26/06/2026
Dear Parent/Carer
Urgent Message – Early Collection Time at 1.30pm
Following the updated weather forecast and the significant rise in temperature this afternoon, our classrooms are becoming increasingly uncomfortable despite the measures we have put in place to keep them as cool as possible.
The safety and wellbeing of our pupils and staff is our priority. Therefore, we are offering parents and carers the opportunity to collect their child(ren) early at 1.30pm today. Gates will remain open until 1.45pm. If you arrange for someone other than a Parent/Carer to collect your child please email [email protected] with their name and password.
We fully appreciate that this will not be possible for all of our working families, and school will remain open until the end of the normal school day at 3.15pm for those children who are unable to be collected early.
YEAR 5 ONLY : Please note that this early collection does not apply to our Year 5 pupils who are currently attending an event at the high school. These pupils should be collected from the Selby Abbey School at 3.15pm as normal.
If you are able to collect your child, please:
• Collect at 1.30pm.
• Enter via the gates leading onto the field and make your way to the junior playground.
• Staff will be available to assist you and safely dismiss pupils.
• Please be patient while staff register children as they leave school to ensure every child is accounted for.
• Please do not come to the main visitors' entrance, as our office staff will also be supporting the collection process from the playground.
YEAR 6 ONLY: If you wish for your year 6 child to walk home at 1.30pm we must receive written consent from you – please email [email protected]
For families who normally use Wrap Around Care, if you collect your child either at 1.30pm or at the end of the school day (3.15pm), there will be no charge for Wrap Around Care today. Unfortunately, the Wrap Around Care room has also become exceptionally hot this afternoon, so we would encourage early collection where possible.
We have done everything we can to avoid closing the school due to the extreme temperatures and have worked hard to keep classrooms as safe and comfortable as possible. If you are in a position to collect your child early today, we would be extremely grateful, as this will help us to reduce the number of children remaining in these very warm conditions.
Thank you for your continued understanding, patience and support. As always, the safeguarding, health and wellbeing of our pupils remains at the heart of every decision we make.
Kind regards
Rachel Ray
Headteacher
