St Kew ACE Academy St Kew Nr Wadebridge Bodmin Cornwall PL30 3ER www.st -kew.cornwall.sch.uk Head of School: Rachel Murray Email: [email protected] Tel: 01208 841306 Date: 18th September 2020 Dear Parents and Carers Arrival and Collection Routines I am writing to you to say a huge THANK YOU for your patience and understanding around the new drop off and collection routines the school is having to implement, due to the current circumstances. The staggered start and finish times have been working well and all members of staff have commented on the way in which children have come back to, or started, school and we have been incredibly impressed with their ability to adapt so quickly and sensibly to new procedures. They have been amazing! As with all ‘things new’, there are little tweaks that we need to make along the way, based on how they work in practise, and I would like to explain the small changes that we will be making so that you and your child / children can be prepared for this to start on Monday morning. At both drop off and collection times, there will be a specific exit space for all pupils and parents to use, to allow for a ‘one-way system’ to be adhered to by both children and parents. We would ask that at your drop off / collection time, you queue in the designated areas, socially distanced of course, and that as soon as your child is handed over to you by a member of staff, you move away from the front of the line, through the designated exit area, so that the next child can be collected and follow the same process. In order for us to ensure that we are adhering to the ‘rule of 6’, can we also ask that no parent uses the school as a gathering place, before or after school. As I’m sure you are aware, this message has been a tough one to write – we love the fact that both children and parents can socialise at St Kew, but with the current restrictions on the country, it is important that we all ensure we are following the rules. Please see the diagrams on the next page for further exemplification of the information above. Many thanks in advance of your support in this in order to keep everyone safe. Rachel Murray Head of School Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust, trading as Kernow Learning, is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (Company Number: 07394649) Registered Office: Trenance Learning Academy, Trenance Road, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 2LU. An Exempt Charity. Einstein Class Please queue this way Exit for parents and children Gate P Mrs Newton & Armstrong Classes Please queue this way Exit via car park space Gate Mrs M.