Dear Parent/Carer,

As temperatures are increasing this week, please can you ensure your child/children attend school with a water bottle each day, so they can take sips of water throughout the school day and refill their bottles as necessary. This will not only ensure they do not become dehydrated but ensures they remain in class.

We also advise that you also ensure that your child/children have breakfast each morning and, if not possible, at least a piece of fruit to ensure their body is provided with the required nutrients and energy to keep them going and engaged in lessons, at least until lunchtime.

Lastly, if your child is suffering from any symptoms of hayfever, please can antihistamine be purchased (piriton, cetirizine, loratadine) from your nearest drugstore/pharmacy and be taken in the morning before school.

Symptoms of hayfever include:

•  sneezing and coughing
•  a runny or blocked nose
•  itchy, red or watery eyes
•  itchy throat, mouth, nose and ears etc.