Keeping you up to date with all that is happening in school.

• School Closure Information for w/c Monday 23rd March 2020

  Sun 22 Mar 2020

   

  Dear Parents and Carers,

  Unless a member of staff from our schools contacted you by telephone on Friday 20^th March, school is closed until further notice.  Please be aware that the safest place for us all is at home.

  If your circumstances change and your child becomes eligible to be cared for by school you must contact school to organise the attendance in advance. Please do not simply turn up at school as your child will not be able to attend.  We hope our whole school community remains safe through this difficult time.  Please take extra care of yourselves and your family members. 

  Leyland Methodist Schools

• HT Letter to Parents - Parents Evening and Events in School

  Mon 16 Mar 2020

  
  Dear Parents and Guardians,

  
  I am writing to you in respect of the on-going coronavirus situation. Speculation is rife in the media about will/won’t happen; what should/shouldn’t happen and when it will/won’t happen. We are facing uncertain times and it is difficult to know what it is ahead. There is no doubt that we are in unchartered waters.

  
  DFE Advice to Schools
  We have been told that we all need to play our part and that includes our role as your child’s school. As a school, we receive a daily update from the Department for Education. This comes straight to my email and gives the latest advice for that day. The advice is often the same - keep doing what you have been doing. The current advice, as I write, is to:
   Keep the school open
   Encourage good hygiene especially hand-washing
   Advise parents to keep their child at home if they have
  - a temperature of 37.8 or higher
  - a new persistent cough.
  We appreciate your co-operation in this matter.

  
  Parents’ Evening
  Each day, as a school we need to assess risk and make decisions. In light of the on-going situation and the fact that things may change in the very near future, I have decided to cancel Parents’ Evening as a precautionary measure. We all have families and loved ones to protect and many of the staff have close family members, who are potentially very vulnerable to the possible impact of contraction of COVID-19.
  In the absence of a Parents’ Evening, we ask that any parent with a pressing concern to contact his/her child’s class teacher via the usual route. Conversely, if a teacher has a matter he/she wishes to discuss with a parent, then the parent will be contacted. As it is unknown how long this situation is likely to progress for, no alternative arrangements for Parents’ Evening will be made at this point in time. We will continue to review the situation.

  
  St George’s Day Celebration for Grandparents – 23rd April
  We always receive such lovely feedback from our more senior members of the community at this event. However, in light of the likelihood that people over 70 may be asked to self-isolate in the near future, it is with regret but would seem prudent that our St George’s Day celebrations are cancelled.

   

  Potential School Closures
  As per DfE advice, the school remains open. We have been given no indication that this is likely to change soon. However, as a point of reference, in any event that school was closed (for any reason) the scrolling banner on the top of our main web page, would indicate our status as closed. We would also inform you through our usual channels as well.

  
  Let’s hope and pray that this coronavirus passes quickly and our school community does not feel its impact so that we can get our lives back to business as usual.

  
  Thank you for your understanding.

  
  Stay safe and well.
  Kind Regards,

  
  Mrs K A Melling
  Executive Headteacher

• Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19) 13.03.2020

  Fri 13 Mar 2020

  Coronavirus (COVID-19) What to do if you have symptoms

   

  Stay at home for 7 days if you have either:

  • a high temperature

  • a new continuous cough

  This will help to protect others in your community while you are infectious.

   

  Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital.

  You do not need to contact NHS 111 to tell them you’re staying at home.

  We will not be testing people who are self-isolating with mild symptoms.

   

  Further advice can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

• Update - COVID-19 and DFE Instructions

  Thu 12 Mar 2020 Mrs S Cartmell

  Just to confirm that until the Department for Education (DFE) contacts the school, Leyland Methodist Schools will remain open as normal. The DFE are contacting the school each day with updates so as soon as we hear any information with regards to closures we will contact you immediately.

   

  Regards
  Leyland Methodist Schools

• Fair Trade Fortnight 24th Feb-8th March

  Tue 04 Feb 2020
  In school this week we have been lucky enough to benefit from the expertise of Cath who has talked to us about the history of Fair Trade, shown us lots of products and has also developed our understanding of why it is so important to support countries who provide us with everyday produce and products. We're going to be on the look out for the most unusual Fair Trade products in the shops so let us know what you find!

• Multi-Faith Week

  Mon 03 Feb 2020

  This week we are celebrating the diversity of the world we live in. 

  We will be developing our knowledge and understanding of different faiths such as Judaism, Sikhism, Hinduism, Islam as well as asking the 'big' questions about Christianity. 

  We're really looking forward to sampling some Indian dancing from our visitor Prags too! 

• The Federation of Leyland Methodist Infant School and Leyland Methodist Junior School

  Mon 16 Sep 2019 S Cartmell

   

  The Federation of Leyland Methodist Infant School and Leyland Methodist Junior School

   

  The Governing Boards of Leyland Methodist Infant and Juniors Schools agree to federate based on the following proposals.

   

  We will jointly consider any responses to these proposals and will make a final decision on whether to proceed with the proposals as published.

   

  Proposal
  Size of the  Governing Board	It is proposed that the governing board comprises the required number of governors, which will be a minimum of 11 but may also include co-opted governor positions.
  Number of Governors for each category of Governors	1 Authority Governor 4 Foundation Governors 2 Parent Governors 1 Staff Governor 1 Ex-officio Governor -  Executive Headteacher 1 Ex-officio Governor – Minister for Leyland Methodist Church   It is intended that a number of co-opted positions will also be included particularly where certain expertise can be brought in to supplement the governing board’s skills.
  Arrangements for staffing within the federation	All staff employed on 1st January 2020 will transfer into the Federation on that date.
  Federation date	1st January 2020
  Admissions authority for the schools within the federation	Lancashire County Council – admission arrangements will remain unchanged.
  Other Information	Reason for federation: To provide a stable and continuous learning experience for the children during their primary years.

   

   

   

  Responding to the Proposals

   

  You are welcome to make written representations regarding these proposals. Please send your comments by post to Leyland Methodist Schools, Canberra Road, Leyland PR25 3ET or by email to s.cartmell@lmjs.lancs.sch.uk. Marked ‘Federation Response’.

   

  You should do this by Monday, 28^th October 2019.

   

   

   

  The Federation of Leyland Methodist Infant School and Leyland Methodist Junior School

   

  The Governing Boards of Leyland Methodist Infant and Juniors Schools agree to federate based on the following proposals.

   

  We will jointly consider any responses to these proposals and will make a final decision on whether to proceed with the proposals as published.

   

  Proposal
  Size of the  Governing Board	It is proposed that the governing board comprises the required number of governors, which will be a minimum of 11 but may also include co-opted governor positions.
  Number of Governors for each category of Governors	1 Authority Governor 4 Foundation Governors 2 Parent Governors 1 Staff Governor 1 Ex-officio Governor -  Executive Headteacher 1 Ex-officio Governor – Minister for Leyland Methodist Church   It is intended that a number of co-opted positions will also be included particularly where certain expertise can be brought in to supplement the governing board’s skills.
  Arrangements for staffing within the federation	All staff employed on 1st January 2020 will transfer into the Federation on that date.
  Federation date	1st January 2020
  Admissions authority for the schools within the federation	Lancashire County Council – admission arrangements will remain unchanged.
  Other Information	Reason for federation: To provide a stable and continuous learning experience for the children during their primary years.

   

   

   

  Responding to the Proposals

   

  You are welcome to make written representations regarding these proposals. Please send your comments by post to Leyland Methodist Schools, Canberra Road, Leyland PR25 3ET or by email to s.cartmell@lmjs.lancs.sch.uk. Marked ‘Federation Response’.

   

  You should do this by Monday, 28^th October 2019.

   

• Groupcall Xpressions App

  Tue 03 Sep 2019 Mrs Cartmell

  Please find attached instructions on how to set up the Xpressions App for our way of communicating with Parents and Guardians. It is important to ensure we have your up to date contact details in order to set up the app.

   

  Link for Apple Devices:-     https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/groupcall-xpressions/id787308623?mt=8

   

  Link for IOS Devices:-        https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.groupcall.emerge.parental&hl=en_GB

   

  

• Having a wizard of time on World Book Day

  Thu 07 Mar 2019 K Melling
  The children of Leyland Methodist Junior School didn't turn up today! Instead the school was visited by witches (good and bad), tin men, munchkins, lions, scarecrows lots of Dorothys, a couple of tornadoes and a few Totos! A good time was definitely had by all! More photos on the Gallery page.

  

• Online Safety Advice - MOMO

  Wed 27 Feb 2019 LMJS

  As recently covered on the news and also on social media platforms, we would like to bring to your attention a ‘sinister challenge’ called MOMO that has been around for some time. It has recently resurfaced and once again has come to the attention of schools and children across the country.

  Please see the link below for further information and guidance on how you can protect your child when online.

   

  https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/platform-guides/momo-online-safety-guide-for-parents/