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Dear Parents
Due to a boiler breakdown, leaving us with no heating and no hot water I have made the difficult decision to close tomorrow (29/1/21). This is on top of the very exciting roof leak in the hall this afternoon!
I am confident the heating will be fixed for Monday.
All learning tomorrow will be online.
Please spread this news amongst the school community.
Dear Parents / Carers
School Closure 15th January 2021
In order to protect the safety of children and staff I have taken the difficult decision to close school tomorrow.
The journey home yesterday for many of you, and the majority of staff, was horrendous, and with freezing temperatures and more snow forecast (in some areas), I am worried about the safety of all concerned. The roads in and out of Eckington were strewn with abandoned cars, and we all know what Castle Hill is like when icy.
I hope that by making an early decision, it helps with your arrangements for tomorrow.
On-line learning will be available, but if you are unable to access a device t short notice, then please DO NOT get in a tangle – do what you can (reading, spelling, tables etc). Staff will arrange for an online meeting as a catch-up. If you can make it, please do; if you don’t make it, you won’t miss anything.
I have spoken to Rev Andy, our Co-Chair of Governors, who also agrees that safety should be the main concern, and I know that
many of you need to drive to school too.
Please share with everyone in the school community – I don’t want anyone making an unnecessary journey.
If it turns out to be glorious spring day when the sun is out and birds are singing, then I apologise in advance.
If you have any questions, please contact me directly at
headteacher@camms.derbyshire.sch.uk rather than teachers.
Stay safe and stay well
Following the Government announcment and ever-changing guidance, if you require a school place under either the Critical Worker or Vulnerable heading then please email me at headteacher@camms.derbyshrie.sch.uk.
Please provide as much detail as you can, including proof of critical worker status.
Due to the changes in guidance, I am worried that we will reach a point where we have more children in school tan is safe and manageable. To try and prevent this, the additional checks are now necessary.
The guidance clearly states that if you can stay home, then please do so. I would rather your child miss a few maths or English sessions than come to school and put themselves and others in potential danger. It's just not worth it.
Take care all and please, please, please, stay safe.
++A fuller version of this is on a recent letter++
Mr C.