Letter to Parents & Carers 10-12-2020
10/12/2020
Dear Parents / Carers,
As you will be aware, numbers of Coronavirus cases are increasing rapidly across Wales, including in Ceredigion.
Schools are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain staffing levels as increased numbers of staff and their families are identified as contacts or experience symptoms and organise tests. Schools have limited staffing options due of the need to separate contact groups to prevent the spread of the virus. We are concerned that this situation will continue to worsen in the coming week.
Secondary schools will close to the majority of pupils on Friday 11th December. Some pupils will be asked to attend on Moday 14th December and the school will contact your child if they are expected to be on site on Monday.
Ceredigion primary and secondary schools will provide distance learning as from Tuesday 15th December to the end of term on Friday 18th December. This will mean that pupils will not be on school premises during that period. Distance learning activities will be provided for them by their teachers.
Everyone will want to enjoy with families over Christmas, and providing distance learning from the 15th onwards will give 10 days before Christmas day in the possible event of pupils or families needing to self-isolate.
If your child, or any member of your household has Covid-19 symptoms during the holiday period please continue to request a test by phoning 119 or using the online portal https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test.
If your child has a positive Covid test result over the holiday period please e mail your child’s name, year group and school to SchoolCovidSymptoms@ceredigion.gov.uk. The self isolation period has now changed to 10 days and not 14.
If your child is eligible for Free School Meals (FSM), you will receive a BACS payment or Tesco voucher for £58.50 (per child) to assist you over the 3 weeks they will be at home. You should have received an email from Ceredigion County Council at the start of this week with a link to follow if you wish to submit your bank details for this purpose (you do not need to re-submit if you have received payments in the past). You will need to do this by 12pm Monday 14 December, as Ceredigion County Council hope to send out these payments/vouchers by the end of next week. If you did not receive an email and would prefer a payment rather than a voucher, please contact 01545 570 881 / clic@ceredigion.gov.uk
Pupils at Ysgol Llwyn yr Eos have been extremely responsible in their response to the challenges faced during this term, and we are very proud of them. I would like at the end of term to thank you as parents/carers for your co-operation and all the staff of Ysgol Llwyn yr Eos for their dedication.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
