Dear parents / carers

I am writing to inform you that we now have approximately 10 confirmed cases of scarlet fever in pupils at school.
We have been advised by Public Health not to hold events involving members of the public on the school site currently. Unfortunately, we have had to make the difficult decision to postpone the Christmas Chocolate Bingo this evening. Money paid towards ticket prices will be refunded in due course.

At this stage, Public Health have advised us the school should remain open, but if you think you or child have scarlet fever, you should:
• see your GP or contact NHS 111 as soon as possible
• make sure that you/your child takes the full course of any antibiotics prescribed by the doctor.
• stay at home, away from nursery, school or work for at least 24 hours after starting the antibiotic treatment, to avoid spreading the infection.

Over the remainder of the school term, we will enhance cleaning of surfaces, make hand sanitiser available, and encourage hand hygiene to avoid the spreading of infection.

Although scarlet fever is usually a mild illness, it should be treated with antibiotics to minimise the risk of complications and reduce the spread to others.

The symptoms of scarlet fever include a sore throat, headache, fever, nausea and vomiting. This is followed by a fine red rash which typically first appears on the chest and stomach, rapidly spreading to other parts of the body. On more darkly-pigmented skin, the scarlet rash may be harder to spot, but it should feel like ‘sandpaper’. The face can be flushed red but pale around the mouth.

Complications
Children who have had chickenpox recently are more likely to develop more serious infection during an outbreak of scarlet fever and so parents should remain vigilant for symptoms such as a persistent high fever, cellulitis (skin infection) and arthritis (joint pain and swelling). If you are concerned for any reason please seek medical assistance immediately.

If your child has an underlying condition which affects their immune system, you should contact your GP or hospital doctor to discuss whether any additional measures are needed.

Should the situation or Public Heath advice change, we will inform you as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely

Dr Jane Tinker
Headteacher

Dear Parent / Carer

As the end of term is fast approaching, we thought it timely to inform you of a few arrangements:

• Lost property: we have again accumulated large amounts of lost property; pupils will be informed that this is on display on the stage for them to reclaim any missing items. Anything unclaimed by the end of term will be re-cycled through Corbet Clothes or donated to charity.
• Christmas Lunch: This year we are going to designate Thursday 15th of December as “Christmas Lunch Day”. Tutors are going to talk with their tutees about this over the next couple of days and we would encourage this was a conversation had at home as well, so numbers can be gaged for the ordering of food. The only options that day will be a roast turkey dinner or vegetarian option (£2.60), which can be purchased using their ParentPay account as normal. There is also no change for pupils entitled to free school meals. Those who do not wish to have Christmas lunch should bring a packed lunch and please note there will be no break service on that day.
• Friday 16th December: the school day will finish at 1.30pm for the Christmas holidays. Those pupils who usually travel on school transport will be collected at 1.30pm. We would kindly ask other parents and pupils to make necessary arrangements to be collected at 1.30pm. There will be no transport provision at the normal finish time of 3.20pm. Please note that there will be no lunchtime canteen service on this day, although there will be the usual morning break service. Pupils entitled to free school meals will be able to use their provision at morning break.
• Christmas Jumper Day, Thursday 15th December: pupils can come to school in their Christmas Jumpers, worn with school uniform. We won’t be asking for cash donations, but it would be lovely if students donated an item for the food bank collection.
• PD Day, Tuesday 3rd January 2023, staff only in school
• Pupils return to school on Wednesday 4th January 2023.

Yours sincerely
Dr Jane Tinker
Headteacher

Telephone and Internet Update: Mon, 28.11.22

Our phones and internet are now all working again.

 

Due to having no phones or Internet please use the following mobiles until further notice:

Attendance: 07957 298969

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