COVID-19 INFORMATION

KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE

Welcome back – please help us keep the school and your children safe

It has been a pleasure to welcome all of the children back to St Mary’s and we enjoyed our first virtual assembly on Friday.  We have a number of measures in the school to try to limit the spread of coronavirus but everyone has a part to play in this.  Please see the letter attached from NHS Lothian.

parents and carers letter good practice schools

Keep your distance v6 NHS

PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOUR CHILD DISPLAYS SYMPTOMS OF COVID 19 THEN THEY MUST NOT ATTEND SCHOOL, YOU NEED TO BOOK A TEST AND WE CANNOT ALLOW THEM TO RETURN UNTIL WE HAVE SEEN THE NEGATIVE TEST RESULT – PLEASE E MAIL RESULTS TO

stmarys_ps@midlothian.gov.uk

 

We are also having to remind the children daily that although they don’t have to physically distance they should avoid physical contact at all times.

Please remind your children of these expectations.

Liz Laird – Headteacher

UPDATE – SCHOOLS RE-OPENING AUGUST 12TH

Return to School August 20.doc

Update Letter to Parents and Carers 12th June 2020

Parents and Carers12June 20

 

 

Midlothian Promise

MidlothianPromise Websites

Social Distancing On School Routes Survey

Please use link below to complete survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LPDGQ65

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Midlothian Council ELC to P1 Transition Website Statement

Midlothian Council P7 to S1 Transition Website Statement

How frontline services can support survivors of gender based violence during Covid (v1)

CONNECT INFORMATION

Connect is partnering with other organisations to offer online surgeries/Q&As for parents to help signpost them through the current situation.  The first 2 sessions look at cyber bullying and money worries.

Connect + respectme online Q&A about cyber bullying 12 May

Places are free, registration is essential at https://bit.ly/Connectplusrespectme

Choose from afternoon or evening session.  Details attached

Connect + Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland online Q&A about money worries 14 May

Places are free, registration is essential at https://bit.ly/ConnectplusCPAG

Choose from afternoon or evening session.  Details attached.

We are planning more of these online events, the changing world of work for young people with Skills Development Scotland, learning at home with Dr Janet Goodall, young people’s mental health with Public Health Scotland with others to be announced.  We will send you information to share when we have confirmed dates.

 

TRANSITION INFORMATION FROM MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL

PARADYKES HUB HWB April 2020

Paradykes Hub letter (2)

Guidance for Parents Carers on Bereavement in Children During COVID19

(1)EPS Helpline (1)

Adapted Combined Emergency food etc 10 April 20

Staying Home – Nursery

COVID19 advice for supporting children and young people (1)

Ed Psych Guidance for parents and carers in the event of school closure due to Coronavirus (3)

A1 – Midlothian SLT Telephone Helpline info 2020 (1)