IMPORTANT: Keeping your child safe online - session for parents
It’s not too late to sign up for the free parent internet safety education session with Traci Good. If you missed the Monday session sign up for Thursday 11th February at 6p.m. from the comfort of your home using Zoom. It is approximately 1 hour and is vitally important to support you to keep your child safe online!
Link to sign up: CLICK HERE
We are particularly pleased to have been able to arrange for Traci Good, a highly respected online safety consultant, recognised by Derbyshire Safeguarding board, to lead the session. Traci is a CEOP Ambassador and an Assessor and Consultant for the South West Grid for Learning and also provides strategic support for British Schools abroad.
The session overview is for parents and carers to be aware of the risks they face so they know what to look out for and feel equipped enough to support children if they need it. This is also an opportunity to get some expect guidance and ask advice of a trained safety consultant.
During this session Traci will cover:
The session is both informative and engaging and is particularly important during these challenging times when we are all using technology much more regularly. Often, our older children are using technology unsupervised so it’s vitally important that you have the confidence and the tools to keep them safe online.
So, sign up now for the session on Thursday 11th February and a link to the session will be sent to you via email on the day of the event.
Link to sign up: CLICK HERE
Many parents have expressed an interest in attending our internet safety online workshops next week. CLICK HERE.
These workshops will be a great opportunity for parents to pick up advice on how to keep their children safe online.
Attendance of children during partial closure
Week beginning Monday 8th February, sees our highest number of key worker parents request places at St. John's for their children.
This week we have had
The government have given schools the option of asking for proof of key worker roles before admitting children to school. Up to now at St. John's we have hoped that community spirit and support would mean that key worker parents "would keep their children at home if they can" as per government guidance. We hope that this message and reminder further emphasise this point.
If you are are key worker and are able to keep your child at home the government guidance is clear, you should be doing so.
On behalf of the community, children and staff of St. John's
Thank you for doing so.
Updated Wednesday 3rd February - 3pm
Unfortunately we have been notified today that a child in year two has tested positive for COVID19. I am sure you join us in wishing the child and their family well during this time.
All children in year two that attended school on Monday 1st February need to isolate in accordance with government guidance. Children in year two are bringing home a letter today with information to help their parents. This letter can also be found online. CLICK HERE. This isolation period finishes at 23:59 hours on Thursday 11th February.
To help ensure our year two children leave school safely tonight (Monday 3rd) and follow isolation guidelines, please can parents collect them from the school hall and not off the playground.
Teachers in year two will continue to provide online learning for all children at home during this period of time.
Some parents have let us know that children will soon have filled their learning at home exercise books. Parents and adults of children learning at home are invited to school to come and collect new books on Thursday 11th February between 4pm and 5pm.
Books can be collected from the school hall. There will be a socially distanced one way system for people coming to collect new books.
We have shared two letters today regarding the residential trips planned for summer 2021.
They can both be read on the school letters page.
Year 5's - CLICK HERE
Year 6's - CLICK HERE
Looking for support and guidance for a range of issues or worries?
Need help with mental health and well-being, e-safety, behaviour concerns, positive parenting, young carers and more for you and/or your family?
Take a look at our Safeguarding page where you will find more than just safeguarding.
There are many links on this page to support you in a variety of ways.
Click the link below to find out more:
https://www.stjohnsbelper.co.uk/safeguarding/
Many thanks to all the parents who made arrangements today to keep children at home today. I am aware of key worker parents who were able to swap shifts and/or make arrangements to work at home after our request on Sunday evening.
We did have several staff that were unable to travel to school safely and therefore the reduced number of pupils at school made planning COVID secure, safe staffing easier.
We have limited staff in the kitchen.
If you need your child to attend school as you are a key worker who needs to leave your house today and are able to send them with a pack lunch this would be appreciated.
Thank you
Good morning.
We will be open today, with the reduced pupil numbers that we are expecting. Only the nursery will be closed.
Staff are at present making difficult journeys to school to ensure that essential key worker parents that need to leave their house to go to work today are able to do.
Due to the weather, there are staff who will not be in school, therefore, it is essential that if you are able to keep your child at home with you today that you do so. Remote learning will be provided.
Please keep checking this page regularly during the morning as we are able to share more information about the journeys that staff are trying to make at present.