Chesterton CE Primary School

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Chesterton News
Please find attached the end of year newsletter. Have a lovely summer.

Reading Awards
As you may know, at the end of the academic year, we like to recognise the children who have read consistently well over the year and have reached a certain number of Reading Nights in their Reading Diary. These children will be given an additional chance to win a book prize by being entered into our 'Golden Ticket Reading Raffle', which will be drawn on the last day of term. Please make sure that your child’s diary is available in school for us to look at.

Class Arrangements 2026-27
Please find attached letter from Mr Horner about next year's class arrangements.

Changes to Wrap Around Care from September 2026
Please find attached a letter from the school explaining changes to our wraparound provision that will be taking place from September.
S4A have produced detailed information for parents which can be found in the letter above. If you have any questions, please contact Claire Linfoot via the school office, or contact S4A by email or phone. S4A will also be in school during the last week of term so you if you would prefer to speak with them face to face, there will be an opportunity to do so.
Thank you.

Wellbeing Newsletter #2
Please find attached the second edition in our series of Wellbeing Newsletters; this time relating to healthy eating and sleep to coincide with Healthy Eating Week

Water Safety
Please find attached a letter regarding water safety.

Sports and Clubs Letters

Latest Covid news and advice

Posted 11th July 2022:
As you will no doubt be aware, COVID cases are on the rise again, which has led to some questions from parents regarding the rules around testing and isolation. Please see below for guidance when the rules changed at the end of March. Please note that there is no expectation, either in the national guidelines or from the school, to take a COVID-19 test if your child is feeling unwell. Management of COVID-19 has now been brought in line with other respiratory infections (see bullet points 1&2). However, if you do choose to test yourself or your child for personal reasons, please note the isolation requirements that we still must adhere to. If you have any questions, please contact the school for advice. Kind regards,
Mr Horner

March 22: As you will probably be aware, new guidance came into force on Friday regarding the management of Covid-19. Please see below for the main points and how they will affect school.

children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. They can go back to school, college or childcare when they no longer have a high temperature, and they are well enough to attend.
adults with the symptoms of a respiratory infection, and who have a high temperature or feel unwell, should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people until they feel well enough to resume normal activities and they no longer have a high temperature.
adults with a positive COVID-19 test result should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 full days, which is when they are most infectious. For children and young people aged 18 and under, the advice will be 3 full days.
regular asymptomatic testing is no longer recommended in any education or childcare setting. Therefore: - Schools can no longer order free lateral flow tests - Schools can no longer distribute surplus test kits to staff, students, or parents
PCR testing is no longer freely available. We are only supposed to use existing stock of lateral flow tests if directed to do so by local health protection teams.

This shift in approach will take some adjustment for all of us, after over two years of disruption to all of our lives and I'm sure there will be differing emotions as the country takes this step. However, as always, the school will do its best to help navigate through the changes in the best way that we can, trying to keep the school community safe and provide an undisrupted education for the pupils. If you have any questions about how this new guidance works in practice, please don't hesitate to contact the school office. If we don't have the answers, we will certainly find out for you. Please see below for further information from Gov.uk.
Kind regards,
Mr Horner

Living safely with respiratory infections, including COVID-19 - GOV.UK
Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).

Government sets out next steps for living with COVID - GOV.UK
New guidance regarding COVID-19 tests

Chesterton CE Primary School
Alchester Road, Chesterton, Bicester
Oxon OX26 1UN
Tel: 01869 252498
office.3082@chesterton.oxon.sch.uk