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P1 Timetable
Fri 28 Aug 2020P1 pupils will finish at 12.00 the week beginning 31st August
P1 pupils will finish at 13.00 the week beginning 7th September
Finish time from week beginning 14th September will be 13.45
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Important Update Regarding the School Day
Fri 28 Aug 2020Dear Parents and Guardians,
May we take this opportunity, first and foremost, to congratulate you and your children on the most positive and happy start back to school this week! They came into school so well, and you must be feeling very proud indeed.
As we look ahead to next week, and all pupils being in school for the first time together, we feel that there are necessary changes we must make to the school day, in order to keep the children, and you as parents and guardians, as safe as possible when entering and exiting the school grounds.
We would like to extend the window of time where children can enter the school building each morning. Doors will continue to open at 0840 and will remain open until 0910.
There will be no supervision in the playground before 0840, as all staff are in rooms ready to greet the children, so for purposes of pupil safety, we would ask that children do not arrive before this time.
We are delighted to let you know that Breakfast Club will reopen to all pupils from Monday 7th September. Breakfast Club will open from 0815, with a small cost of 50p per day. Further details on Breakfast Club will be posted next week.
We are very limited in terms of our entrances and exits to school, having only the main driveway and back path, which we know is very narrow. To make this one-way would not be beneficial for most families, who approach from different directions. Taking all of this into account and to ease any potential congestion, particularly at home times, we have taken the decision to stagger the finish times of year groups slightly further.
The last thing we want to do is to change routines for you at this stage, however we feel it is the right thing to do, as we strive to keep all children, and their families as safe and comfortable feeling, at this time.
As of Tuesday 1st September, the following staggered finish times will be in place for each year group:
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
P1 As per individual group timetables, thereafter:
1345 1345 1345 1345 1345
P2 1345 1345 1345 1345 1345
P3 1350 1450 1350 1450 1350
P4 1450 1450 1350 1450 1350
P5 1455 1455 1355 1455 1355
P6 1500 1500 1400 1500 1400
P7 1500 1500 1400 1500 1400
We value your support immeasurably and we thank you for your understanding, as we ensure we have all possible measures in place, to help keep all children, as well as you as parents and guardians, feeling as safe and comfortable as possible. Thank you so much for supporting these small, but important changes.
Now that the children are comfortable entering school, and their new classrooms, we would like to bring each class in and out of school, using the door closest to their classroom.
With this in mind the following classes will use the following doors from next week:
Infant Door: All P1 and P2 Classes
Middle Door: P3C, P3R, P4G, P5L, P5McK, P7H, P7SD
Top Door: P3McW, P4F, P6C, P6B, P6M, P7D
With Sincere Thanks,
Mr Armstrong and Mrs Smart
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School attendance and Coronavirus guide
Wed 26 Aug 2020Please click here to download a copy of our "Quick Guide to Coronavirus-related Absences". This document will let you know what to do in a range of different situations, for example, if your child or a member of your household has coronavirus symptoms or if staff or pupils in your child's class bubble have tested positive. It is very important for us all to follow these guidelines to protect all members of our school and local community. Many thanks. -
School dinners menu now available
Tue 25 Aug 2020- School dinners in the form of packed lunches will begin on Tuesday 1st September. Please click here to download the menu. These lunches will be delivered to the classrooms.
- Please inform the school of any allergens.
- The cost of dinners remains at £2.60 per day.
- All dinners must be paid for using the Eduspot app. Details will be sent to parents by the end of this week.
- It is our intention to serve hot meals from Monday 14th September – menu to follow.
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Welcome to the new P1 Children
Mon 24 Aug 2020Children will be met at the door by a member of staff and escorted to their new classrooms due to current circumstances.
Thanks for your support in this.
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Important Medical Information Request
Fri 21 Aug 2020Dear Parents and Guardians,
If your child is clinically vulnerable, or extremely clinically vulnerable, or if they live with someone within these categories, please contact me to discuss the potential need for a specific Risk Assessment to be put in place.
Please contact me via email: jarmstrong775@c2kni.net
Kind Regards,
Mr J. Armstrong
Acting Principal
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School Restart Update - Covid 19 - August 2020
Wed 19 Aug 2020Brooklands Primary School
School Restart Information – August 2020
Further Update in relation to COVID-19
Dear Parent and Guardians,
We cannot wait to welcome your child back into Brooklands for the start of a new school year.
School opens to pupils as was outlined in previous information posted on our website.
One significant change to these times will be that school will close to all pupils on Wednesdays at 2pm. This will enable us to carry out a deep clean, mid-week.
At home times, classes will be released individually from the door through which entered, apart from P3, who will be released from the middle door, opposite the school office.
This process will take slightly longer than would be normal, so please allow a few extra minutes for your child to exit the building each day.
We would ask that parents and pupils make a swift exit of the school grounds, and respect social distancing as much as is possible at this time.
Designated doors will be open to the children from 0840 until 0900 each morning, to facilitate a more relaxed, yet staggered entry into the building. The children will be directed straight to their classrooms, where they will be met and welcomed by their teacher.
Once the children are within the school building, they will remain within their class ‘bubble’ for the duration of every school day, until this guidance changes. This will include break and lunchtimes, where each class has been allocated their own timeslot within the playground, where they will benefit from much needed fresh air and a chance to play with their friends.
On days where P3-P7 children are in school until 3pm, they will also be allocated an afternoon break time outside also. You may provide an afternoon snack for your child each day.
These breaks will be supervised between designated Classroom Assistants, Supervisors and Class Teachers.
We are delighted to let you know that we have set up a cashless system for school meals and payments moving forwards. A text message will follow with information regarding how to register, before the end of August.
The provision of school meals will commence on Tuesday 1st September, in the form of a cold packed lunch which will be delivered to the classroom.
A menu will be posted on our website for your perusal.
Children are allowed to bring in their own lunch boxes and reusable drinks bottles. These will be stored within their school bag, on their pegs each day. We would ask that these reusable items be cleaned thoroughly each day. Thank you.
Full school uniform should be worn each day, which, following Department of Education Guidance, should be washed daily.
PE will be timetabled, for one session per week, per class. Your child’s PE day will be sent home to you, along with further class and year group information from your child’s class teacher, on Tuesday 1st September.
We would ask that the children wear trainers to school on this day. The children will not be changing into PE kit at this time, nor should they come into school wearing PE kit of any kind.
Our school building has undergone a deep-clean ahead of pupils and staff returning, and we would like to thank our cleaning staff for the work that has gone on during this period of closure.
As well as our buildings supervisor, a cleaner will be on duty throughout the whole school day, to ensure toilets, bannisters and door handles are regularly sanitised.
We are operating with two staffrooms to limit the contact of adults within school, and help keep staff and pupils as safe as possible.
We thank you for sending your child into school with their own hand sanitiser and box of tissues, along with their own stationery items, which will be stored within a zip wallet and used only by your child.
Each teacher has been supplied with their own Personal Protection Equipment, as well as a cleaning pack for classroom use. Each year group has also been supplied with contactless thermometers.
We would stress that it is imperative that you do not send your child into school if they are in any way unwell, or displaying any Covid-like symptoms.
In the event of a child displaying Covid-like symptoms, the child will be brought to a designated safe-space within school, where they will be supervised by a classroom assistant, until they can be collected by their parent or guardian.
It is imperative that we have up-to-date contact number for you, and any family member who would be collecting your child.
We thank you for your continued support, more now than ever.
Please know that your child’s safety, well-being and happiness in school is our main priority, and we cannot wait to welcome them in next week.
Kindest Regards,
Mr Armstrong and Mrs Smart
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School Restart Information Update
Mon 10 Aug 2020Following the Minister of Education's statement last week plans for re-opening the school will be as follows:
Week beginning 24th August:
Pupils will attend in two groups, A and B, as per previous text message sent to all families:
P7
Monday 24th/Tuesday 25th P7 Group A only (12.30pm finish)
Thursday 27th/Friday 28th P7 Group B (12.30pm finish)
P1
Children's groups remain as per Information booklets sent home
P2-P6
Thursday 27th P2 to P6 Group A (12.30pm finish)
Friday 28th P2 to P6 Group B (12.30pm finish)
There will be no lunches on these days.
On these days, and for the foreseeable future, doors will be open for pupils from 8.40am until 9.00am. This will reduce the numbers of pupils entering the building at any one time.
Doors for pupil entry:
P1 - P3 Bottom doors in Infant Playground
P4 - P5 Middle doors at main office
P6 - P7 Top doors in Senior Playground
We kindly request that parents and guardians leave the school premises as quickly as possible. Thank you for your support in this.
From week beginning Monday 31st August:
All pupils will be able to return to school on a full time basis.
Please note Monday 31st August will be a 12.30pm finish.
From Tuesday 1st September :
Doors will continue to be open from 8.40am until 9.00am for all pupils.
Children should not be in the playground. before 8.40am
School will finish as normal at the following times:
P1 As per information sent home already
P2 2pm finish Monday to Friday
P3 2pm finish Monday, Wednesday, Friday /
3pm finish Tuesday and Thursday
P4 - P7 3pm finish Monday to Thursday.
2pm finish Friday
School dinners in the form of a packed lunch will be available from Tuesday 1st September. These will be delivered to the classrooms.
Children are expected to wear full school uniform and are permitted to bring school bags and lunch boxes each day. These will be kept on pegs in cloakroom areas throughout the school day.
Each child will be provided with a zip folder for all of their stationery items, such as their own pencils and pens, which will be kept in school.
We hope to open our Breakfast and Two O'Clock Clubs as soon as possible and will get information on this to you as soon as this is available.
We are looking forward to welcoming all the children back to Brooklands after such a long time apart. All staff are very aware of the anxieties children may be feeling as they start the new academic year and our focus will be on the children's well being and happiness after a long period away from the classroom.
May we take this opportunity to once again thank you for all your support during what has been an exceptionally challenging time for all.
We now look ahead with hope and positivity for the year and happy times to come within Brooklands Primary School.
Kindest Regards, Mr Armstrong, Mrs Smart and the Brooklands Team
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Ballybeen Community Wall Launch on Saturday 8th August
Thu 06 Aug 2020Bring the family to the Ballybeen Community Wall Launch Day this Saturday 8th August at 1.00pm! There will also be a Fun Day from 2pm with lots of activities for the whole family including a charity football match at 3pm.
