Please see below for Mrs Cameron’s update:

Letter to families 07.01.20

Please see below for information from Fiona Robertson, Executive Director.

Letter from Fiona Robertson – 08.01.21

Please see below for information about home learning from our Nursery for week beginning 11.01.21

ELCC Home Learning w.b. 11.01.21

Please see below for further information about current arrangements for January 2021.

201220 Letter to families

Update on Midlothian website:

Schools

Following public health advice, the Scottish Government advises schools should remain OPEN until the end of term. Public health has also confirmed our schools and early learning and childcare settings have, and should continue with, the effective measures already in place.

We understand that some parents have been in touch to say they will keep their child at home. If you intend to keep your child at home please inform your school as you normally would.

On Tuesday 22 December, we will update parents and carers about arrangements for schools and our early learning settings after the festive break.

·         All payments  are made only to parents/carers where a pupil is eligible for Free School Meals.

·         Where a pupil is currently not eligible for Free School Meals and a parent/carers think they may be eligible, the application process must be followed and completed.

·         The retrospective payment for the school holiday period in October was recently agreed by the Scottish Government.

·         The Christmas Holiday payment covers the period for P1-P3 pupils eligible for Free School Meals.

·         As part of the First Minister’s Winter Plan for Social Protection, the Scottish Government announced that a £100 payment per eligible child be made to families in receipt of Free School Meals.

·         Children and young people receiving universal Free School Meal provision – i.e. those in P1-P3 who would not qualify for Free School Meals on low income criteria – are not eligible.

·         It will only cover pupils currently eligible and applications received up until Tues 22^nd December 2020 which are subsequently approved.

·         Payments for any applications received on or before Tuesday 22^nd December 2020 but not yet completed/processed will be made by Friday 15^th January 2021.

If you have any Free School Meals  enquiries please email  FSMAwards@Midlothian.gov.uk

If you have any wider queries about welfare and benefits please see Council website where there are various resources to consider: https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/200296/coronavirus/625/council_tax_benefits_and_welfare

Please see below for letter emailed to all families on Monday 07.12.20

Letter to All Parents for Single Confirmed Case of COVID Updated – 07.12.20

Please see link below to a statement that has gone onto the Midlothian website regarding the decision by the DFM not to close schools early at the Christmas Break.

https://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/200296/coronavirus/626/latest_updates