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Dear Parents/Carers,

ENFORCED SCHOOL CLOSURE

Following the announcement from the government this evening - Monday 4th January 2021, schools will be closed with immediate effect to all pupils except for Nursery children, Children of key workers and those classed as vulnerable. We are being asked to do this to reduce the further spread of COVID-19 to others in the community.

What will happen now?

School will be closed to ALL pupils from Tuesday 5^th January 2021.

A provision for Nursery Children and Children of Key workers and those classed as vulnerable will reopen on Wednesday 6^th January. If you wish to secure a place at the key worker provision, you must contact the school office between 9am and mid-day on Tuesday 5^th January.

Nursery staff will be contacting parents of Nursery children on Tuesday 4^th January to gain the level of take-up.

The inclusion team will contact those classed as vulnerable to discuss attending the provision.

Our commitment to you!

We will continue to support your child’s educational journey remotely

We will hand deliver a remote learning pack for your child to complete

On Tuesday 5^th January a member of staff from your child’s class will contact you and your child by phone to discuss the way forward and offer support – please note that this will be from a withheld number as staff will also be working remotely

We will continue to provide the class’s planned activities on a weekly/fortnightly basis

If your child is eligible to Free School Meals, we will provide you with a packed lunch, these will be ready for collection daily between 11am – midday on Tuesday 5^th, Wednesday 6^th, Thursday 7^th and Friday 8^th January, with a view to moving to vouchers the following week.

We will continue to keep you updated and all information will be uploaded to the school website – Latest News and COVID 19 sections.

Yours sincerely

Mrs K Parkes

Headteacher

Please continue to update school and nursery on your child's wellbeing, even if your child is self-isolating.

Please contact the school if any of the following apply;

• Your child displays symptoms of COVID 19
• Someone in the household displays symptoms of COVID 19 and you need to self-isolate
• You have been contacted by track and trace and advised to self-isolate

Call: 01952 387640 and leave a voice message

Email: A3361@telford.gov.uk

Please include the following details; Pupils name, class, reason - as above, date symptoms or isolation started.

This will ensure that we are able to implement any necessary precautions. Thank you once again for your continued support in keeping everyone safe and well.

Latest News from Telford & Wrekin - Free Breakfast Packages for families eligible to free school meals

Today we have been informed by Telford & Wrekin Council that as part of their commitment to Protect, Care and Invest in the borough they are providing extra support until the end of the Christmas holidays, to families eligible for free school meals (due to financial circumstances).

They are offering FREE 'Breakfast packages' for 5 days a week

If you qualify for Free School Meals please visit www.telford.gov.uk/breakfast for details on how to register and where to collect your FREE breakfast package.

Free school meals during October 2020 half term

https://www.shropshirelarder.org.uk/post/free-school-meals-during-october-2020-half-term

Remember...... If you qualify for Free School Meals, you may also qualify for a range of other benefits, and with many people’s income being affected by the Pandemic, you can check that you are receiving what you’re entitled to at www.telford/gov.uk/coronavirus/support.

Arrival and Departures 

Make your way onto the school site at the designated time (see table below) and keep younger children with you by holding their hand.

To help maintain social distancing on site, please can only one adult accompany your child and please do not arrive more than 5 minutes before your child's start/collection time.

Drop off and collection points will be clearly marked on the playground. To make things easy for you, drop and collection will be at the same place.

Please do not worry, there will be members of staff on hand to direct you!

For further details on the preventative measures taken by the school please follow the link below. Should you require any further information or reassurance please contact the school on 01952 387640 or email your query to A3361@telford.gov.uk 

COVID 19

Latest information for Parents and Carers regarding closure due to Coronavirus from Department for Education.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers

Supporting the Community

We are very proud of all the work done by the pupils and staff at Millbrook to support others throughout the year.

The Community Food Hub that ran in School during the summer term and the weekly on site visit from FareShare supported many families from the local community.

FareShare will continue to visit Millbrook every Tuesday 12pm - 1pm until further notice.

This year our fundraising activities have raised money for;