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1st Elmstead Market Cub Group
The local cub group has approached the school to ask if any Years 3 or 4 children would like to become a cub. The 1st Elmstead Market Cub Group meets every Wednesday from 6pm - 7.30pm at Elmstead Community Centre. Cub membership is open to all 8 - 10 ½ year olds who participate in a variety of activities and have lots of fun. Forthcoming events include an evening with exclusive use of Rollerworld and a day trip to the Hendon RAF Museum. If anyone is interested, please call Ann on 825153 for more info.
We can certainly recommend that this is an excellent opportunity and well worth considering! We will put a link on our website, as soon as possible, to provide information about this valuable opportunity for the local community.
Click HERE for the latest school dinner menu.
Message Posted: 10th January, 2010
Late Sunday afternoon, based on local information and the most recent weather forecast, we consider it safe to open the school again on Monday. We will go for a 10.00 start, so that staff and pupils can miss the rush hour traffic - the roads and pavements being that less busy. We will cancel clubs for the week, so that school closes at 15.15, enabling children to go home before dusk. School will revert to a normal opening time on Tuesday: 08.40.
Message Posted: 8th January, 2010
After consultation the decision was taken to keep the school closed for reasons of safety. We used ParentMail again, at 06.20, to let parents know as soon as possible. Every effort will be made to re-open the school on Monday.
Message Posted: 7th January, 2010
Once again we had no choice but to close the school. Fortunately, ParentMail worked correctly, with text messages being received just after 07.00, allowing parents more time to make necessary care arrangements. Please listen to BBC Essex and Heart Radio stations for further updates. A decision will be taken early tomorrow about whether or not it is safe to open the school.
Message Posted: 6th January, 2010
We reluctantly took the decision to close the school this morning, something we only consider as a last resort. At 07.00 it looked as if we were going to miss the worst of the weather, but a sudden snowfall meant that we had no option, at 08.00, to close the school for fear that some of those who struggled through might not be able to return home - considering the dire weather forecast for the rest of the day. We apologise for the inconvenience this causes, must the health and safety of pupils and staff is our primary concern. Please listen to BBC Essex and Heart Radio stations for further updates tomorrow.
Message Posted: 27th August, 2009
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Message from the Secretary of State, Ed Balls
We have been closely monitoring the spread and severity of swine flu over the school holidays. The latest scientific advice to the Government is that individual school closures are now of limited benefit in stopping the spread of disease.
Given the mildness of the virus, the expert medical advice is that there is no good reason for schools to remain closed after the summer holiday. We therefore expect all schools and early-years and childcare settings in England to reopen as planned at the beginning of the new term.
However, it is still essential that adults or children with flu-like symptoms should stay away until they are free of those symptoms. They should contact the National Pandemic Flu Service on 0800 1513513 or at www.pandemicflu.direct.gov.uk | |
On this messages area we will maintain a record of all Swine Flu updates, for information purposes. The daily updates, from the Summer Term, '09, have been deleted to avoid any confusion. The latest update will be posted here first, following the most recent advice or guidance from the NHS or Essex County Council:
Click HERE to read 'From Containment to Treatment' publication, from NHS.
Click HERE to read latest advice from the Health Protection Agency. (Posted 09/07/09)
Click HERE to read Swine Flu Letter to Parents, issued by Essex LA for schools to distribute. (Posted 06/07/09)
Click HERE for our Flu Pandemic Policy.