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Laurel Avenue Community Primary School

 
Mrs Lawson will be leaving at the end of this term to take up a role as an advisor within the Primary Science Teaching Trust. After all these years, we are all really going to miss her. Her last day will be Tuesday 23rd July ,
 
Miss Willis, who has worked in Class 2 for the last two years, will take over her role as Nursery and Reception teacher. 
 
If you would like to make a small donation towards some flowers to be presented to Mrs Lawson during the Nursery Celebration event on Monday then please send it in with child or drop off at the office. Thank you. 
 
Leavers' Meal - Friday 19th July
Callum is currently organising the Leavers' Meal for Friday 19th July for all of our Year 6 children.
If you usually have packed lunch and you would like to choose the leavers menu, then call 0191 3868416 to book your place.
All children in Classes 1 and 2 receive free lunches. If you are not entitled to free school meals then you will need to pay £2.81 via ParentPay.
(All Year 6 will still take part in the event even if bringing a packed lunch.)
 
 
 
School Meal Prices
Dear Parent/Carer
We are writing to inform you of an increase to the cost of school meals from April 1st .
Due to the rising cost of food and an additional rise in the National Minimum Wage, it has been necessary to agree this increase.
From 1st April 2024, School Meals will be charged at £2.81 per day.
The School Meals Management Board undertook a full and transparent review of costs and accepted the new price on the basis that this will be fixed until 31st March 2025.
If your child or children attend an infant school or infant class from Reception to Year 2 (KS1), then school meals will continue to be free to them under the Government’s Universal Infant Free School Meal Scheme.
Thank you for your continued support.
Yours faithfully,
Durham School Meals Board

 

Measles

 
 
Covid
Please keep a very close eye on your child/ren and keep a check of their temperature and other symptoms. Thank you.
 

COVID-19 symptoms can include:

  • a high temperature or shivering (chills) – a high temperature means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
  • a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours
  • a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
  • shortness of breath
  • feeling tired or exhausted
  • an aching body
  • a headache
  • a sore throat
  • a blocked or runny nose
  • loss of appetite
  • diarrhoea
  • feeling sick or being sick

The symptoms are very similar to symptoms of other illnesses, such as colds and flu.

 

What to do if you have symptoms of COVID-19

You may be able to look after yourself at home if you have COVID-19 or symptoms of COVID-19.

Try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you or your child have symptoms and either:

  • have a high temperature
  • do not feel well enough to go to work, school, childcare, or do your normal activities

You can go back to your normal activities when you feel better or do not have a high temperature.

If your child has mild symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat or mild cough, and they feel well enough, they can go to school or childcare.

 

What to do if you have tested positive

You are no longer required to do a COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test if you have symptoms.

But if you or your child have tested positive for COVID-19:

  • try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 3 days after the day the test was taken if you or your child are under 18 years old – children and young people tend to be infectious to other people for less time than adults
  • try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for 5 days after the day you took your test if you are 18 years old or over
  • avoid meeting people who are more likely to get seriously ill from viruses, such as people with a weakened immune system, for 10 days after the day you took your test

Find out more about who can get a free COVID-19 test

 

Urgent advice

Ask for an urgent GP appointment or get help from NHS 111 if:

  • you're worried about your or a child's COVID-19 symptoms or are not sure what to do
  • the symptoms are getting worse or are not getting better
  • you or a child have other signs of illness, such as a rash, loss of appetite, or feeling weak
  • you or a child have a high temperature that last 5 days or more or does not come down with paracetamol
  • a child under 3 months old and has a temperature of 38C or higher, or you think they have a high temperature
  • a child 3 to 6 months old and has a temperature of 39C or higher, or you think they have a high temperature

It's particularly important to get help if you're at increased risk of getting ill from COVID-19, such as if you're pregnant, aged 60 or over, or have a weakened immune system.

You can call 111 or get help from 111 online.

 

Call 999 or go to A&E if you or a child:

  • seems very unwell, is getting worse or you think there's something seriously wrong – children and babies in particular can get unwell very quickly
  • get sudden chest pain
  • are so breathless you're unable to say short sentences when resting or your breathing has suddenly got worse – in babies their stomach may suck in under their ribs
  • start coughing up blood
  • collapse, faint, or have a seizure or fit for the first time
  • a rash that does not fade when you roll a glass over it, the same as meningiti

 

 

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