Year 1 Return to School Booklet Final

Getting ready to return to school

Welcome back We have missed you! We are really looking Some of you will There will be less forward to seeing you have a new children in your back at school. classroom and a class. new teacher. Some things are going to look and feel a bit different.

What will your Follow the link below to watch a video explaining what back to school will be like day look like? from start of the day to the end of the • The school day will consist of day: working on your personal, social and emotional https://youtu.be/RGNi0mEmwpI development. Also playing lots of games with your friends, learning about the importance of hygiene and keeping yourself safe.

Your new class will now be called a Bubble. The Bubble you are in will have a special name called The Incredibles. You may have a different teacher and a new classroom. There will be less children in the class.

You will be starting school on the following dates The Incredibles Bubble: Tuesday 23rd June

Times of the school day CLASS GATE DROP OFF COLLECTION TIME COLLECTION TIME LOCATION OF TIME CLASSROOM Year 1 The Tudor Road Gate MON-THUR FRIDAY Incredibles Only 9.15am 2.35pm School closed There is no school on a Friday afternoon. Children of key workers can use any gate. If you are not staying after school then collection is at 3.30pm

Getting ready for school You MUST wear a freshly washed set of clothes every day. Bring a sun hat and wear sun cream from home if hot. • No Water bottles • No books • No packed lunch • No bags or equipment • No coats • No bikes • No scooters

Avoid using public transport to get to school as there is an increased risk of infection. Walk to school instead to stay healthy! Plan your journey in advance to avoid rushing and running late!

Arriving at school Things might look a bit different. There will be signs on the floor and the walls to remind adults and children to keep their distance. Check that you know: • The name of your child’s Bubble. • The name of your child’s teacher.

2 meter Arriving at school distance • You must wait in a line following a 2m distance marking outside the main gate on the left hand 2 meter side of Tudor Road and wait for your name to be distance called. 2 meter • Only one parent is allowed to drop off/pick up. distance • No facemasks are allowed. Remove this and give it to your parent to take home. • You will have your temperature taken at the gate. • You will say goodbye to your parent. • You will wash your hand at the outside sink and line up with your Bubble. • Parents will be asked to leave once they have said goodbye. Parents are to leave from the right hand side gate.

Going Inside to your Classrooms • When entering the Year Entrance Exit 1 classrooms you MUST follow the instructions. You will use the far left door to Enter the building and the right door to Exit the building. • This is to ensure there is a one-way system to make it easy for everyone to leave and enter the building.

Keeping you safe Hand-washing • Your teacher will ask you to wash your hands a lot! • Watch this video about how to wash your hands Videos: All children have been taught how to clean their hands properly, using the videos below: EYFS/KS1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VjeIWLnEg KS2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IisgnbMfKvI

Keeping you safe ‘Catch it, bin it, kill it’ • When coughing, tissues should be thrown away and you should wash your hands. • Don’t touch your mouth, nose and eyes with your hands. • Tell an adult if you are feeling unwell.

Keeping you safe - Medication Please ensure medication including inhalers , epipens and eczema cream are brought into school in a named bag . These will be left in school. If your child is unwell or has a temperature you cannot bring them to school. You must phone the school by 9am to let us know if you child will not be coming to school that day and the reason why. If your child has any allergies, please do let the school know. Any allergy medication should be given to the child before they arrive at school. Please make sure all medication is in date. If not please request one from your doctor.

Keeping you safe Bubble 2 STAY WITH YOUR BUBBLE Pod • Follow the rules for where you Bubble 1 can and cannot play during Pod break and lunchtimes. • Follow the rules for using toilets. Only use the ones assigned to your Bubble.

Year 1 Learning You will have your own desk, spaced apart from other children. You will be given a pack with equipment which will be provided for you. These must not be shared with other children in your Bubble. At the end of a lesson leave your book open for your teacher to give you feedback. Do not move around the classroom.

Year 1 Learning No reading book, pictures or home learning will be sent home . All learning can be found on the school website which you can access using the following link https://www.tudorprimary.co.uk/early-years-2/ Children can continue to complete this from home. • Oak Academy for English and Maths • The School Website • Physical activity outside • Looking after ourselves

Break times Playground Zones Check the Rota with your adult • Use the toilet before or after break • Stay in your Bubble group with your adult • Each day you will be able to play in your playground pod with the children from your

Lunchtime You will eat lunch with your class in your classroom with you Bubble • No packed lunches are allowed. • No home dinners are allowed. • Wash hands before and after lunch. • School will provide lunch for you. You can choose what you would like to eat by looking at the menu on the next page. • You will eat lunch in your classroom with your Bubble. • If you go home for lunch then you cannot return to school that day

Lunchtime Menu The lunch menu will alternate on a weekly basis

Home time You MUST be on time. Parents who are collecting must stand 2m apart outside the main gate on the left hand side of Tudor Road. When your child’s teacher calls your name, your When you are with your parent, child will walk towards you and you can leave go straight home. Stay safe. Do the premises using the right hand side gate. not stop to chat to your friends! You will NOT be allowed to talk with your child’s teacher. If you wish to do this, you can call the school office to arrange a telephone appointment with your child’s teacher, or email us at [email protected]

What if one of the children or adults in my child’s ‘Bubble’ develops Coronavirus symptoms? Child will be sent home and asked to get a test at the Gurnell Centre in Greenford, if test is positive then ALL people in that ‘Bubble’ must self isolate for 14 days. The school will give clear instructions to all teachers and parents. You MUST call the school in the morning before 9am if your child is absent from school Please make sure that all contact numbers are up to date in case we need to call you