Autumn 2 Update
Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you have enjoyed a lovely half-term break. The children have worked incredibly hard during September and October, and I am in no doubt that they will do the same this half-term! We certainly have some busy weeks ahead, filled with lots of learning and exciting events. Please keep an eye on the school calendar. Click here to access. Should any changes be required, we will endeavour to give you as much notice as possible.
Thank you for your understanding regarding the cancellation of our Y4 and Y5 parents’ evening. New dates for these will be shared with you this week. A new date for the Y5 class assembly will also be shared.
Final Day for Secondary School Application
Just a reminder that today is the final day to complete the secondary school admissions for pupils currently in Year 6.
Please follow the link to complete: Admission to secondary and high school September 2023 entry - Staffordshire County Council
Clubs
After-school clubs will begin again next week. The majority of clubs remain the same as last half-term and will run as a five-week block. Please sign up at the school office as usual. Click here to access the club page on our website.
Reception Open Day
Our Reception Open Day will take place on Thursday 17th November. There will be tours at 9:45am, 1:30pm and 4:30pm. Please ring or pop into the office to book a slot.
Flu Vaccination Second Visit
Please read the letter below:
The School Age Immunisation Team have arranged a 2nd visit at your child’s school on: Friday 25th November 2022
If you previously completed a consent form, but your child missed their vaccination due to absence etc. you DO NOT need to complete another form, however if you did not complete a consent form for the original date then please complete one using guidance below.
If you have already consented for your child to receive this vaccination, but have since taken them to your GP please contact a member of the Immunisation Service on 0300 124 0366 Monday – Friday 8.30 – 4pm so that your child’s consent form can be withdrawn.
To complete the on-line consent form, please using the following link: https://forms.mpft.nhs.uk/
Choose the following from the dropdown list:
Winshill Village Primary School – 25th November 2022 (am) - Flu
Your school code will be sent out via text message.
Please make sure that you complete and submit your child’s consent form as soon as you get it, whether you wish your child to be vaccinated or not and only submit one consent form per child. The consent form must be completed by someone with Parental Responsibility or Delegated Authority – please see the definitions below if you are unsure.
Consents Forms need to be completed by 18th November 2022, as we are unable to accept them after this date. You may be required to bring your child to a community clinic for a catch-up appointment, if you do not submit the consent form by the required date above as this will be the final visit to your child’s school.
Some people may not accept the use of porcine gelatine in medical products and for those, an alternative injectable porcine free vaccine is available this year. This will be an injection, not a nasal spray and may need to be given in a clinic setting, rather than school. If your child needs the porcine free injectable vaccination you will need to complete the e-consent form and tick the no-consent box for the nasal flu spray. You will then be asked to confirm the reason you do not consent to the nasal flu spray and asked to consent to the injectable flu vaccine.
For further information see: www.mpft.nhs.uk/services/school-age-immunisation
www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/
Protecting your Child against Flu Leaflet
If your child has ASTHMA and there are any changes to their health 14 days before the vaccination date YOU MUST contact the immunisation service on 0300 124 0366 as your child may not be well enough to receive the vaccination. These include, if your child:
· Becomes wheezy
· Has required oral steroids
· Has increased their asthma medication
*PARENTAL RESPONSIBILTITY:
The person(s) with parental responsibility will usually, but not always be the child’s birth parents. People with parental responsibility for the child include: the child’s mother; the child’s father if married to the mother at the child’s conception, birth or later; a legally appointed guardian; the local authority if the child is on a care order; or a person named in a residence order in respect of the child. Fathers who have never been married to the child’s mother will only have parental responsibility if they acquired it through a court order or parental responsibility agreement. After the 30th November 2003 unmarried fathers have automatic parental responsibility for their children if they are named on the birth certificate.
For a child born before the 30th November 2003, they can be re-registered and the father named on the birth certificate, after which the father will have automatic parental responsibility.
(Ref: www.childrenslegalcentre.com)
DELEGATED AUTHORITY:
In particular circumstances, the person(s) who hold(s) parental responsibility may have given delegated authority to a foster carer to be able to give consent for immunisations. Where a foster carer does not hold delegated authority for immunisations please arrange for the local authority to complete and sign the enclosed form.
If you have any concerns and would like to discuss the vaccination further or your child has already received the flu vaccine via your GP please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Immunisation Service on 0300 124 0366 Monday – Friday 8.30 – 4pm.
Yours Sincerely
School Age Immunisation Service.
https://www.mpft.nhs.uk/services/school-age-immunisation
The number of children and young people catching measles has risen. It’s never too late to be vaccinated.
You need two doses of MMR one month apart to be fully protected against measles, mumps and rubella.
If your child has missed one or both of the MMR vaccinations contact your GP surgery to arrange an appointment.
Parking
A polite reminder that the school car parks are not to be used in the mornings and afternoons at drop-off and collection. Thank you for your cooperation.