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Happy Friday everybody - we hope you’ve had a good week. From today, every weekday we will be posting at 2pm to keep you informed, busy and entertained. Today we’ve started with a fun video including highlights from the week, birthdays and a challenge for you at home. From next week, we will do the following each week at 2pm: Monday - home learning update Tuesday - story time Wednesday - learn a skill Thursday - story time Friday - funday Thanks and look after each other.

Friday, 27 March

Snack Shack is on again today from 11am outside the children's centre and school. Lots of bakery products, sandwiches and salads as well as other bits and pieces. Donations to snack shack as you feel appropriate. Bring a carrier bag and please remember social distancing guidelines.

Friday, 27 March

Snack Shack is on again today from 10.30am outside the children's centre and school. Lots of bakery products, sandwiches, salads and sushi as well as other bits and pieces. Bring a carrier bag and please remember social distancing guidelines.

Thursday, 26 March

Charity food is available at school today. Please come to the car park at the side of school and feel free to fill a carrier bag. Donations to snack shack as appropriate. There are lots of eggs so if possible bring an empty egg box to fill. Please remember social distancing guidelines (remain 2 metres apart from others) and only send one member of the family to collect.

Wednesday, 25 March

Here is Total Sports’ story time. Mr Gardiner is reading ‘Aliens Love Underpants’...he fluffs a few lines but hopefully his voice will send your children to sleep. If all else fails you might get a laugh out of it.

Tuesday, 24 March

If you are looking for something to do while stuck at home, local company Total Sports Limited are running a series of online activities and videos to keep your children entertained. This includes Wake Up-Shake Up, crafts, a skipping competition and loads of funny posts. They are also doing a story time at 7pm each day and our very own Mr Gardiner is reading tonight’s...if that doesn’t send you to sleep, we don’t know what will!

Tuesday, 24 March

The immediate need to minimise contact between people and to maximise social distancing means we wanted to reaffirm and clarify expectations for tomorrow at Clifton Green. It is NOT compulsory for key workers’ children to attend next week. It is EMERGENCY CHILDCARE for key workers who have an essential job which is critical to the country’s COVID-19 response and who have absolutely no other option but to send their child to school. The whole point is to reduce the spread of the virus and to only be a last resort for those who need it so we have a minimum number of children and a minimum number of staff on site. This is in order to protect everyone in our community and beyond. We do not post this light heartedly: if we do not act together on this then school could become overwhelmed and unsafe. Thank you for your ongoing support and understanding in such difficult times.

Sunday, 22 March

Sadly, our playground is empty and nobody knows how long this will be for. This is a completely unknown situation which is rapidly changing and we all need to support each other. School is now closed for the vast majority of our pupils and we have to insist that you do not send your child to school on Monday unless you have already discussed this with a member of school staff. This is to keep staff and children as safe as possible and hopefully do our part to stop the virus spreading. A detailed letter has been sent out to all families today and can be found on Weduc and our school website: www.cliftongreenprimary.co.uk. Watch this space for further information and activities to see you through! Thank you for your continued support - we're really proud of how our children, community and staff have dealt with these challenging times. Take care of yourselves and those around you. The Clifton Green Family

Friday, 20 March

Below is updated information from the government regarding school on Monday: Parents whose work is critical to the COVID-19 response include those who work in health and social care and in other key sectors (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision). Many parents working in these sectors may be able to ensure their child is kept at home and every child who can be safely cared for at home should be. Please, therefore, follow these key principles: 1. If it is at all possible for children to be at home, then they should be. 2. If a child needs specialist support, is vulnerable or has a parent who is a critical worker, then educational provision will be available for them. 3. Parents should not rely for childcare upon those who are advised to be in the stringent social distancing category such as grandparents, friends, or family members with underlying conditions. 4. Parents should also do everything they can to ensure children are not mixing socially in a way which can continue to spread the virus. They should observe the same social distancing principles as adults. Further information will follow from school. Thank you for your continued support.

Friday, 20 March

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