Category: Year 8

Covid vaccinations for 12–15-year-olds

Natalie McGillivary

The school-aged immunisation team will be coming back to school the week commencing 10th January to offer eligible children their second dose of the Covid vaccine (children that have had their first dose at least 12 weeks previously). The team will also offer a first Covid vaccination to any child who has not yet been vaccinated.

Further details and consent information will be sent to you on the 4th January.

If you want your child to receive their vaccination (either first or second dose) out of school, you can book an appointment through the national booking service on the NHS website or by calling 119. Please note, all children that received their first dose of Covid vaccinations in school early October 2021 are eligible for their second dose from the 4th January 2022.

To book online:

Visit www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination

To book on the phone:

  • If you cannot book your appointment online, phone 119 free of charge, 7am to 11pm, 7 days a week. You can ask someone else to do this for you. Please let us know if you need an interpreter.
  • You can text 18001 119 or access the NHS British Sign Language interpreter service at interpreternow.co.uk/nhs119

Household Support Fund

Natalie McGillivary

If your child is eligible for Free School Meals, you are eligible to receive the Household Support Fund (previously known as the Covid Winter Grant) to help with food and fuel costs over the winter period. Please click the link below for information about how to apply and we would urge you to apply as soon as possible so you don’t miss out.

https://www.warrington.gov.uk/household-support-fund

If any families who live outside of Warrington local authority (e.g. Trafford, Cheshire East, Salford, etc) experience any problems applying, please email Miss Dixon ndixon@lymmhigh.org.uk.

Free School Meals & Holiday Activities Fund

Natalie McGillivary

For any parents whose child is eligible for Free School Meals:

Warrington Borough Council has expanded its Holiday Activities Fund. There are a number of holiday activities on offer free of charge over Christmas along with a free lunch for anyone eligible for Free School Meals who attends.

Please see the link here and book asap to secure your child’s place.
https://warringtonboroughcouncil.coordinate.cloud/

Covid testing in January 2022

Natalie McGillivary

Dear parent or carer

Firstly, thank you for your continued engagement with the testing programme at home. It has been extremely valuable in helping to minimise the spread of Covid-19. We will be sending further testing kits home to be used over the Christmas period and request that students test at home on Monday 3rd January.

In addition to this, we have been asked by the Government to test all students once on return to school in January. This means that Years 7 to 11 will return to school on Tuesday 4th January and testing will take place during normal lesson time throughout the day. Years 12 and 13 will receive remote lessons on Tuesday 4th and will return to school on Wednesday 5th January, with testing taking place during form time and period one.

For anyone who is new to the school or has not yet given consent, please complete the form in the link here. If you have previously given consent you do not need to complete this. The consent form will need to be completed separately for each child. Sixth form students are allowed to complete the form themselves. If you are completing the form then please do so before we break up for the holidays.

As a reminder, on the day, if a student were to test positive on the lateral flow test then they would be required to take a confirmatory PCR test. If this test is positive they will then have to isolate, but if it is negative they can return to school.

Having undertaken the testing process a number of times our systems are now very efficient.  However, we are currently in need of some extra volunteers to help with the process. The process is very straight forward and you would have lots of support on the day. If you are available on Tuesday 4th January 8am until 3.10pm and Wednesday 5th January 8am until 10.45am and feel you would be able to help, then please get in touch with Ms McGuffie tmcguffie@lymmhigh.org.uk.

Thanks again for your continued support.

Yours faithfully

Mr R Johnson
Deputy Headteacher

RSHE Webinar

Natalie McGillivary

A reminder about our second online webinar that we are facilitating for parents and carers on Tuesday 14th December, led by the organisation It Happens. This workshop provides a platform for parents and carers to consider guidance on ‘Positive RSHE at home… top tips for brilliant conversations’. The workshop allows for anonymous participation, but this is not compulsory and all guests are asked to have their cameras and microphones off. You do not need to have completed the survey to join us.

The link to the webinar is: https://lymmhigh-org-uk.zoom.us/j/92684382238?pwd=Z0Z1ZHpKVzg3ZzRNWXdZcFFFS1kxdz09

Meeting ID: 926 8438 2238
Passcode: 635751

Time: 6.30-7.30pm

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow,