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Message from Bharti Ghosai at Judgemeadow College:
As a feeder school to our college, I write to you to you to let you know about a Year 5 SEN morning that we are hosting here at Judgemeadow community college. We would like to invite your year 5 SEND students along with their parents to our event that will start at 9am and run until 11am here at our college on Monday 15th April 2024.
As parents start to consider secondary schools for their child, our open morning is an opportunity for parents to meet the SENCO and members of the learning support department and learn more about the provision we have on offer. This includes the interventions taking place within lessons as well as outside of the classroom.
Parents and their children will hear, first hand, from our current students of what their experiences have been like. There will also be an opportunity to tour the school and see the excellent facilities we have here. We will be on hand to answer any questions that they may have.
To book a place, parents can RSVP to Bharti Gosai either by phone on 0116 241 1920 ext: 3363 or via email: bharti.gosai@judgemeadow.org.uk
City council offers lots of free and low-cost half-term fun
Leicester’s libraries, museums and children’s centres are among the council venues offering families lots of days out that won’t break the bank this half-term.
During their week off school, children and young people will be able to meet a famous polar bear, delve into a cabinet of curiosity, try their hand at stand-up comedy, take a ride on a steam locomotive, and even join a group cycle ride that includes a stop for pancakes.
Details of all the activities can be found at families.leicester.gov.uk/half-term-activities.
Measles cases
Cases of measles continue to rise in the city in schools and the community. Anyone who hasn’t had two doses of MMR vaccine can get their vaccination now – either from their GP or on the mobile vaccination unit that is going around different areas in the city.
Vaccination Centre Dates and Locations:
This is a message from our Local Authority:
Dear all,
You may have seen the news about the increasing number of measles cases in Leicester. We know that there has been a significant number of outbreaks in schools in our city and across the country.
It's important that if you would like to be vaccinated, or if you are unsure of your vaccination status, you contact your GP. They will be able to either provide information about your vaccination status or organise your vaccination for you.
Measles is circulating
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Attending school is really important for your child's learning.
It can be tricky deciding whether or not to keep your child off school, nursery or playgroup when they're unwell.
There are government guidelines for schools and nurseries about managing specific infectious diseases at GOV.UK. These say when children should be kept off school and when they shouldn't.
If you do keep your child at home, it's important to phone the school or nursery on the first day. Let them know that your child won't be in and give them the reason.
If your child is well enough to go to school but has an infection that could be passed on, such as a cold sore or head lice, let their teacher know.
Follow this advice for other illnesses:
It's fine to send your child to school with a minor cough or common cold. But if they have a fever, keep them off school until the fever goes.
Encourage your child to throw away any used tissues and to wash their hands regularly.
If your child has a high temperature, keep them off school until it goes away.
Chickenpox
If your child has chickenpox, keep them off school until all the spots have crusted over.
This is usually about 5 days after the spots first appeared.
There's no need to keep your child off school if they have a cold sore.
Encourage them not to touch the blister or kiss anyone while they have the cold sore, or to share things like cups and towels.
You don't need to keep your child away from school if they have conjunctivitis.
Do get advice from your pharmacist. Encourage your child not to rub their eyes and to wash their hands regularly.
If your child has mild symptoms, such as a runny nose, sore throat, or slight cough, and feels well enough, they can go to school.
Your child should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if they have symptoms of COVID-19 and they either:
Your child is no longer required to do a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test if they have symptoms. But if your child has tested positive for COVID-19, they should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days after the day they took the test.
If your child has an ear infection and a high temperature or severe earache, keep them off school until they're feeling better or their high temperature goes away.
If your child has hand, foot and mouth disease but seems well enough to go to school, there's no need to keep them off.
Encourage your child to throw away any used tissues straight away and to wash their hands regularly.
There's no need to keep your child off school if they have head lice.
You can treat head lice and nits without seeing a GP.
If your child has impetigo, they'll need treatment from a GP, often with antibiotics.
Keep them off school until all the sores have crusted over and healed, or for 48 hours after they start antibiotic treatment.
Encourage your child to wash their hands regularly and not to share things like towels and cups with other children at school.
If your child has ringworm, see your pharmacist unless it's on their scalp, in which case you should see a GP.
It's fine for your child to go to school once they have started treatment.
If your child has scarlet fever, they'll need treatment with antibiotics from a GP. Otherwise they'll be infectious for 2 to 3 weeks.
Your child can go back to school 24 hours after starting antibiotics.
You don't need to keep your child off school if they have slapped cheek syndrome because, once the rash appears, they're no longer infectious.
But let the school or teacher know if you think your child has slapped cheek syndrome.
You can still send your child to school if they have a sore throat. But if they also have a high temperature, they should stay at home until it goes away.
A sore throat and a high temperature can be symptoms of tonsillitis.
You don't need to keep your child off school if they have threadworms.
Speak to your pharmacist, who can recommend a treatment.
Children with diarrhoea or vomiting should stay away from school until they have not been sick or had diarrhoea for at least 2 days (48 hours).
The council is again working with Samworth Brothers to support families with food over the February half term. There will be six pop up venues across the city, running between the 14 and 19 February, that will enable parents of free school meal children to collect food for the half term. Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday 29 January.
Please follow this link to register:
Year 5KA and 2RS took part in a project focused on the textile industry and its link to the environment. This was called Re-Thread and asked groups to create giant 'sequins' that will be linked together to create a giant art project across the city next year. We created about 40 sequins and sent them off to the project lead. They are now with the artist who is linking these together to create 10 giant pieces that will be displayed to the public next year across Leicester (For example in The Curve Theatre, The Highcross shopping centre etc.).
The Project Information is now available and the exhibition starts on Saturday 13th January. Please use the link to find out more details.
https://artreach.org.uk/latest/re-thread/
School height and weight measurements for Reception and Year 6 pupils will take place in school on:
MONDAY 22nd JANUARY 2024
Please see the update message from the School Age Immunisation Service
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