LIMITED OPENING FROM 9.30am - Friday 8 January 2010

We plan for both Oakwood schools to be open from 9.30am on Friday 8 January 2010 in a limited capacity.

Please listen to Radio Solent in the morning, check this website, or phone the school in case this changes.

Staying Safe:

• Whether your child comes to school or not on Friday is your decision and you are best placed to judge the conditions and safety of your journey.
• Please bring your children to the main school doors.
• We would not recommend allowing your child to walk to school unaccompanied.

If you feel it best not to bring your child in and would rather keep them at home, please do so.

Opening:

The schools will open later at 9.30am. This gives staff and pupils extra time to make a safe journey to the school. Please don't bring children to school before 9.30am. However, if you have to bring children in later than this, that's fine.

Closing:

The schools will both close at their normal times. However, please feel free to pick up your children earlier than this if you wish or you think it would make your journey easier. We will operate the same system as we did on Wednesday.

Lunches:

We anticipate being able to provide a normal school lunch service.

Breaktimes:

It is likely that breaktimes and lunchtime will be indoors on Friday, as we cannot completely clear the playgrounds of ice. Please keep to the cleared paths on site.

Kidz Club:

Kidz Club will not be open either before or after school on Friday.

Why are we opening?

Most of the teachers anticipate being able to get to work on Friday as the major roads are currently clear. Staff local to the school report being able to get around with care. We realise that many of you face problems if you are not able to go into work because the schools are closed for several days, and it's possible for us to open again tomorrow in this limited capacity. Once you have brought your children to the school doors tomorrow, they will be safe and warm.

Will we be open next week?

The forecast for the weekend is for no thaw and more snow on Sunday. This means there is a strong likelihood that we may need to close or have limited opening again next week if conditions stay bad.

Thank you for your continued support and understanding.