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Year 6 Mahogany Carnival Workshop

Fri 23 Jul 2021

Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed trying on Mahogany's amazing carnival costumes and performing their own procession. They made their own carnival headdresses and wore them to the Musical Showcase. Thank you Mahogany!

End of Term

Mon 19 Jul 2021 Ms Harrison

DONNINGTON PRIMARY SCHOOL

End of Term News

19^th July 2021

Donnington: Forward together for future success

Dear Parents and Carers,

We have reached the end of a very challenging year. Some things have remained the same whilst others have changed. School has been disrupted in lots of ways but our children have made us proud in the way that they have adapted and made progress in their learning. We of course intend to build on this when we return to school in September.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your continuing support in making Donnington a special place for children and staff and wish you an enjoyable summer holiday.

Ms Harrison

Reports
If you would like to discuss your child’s end of year report with their class teacher please email your request to admin@donnington.brent.sch.uk

and the class teacher will contact you to arrange a convenient date and time.

Activity Clubs

We have arranged for Young Sporters & Leisure Ltd. to run three clubs from September. There will be multi-sports for KS1 children and basketball and football for KS2. All administration including pricing will be set by Young Sporters. Mr Ali will be sending out a separate letter giving further details.

COVID-19 Risk Assessment and September opening

Although the Prime Minister intends to relax the lockdown rules from this week we will continue with our current COVID-19 Risk Assessment which can be found on the school website. Therefore;

Staggered start and end times remain until the end of term
Children will remain in bubbles until the end of term
Parent access to the school site remains restricted until the end of term
Self-isolation rules still apply for school age children and will come to an end on 16^th August 2021.

On Thursday 2^nd September 2021 we return to pre-pandemic start and finish times as follows;

Year Group	Class Teacher	Start Time	Finish Time	Gate
1	Mrs Frenkler	8:45 am	3:20 pm	Harlesden Road
2	Miss McCann	8:45 am	3:20 pm	Harlesden Road
3	Ms Thompson	8:45 am	3:30 pm	Harlesden Road
4	Mr Ali	8:45 am	3:30 pm	Donnington Road
5	Mrs Mensah	8:45 am	3:30 pm	Donnington Road
6	Ms Van Pelt	8:45 am	3:30 pm	Donnington Road

End of Term Arrangements
From Monday 19^th July - Friday 23^rd July ,Year 5 and Year 3 will be dismissed via the Harlesden Road gate.

School finishes at 2pm on Friday 23^rd July. Please collect your children on time. Thank you.

Support for Families and Holiday Activities

The Covid grant support for vulnerable families will be extended until 30 September 2021. Families will receive a £90 supermarket voucher for each eligible child (£15 per child for each week of the six weeks of the school holiday). The school office will let you know when the vouchers are available to download.
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Brent Council - Summer on your doorstep
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https://youngsporters.co.uk/

Sports Day

Sports Day will now take place on Wednesday 21^st July at Willesden Sports Centre.

Unfortunately, due to COVI-19 restrictions parents will not be able to attend.

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Attendance and Punctuality

Please ensure that you follow all government guidance regarding quarantine and self-isolation if you intend to take a holiday abroad during the summer.

We expect all pupils back in school on Thursday 2^nd September. up school will liaise with the Educational Welfare Officer as necessary.

Key Dates for your diary

Y1 – Y6 return to school: Thursday 2^nd September 2021 at 8:45 am

Nursery and Reception return to school from Monday 6^th September 2021

Half Term Holiday: Monday 25^th October to Friday 29^th October 2021

INSET Day: Tuesday 5^th October 2021

End of Autumn Term: Friday 17^th December 2021 at 1:30 pm

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School returns on

Tuesday 4^th January 2022 at 8:45 am

Summer Reading Challenge 2021

This year's summer reading challenge is called Wild World Heroes and will focus on how to take care of the environment.

To join the challenge, visit your local library where you will be given a folder to record your reading over the summer. Once you have read six books and shown a member of staff from the library, you will receive a medal and certificate.

There will be lots of online events, from 3rd August - 25th August, including Zoolab, cartoon drawing, poetry, story-telling and STEM workshops.

All the events are free but they must be booked. The details on how to join have been sent home by ParentMail and shared on Showbie.

Happy reading!

Positive Covid - 19 Case

Fri 16 Jul 2021 Ms Harrison

16^th July 2021

Advice to All Parents - Single case

Dear Parents,

We have been advised by Public Health England that there has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the school.

We know that you may find this concerning but we are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with Public Health England. This letter is to inform you of the current situation and provide advice on how to support your child. Please be reassured that for most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.

The small number of children who have been in close contact with the individual who has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) have received a letter informing them that their child must stay at home for 10 days.

The school remains open and your child should continue to attend as normal if they remain well.

What to do if your child develops symptoms of COVID 19

If your child develops symptoms of COVID-19, they must not come to school and should remain at home for at least 10 days from the date when their symptoms appeared. Anyone with symptoms will be eligible for a PCR test (the normally available test type) and this can be arranged via https://www.nhs.uk/ask-for-a-coronavirus-test or by calling 119.

All other household members who remain well, must stay at home and not leave the house for 10 days. This includes anyone in your ‘Support Bubble’.

Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-stay-at-home-guidance/stay-at-home-guidance-for-households-with-possible-coronavirus-covid-19-infection

The household isolation period includes the day the first person in your household’s symptoms started (or the day their test was taken if they did not have symptoms) and the next 10 full days. This means that if, for example, your 10 day isolation period starts on the 15th of the month, your isolation period ends at 23:59 hrs on the 25th and you can return to your normal routine.

Household members should not go to work, school or public areas and exercise should be taken within the home.

If you require help with buying groceries, other shopping or picking up medication, or walking a dog, you should ask friends or family. Alternatively, you can order your shopping online and medication by phone or online.

Household members staying at home for 10 days will greatly reduce the overall amount of infection the household could pass on to others in the community

If you are able, move any vulnerable individuals (such as the elderly and those with underlying health conditions) out of your home, to stay with friends or family for the duration of the home isolation period.

Symptoms

The most common symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are recent onset of:

a new continuous cough
a high temperature
a loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)

For most people, coronavirus (COVID-19) will be a mild illness.

If your child does develop symptoms, you can seek advice from the nhs.uk website at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/check-if-you-have-coronavirus-symptoms/. If you are concerned about your child’s symptoms, or they are worsening you can seek advice from NHS 111 at https://111.nhs.uk/ or by phoning 111.

How to stop COVID-19 spreading

There are things you can do to help reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19

Do

wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
wash your hands as soon as you get home
cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards

Further Information

Further information is available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

Yours sincerely

Headteacher

Safety First

Mon 08 Mar 2021 Ms Harrison

Dear Parents/Carers,

Below is the introduction to today's newsletter. You will find the full newsletter under the News and Events tab on the website.

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome Back!

It was good to see so many families ready for school this morning. We have been looking forward to having all of our pupils back with us again.

However, I must remind you of the message that I put on the website last week. These important procedures must be followed in order to keep everyone safe.

Only one parent should drop off and pick up children - please wear face masks/coverings when doing so
You must not stand in groups but keep to social distancing guidance and line up along the fences on the white markers
If you need to come to the school office please make appointments. Please wear a face mask and do not just turn up as we are continuing to restrict access to the school building
Please make sure that you share these procedures with your child if they come to school alone.

Ms Harrison

Christmas at Donnington - part 2

Mon 14 Dec 2020 Ms Harrison

Friday 11th December was Christmas Jumper Day and we also had our Christmas lunch.

Our fantastic staff made sure that the day went smoothly and we pulled crackers in the afternoon which were kindly donated by the Friends of Donnington.

Christmas at Donnington

Thu 10 Dec 2020 Ms Harrison

Our fantastic staff have made an extra special effort to make Christmas at school as special as possible.

Year 2 Loves London!

Wed 25 Nov 2020

Year 2 have been really busy this week learning all about London. We created some fantastic fact files, wrote stories and drew fabulous pictures. We wanted to share some with you.

Alim Kamara

Wed 21 Oct 2020

On Tuesday 20^th October we were delighted to receive a visit from Alim Kamara. We were able to experience African Storytelling and drumming. Alim also worked with us to create our own raps and used drama and poetry to engage us. He was AWESOME!

We hope that you like the work that he inspired us to create.

Year 3 Artwork

Fri 09 Oct 2020 Miss McCann

Year 3 have been learning all about rocks this half term. We've studied volcanoes, fossils and Mary Anning. Here is some artwork that we created about our topic 'Rocks, Relics and Rumbles'.

Year 3 Chicks

Thu 01 Oct 2020 E McCann

Year 3 have been very busy this week watching our wonderful eggs hatch! We are so excited to have 9 baby chicks in our classroom. Our eggs started in the incubator on Monday, yesterday we were amazed as they hatched and today they have moved into their new house. We are being very responsible minders and helpers. Next week we are so excited as we get to hold the chicks! We have taken some pictures of the chicks for you all to see.

Click here to watch a live stream of our chicks today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCXf5zc8-YM&ab_channel=DonningtonPrimarySchool