Topics: Incident with blue rain – measures already implemented, news on flexible all-day schooling, information on the way to school
Dear parents,
In this school newsletter we would like to inform you about some current developments at our school.
Incident with blue rain – measures already implemented
Recently, a pupil in the school playground tasted pods from the wisteria that grows in some places along our fences. As these parts of the plant are poisonous, the pupil initially felt unwell. He was immediately treated by a doctor and has since made a full recovery.
We took immediate action to avoid such situations in future: The blue rain has already been cut back and will be completely removed during the winter. In addition, a protective fence will be erected in front of the remaining branches in the coming week. All pupils were taught in detail in class about the correct way to handle unknown plants.
You are welcome to take this as an opportunity to discuss with your child once again that unknown plants should never be eaten. The situation has been clarified, all safety measures have been taken – your child is safe in the school playground.
News on the flexible all-day program
As you know, we are taking part in the flexible all-day school trial. The Senate has issued new guidelines for the time between 2:30 pm and 4:00 pm. We will be working intensively as a team to see how we can integrate these into our existing concept. As soon as our adapted concept is ready, we will inform you in detail. For the current semester, everything will remain as it is.
Note on the way to school
An incident was reported to us on the way to school this week: Two strangers approached one of our pupils and followed him. The pupil reacted correctly and got to safety. The incident was reported to the police.
We would like to raise your awareness without causing unnecessary concern: such situations are rare, but it is important that our children know how to behave. Please talk to your child calmly about important rules of conduct – for example: do not go with strangers, call loudly for help, turn to trustworthy adults. Attached you will find a helpful flyer from the police with age-appropriate tips.
It has also proven to be a good idea for children to walk to school in small groups. Perhaps you can coordinate with other parents from your neighborhood and organize joint walking groups – this way, the children are not alone and have fun on the way to school.
Best regards
Andreas Schnelle
School management Mierendorff elementary school