Latest News

• Covid Update: Thursday 20th January

  Thu 20 Jan 2022

  Covid Update: Thursday 20th January - Unfortunately due to a rise in Covid infections we have experienced a sharp increase in staff absence. This has been compounded with great difficulty sourcing temporary cover and now need to regrettably consider moving some classes to Remote Teaching. This contingency has been reached after risk assessment and consultation with our Chair of Governors. Any classes required to move to Remote Teaching will be notified directly via our school App in as timely a fashion as possible.  We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.  MD Vallelly (Principal)

• Nursery Covid Update - Wednesday 19th January

  Wed 19 Jan 2022

  Covid Update Wednesday 19th January - Unfortunately due to a continued rise in postive Covid infections in our Nursery Unit, we have had to make the difficult decision to keep our Nursery Unit closed until at least Monday 24th January. This decision was reached in consultation with our Chair of Governors and after conducting a risk assessment. Remote Learning activities have been provided by following the attached link. Please accept our most sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused by this extended closure. MD Vallelly (Principal)https://www.bocombraps.co.uk/home-learning-3/

• Covid Update Wednesday 19th January

  Wed 19 Jan 2022

  Nursery COVID Update- Due to the continued rise in the number of positive Covid cases in our Nursery Unit, and having conducted a risk assessment, we have identified difficulty in providing safe and adequate staff cover for Wednesday 19th January. It is for this reason that unfortunately Nursery will remain closed today. The school will continue to liaise with the PHA and issue further information as we receive it. Many thanks for your continued cooperation.

• Covid Update - Tuesday 18th January

  Tue 18 Jan 2022

  Covid Update - Due to a sharp rise in the number of positve Covid cases in our Nursery Unit this week, the PHA have identified all Nursery pupils and staff as 'close contacts'. Any child displaying symptoms or testing positive on a lateral flow test should isolate immediately and remain at home until testing negative on Day 6 and Day 7 on a lateral flow test. Siblings of Nursery pupils can continue to come to school if symptom free and in best practice testing negative on a lateral flow test. Despite the rise in infections, our key priority is to keep school open and functioning normally. However, in the event of staff absence and as a last resort, it may be necessary for a class(es) to remain at home until teaching cover can be sourced. The PHA have confirmed that regular lateral flow testing helps prevent unnecessary spread of infection, please do not send children to school if they are unwell or are displaying the established symptoms. Thank you for your continued cooperation, together we will endeavour to keep school safe for everyone and running as normally as possible over the next days and weeks.

• PHA Notification for Nursery Parents/Guardians

  Mon 17 Jan 2022

  PHA Notification for Nursery Parents/Guardians- Further to a significant cluster of positive Covid cases in our Nursery Unit today, we have been advised by the PHA that all pupils and staff in the Nursery are to be identified as 'close contacts'.  The attached letter from the PHA explains the requirements for periods of isolation and suggested testing. The PHA acknowledged that the swift action of parents on Sunday evening, identified a significant number of positive cases via Lateral Flow Testing and prevented further infection in school today. Those pupils testing positve on an Lateral Flow Test can if they wish, book a PCR test, but PHA advice is that they can presume that the Lateral Flow result is accurate and should now isolate until two negative lateral flow results are obtained on Day 6 and 7, 24 hours apart, confirming that they are now no longer infectious. The PHA have further confirmed that those parents not wishing to conduct a lateral flow test or organise a PCR test for their child will need to isolate for 10 days from 17th January onwards. For purposes of operating the Nursery tomorrow (Tuesday 18th January), pupils will need to have had a negative Lateral Flow test conducted either tonight or early tomorrow morning and remain symptom free. All pupils with a positve lateral flow test or those displaying symptoms should now isolate for the required period. Continued operation of the Nursery Unit will be conditional on securing the necessary staff on a day-to-day basis.  Parents will be kept regularly informed of further developments and advice. Siblings of Nursery children are also advised to have negative regular Lateral Flow tests and remain symptom free to keep coming to school in Year 1-7. If you have any questions regarding this matter, school phone lines will open at 8.00am on Tuesday morning.

• Appications open for Nursery and Year 1 places 2022/23

  Mon 10 Jan 2022

  We are pleased to welcome applications for both Nursery and Year 1 places for the 2022/23 academic year. 

   

  If you have a child of eligible Nursery age i.e. born between 2/7/18 - 1/7/19 or a child of eligible Year 1 age i.e. born between 2/7/17 - 1/7/18 please follow this link to make you on-line application.

   

  https://www.eani.org.uk/parents/admissions/applying-for-a-school-place

   

  If you have any questions or queries about the process, please do not hesitate to contact the school office.

   

  See links below to our school prospectus and virtual school tour produced by our pupils and staff.

   

  School Prospectus 2022/23:

  https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/bocombra-primary-school/UploadedDocument/d44469b0-6fb0-40fd-ab3f-4088eb03b09e/prospectus-2022-23-compressed.pdf

   

  Virtual School Tour:

  https://bocombra-primary-school.primarysite.media/media/our-virtual-school-tour-1

• Congratulations to our Journey to Santa winners!

  Fri 17 Dec 2021

  Today we gave out prizes for those pupils who won the prize draw out of all the pupils who managed to complete 10 active journeys over the last 3 weeks. The school council completed the prize draw and there were 2 winners from each classroom. Well done to everyone who entered the competition and a special thank you to all parents and guardians who helped make the effort to walk, cycle or scoot to school!

  Each pupil who completed 10 active journeys to or from school also earned their house 10 points. 

  Congratulations to our winners and we hope that everyone has a safe and happy Christmas holiday - we look forward to more Active Travel competitions in 2022!

  

• Christmas Dinner

  Fri 10 Dec 2021

  Today we enjoyed a delicious Christmas dinner.  Thank you to our dinners ladies for such a treat!

  

• Football Success

  Wed 08 Dec 2021

  Well done to the boys who took part in a tournament on Monday 6th December.  The boys played brilliantly and some fantastic goals were scored.

  

• Early Closure for Christmas

  Mon 06 Dec 2021

  Further to consultation with our Board of Governors’ Chairperson and our school leadership team, we have decided to make some changes to our school closure arrangements for December 2021. As I outlined last week, the school has been facing significant pressures over the last number of weeks due to the on-going pandemic. This coupled with rising positive cases in school and wider community transmission, we have decided that our children will finish school on Friday 17^th December. To achieve a slightly earlier finishing date we have moved two of our school development days planned for 3^rd May and 30^th June to Monday 20^th and Tuesday 21^st December. As these school closure days are set aside for staff development, this will in effect have no reduction in actual ‘face to face’ teaching days for our pupils. A revised Holiday List has been included at the end of this letter. Children will have a staggered finishing time on Friday 17^th December:

  Nursery – 11.00am, Year 1 – Year 3 (and older siblings) 11.30am and Year 4-7 12.00 noon.