As you are aware, several Diocesan and local government schools have had to close recently for deep cleaning following confirmation of a positive case of COVID-19 within the school community.

In order for our school to be able to accurately report to NSW should we have a positive case in the future we have  implemented some adjustments as to how the onsite staff and students operate. These are aimed to enable an effective method of tracing movements across the school during the day. These are outlined below:

Remote Learning Supervision Schedule:

All parents who send their children to school are asked to complete the form indicating which days children are planned to attend and for what reason. This schedule will  be sent to parents each Friday in readiness for the following week. 

Where anomalies exist parents may be contacted to explain their circumstances.

All parents are asked to remember the  following:

Parents and carers in these LGAs must keep children – across primary and secondary school – at home unless they need to be at school. Schools (including outside of school hours care) are open for any child that needs it. (taken from Advice for Families)

Teacher Supervision Onsite:

Teachers are rostered onsite each week or fortnight. Due to their face to face supervision responsibilities, teachers will no longer be conducting Zoom sessions whilst rostered onsite. Teachers will be able to respond on Google classroom and SeeSaw however this may not be  as immediate as it has previously been. 

Teachers will continue to take their  Professional Planning Time each Friday afternoon during lockdown in Term 4.

Learning & Play:

Students will now stay within their learning  cohort during the school day. This includes playtime and learning time. Students will be directed to their play area upon arrival to school. Play times throughout the day have been adjusted slightly to facilitate limited contact.

Recess and Lunch Times will apply which will include 10 minutes eating time & 30 minutes play for each break.

• Recess (10:30am-11:10am): Early Stage One  / Stage One / Specialist Setting 
• Recess (11:05am-11:45am): Stage 2/3 
• Lunch (1:00pm-1:40pm): Kinder / Year 1 / Specialist Setting 
• Lunch (1:30 - 2:10): Stage 2/3 

Students Arriving Late/Leaving Early:

Any student arriving late to school will be  met by a staff member at the McGrath St gate. Similarly, any student leaving the grounds early will be taken to the McGrath St gate. Parents are asked to use the intercom at this gate to communicate with office staff.