This is a great way to receive information or reminders about school events.

We will send short messages on: 

• Daily event reminders
  
• Celebrations of things happening at school
  
• Urgent updates/postponements/cancellations
  
• Info on late running buses/class trips/sudden changes of plan

To set up Text Alerts:

Grab your mobile phone.

• Send a text to this number 8987
  
• The message type:  follow @merrinschool 
  

All done and you'll now start receiving text messages.

To stop Text Alerts:

• Send a text to this number 8987
  
• In the message type: OFF @merrinschool 
  

You might like to get all texts all of the time or only activate this service  when your child is on a school trip. It is up to you!