Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• PARENTS' EVENINGS - 8th and 9th March 2023

  Mon 27 Feb 2023

  We will be emailing letters out to parents on the 28th February introducing our new online system for booking appointments for Parents' evenings which will be taking place next Wednesday and Thursday.

   

  The online booking system will be going live on Wednesday 1st March.

• BURGER DAY 9.2.23

  Thu 26 Jan 2023

  We will be having a burger day on Thursday 9th February instead of cottage pie.  This dinner option should be changing shortly on your Meal Manager account.  Thank you.

• MENU CHANGE MONDAY 23RD JANUARY

  Thu 19 Jan 2023

  Please note meatballs will be replaced with burgers on Monday.

• COVID UPDATE 1.4.22

  Fri 01 Apr 2022

  In a letter to headteachers, the DfE have said

   

  “Children and young people who are unwell and have a high temperature should stay at home and avoid contact with other people. They can go back to school, college or childcare when they no longer have a high temperature, and they are well enough to attend

  Children with a positive COVID-19 test result should try to stay at home and avoid contact with other people for at least 3 days, which is when they are most infectious.”

• Changes to the self-isolation period for those who test positive for COVID-19

  Wed 19 Jan 2022

  The latest Covid Self Isolation changes which came into effect from 17th January can be found under the Parents Section / Covid Files.

   

• SKY NEWS VISIT - 2.9.21

  Wed 01 Sep 2021

  Dear parents/ carers

   

  We have been contacted by Sky News about doing a piece showing our children returning to school tomorrow. They want it to be a positive news story about how much children are looking forward  to seeing all their friends and school returning to more normality.

   

  They will be including interviews with myself and some of the older children (year 6). If you definitely don’t want your child to be included in any returning to school images please can you let me know by emailing me at d.bradshaw@gawberschool.co.uk.

   

  Any children whose parents shave requested don’t appear on any images will be automatically excluded.

   

  Kind Regards

  Dawn Bradshaw

  Headteacher

  Gawber Primary School

• COVID SYMPTOMS - PCR TESTING

  Fri 30 Apr 2021

  COVID testing clarification

  We have had a number of children who have been ill with COVID type symptoms- such as coughs and a high temperature. As a school, we have to follow the guidance set out by the DfE and Public Health England. This guidance is constantly changing but at the moment it stipulates that if a child has symptoms they must book online and have a full PCR test- a lateral flow test will not suffice. Whilst waiting for the test results, all family members should isolate. I understand that this can be very inconvenient for families but there have been a number of outbreaks in local schools and we are keen to prevent this happening at our school.

   

  Link to Book a PCR Test or Ring 119.

   

  https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/health-and-wellbeing/coronavirus-covid-19/get-a-test-for-coronavirus-covid-19/

• UPDATED COVID RISK ASSESSMENT - March 2021

  Tue 02 Mar 2021
  Our latest Covid Risk Assessment for when all pupils return to school on 8th March can be found under the Parent's section then Covid files on our website. 

• WELLBEING

  Wed 27 Jan 2021

  Children's Mental Health Week

  1st - 7th February 2021

   

  Please see the new Wellbeing section on our Parent's and Children's pages.

• EASYFUNDRAISING

  Wed 18 Nov 2020

  Did you know that whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your annual holiday - you could be raising free donations for Gawber Primary School PTA with easyfundraising?

  There are over 4,000 shops and sites on board ready to make a donation - including EBay, Argos, John Lewis, ASOS, Booking.com and M&S - and it won't cost you a penny extra to help us raise funds.

   

  All you need to do is:

  1.  Go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/gawberpta and join for free.

  2.  Every time you shop online, go to easyfundraising first to find the site you want and start shopping.

  3.  After you've checked out, the retailer will make a donation to Gawber Primary School PTA at no extra cost to you whatsoever!

   

  There are no catches or hidden charges and Gawber Primary School PTA will be really grateful for your donations.

  Thank you for your support

   

  http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/gawberpta