ADVERSE WEATHER-SNOW ARRANGEMENTS

Dear parents/guardians,
Unfortunately, the weather this morning has not been on our side but, thankfully we do not experience too many days where we feel that we may not be able to open the school or that weather conditions may hinder attendance at school.

In the event of adverse weather conditions, the most important factor is the Health & Safety of every member of our school community.

To ensure you do not feel under pressure or put anyone in a situation where children or adults are at risk, we would encourage you to carefully assess the weather conditions before making the journey to school.
We understand that a large number of families including staff live in areas where there are steep hills and untreated roads.  We do not want anyone to worry about the journey to school. We also understand that parents and guardians have the added pressure of needing to get to work on time. Unfortunately, we cannot predict or change bad weather, but we can offer solutions to help us have a more pleasant experience. 

Please note the following:

As far as is possible we will always try to open the school, however, on the very rare occasion where it is deemed too dangerous, a message will be sent through the website and on Facebook at the earliest opportunity. If you do not hear from us, that means we are open.

In the event of adverse weather, there is no immediate rush required to get to school. Children will be marked in for the morning session if they arrive in school before 10.30am. Just contact the office to let us know.

We need to know dinner numbers so we can order these at 10.00am so let us know if your child will be late and require a dinner.

If you can avoid driving up the hill to the school, please do so as it can be very slippy, especially around school time when traffic is going in both directions. A later arrival will also mean you will miss some of the congestion.

We will continue to assess the weather conditions as the day progresses. 

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Christmas. Sending you our best wishes for 2025! We hope this year is good to us all. 

Kindest regards

Mrs Bacheta