FREE SCHOOL MEAL PROVISION 🥪

From Monday 23 March we will be home delivering a free packed lunch to children who are eligible.

Lunches will be delivered Monday – Friday next week for children eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) with lunches delivered directly to homes.

Dear Parents and Carers

We hope you are all keeping well.

Gavin Williamson the Education Secretary has said: ‘You should only send your child to school on Monday if you have to, because your work is critical to our COVID-19 response.  If you are able to keep your child at home, you should.  #StayHomeSaveLives’

If your job is part of the critical team supporting the COVID-19 response we appreciate everything you are doing and want to support you.  If you have the privilege of being able to keep your child at home and safe please can we ask you follow the government guidelines and do so.

Please can I also remind you that if you or a member of the household has a high temperature or new cough you are expected to isolate for 14 days.

Please help to keep NJS vulnerable staff, children and their families safe.  As always we appreciate the support of our school family.

If your keyworker form was returned on Friday then this information applies to you. If we did not have your form we have not made provision for your child.

Please can I firstly remind you of the DFE advice that if you can find alternative care this is the preference in the interests of everyone’s health.

Children are to be brought in the front security gate each morning by a parent or carer at 8.50am.  There will be a staff member on the path checking details on the form and your child will be taken from you there to go straight into school to hand wash.

Children can be collected at 3.30pm from the main yard.

Please note;

* Children should thoroughly wash their hands before leaving home.

* Children must wash their hands on arrival at school and throughout the day.

* Children must wear a school jumper but the rest of their clothing can be comfortable.  Please also bring a change of clothing as many activities will be completed outside.  Children will need a coat.

* We expect children to come to school each day in clean, freshly washed clothing to help with hygiene.

* If we have any concerns about the health of any children we will contact you immediately to collect them.

* Please respect the rules of isolation; if any of your household have a persistent cough or high temperature you should all isolate for 14 days.

* If you, or a member of the household, present with symptoms during the school day we expect you to collect your child immediately in the interests of everyone’s health.

* Your child can bring a packed lunch or have a school meal (the menu may vary from the usual).  Free school meal children will be provided with a meal.

* We expect social distancing to be enforced when your child is not in school.

Thank you for your support.

Communication will come through, more info and daily emails will start.  Please keep checking the website newsfeed and your emails.  We will be in touch most days!

Staff were very emotional today closing our gates.  We adore NJS and our school family and this is tough for everyone.  Please can I thank the amazing NJS team again for everything they do.

Thank you to all of the parents and carers who have been supportive at this time; we can’t thank you enough for the wonderful emails and messages (even though you keep making us cry!).

NJS is a very special place and we’ll come back stronger than ever.

Please note if you are entitled to Free School Meals Telford and Wrekin will be delivering meals to your door next week until the voucher system is in place.

keyworker URGENT letter

Please find attached a letter, replies to h3082@telford.gov.uk by 2pm today in order for your child to be put on the register for Monday.