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Hello...
and welcome
Where here to help…
and look forward to working in
partnership with you.
Spring 2021 Oliver Thomas Newsletter
At a glance… Welcome to our new children and
their families.
• Parent Conference Day
• Attendance Matters It’s been a fantastic start to the gradual lifting of lockdown and
we have a very joyful nursery! The children are all settling in well
• Outside Play
and are enjoying the freedom of being in school and seeing their
• Inclusive Setting friends.
• School Term Dates
• Guidance for Managing C19 Key staff are always happy to talk to you about your child. In the
first instance speak to your child’s key person or their room lead.
If further support is needed do ask to speak to us, as Co-
Headteachers or our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator,
Do look at our website for some
Kirstie McAra.
great things to do together.
There are online stories at a We can always arrange for a longer meeting to take place by
click of a button and songs and telephone or by Zoom and Parent Conferences will take place on
rhymes to join in with: 1st April 2021
www.oliverthomas.org.uk
Nicola Hayden and Lorna Prynne
Co-Headteachers
At the heart of our
Thinking…
is a place to be
Happy
Challenged
and Unique
We are a Nut Free school - there are children with
severe allergies.
Help us keep everyone safe by not bringing nuts or
nut products onto school grounds.
Thank you.
Parent Conferences: Outside Play
Nursery will be closed for Parent Conferences Please dress your child to match the weather: warm
on Thursday 1st April coats, hats and gloves for the cold weather and
Your child’s key person will contact you to raincoats and wellington boots for the rainy days.
arrange a telephone / zoom consultation for this We have a beautiful, newly designed garden and will
day. be spending much of our time outside in all weather.
We know spending time outdoors really supports
Attendance Matters children’s well-being and education. Our nature area
Do ensure that your child benefits from provides rich learning opportunities for all of our
attending school every day. Evidence shows that children.
children who come to nursery everyday learn
more!
Inclusive Setting
We are an inclusive setting working with
children at all stages of development. We
always focus on children’s achievements and
move children forward in their learning from
their own unique starting points.
Oliver Thomas Nursery School and Children’s Centre | Mathews Avenue East Ham London E6 6BU | www.oliverthomas.org.uk | 0208 552 1177
Parents Guidance for Managing COVID-19
Only these three symptoms, singly or together, trigger
actions to manage COVID-19.
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS:
A possible or probable case of COVID-19 has one or more of these THREE symptoms:
A high temperature – feeling very hot to touch on back or chest
A new, continuous cough (3 episodes of coughing in 24 hours or one hour of coughing)
A loss or change to sense of smell or taste
NOT COVID-19 SYMPTOMS
A slight temperature (they are a bit hot)
A bit of a cough
Feeling under the weather
Runny nose
A sore throat
If your child has Covid-19 symptoms:
• Parents must call 119 or go online and book a coronavirus test if advised.
• Do not go into school – please contact school and inform us of the situation and the advice
received from 119.
• Any siblings should also remain at home until test outcome is confirmed.
• Children must remain at home until test outcome is confirmed.
• If the outcome is negative the child should return to school, contact the school with the
outcome of the test ASAP
If anyone else in your household has COVID-19 symptoms:
• Call 119 (or go online) and book a coronavirus test for the symptomatic person as soon as
possible
• Do not send children to school – keep them at home
• Contact the school and inform them of the situation and the advice received from 119
• If the outcome of the test is positive, the person who tests positive must self-isolate for 10
days and everybody else in the household must self-isolate for 14 days
• If the outcome is negative the child should return to school ASAP
If at any point you are unsure what to do please: Call 119 for further advice
Call the school and inform us of the situation.
Oliver Thomas Nursery School and Children’s Centre | Mathews Avenue East Ham London E6 6BU | www.oliverthomas.org.uk | 0208 552 1177Oliver Thomas 2020/21 Term Dates
Spring term Part 2 Monday 22nd February 2021 – Thursday 1st April 2021
School Closure
Parent conferences Thursday 1st April 2021
Spring Break Friday 2nd April 2021 – Friday 16th April 2021
The Easter religious festival falls within the spring break
Summer Term Part 1 Monday 19th April 2021 – Friday 28th May 2021
May Day Bank Holiday Monday 3rd May 2021
Religious Festival
Eid-ul-Fitr Wednesday 12th May 2021
School Closure INSET Day Thursday 13th May 2021
Summer Half Term Break Monday 31st May 2021 – Friday 4th June 2021
Summer Term part 2 Monday 7th June 2021 – Wednesday 21st July 2021
Summer Holiday Thursday 22nd July 2021 – Friday 3rd September 2021
For a healthy lifestyle choice: walk to school!
We would like you to encourage your child to
walk to school now the weather is better. Put
the buggy away, enjoy the fresh air and get
your bodies moving!
Oliver Thomas Nursery School and Children’s Centre | Mathews Avenue East Ham London E6 6BU | www.oliverthomas.org.uk | 0208 552 1177You can also read
