11 months ago
Posted on 26th Oct 2023 by Mrs Smith

Farm and animal contact: Information for parents and carers

The Health Protection Hub have asked us to share the following information with parents and carers:

With half-term approaching you may be considering taking your child/children on a farm visit.

All animals naturally carry a range of micro-organisms, some of which can be transmitted to humans, where they may cause ill health. Some of these, such as E.coli O157 or Cryptosporidium (Crypto), have the potential to cause serious illness, which may be particularly severe in young children We see many cases of Crypto each year in the Health Protection Hub, particularly among children, and it’s a miserable experience for them and their parents/carers.

Follow these practical steps to help keep your child safe and healthy:

Avoid touching faces or putting fingers in mouths while in farm environments.
Don’t kiss farm animals or allow children to put their faces close to animals.
Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after touching animals, fences or other surfaces in animal areas.
Don’t eat or drink while touching animals or walking round the farm and only eat and drink in picnic areas or cafes.
Wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before eating or drinking.
Remove and clean boots or shoes that might have become soiled and clean pushchair wheels, then wash hands thoroughly with soap and water.
Don’t use gels or wipes instead of washing hands with soap and water – gels and wipes don’t remove E. coli O157 or Crypto.
Supervise children closely to make sure they wash their hands thoroughly.
If someone in the family has diarrhoea or vomiting after visiting a farm or animal visitor attraction, take the following steps:
- Wash all dirty clothes, bedding and towels in the washing machine on the hottest wash cycle possible.
- Encourage good hand hygiene after using the toilet, washing hands thoroughly with soap and running water.
- Clean toilet seats, toilet bowls, flush handles, taps, hand basins and any other areas that might have been soiled with detergent and hot water, rinsing with household disinfectant.
- Visit the doctor and explain that they have had recent contact with animals.
- Please also contact the attraction you visited and inform them of the illness.

11 months ago
Posted on 24th Oct 2023 by Mrs Smith

NHS Advice – Is my child too unwell for school?

It can be tricky deciding whether or not to keep your child off school when they’re unwell.

There are government guidelines for schools and nurseries about managing specific infectious diseases at GOV.UK. These say when children should be kept off school and when they shouldn’t.

If your child is well enough to go to school but has an infection that could be passed on, such as a cold sore or head lice, let their teacher know.

For other common illnesses, follow the NHS guidance below.

Coughs and colds

It’s fine to send your child to school with a minor cough or common cold. But if they have a fever, keep them off school until the fever goes.

Encourage your child to throw away any used tissues and to wash their hands regularly.

High temperature

If your child has a high temperature, keep them off school until it goes away.

Chickenpox

If your child has chickenpox, keep them off school until all the spots have crusted over.

This is usually about 5 days after the spots first appeared.

Cold sores

There’s no need to keep your child off school if they have a cold sore.

Encourage them not to touch the blister or kiss anyone while they have the cold sore, or to share things like cups and towels.

Conjunctivitis

You don’t need to keep your child away from school if they have conjunctivitis.

Do get advice from your pharmacist. Encourage your child not to rub their eyes and to wash their hands regularly.

COVID-19

If your child has mild symptoms, such as a runny nose, sore throat, or slight cough, and feels well enough, they can go to school.

Your child should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if they have symptoms of COVID-19 and they either:

have a high temperature
do not feel well enough to go to school or do their normal activities

What to do if your child has tested positive

Your child is no longer required to do a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test if they have symptoms. But if your child has tested positive for COVID-19, they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days after the day they took the test.

Ear infection

If your child has an ear infection and a high temperature or severe earache, keep them off school until they’re feeling better or their high temperature goes away.

Hand, foot and mouth disease

If your child has hand, foot and mouth disease but seems well enough to go to school, there’s no need to keep them off.

Encourage your child to throw away any used tissues straight away and to wash their hands regularly.

Head lice and nits

There’s no need to keep your child off school if they have head lice.

You can treat head lice and nits without seeing a GP.

Impetigo

If your child has impetigo, they’ll need treatment from a GP, often with antibiotics.

Keep them off school until all the sores have crusted over and healed, or for 48 hours after they start antibiotic treatment.

Encourage your child to wash their hands regularly and not to share things like towels and cups with other children at school.

Ringworm

If your child has ringworm, see your pharmacist unless it’s on their scalp, in which case you should see a GP.

It’s fine for your child to go to school once they have started treatment.

Scarlet fever

If your child has scarlet fever, they’ll need treatment with antibiotics from a GP. Otherwise they’ll be infectious for 2 to 3 weeks.

Your child can go back to school 24 hours after starting antibiotics.

Slapped cheek syndrome (fifth disease)

You don’t need to keep your child off school if they have slapped cheek syndrome because, once the rash appears, they’re no longer infectious.

But let the school or teacher know if you think your child has slapped cheek syndrome.

Sore throat

You can still send your child to school if they have a sore throat. But if they also have a high temperature, they should stay at home until it goes away.

A sore throat and a high temperature can be symptoms of tonsillitis.

Threadworms

You don’t need to keep your child off school if they have threadworms.

Speak to your pharmacist, who can recommend a treatment.

Vomiting and diarrhoea

Children with diarrhoea or vomiting should stay away from school until they have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least 2 days (48 hours).

11 months ago
Posted on 24th Oct 2023 by Mrs Smith

Children in Need 17th November

Pay £1 to wear your Spotty or yellow clothes to school on Friday 17th November

Wear your trainers too as we will be doing lots of ‘Bear-pees’ and dancing.

After half term we will be selling a small stock of Pudsey merchandise in school for the children to buy.

Thank you for your support,

from the Year 6 House Captains.

11 months ago
Posted on 23rd Oct 2023 by Mrs Smith

Reporting pupil absences – new dedicated email

After half term, we are launching our dedicated absence email. To report an absence, please either phone 01952 386180 or use the dedicated absence email.

Apleywood.absence@taw.org.uk

This will ensure the absence is reported directly to Mrs Cartwright, as part of our attendance team, rather than into the main school email.

Thank you for your continued support.

11 months ago
Posted on 20th Oct 2023 by Mrs Smith

Headteacher’s Message 20.10.2023

We have had a number of visitors to school this week including Father Stuart for our Harvest Assembly and Year 2 class visit, our attached advisor, who carried out a look at Geography across school and the Bikeability Team who are working with Year 6. All of these visitors have commented on the behaviour, effort and fantastic contributions of the children during their activities with them. I am very proud of the ethos, manners and values our children demonstrate here at Apley and love having visitors in school to share this.

Well done to everyone who has taken part in Athletics this week. We have had large groups of children able to participate this week and the KS1 group were particularly excited about their activities as they left school on Wednesday. Thank you to staff and families who have supported us with transport this week.

Congratulations to everyone who has received a Headteacher award this week. They are demonstrating our three school rules brilliantly:

Lily C, Ben P, Arianna A, Micah A, Rabia A, Oliver G, Layon L, Poppy M, Julia J, Leah B, Zoya A, Megan Y T L, Base 9, Base 10, Arnold A, Alayah M, Archer B, Alexandra S, Jack A, Sophia S, Christopher D, Peter C, Zoey H, Menassah B, Abigail M, Zayn K.

Wishing you all a restful weekend.

Mrs E Smith

11 months ago
Posted on 19th Oct 2023 by Mrs Smith

Kids4£1 is back this October half term!

Take a look at the brochure for all the activities on offer which includes badminton, fun and floats, driving range, bike hub, tobogganing, tots donuts and tennis. Activities are on offer from Monday 30 October to Sunday 5 November 2023.

12 months ago
Posted on 13th Oct 2023 by Mrs Smith

Headteacher’s Message

Thank you to everyone who has attended our parent/carer consultations this week. It has been great to see so many of you in school and share the children’s successes so far this term. A big well done to everyone who has represented school in events recently and thank you to the staff who organise and take children to these opportunities.

Congratulations to everyone who has received a Headteacher Award this week. I am very proud of the amazing efforts, behaviour and progress this week :

Eleanor C, Arthur A, Solana S, Harley C, Reggie H, Ellie B, Mia C, Oskar H, Scarlett C, Edie G, Annabella E, Amelia F, Daniel P, Keira S, Victoria N, Wayne O, Freddie P, Emilia E, Georgia S, Josh Y, Sasha H, Talliyah E, Kane L, Jacob Z, Ava A, Abigail L, Ben C, Leo E, Sam Y.

Wishing you a happy weekend.
Mrs E Smith

12 months ago
Posted on 13th Oct 2023 by Mrs Smith

School Car Park 13th October

The school car park is for staff, visitors and blue badge holders only. Parents and Carers should not be parking on site for the normal school day drop off and collection without the blue badge. If you are parking in a disabled bay, then please ensure your blue badge is on show when you leave the car.

When dropping off for breakfast club and collecting from after school clubs, please ensure you use the one way system on the car park and avoid parking in the disabled bays. The entrance to the car park is quite narrow and there have been some near misses lately. We want to ensure that our staff and children can get into school safely.

Thank you for your continued support.

12 months ago
Posted on 06th Oct 2023 by Mrs Smith

Headteacher’s Message 06.10.2023

We have had a lovely week, sharing kindness around school. I’ve heard about some lovely activities and have seen lots of children using the buddy bench on the playground. Thank you to everyone who sent in a donation to support our NSPCC Kindness challenge, we raised £157.74.

Thank you to everyone who has booked their parent consultation for next week. We are really looking forward to seeing you in school next week and sharing your children’s work. The booking system will be live until 12pm on Monday 9th October. If you wish to book an appointment after this date then you will need to contact the office.

Mrs Thorpe, SENCO, will also be available to speak to parents regarding special educational needs. If you wish to book an appointment to speak to her, please contact the office by phone or by A2190@taw.org.uk

Congratulations to everyone who has received a Headteacher Award this week:

Harper L, Imogen M, Zack J, Zara I, Connor L, Evie R, Alex C-C, Kallie Y, Jacob K, Seerat M, Charlie N, Jaiden B, Harley W, Amelia H, Alice S, Lewis H, Wyatt R, Elizabeth R, Evie D C, Musaikah T, Arlo C, Alya M, Wyatt E, Lily-May E, Grace D, Amelia E, Riley W, Sophie C, Jessica W, Lyla S.

Have a good weekend. Enjoy the sunshine if the weather forecast is correct!