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Lyn Brown, Labour MP for West Ham, paid a virtual visit to a workshop for deaf and hearing pupils at Lister Community School in Plaistow on Tuesday 23 February.
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Dear Parent/Carer
This letter is to update you on the plans regarding school reopening. Please read it here.
An article about our Lister Community School Choir was published in the Newham Recorder yesterday, you can read it here.
Testing for Covid continues to be a very important way of keeping our school and community as safe as possible. The government has now asked schools to administer regular testing for Covid in schools.
Please note that testing of staff and ALL students for Covid will now become a regular event in our school life, and that we appreciate your support with this, as well as with the continued good hygiene practices and social distancing. We are still working out what the arrangements and systems will be and we will update you as soon as possible. It will be our aim to commence some testing during the week commencing 4th January 2021. In the meantime, Year 11 students who have already been provided with test kits at the end of last term should complete them and return them to the test sites in Newham. The Council has shared more information about the Covid testing and arrangements for returning the kit here and you can also visit their website for more details and updates. It also includes details from neighbouring authorities about where to return the kits and what you should do if you do not live in any of them. Please don’t forget to register them as you did before and please ensure that the kit is placed in the box that is provided inside the pack.
In order for us to carry out Covid testing on students, we must have your permission. Please click on our Covid testing permission slip to complete the form. The form must be completed by Wednesday 6th January 2021. Please ensure that you add the correct contact details in the permission slip. Please note that an email address is essential. The form must be completed for each of your children that attends Lister.
In the meantime, we will continue to observe our Covid-safe practices as detailed in our risk assessment and we would ask you to ensure that your child comes to school equipped with masks (including a spare one) at all times: they are expected to wear these unless they are outside or seated in a classroom (and they may wish to wear them at these times also).
Please also reinforce the message of Hands, Face, Space with your children.
Thank you.
Lister Student News is written BY students, FOR students. Please read and enjoy!
The linked documents below contain lots of ideas on how to keep
active both indoors and outdoors
As you know, Lister has managed to stay open for all year groups this whole term, except for two isolation periods, one for Year 11 and one for Year 8. We have been proud of this record and the resilience and hard work of our students and staff, and grateful for the support of our families and carers.
However, increasing numbers of staff are being told to isolate. This is making it very hard to operate. We have therefore made the difficult decision that, with effect from Thursday 10th December, the school will be open only to the following groups:
Live online lessons will be provided for all students in Years 8, 9, and 10 from 8:30am on Thursday 10th December. Students are expected to follow their regular school timetable.
Click here to read full letter for further information.
Additional Information and Guidance
Guidance for Parents & Carers
Guidance for Parents & Carers (in Bengali)
Student Virtual Learning Protocols
Student Virtual Learning Protocols (in Bengali)
Year 11s (and their parents and carers) are encouraged to use this fantastic online resource to research sixth forms, colleges and training providers to help them to make an informed decision about their next steps after Lister. In these slides they will also see tips about making the most of this final GCSE year, in order to prepare for success beyond Lister.
If you have any further questions or need any additional support, please contact the Careers team by clicking on the link for this form.
Finally, for further information, please follow this link to the main Careers section of our website where you can access lots of other helpful resources.
We have followed the national guidance and have identified that Year 11 students need to self isolate.
Newham’s early help teams have organised the Strengthening Families programme. Follow the links below for more information.
