4.1.21 Mortimer Primary School Response at 9pm
We are disappointed to be sharing this with you tonight, but we will again do our very best for all pupils, parents and our staff.
Please see the following key points:
· On Tuesday 5th January 2021 our school will be closed to ALL pupils. This includes pupils from nursery to year 6. Only staff will be allowed on site.
· We will open a reduced school offering to vulnerable and pupils of critical workers on Wednesday 6th January 2021 as per the government guidance.
· Vulnerable pupils will be contacted by school and offered places tomorrow.
· Critical workers should apply as soon as possible via our form https://forms.gle/JVuj91cbdhWaKphN6
· Critical worker parents will be informed as to whether they have a space in school, at the latest, by 3pm on Tues 5th Jan via the email address supplied on the form. Do not assume you have a space without confirmation. The email will contain details of arrival, pick up, lunch etc.
· All other pupils will move to online learning.
Online/Remote Learning
· Our online offer will change from the last lockdown. We will offer more visual access to pupils with some aspects of live interaction/teaching.
· Specific staff will take leadership of learning for different year groups. This may not be your child’s class teacher, but will be from your child’s year group of staff.
· Learning will mirror that offered to those in school.
· It is important for children to complete as much of the work as possible.
· We will provide further details of our provision this week.
Why are we not open on Tuesday?
· Staff have been preparing to work in school with pupils as we were told we would be open.
· Staff need to alter the provision and prepare for educating during this lockdown.
· Time is needed to ensure we can ready ourselves for vulnerable and critical workers
· We have only officially been told that we needed to close at 8pm Monday 4th Jan
· We apologise for the position this places parents in, but we have been left with no alternative.
Thank you for your continuing support
