AnonyMouse_55520

I'm currently working in a Reception bubble of 11 children with three staff. We have children at tables, 2 metres apart with all their resources on the tables. We are doing half an hour of Google Classroom learning (which all the other children are invited to do from home), followed by half an hour outside in a marked zone with their own bike, box of resources and a space hopper. We have tried really hard to keep the children apart and they have responded brilliantly, taking on board social distancing and handwashing. We follow this routine throughout the day with Literacy, Maths and a topic focus followed by a story at the end. My head has asked me to think about September with the new intake. We would usually have continuous provision, defined zones such as Creative, Workshop, Investigation etc and just a small table for adult led activities individually or in small groups at the start of the year. I really don't know what to do and how to forward plan for welcoming the new intake. I was wondering if conversations have been had in other schools and what colleagues are thinking will be the best approach for the Reception class in September. Are you abandoning social distancing and reverting back or still trying to keep children apart? Any ideas welcome.

We are having real difficulty with outdoor signs and labels. I have previously laminated signs (leaving a wide border) and used cable ties to tie them outside. They have lasted at least a year. This year my school has purchased cheaper laminating sheets and the signs have only lasted two months before becoming ripped and torn. Does anyone have any good ideas - e.g. outdoor white/chalk boards and suggestions about where to purchase them? My other solution is to cut pieces of wood, drill holes and write the labels before varnishing them, but this seems an awful lot of work. What does everyone else do?