Headteacher’s Message – 27.10.2023
We end the first half term of this school year and what a successful half term it has been, everyone deserves a well earned rest! Well done to the final group of Year 6 who have completed bikeability this week, we are very proud of their achievements.
The Local Authority have asked schools to remind Year 6 parents and carers that the last date to apply for a Secondary school place is 31st October. Thank you to those families who have already completed this.
I’d like to welcome some new members of staff who have joined us over the last few weeks.
Miss Worgan and Mrs Cocker have joined our lunchtime supervisor team and Mrs Mumford has joined our teaching assistant team in Year 2. They bring a lot of experience and skills and we are delighted they have joined the Apley Team.
Congratulations to the children who have received a Headteacher’s Award this week:
Fouad A, Cara M-W, Ayden P, Amelia A, Amelia E, Gabby U, Tobias L, Manelle A, Tali-Sian D, Ethen H, Kian P, Imogen D, Joules L, Lexie M, Pippa S, Arthur E, Aiden E, Olivia W, Primrose H, Willow S, Leo B, Alice W, Alvira S, Saphire K, Coby-Jack T, Regan M, Rhema-Joelle S, James W, Lilah R, Sophie D.
I hope you all have a lovely half term. I’m looking forward to seeing lot’s of Christmas card competition entries when we return.
Mrs E Smith
Music morning- 20.10.2023
Although it wasn’t the day we had planned, Year 3 had a great time last Friday morning composing and performing their own music. We are so proud of their resilient attitudes towards the change in schedule!
Year 3 Salad Making 27.10.2023
Yesterday, Year 3 made the salads that they had designed in our D&T topic. They were very resilient and tried lots of new foods!
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).
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.
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.