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Dear Parent/Carer
RCTBCB have informed us that the Welsh Government are making Covid-19 testing available to people with a wider range of symptoms such as fatigue, muscle ache or pain, a sore throat, a headache, a runny nose, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea. This is because some variants and young children do not display the classic three Covid-19 symptoms initially.
In the circumstances, RCTCBC together with the Welsh Government have requested that people (including children) to be tested if they are feeling unwell in any way. Further detail on how to apply for a test is provided at
https://gov.wales/apply-coronavirus-covid-19-test
or by simply call the free number 119 between the hours of 7am to 11pm.
Individuals and their households who take a test because of these other wider symptoms are not required to isolate while they await their test result. This includes learners, who can continue to attend their school or setting while they await a test result.
If individuals then receive a positive Covid-19 result, they and their household must then isolate. Households must also isolate if anyone develops any of the three classic Covid-19 symptoms while waiting for a test result taken on wider symptoms to come back.
Clearly, children and adults with diarrhoea and/or vomiting should not attend their school/setting until they are symptom-free for 48 hours, even if their Covid-19 test result is negative.
The FAQs on the Council’s website have been updated to reflect this latest advice – www.rctcbc.gov.uk/schoolfaqs
We have also e-mailed this information to all parents who have registered an e-mail address with us this evening.
Kind regards
MR S K GARDNER
Dear Parent/Carer
As you are aware, all schools are obliged to take 5 Inset/Teacher Training Days per Academic Year. Due to the COVID situation that we have found ourselves we still have three of these Teacher Training Days left to take.
Due to the fact that we have encountered two periods of lockdown during the past and the current Academic Years, this has made the taking of these days extremely difficult.
In the circumstances we have now arranged to take these days on the following dates:-
Friday 30th April;
Monday 21st June and;
Friday 2nd July.
We are sorry for inconvenience caused.
Kind regards
Dear Parent/Carer
Due to the pandemic, Mountain Ash Comprehensive School not able to invite pupils to the school for physical Open Days. However, MAC would like to you and your child to attend a virtual event which is available to view on their website.
In addition, we have also included a link again, for the MAC website for a treasure hunt and virtual tour of the school that the children viewed prior to the Half Term Break.
The links for these events are listed below:-
https://macs.uk.net/2021/02/12/year-6-virtual-treasure-hunt-transition-tour-of-macs/
https://macs.uk.net/2020/10/23/virtual-open-evening-video-now-live/
Kind regards