Friday 21 February - Pupil absences

Dear Parents/Carers

Following today’s pupil absences can Parents and Carers please note the following:-

• The classrooms are all cleaned thoroughly each evening by Tayside Contracts cleaners
• There is plenty soap in the dispensers in the toilets and hand dryers to reduce spread of germs
• If a child comes to school with a bug it is very likely that this will spread quickly given that small children sit close together and share toys, sand etc

What we have done

• Followed Perth and Kinross Council Procedures for infection control
• Arranged for the classrooms and communal areas including toilets to be deep cleaned by Tayside Contracts

How you can help

• Please encourage your children to wash their hands after they use the toilet, staff will continue to reiterate this
• Please talk to you child about what good hygiene is when using the toilet
• Please do not send any children to school if you think they may be suffering from a bug. Waiting to see ‘how they are’ once at school means infections are spread quickly
• Keep children off for a full 48 hours after the last bout of sickness or any symptom

I would also ask parents/carers to take care about the use of social media over concerns regarding the school as this often leads to a spread of misinformation.

Thanks for your support with this matter.

Pauline Smith
Headteacher