Keep up to date with all the latest news and events happening in school.

• USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT

  Mon 15 Jun 2020

   

  The latest guidance from the Department for Education includes an update on using face coverings on buses. See below:

   

  Safer travel guidance for passengers -
  From today it is the law that you must wear a face covering when travelling in England on public transport including a bus, coach, tram or train. Where travel with children is necessary, such as to an education setting, consider whether children could walk or cycle, accompanied by a responsible adult or carer, where appropriate. The law requiring passengers to wear face coverings does not apply to children under the age of 11. Face coverings should not be used by children under the age of 3, for safety.

• Opening of School Put Back to 22nd June

  Tue 09 Jun 2020

   

  Dear Parents / Carers,

   

  Sefton Council have today made the decision that schools should not re-open to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 until 22nd June at the earliest.  This is because the "R" (Reproduction number - average number of infections produced by 1 infected person) is above 1 in the North West. 

  Please click the link to read the full letter from the Chief Executive and the Director of Children's Services - LETTER TO PARENTS 09.06.2020

• Confirm a Place for Your Child

  Thu 04 Jun 2020

   

   

  Dear Parents / Carers,

   

  Before we can complete and share the full plans with you for the possible wider opening of school to certain year groups from 15th June, we need your help.

   

  Places will be prioritised for children of Key Worker parents and our vulnerable families.  They have today received text messages, explaining that they have been identified as a priority group and they should contact school as soon as possible to confirm either way if they will be accepting the offer of a place when school reopens. 

   

  Text messages have also been sent out to all parents of children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6.  If your child is in one of these year groups we are asking that you please ring school on 0151 928 3676 or send an email to let us know if your child will be attending.  As places are very limited, we would be grateful if you could confirm with a YES or NO by 5 pm tomorrow.

   

  We would also like to confirm that any children attending from 15th June will not be taking part in any statutory end of year testing, as these have all been officially cancelled.

   

  As soon as we have confirmed numbers of children that will be attending, we will then be able to inform you of our plans going forward.  We thank you for your patience and understanding during these difficult times. 

   

  Stay safe.  

   

   

  

• Preparations for Wider Opening

  Wed 03 Jun 2020
  

• HOME LEARNING ACTIVITIES

  Tue 02 Jun 2020

   

  Dear Parents / carers,

   

  With the wider opening of school still some time off, we would like to introduce you to some new home learning activities from TTS.   These lesson packs can be viewed and downloaded from the following highlighted links:

   

  Nursery / Reception - Early Years Activity Collection

   

  Year 1 / Year 2 - Key Stage 1 Activity Collection

   

  Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 - Key Stage 2 Activity Collection

   

  The collections can be downloaded for printing at home, and are mobile friendly.  We are really impressed with them and think they will keep our children busy for some time.  If you are unable to access the packs online, please contact school via email to request a paper copy and we can arrange to have them ready for collection at an agreed time. 

   

  These new resources are in addition to the fantastic daily lessons at BBC BITESIZE and our preferred Maths learning at White Rose Maths which both cover all age groups. 

   

  Happy learning!

   

   

   

   

• UPDATE ON SCHOOL RE-OPENING

  Fri 29 May 2020

   

   

  Dear Parents / Carers,

   

  Following on from the latest Government announcement that schools can re-open from 1st June, we would like to remind and reassure parents that our local authority have agreed that Sefton schools can re-open from 15th June at the earliest to children from Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6.

   

  Staff will spend the next couple of weeks getting classrooms and the school grounds ready for these year groups, and very soon we will be posting a film / photographs of the changes that have had to be made.  Hopefully this will help reassure parents of the steps we will be taking to ensure the safety of our children and staff, plus show the children before they arrive so it's not strange to them.

   

  We will inform you of the plans as soon as they are finalised.  In the meantime, stay safe and we hope to see you all soon.  Thank you. 

   

   

• Revised Date for School to Re-open

  Tue 19 May 2020

   

   

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  The date set for Sefton schools to reopen has now changed to 15th June at the earliest.  This is initially for Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 children. 

  Please click HERE for the full details in a letter from Dwayne Johnson, Chief Executive, and Vicky Buchanan, Director of Children’s Social Care and Education.

   

  Thank you

   

   

   

• Return To School Assessment June 2020

  Thu 14 May 2020

   

  Dear Parents and Carers,

   

  Following the government's announcement that schools can begin to reopen to more pupils from 1st June, and that "Schools should only invite those pupils back when and if their assessment of the risk is that it is safe for both children and staff to do so", our Senior Leadership team and governors will need to undertake a full risk assessment before making any decisions. This assessment will need to be kept under review, and as part of this process it is particularly important to ascertain an understanding as to what the response might be to an invitation for your child to return to school.

   

  School will not be "back to normal" straight away. Social distancing measures will be in place and we expect staff, pupils and parents to follow these measures as best as they can. It is likely that drop off and collection times will be staggered, attendance may be half days initially, or even alternate weeks depending on numbers.

   

  The first step has been taken - to text parents of children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, to gauge interest if you would want your child to attend school should we re-open from 1st June. We ask that you let us know by the end of Friday 15th May by ringing 01519283676 or email the school office: admin@ourladyqueenofpeaceprimary.co.uk

   

  Parents will not be fined for non-attendance at this time, nor will school be held to account for attendance levels, but it will be important that you decide one way or another as the re-opening will take a lot of organising and it will be difficult to accommodate people dropping in and out.

   

  We thank you for your understanding, co-operation, kindness and support during the last seven weeks and we will be in regular contact with you as the planning progresses.

   

  Thank you.

• Don't Stop Washing Your Hands!!

  Wed 29 Apr 2020

  Hi everyone, just a reminder that it is still very important to wash hands properly and frequently.  Guidance below:

  Handwashing advice

  It is essential that everyone washes their hands more often, using soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Hand washing with soap employs mechanical action that loosens bacteria and viruses from the skin, rinsing them into the drain. Drying hands afterwards makes the skin less hospitable to the virus. Hand sanitiser can be effective if soap is not available or the situation makes using soap less feasible (i.e. when outside) but using hand sanitiser provides none of the virus-destroying friction that rubbing your hands together and rinsing with water provides.

  The latest guidance and video on hand washing can be found at:

  https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

• Keeping Children Safe

  Fri 24 Apr 2020

  With all the changes to school and working life, children might be spending more time unsupervised or online, but there are plenty of ways you can help them stay safe. Click the links below for tips:

   

  Government Guidance  Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for parents and carers to keep children safe online.

   

  Stop It Now!   Tips, information and support to help you keep young people shielded from harm. Please share them with friends, family, colleagues and on social media to make sure everyone knows how to play their part in protecting children.

  Thank you