2020:
Year 6 children (who are not already attending as key worker children) will join one of the three bubbles.
I would like to take this opportunity to clarify and answer some questions we have received from parents today:
· Parents (of children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6) have already confirmed whether they want their child to return to school so those children have already been allocated to a bubble.
· We will be contacting parents of all children allocated to a bubble this week to ask them to confirm that they want the protected place and to ask them a series of questions highlighted in our risk assessment.
· We can only take a maximum of 27 children in the school (9 per bubble).
· Everyone with a space in the bubbles will receive specific instructions regarding the drop off, collection times and confirmation of what their child can bring into school with them.
· Children attending school will be completing the challenge grids – the same as the children who remain at home.
· Challenge grids will be put onto the website later this week and will provide activities for a two week period.
