Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Rattle and Roll Zoom timetable – exciting and engaging online activities for children

  Wed 06 Jan 2021

  Rattle and Roll Performance are running a number of activities each week during lockdown since they can’t run their classes in school at the moment.

   

  Below is a timetable. If you would like to join a class please visit www.rattleandrollperformance.com or contact them on enquiries@rattleandrollperformance.com.

   

  Monday

  330-415pm: Disney Dance - with BETHAN: VDRRVL1

  6-645pm: NBA (No Boys Allowed) – a girls only Street Dance class – with BETHAN: NBWBMC1

   

  Tuesday

  330-415pm: Frozen/Disney Dance (for Woodthorpe Infants only) - with BETHAN: VDWOOD1

  345-545pm: On The Stage: FROZEN: the best bits – with GEMMA and JOANNA: OSEDVH1

  6-645pm: NGA (No Girls Allowed) – a boys only Street Dance class – with GEMMA: NGEDVH1

  7-745pm: NGA (No Girls Allowed) – a boys only Street Dance class – with GEMMA: NGEDVH2

   

  Wednesday

  330-415pm: Frozen/Disney Dance (for St Edmund Campion only) - with GEMMA: VDEDCA1

  6-645pm: NGA (No Girls Allowed) – a boys only Street Dance class – with GEMMA: NGRRVL1

   

  Thursday

  1230-1pm: Yoga - with BETHAN: VYRRVL1

   

  Friday

  1230-115pm: Disney Dance - with DARCIE: VDRRVL2

  330-415pm: Friday Fun (this is a super fun class full of games and dancing) - with DARCIE: VDRRVL3

   

  Saturday 

  9-945am: 3-4 years: On The Stage: FROZEN: the best bits – with BETHAN and MICHELLE: SSWBRI1

  10am-12pm: 5-11 years: On The Stage: FROZEN: the best bits – with BETHAN and MICHELLE: SSWBRI2

• Lockdown and School Closure

  Mon 04 Jan 2021

  Like the staff and me, you will be in shock, digesting the latest announcement from the Prime Minister. Although we have anticipated bubbles closing and reverting to home learning, we hadn’t expected to do so with such little notice.

   

   I am sure you will sympathise that we were not ready for this, and are not in a position for it to be in place by tomorrow morning. Staff will be in school tomorrow preparing home learning, and organising provision for the children of key workers and those classed as vulnerable.
   

  By the end of tomorrow you will have a clear understanding of the way home learning will work and have received guidance and an application for key worker provision. 
   

  Although school will be closed to most children tomorrow, we would like to show fairness and thoughtfulness for those parents who are expected to work in a key role tomorrow and do not have a member of the household able to provide childcare. Our wonderful team of TAs will provide emergency childcare for families in this position. This will be in classroom bubbles and run during school hours. It is vital this is used as a last resort as numbers must be minimal and you must make your intention know by emailing head@langar.notts.sch.uk ASAP. 
   

  We are saddened by this decision today and will do our very best to maintain the high quality of education your children are used to when in our school. 
   

  God bless. 

   

• Welcome Back

  Sun 03 Jan 2021

  I hope that you have enjoyed the Christmas break.

   

  It has been a strange time – the increased rates of Covid-19 across the country, especially in the South East, has led to a number of government announcements. We now prepare to begin 2021 in Tier 4 with the associated added restrictions. In addition, you will have no doubt heard the announcement from Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Education with regard to children and students returning to school after the Christmas holidays and the union outcry in response to it.  This has left many people with a feeling of uncertainty and many schools now unable to open for face to face teaching.

   

  Having examined the latest government guidance, updated the risk assessment and spoken with staff, I am happy to be welcoming your children back to school tomorrow. The measures that were in place before the holiday still stand and we have taken further measures - such as decreasing the amount of contact staff can have with each other - to try to maintain the minimal viral spread we have had at Langar. This is only possible with the full support and co-operation of all stakeholders, and we look to you to play your part.

   

  Please ensure you:

   

  * Wear a face covering when coming on to the school site

  * Keep a 2m distance from anyone outside of your household utilising our one way system on and off site 

  * Do not spend unnecessary time on the school site - if you want a conversation with your child's teacher for example, please make a phone call appointment

  * Do not send your child to school with personal belongings - we will not be able to distribute sweets for birthdays or other such items

  * Keep tight to our staggered start and end of day timings

  *Ensure you keep children off school who display symptoms (following our flow chart as a guide) and communicate test results promptly

  *Keep up to date with information we share by downloading the school app and making sure your contact details are correct

   

  The situation seems to changing nationally and locally on an almost daily basis. There may be times when we have to adapt or change our plans swiftly. I thank you in anticipation for your patience with this, and I thank the staff for their dedication and commitment to striving for a sense of purpose and normality for the children of Langar.