Tuesday 16 February 2021

Dear Parent’s and Carers,

In light of the First Minister’s recent announcement, we have developed plans for a change in provision if, as expected, we are authorised to bring more pupils into school from the week starting 22^nd February.

The details of these changes are listed below.

Changes to P1-3 model

• All pupils will return to school 22^nd February
• Return to standard Learning & Teaching models and staffing.
• Digital learning no longer required.
• Switch to paper home learning packs for WC 15^th February (allowing class teachers time to prepare classrooms, plan and resource in-person lessons). Packs will be home delivered by Brunstane staff throughout the day on Tuesday 16 February. iPads will be collected from P1-3 families and redistributed to P4-7 pupils during this week. Please ensure any school iPads you have been given are ready for collection today.

Changes to P4-7 model

• Introduction MS Teams video check-ins for p4-7. Timetables for these will be issued WC 15^th February.
• Move to more extended use of teams if P4-7 closure continues longer. Drop-in support will be provided for families who struggle to sign in to Teams.
• Video greetings will no longer be posted on Twitter (as will take place on Teams). Video lesson instruction will remain in place unchanged
• Parent/Carer guidance, passwords and Responsible Use Protocol contracts will be sent home to P4-7 families WC 15 Feb
• iPads will be sent home to P4-7 families who do not currently have a device WC 15 Feb

If you have any questions please contact our school office.

Yours sincerely,

Chris McMillan

Head Teacher