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Update at 8.30am - Friday 18th February
At time of writing Belper has an amber weather warning for high wind. Other parts of the country have a red warning.
St. John's has a risk assessment in place to ensure that children and staff stay as safe as possible today at school. Children will not be outside on the playground or field and will spend the day in their classrooms.
We will be monitoring the weather warning throughout the day and will post any information online should the weather warning alter for Belper.
Thank you for your support.
R. Averis
Children have brought home a copy of a letter this week with information about World Book Day activities on Thursday and Friday 3rd and 4th March. This letter is online CLICK HERE.
As well as all the activities on the letter children are invited to add some 'bling' to their scooter. Please feel free to decorate your scooter to match your book day costume. Miss Bennett will be choosing the best scooter to win a prize.
Many thanks to the families that completed our nursery admission survey in December.
Following this we are able to confirm that from September 2022 parents will be able to apply for their children to attend our nursery for up to 30 hours a week. This also means that children will be able to have their lunch with us and stay at school safely from 8.45am to 3.15pm.
More information is in our nursery admission policy - CLICK HERE.
The application form can be found on the last page of the policy - or on our Nursery information page for parents - CLICK HERE.
Information for parents that have already applied for places.
1) Parents of children that have joined our nursery in January 2022 or will be joining us in April 2022 are welcome to complete a new September 2022 application form if they would now like to apply for a 30 hour place.
2) Parents of children that have already applied for a place from September 2022 for 15 hours but now want to reapply for 30 hours are welcome to complete a new September 2022 application form.
3) Parents of children that have applied for 15 hours at any point in the future and want to keep their application for 15 hours do not need to do anything. Your 15 hour application still stands and will be used as your application for 15 hours.
Information for parents that still want to attend for 15 hours
We are still welcoming applications for children that want to attend for 15 hours. Having these children at our nursery and helping them prepare for school happily and safely is still our priority. With this in mind our new admissions policy gives priority to children applying for 15 hours.
We have been asked to share the information below in italics from Public Health England. If your child receives a letter and you have any questions please feel free to ring school and ask to speak to Mrs. Cooper our medical and welfare assistant.
Dental examination of reception and year 1 children as part of the National Dental Epidemiology Programme
The National Dental Epidemiology Programme (NDEP)
Public Health England and Derbyshire/Derby City Local Authorities are undertaking the upcoming dental survey of 5-year-old children in reception and year 1 classes across England. The survey is usually undertaken every 2 years and provides information on the oral health of children. The aim is to support actions to improve oral health and reduce health inequalities and improve the provision of treatment services. Schools are selected to participate at random and participation in the survey is vital to the success of the survey and we thank you in advance for your support this year.
Support from Parents
The programme is delivered by a survey provider commissioned by the local authority and involves a dental examination of selected reception and year 1 children (approximately 25 children). If your child is one that is randomly selected, you will receive a letter informing you about the programme and requesting parental agreement to participate in the survey. The date confirmed for this dental survey at St John’s is Monday 28th February 2022.