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• Burnley Together for Support over Christmas

  Thu 16 Dec 2021 S Liggins

  For any families in need of any additional support over the Christmas period, Burnley Together are an organisation who cover a range of things including- food parcels, mental health, housing & finances. They can be contacted by telephone on- 01282 686402 & by email on- contact@burnleytogether.org.uk

• Latest update from the Director of Public Health for Lancashire

  Thu 16 Dec 2021 S Liggins

  Good afternoon,
  Please see the following advice that has been sent into schools by the Director of Public Health for Lancashire following the government's announcement that the COVID alert level has been raised from 3 to 4.
  Thank you.
  Miss Liggins Acting Deputy Head Teacher
  
  As you will be aware, England has moved to Plan B measures in response to the rapid spread of
  the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. On Sunday, the chief medical officers for England,
  Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland recommended that the UK's coronavirus alert level was
  raised from three to four following an exponential rise in the number of Omicron cases,
  prompting the government to ramp up the delivery of the booster programme.
  
  Testing
  One of the most important things we can do to manage the virus through routine testing over the
  festive period, and before the return to school in the New Year, using free, rapid lateral flow
  tests. If you are planning to meet friends and family who do not live in your household, either in
  an indoor or outdoor setting, then please take a lateral flow test before you do so.
  Before your child returns to school, it is important that they take a lateral flow test. If test result is
  positive, then isolate immediately and book a confirmatory PCR test. Only leave home to take
  the test. You must also inform your child's school.
  If your child has one or more of the following Covid-19 symptoms they must isolate and book a
  PCR test immediately:
  1. a high temperature
  2. a new, continuous cough
  3. loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
  If your child's PCR test result is positive, they must isolate from the day their symptoms began
  and for the next 10 days. If your child has other symptoms and are in doubt, take a PCR test and
  keep them home like you normally would if they were unwell.
  Close contacts
  From Tuesday 14 December, people who are fully vaccinated and identified as a contact of
  someone with Covid-19 – whether Omicron or not – should take a rapid lateral flow test every
  day for 7 days to help slow the spread of Covid-19.
  Read the government's guidance for contacts of people with confirmed Covid-19 infection here.
  Additional measures
  We are continuing to support our schools in maintaining good ventilation, infection prevention
  and control measures. We will continue to follow the government's guidance, as set out in its
  'Contingency framework: education and childcare settings'. This may mean that decisions are
  taken by the school in collaboration with Lancashire's public health team to put in place
  additional measures dependent on a settings' individual circumstances.
  I would once again like to ask you to continue to support staff as they navigate this period.
  January brings a new year, but it will also bring new challenges. By working together, I am sure
  we can overcome them. Have a wonderful Christmas and all the best for the New Year.
  Yours sincerely
  Dr Sakthi Karunanithi

• Beat the street

  Thu 16 Dec 2021 P Johnson Towers
  

• Last week of term

  Mon 13 Dec 2021 S Liggins

  Good morning
  Well we have made it to our last week before the Christmas holidays!
  Firstly thank you for the huge effort you all made in sorting Christmas jumpers out for the children on Friday of last week. They looked great.
  This week we are still busy in school with the Christmas Party for our Infant Children tomorrow, Party day for our Junior children on Wednesday, School Disco after school on Wednesday for both Infants and Juniors and Toy Day on Friday. Infant children may come in their own clothes on Tuesday and if they are attending the disco also on Wednesday too. Junior children can come in their own clothes on Wednesday.
  Just a reminder that our usual after school clubs are only running today and tomorrow, There will be no after school clubs on Wednesday and Thursday of this week and they will restart on Monday 10th of January.
  We finish school on Friday of this week earlier than normal at 2pm. Please make any necessary arrangements for your children to be collected from school at this earlier time.
  School reopens on Wednesday 5th of January.
  Please note that any communication about sickness/absence/ COVID must be had with the school office and not through Dojo to teaching staff. This ensures that the school office always know who is absent and for what reason. The school office number is 01282 772496 and will be answered between 8am and 4.30pm. Outside of these hours please leave a message on the school answer machine.
  Kind regards
  Miss Liggins
  Acting Deputy Head Teacher