Chromebooks Available for Home Use Y3-Y6 
Again we have launched our chromebook initiative enabling greater access for pupil;s at home. This initiative was started during our first lockdown in 2020 and we are providing the loan facility every year to support home learning.
For further details see details: https://www.st-margarets.warrington.sch.uk/wellbeingsafeguarding/onlineaccess
EVERYTHING COVID...
...what to do if symptoms, track and trace, family contacts & bubble start times, FAQs, pupils' video message
Update: 31/10/2021 - Regularly undertake a full refresh to get most up to date page.
As we continue into the term...
As we look forward to welcoming our pupils back to school after the half term break, we wanted to remind parents of the change in arrangements for drop off and collection.
From tomorrow, Monday 1st November, ALL CHILDREN should arrive at school for 8.55. We will continue to receive the pupils by the gates they have previously been dropped off at and will not allow parents to congregate on the school site. We realise this will mean that there will be more people around the school site and we kindly ask that you work with us to ensure that pupils can access the school as quickly as possible.
We will allow pupils in Years 3 and 4 to access the playground with younger siblings in Years 1 and 2 from Gate C.
Arrangements for collection of pupils will also revert to the original school day for all classes with pupils to be collected at 3.20. Parents will access the playground as they have been doing this year, but we ask you to consider social distancing with more adults on and around the school site.
- Pupils in classes RBC, RKD and Nursery should arrive at school for 8.55am and collect at 3.20pm (Reception) or 3.30pm (Nursery) from Gate B2 (Main Pedestrian Entrance on School Road).
- Pupils in classes 1AL, 1LM, 2SB and 2HJ should arrive at school for 8.55am from Gate C (Playground entrance on School Road).
- Pupils in classes 1AL and 2SB should be collected at 3.20 via Gate C (Playground entrance on School Road).
- Pupils in classes 1LM and 2HJ should be collected from the classrooms at 3.20 via Gate B2 (Main Pedestrian Entrance on School Road)
- Pupils in classes 3SV, 3ST, 4EC and 4RC should arrive at school for 8.55am and collect at 3.20pm from Gate D (Playground entrance on Long Lane).
- Pupils in classes 5AM and 5MT should arrive at school for 8.55am and collect at 3.20pm from Gate B1 (Pedestrian gate next to the car park get on School Rd).
- Pupils in classes 6CM and 6ML should arrive at school for 8.55am and collect at 3.20pm from Gate A (SMILE Centre).
Thank you for your patience and continuing support at this time.
Mr Metcalfe & Mr Boyle
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Reminder for parents of pupils in Year 5 & Year 6
We remind parents of pupils in Year 5 and Year 6 to follow the advice given by the Directors of Public Health and Education in their letter and test their children using an LFD test before returning to school tomorrow. This will help us to avoid any asymptomatic children rejoining us tomorrow and avoid the need for us to reintroduce bubbles, staggered start and end times or the risk of other members of our school community getting ill.
The letter can be found by following this link: WBC Letter to Parents
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Whilst the number of cases nationally and locally continues to remain steady, with some spikes taking place in local schools, it is vital that we remain vigilant against the spread of COVID. Although the relaxation of restrictions has taken place over the summer break, much of the science suggests the country will see an increase in the number of cases during the Autumn Term.
As such, we ask that you continue to follow our guidance in order to stop the spread of the virus and public health closing one or more of our classes. Please ensure you arrive on time to drop off and collect your children, please avoid congregating in groups outside the school site and most of all if your child is unwell we ask that you check their temperature or if possible complete an LFD test.
This will help protect our whole school community and keep our classes open until the end of term.
Thank you for your patience and continuing support at this time.
Mr Metcalfe & Mr Boyle
Holiday Club - Next one Summer Holiday 2021
We will be running our holiday club for four weeks during Summer holidays (3 run by school staff and WYC, 1 run by WYC). More details will be put on our Link Club page: https://www.st-margarets.warrington.sch.uk/parents/link-club
Holiday Club information now LIVE!
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COVID Update
Bubbles/classes open and closed, and return dates available at : https://www.st-margarets.warrington.sch.uk/wellbeingsafeguarding/covid-update
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Job Vacancies 
Please see our vacancies page for teaching assistant vacancy details: https://www.st-margarets.warrington.sch.uk/information/vacancies
World Book Day 2021 - making it great wherever you are...
The Masked Reader Competition and more for World Book Day
Below are some great activities to get you 'bookish'. In case you are wondering - no costumes this year (phew!)
Tomorrow we will be joining in with the celebrations for World Book Day - a day for sharing our love of books and the extraordinary adventures that stories can take us on. Across our whole school, we will be sharing a fantastic book called 'Perfectly Norman', which encourages everyone to celebrate and love their uniqueness, rather than trying to hide it away. A range of fun activities that are linked to the story have been planned, as well as the keenly awaited 'Masked Readers' quiz! Will you gue
ss who's behind the mask?
Teachers will be sharing Perfectly Norman and the Masked Reader quiz with their class during live lessons, but to make sure parents can enjoy sharing the fun with their children, we have put links to the story, the Masked Reader quiz and the Pick 'n' Mix afternoon activities below. You will also find a link to the World Book Day £1 Book Token which can be printed off at home (paper copies will be sent out when all children return to school on Monday). These can be exchanged in participating books shops for one of the World Book Day books.
Please make sure you share any photos that you take during the day, either using your child's Google Class stream or on Tapestry or you can Tweet them on parents’ Twitter Accounts with the hashtag #smcepslovereading
VIDEO OF MASKED READERS HERE (mp4)
MASK READER COMPETION SHEET HERE (pdf) (editable one in your Google Classroom)
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Our Whole School Book
We are all using the same book to share World Book Day. You can download the SLIDESHOW FOR THE BOOK here.
Its a fabulous book - just imagine having wings!
Book Hunt - Can you find these book cards...
Click on picture to download the full list of books.
INSET Day Change in 2022 & Exciting Training
On 4 January 2022 we are delighted to be hosting Andy Wolfe, the national Deputy Chief Education Officer for the Church of England to inspire our teaching team. We are running the event for five other Church of England primary schools in Warrington in the 'Grace Hub'. As a result we are swapping the INSET Day from 1 July to this date. He have avoided changing the other holiday dates.
Our revised Term dates for 2021-2022 are published here:
