We wish everyone all the best for 2021.  Just to confirm that our school will reopen on Monday 4 January 2021 as previously notified. Should there be any change to this situation, in light of updated advice from the Department for Education or Durham County Council, we will let you know as soon as possible.

We hope everyone has a great Christmas break.  School reopens on Monday 4 January 2021.

Reporting symptoms after school closes for Christmas Holidays

Byers Green Primary School will close on Friday 18 December at 3:15pm.  If your child develops symptoms of coronavirus at any point over the Christmas Holidays you must book a test.

If your child develops symptoms up to and including Sunday 20 December which result in a positive test up to Thursday 24 December you must inform the school at byersgreen@durhamlearning.net.

Please include the name of your child, their class and the date that their symptoms started, as well as your own contact details.

If your child develops coronavirus symptoms from Monday 21 December onwards, they must be tested and, if positive, follow the advice of Test and Trace. You do not need to inform the school of any symptoms which occur on or after this date.

Unfortunately, we have been unable to host our usual Christmas performances in school this year. Although nothing can replace the experience of seeing the infant nativity or the junior show live and in person, we recognised it was important to mark this important tradition in some way. Therefore, working within the current coronavirus restrictions, we have put together contributions from each class to create a whole school performance of The Magical Christmas Jigsaw. We hope you enjoy it!

From Wednesday 2 December, England will move into local restriction tiers where different tiers of restrictions apply in different parts of the country.

Please see the poster below for further information about Tier 3 (Very High Alert) which applies to the Durham County Council area.

COVID-19_Tier_3_Very_High_Poster

Please see the information below about safer parking around our school site which was sent home earlier this week:

Parking concerns letter – Durham Constabulary

Safer parking leaflet – DCC

Thank you for your contributions to this year’s Children in Need collection. The total raised was £130.00.

Please click on the link below to see a selection of Pudsey Bears from across our school:

A plethora of Pudseys!

Thank you for your contributions to this year’s Poppy Appeal. The total raised was £89.72.

The children had a great time taking part in a Hoopstarz day on 4 November 2020. A selection of photos is available in the class galleries:

• Class 1
• Class 2
• Class 3
• Class 4

Following this, we were very happy to receive a lovely thank you letter from the coach which you can read below:

Hoopstarz day – Thank you letter

Please see the information below from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service:

Bonfire Night and Firework Safety PRIMARY SCHOOLS