Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Online safety newsletter - February 2024
Wed 31 Jan 2024The latest online safety newsletter is available here.
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Online Safety Information Session for parents - 31/1/24
Sun 21 Jan 2024There will be an online safety information session for parents on Wednesday 31st January 9.30am - 10.15am. It will be an online session run by Knowsley CLCs. During the session, they will discuss current trends and the associated risks along with parental controls amongst other things. If enough parents are interested we will host a viewing of the session in school. I will make the link to the session available on Seesaw & the website as soon as it is released. If you would be interested in accessing the event in school, please let the office or Mr Youngman know asap.
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Online safety newsletter - January 2024
Sun 31 Dec 2023The latest online safety newsletter is available here.
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Online safety newsletter - December 2023
Thu 30 Nov 2023The latest online safety newsletter for parents is available here.
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Cost of living support 2023
Sun 26 Nov 2023Details of the cost of living support available in Knowsley are attached. The document can be downloaded here.
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Christmas dates 2023
Fri 24 Nov 2023Here are important Christmas dates for your diaries. The file can be downloaded here.
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Events over the next few weeks
Fri 10 Nov 2023CHILDREN IN NEED 2023
On Friday 17th November 2023, all children will be taking part in Children in Need. Children will be taking part in activities over the week, however on Friday we will have a fun day of learning activities and feel-good fundraising and we can support and help to change the lives of thousands of children in local communities across the UK. Your child can wear any Pudsey, yellow or spotty items on the day.
We are asking for a £1 donation to raise funds for Children in Need 2023 this can be paid through your child’s parent pay account or cash to your child’s class teacher.ELF ON THE SHELF CHRISTMAS RAFFLE PRIZES
Eastcroft Park School have two wonderful Elf on the Shelf Prizes donated for us to raffle for school Christmas funds. There will be a raffle for Early years and KS1/KS2. If you would like to buy a raffle ticket the cost will be £1.00 per strip, please send your money in a named envelope. The winners of the prize will be announced on Wednesday 29th November 2023.
SCHOOL CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE
From 1st December you will be able to purchase a raffle ticket at a cost of £1 a strip. The hampers will consist of: Food Hampers, Drink Hampers, Biscuit Hampers, an afternoon tea hamper and a pamper hamper.
Therefore, we would be grateful for any donations on the following weeks:Donation day 1 : Friday 10th November Food (eg tins, packets and biscuits )
Donation day 2: Friday 17th November Bottles (eg alcoholic and non-alcoholic)
Donation day 3: Friday 24th November Toiletries.
We would like to thank you for your continued support.
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Tennants extra support service
Mon 12 Jun 2023For information for parents, we have been asked to share the 'Tennants extra support service' leaflet. You can download the leaflet here.
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World book day 2023
Wed 22 Feb 2023Dear Parent(s)/Carer,
World Book Day® is a charity that changes lives through a love of books and reading. Our school mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own. Reading for pleasure is a vital indicator of a child’s future success - We want to see every child leave our school with a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and awareness of the improved life chances this brings them
This year, World Book Day is on Thursday 2nd March 2023 and to celebrate we will be running various activities, events and competitions for children in school throughout next week.
Every year on World Book Day, we are overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of our school community. However, we know that this year, many families may find themselves in a difficult financial situation - we don’t want our celebrations to be an additional burden. Therefore, we are suggesting that children coming to school dressed as a character from a book is an optional activity – children can either choose to participate or not. If you do choose to dress your child up, please don’t go to any great expense: home-made costumes are always that bit more fun! If you choose not to dress up, that’s fine – children can come to school in their usual uniform. All children will participate in fun and celebratory activities in school, so please be reassured that no child will be left out.
As always, each child will be given a £1 book token which they can exchange for a special World Book Day book (see reverse for this year’s selections). We look forward to seeing the children participate in this annual event with their usual sense of fun and enthusiasm!
Thanks for your continued support.
Mrs G Hudson
SLT English Lead
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Scarlet Fever
Fri 16 Dec 2022Dear Parent / Guardian
Re: Scarlet Fever
We have been informed that a small number of children who attend Eastcroft Park have been diagnosed with scarlet fever.
We are following UK Health Security Agency national advice for scarlet fever. This advises that although scarlet fever is usually a mild illness, it should be treated with antibiotics to minimise the risk of complications and reduce the spread to others.
Symptoms of scarlet fever:
The symptoms of scarlet fever include a sore throat, headache, fever, nausea and vomiting. This is followed by a fine red rash which typically first appears on the chest and stomach, rapidly spreading to other parts of the body. On more darkly-pigmented skin, the scarlet rash may be harder to spot, but it should feel like 'sandpaper'. The face can be flushed red but pale around the mouth.
If you think you or your child have scarlet fever:
• See your GP or contact NHS 111 as soon as possible.
• Make sure that you/your child takes the full course of any antibiotics prescribed by the doctor.
• Stay at home and away from nursery, school or work for at least 24 hours after starting the antibiotic treatment, to avoid spreading the infection.
If you/your child has an underlying condition which affects the immune system, you should contact your GP or hospital doctor to discuss whether any additional measures are needed.
Potential complications:
Children who have had chickenpox recently are more likely to develop more serious infection during an outbreak of scarlet fever and so parents/guardians should remain vigilant for symptoms such as a persistent high fever, cellulitis (skin infection) and arthritis (joint pain and swelling). If you are concerned for any reason please seek medical assistance immediately. All children with chickenpox should remain off school / nursery until at least 5 days after the start of their rash AND until all their spots have crusted over.
Infection control advice:
We are following national advice on hygiene measures to help prevent spread infection within our school / nursery. Parents/guardians can also help with this by reminding children of the importance of coughing / sneezing into tissues and placing these in the bin, washing hands regularly and ensuring any breaks to the skin are covered with a waterproof plaster/dressing before attending school / nursery.
Further information:
You can find more information at:
- NHS Choices https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/scarlet-fever/
- UKHSA Scarlet Fever Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/scarlet-fever-symptoms-diagnosis treatment
If you have any further questions, please contact the school on 0151 477 8210.
Yours sincerely,
Miss J A Withey
Headteacher
