Changes to pick up and drop off from Monday

3rd September 2021

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome back to school and the start of a new academic year. It has been wonderful to see the children today looking very smart and full of enthusiasm.

Since the start of the summer holidays we have been able to enjoy fewer restrictions and that includes some changes in school.

Firstly children no longer need to stay in bubbles but can mix with children in other classes and year groups. Schools are also no longer responsible for contact tracing; this is now being carried out by NHS Track and Trace instead of school staff.

We will however continue with the additional hygiene measures we had in place last term and staff will continue to test twice a week.

Importantly though we do not need to continue with a staggered start and end to the day.

Therefore from Monday 6^th September you can use which ever entrance is most convenient for you; Delabole or Radstock and leave by the same entrance or a different one. There will be no one way system so you will be able to drop children off to the classroom door (or for the three classes upstairs, the nearest entrance downstairs).

Gates will open at 8.40am and close at 8.55am. Children must be in class by 8.50am for registration. At the end of the day gates will be open at 3pm, children in YR, Y1 and Y2 will leave the classroom at 3.05pm and children in Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 will leave the classroom at 3.10pm.

I hope that the easing of these restrictions makes the “school run” easier than it has been for a while and thank you for your co-operation throughout the pandemic. The measures and precautions you have taken have helped to keep children in school and attendance last year was 96% which was excellent. We very much hope to achieve this attendance level as well this year.

Kind regards

Mrs Chrysanthou

Headteacher

28^th May 2021

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you for all your support this half term.  School finishes today but Test and Trace expectations remain in place.

You will need to contact us on test.trace@furzefield.surrey.sch.uk if your child:

• Has symptoms this weekend (Saturday 29^th or Sunday 30^th May) and then gets a positive Covid-19 test; or
• Has a test this weekend (Saturday 29^th or Sunday 30^th May) which comes back positive

This email will be checked twice a day (approx. 11:00am and 4:00pm) until Wednesday 2^nd June.

If you need to contact us, please include:

• Date and time of the start of your child’s symptoms; or
• Date and time of your child’s test; and
• Your child’s name and class;
• Date and time that your child was last in school.

You do not need to inform us if another member of your family/bubble has a positive test.

Enjoy the half term break.

Kind regards,

Mrs Chrysanthou

We are delighted to announce that Tree Tops Holiday Club will be running a Summer Holiday Club at Furzefield this summer.

Please click on this link for further details. 2021 Summer Holiday Club

Many thanks
School Office

1^st April 2021

Dear Parents and Carers,

Thank you for all your support this term.  School finishes today but test and trace expectations remain in place.

You will need to contact us on test.trace@furzefield.surrey.sch.uk if your child:

• Has symptoms on either Friday 2^nd or Saturday 3^rd April and then gets a positive Covid-19 test; or
• Has a test on either Friday 2^nd or Saturday 3^rd April which comes back positive.

This email will be checked twice a day (approx. 11:00am and 4:00pm) until Tuesday 6^th April.

If you need to contact us, please include:

• Date and time of the start of your child’s symptoms; or
• Date and time of your child’s test; and
• Your child’s name and class;
• Date and time that your child was last in school.

You do not need to inform us if another member of your family/bubble has a positive test.

Enjoy the Easter break.

Kind regards,

Mrs Chrysanthou

School breaks up for Easter Holidays this Thursday.  We hope you have a wonderful break.

We will still be operating staggered pick up times as detailed below:

If you have more than one child, please use your earliest time and the entrance/exit for your youngest child.

* Siblings of children who attend the Ocean Centre should be dropped off at and picked up from the Delabole Road entrance.  Staff will escort them to and from class.

We are pleased to announce that Breakfast and After School Club (Fun Club) will be resuming from 22nd March for those children who meet the Government criteria (to support you to work, seek work, undertake education or training, or you have a medical need/attendance at a support group).

Thank you to those parents who have registered interest in the sessions. If you have completed one of our surveys, you will receive a separate email regarding your child’s registration/start date.

If you are interested in Breakfast Club/After School Club and have not contacted us yet, please do call the school office or email enquiries@furzefield.surrey.sch.uk for further details and/or a registration form.

Many thanks

The Office Team