I teach in year 5 and will have about 12 children in from the 2 classes. Mine and the other year 5 class will need to be combined as my colleague has an health condition and is self isolating. The rest of the staff in school will also be in unless self isolating or ill. No rota at our school.
I've thought of a few things that'll help the children have less contact with each other but I'm not sure if they'll work/are excessive. This is obviously all on top of regular hand washing.
On Monday I am planning to:
- Separate desks and have one child on each table.
- They will have their own pencil pot with all the equipment they need so that they are not sharing through the day. (Easier now there are less children)
- Not ask children to collect in/hand out others work and keep their own tray with all the things they are working on or using during the week.
- Keeping windows open for fresh air and be outside /on the field when we can be.
- Take outside breaks at different times from other classes.
- Ask children to sit spaced out during lunch in the hall.
I would like to know if it would be sensible to temperature check children coming in to school in the morning. And also through the day as needed - if they tell me they feel ill, my usual response of 'lets get you a drink/snack and see how you feel' isn't going to be right for next week at all.
If you have any other ideas to keep myself and the children safe please add them. Its going to be challenging to keep children and their families safe from the virus and I don't feel teachers are being given any good guidance.