Primary school bubbles

[glitterelf]

Morning just wondering what is happening in other primary schools regarding bubbles,
Our school is small so one class per year.
My child has told me this morning that the phonics groups are mixed with another year group.
As parents we were under the impression that there would be no mixing of bubbles apart from the breakfast club and after school extra curricular activities.
I'm miffed that we are not being told what is happening inside school and I'm aware it's much worse for those whose children attend secondary school and the bubble sizes but I'm curious as to what's happening in other primary schools

At our school years reception, year 1 and year 2 are bubbled together in one class as they are all in that class anyway it's a small school and there are 21 of them in the class.

Class bubbles as far as possible, key stage bubbles for break times (outside), some staff in more than one class bubble but not mixing between key stages bubbles. Small school, only practical way of doing it with the staff available. There’s siblings all over the place anyway and even the whole school wouldn’t be a large bubble so I’m perfectly happy with that arrangement. They’re doing the best they can.

Sounds like your schools are being very open and honest which is great, our school is definitely lacking in transparency. Play times are class bubbles only which is probably why I find it odd that they mix for phonics.

Our school is one class intake, so they do pair classes up for practical reasons such as being able to run extra-curriculars and not dragging out the ends of the day to an hour.

The main risk is the child's own class and a smaller additional risk from light exposure to the other class.

I'm happy for DS2 to have the additional benefits of running around the hall with a controlled number from the other class to make the sports club viable and that ongoing benefit is worth the risk of light exposure to a member from the other class.

For context the whole school is the size of a secondary bubble and we have a sibling in school anyway.

Year group bubbles but whole class groups wherever possible. Year group for playtimes and some small group interventions, etc.
Most staff are linked to bubbles, but some work across all bubbles.

Breakfast club is in one hall but year group tables, even for siblings.

My kids old school (who I still follow in twitter) is 115 kids total so they told parents the school is a single bubble, makes life a lot easier and as there's lots of siblings makes a lot of sense. Bigger schools like their subsequent school can't do that (900 pupils) but because of siblings the bubbles are porous, even worse at their secondary school (2500 kids)

2 classes per year.
Generally, they only mix with their class. They share lunch and break with the other class, but have seperate areas. PE is while year group, by are kept separate.

We were told prior to September that each year group was a second level of bubble, but the reality is minimal contact. The school building could have been designed with a pandemic in mind, each classroom has a door to the playground, large playground, sinks I every classroom, the Corridor is usually extra work space is is about 5m wide...