Headteacher’s CornerDear Parents/Carers,

I would like to say a huge thankyou to all of the children, staff and families thatmake Leagrave such a special school. Everyone has worked hard to achieve thevery best that they can this term and this was noted by Ofsted. Yourcompliance with our Covid Safe arrangements and flexibility when we have had toclose bubbles at short notice has been very much appreciated. It is likely thatthese arrangements will continue well into the Spring term, but we will endeavourto keep you updated.

You will see from the photos later in the newsletter and the video clips on thewebsite that we have tried to keep some of the Christmas traditions going, whileensuring that bubbles do not mix and that strict hygiene rules are followed. EvenSanta made a virtual visit to classrooms! Please enjoy these moments with yourchildren.

I am sure that you are all looking forward to a well deserved rest as the festiveseason begins! On behalf of the Leagrave Staff and Governors, I would like towish you a happy and safe Christmas. We look forward to seeing all our childrenback in school on Wednesday 6th January 2021.

Kind regards,Mrs E GillespieHeadteacher

18th December 2020

Leagrave Primary SchoolStrangers Way, Luton, Beds LU4 9ND

Tel: 01582 571951 Fax: 01582 509539E-mail: admin@leagraveprimary.co.uk

All staff at Leagrave Primary School would

like to wish the following children a

very happy birthday.

Mabruk C Ladybird

Yasha B ButterflyDominic W ButterflyZaviyar T ButterflyFaizan K N HoneybeeIsaac A Honeybee

Cameron P HoneybeeRaqeeb Muhammad A

Honeybee

Rahima K 1TKelsey M G 1T

Maya D 1TMohammed Jhangeer H 1J

Talha R 1J

Saliha A 2MCHajira H 2MAmelia S 2MMaani F 2M

Hafsah R 3SCShezan B 3SCSaniya H 3SC

Zahra H 4PHaziqah I 4PSophia S 4WMahreen I 4WThalia R 4W

Logan D 5ALeilia B 5A

Mohammed F 5OAdam R 5OMaria R 5O

Xyla K 6EAbdullah M 6E

Mohammed N A 6C

Christmas PerformancesReception, Year 1 and Year 2

This week, Key Stage One delighted us with their Whoops A Daisy Angel, The Nativity and Christmas Carol performances. The children looked amazing and were so enthusiastic. A big well done to all that took part.

Unfortunately this year due to the current restrictions families were unable to be in the audience, but all performances can be viewed on the school website under Latest News.

Breakfast & After School ClubsUnfortunately, we are still unable to offer our Breakfast Club and After

School Club facilities due to the restriction around year group bubbles and the implications this has on staffing. We are following the government guidelines

and if there are any changes in the situation we will keep you updated.

Christmas DinnerWe would like to thank Aspens for our delicious Christmas Dinner that was served on Tuesday. It definitely helped us get into the Christmas spirit.

Reception Elf Day

Last Friday was Christmas Jumper Day in aid of the MacMillan Nursing Service, as chosen by the school council. It was so lovely to see the children in their

festive jumpers. A big well done to Anthony in Honeybee Class, Ayub in 2MC and Maryam in 6C

who won prizes for their efforts. The best staff jumper was Ms Wells.

We raised an amazing £299.49p

Well done!!

Raffle Prize WinnersAll our children had the opportunity to purchase raffle tickets for our ‘Sweet Treat Raffle’. All prizes were kindly donated by Leagrave staff and the money raised was in aid of the KeechHospice Charity.

Below is some photos of the lucky Sweet Treat Winners. Thankyou to everyone who bought tickets for this valuable cause.

Raffle Prize Winners

Raffle Prize Winners

Raffle Prize Winners

Class Parties

This week, the children have been developing their art skills and creating a variety of Christmas cards for their loves ones.

Crafts

Luton Borough Council will not tolerate verbal or physical aggression towards our staff. We will not hesitate to take legal action.

Whole school attendance target is 95%. Try to ensure that your child comes to school everyday and on time!

Attendance Class Attendance

Honeybee 97% 4P 95%

Butterfly 94% 5O 99%

1T 98% 5A 95%

1J 98% 6E 97%

2M 96% 6C 96%

2MC 95%

3SC 97%

3B 95%

4W 92% Whole School 97%

Travelling Abroad During The Christmas Period

We recognise that Christmas is going to be very different this year. Some families may be considering options to travel overseas over the Christmas period.

We would respectfully remind you that if you return from or travel through a country which is on the quarantine list, you should not send your child(ren) back to school until they have completed the required 10 days quarantine period. Home learning and remote support will not be provided by the school over this period of quarantine.

Arrangements for reporting suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the Christmas holidays

For the first 6 days after the school term has ended, the school has been asked to assist in advising self-isolation and identifying close contacts of any pupils who test positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), having developed symptoms within 48 hours of being in school. This is because they may have been infectious whilst in school.

At Leagrave Primary School, the last day of term is Friday 18th December. The school’s track and trace responsibilities will end on Thursday 24th December.

What we need you to do:

• If your child has been in school up to and including Friday 18th December and develops symptoms between then and Sunday 20th December, please book a test for them online at https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or by phoning 119 if you are unable to access the internet.

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• If the test result is positive, you must email the school on admin@leagraveprimary.co.uk•

• If your child develops symptoms after Sunday 20th December 2020, you will need to follow NHS and government guidelines, book a test and self-isolate.

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• School will inform you via text, up to 24th December, if your child needs to self-isolate because of a positive test result from someone in their bubble. THE SCHOOL WILL ONLY CONTACT YOU VIA TEXT AND WILL NOT BE MAKING INDIVIDUAL PHONE CALLS.

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• The school will not be able to take calls or respond to queries. Please check the Luton Borough Council website for further information:

https://m.luton.gov.uk/Page/Show/Health_and_social_care/coronavirus/Pages/new-default.aspx

Peanut The ElephantWednesday was a very exciting day, as Peanut the elephant sculpture from Keech Hospice visited the school! The children are keen to raise £1000 for this worthwhile charity in order to design their own elephant sculpture for Leagrave. The first fund raising event (The Sweet Treat Raffle) was organised by the school council and has been hugely successful; we will confirm the total funds raised in January. Thankyou again to all those staff who made donations.