Please remember that all bikes & scooters that are left in school should be chained up as school cannot take responsibility for any damage/theft.

Meal patterns will continue to be alternative weeks of hot dinners and grab bags. This week, 15th March 2021:

Hot Dinners: Years 1, 4 6

Grab Bags: Years 2, 5

Reception will continue to have hot meals daily.

As part of the government’s roll out of regular testing to support the return to school for all pupils, testing packs for those in regular, sustained contact with school children are now available for collection from the following testing centre locations in the borough:

• Rochdale - in the car park at Rochdale Leisure Centre, Entwistle Road, Rochdale OL16 2HZ.
• Middleton - in the marquee on the Market Place Car Park next to Middleton Arena, Old Hall Street, Middleton M24 1AG.
• Heywood - Heywood Civic Centre, LCpl Stephen Shaw MC Way, Heywood OL10 1LW.

They can be collected any day 13:30 – 19:00, no booking required. The intention is that more locations are going to be added and we will share details of this once they are known.

The packs contain 7 tests for use at home and it is recommended that you are tested at least twice a week.

Any individual who has sustained contact with school children is eligible for these packs, that includes:

• Households of school children
• Members of support bubbles
• Childcare providers
• Those in related occupations where they come into sustained contact with school children
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You can still attend regular FAST Testing at one of our many sites across the borough if you do not wish to take up the home testing offer. Find out more at rochdale.gov.uk/FastTesting

Regular testing is still really important as we continue to live with Covid-19 and the vaccine is being rolled out.

If anyone has symptoms they must book on to a PCR test by dialling 119 or visiting gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test

Further to the information sent out this week, we have been notified by the Council that only the Heywood and Middleton sites have test kits available, Rochdale are no longer issuing test kits.  Apologies to those of you who made an unnecessary journey to the Rochdale site, and thank you for reporting this to school. Heywood and Middleton sites are open from 1.30pm –7.00pm

Please continue to check parent mail regularly for the latest news and information. Have you tried the APP? It is easy and simply to use, you can pay dinner money online and keep up to date with all the latest news and information.

The application closing date for Nursery September Intake 2021 is 31st March 2021. Please ensure you complete the application in full and bring your child’s birth certificate and proof of address such as utility bill or driving licence. Thank you.

It is Red Nose Day on Friday 19th March. We are asking everyone to join in; including staff! Children can either dress as a superhero, wear red, or wear their own clothes. Please ensure your child comes in comfortable foot wear and warm clothes. Donations of any kind are welcome. Please pass donations to your child’s class teacher. We look forward to seeing lots of different outfits!

Please ensure your child comes into school in their PE Kit on their PE Day. Please see the timetable below, thank you.

Please continue to ensure that your child brings to school their own water bottle, (no other drinks please) labelled with your child’s name and year group. Thank you.

A kind reminder to Reception parents if you have not done so already please kindly complete and send back the health questionnaires with your child. Thank you.