12 Oct 2021
COVID-19 Procedures
- Parents are not allowed on site at drop off or pick up times
- Side Gate (Claypole St) and Crossing Gate will be closed permanently
At drop off (8:30 – 9:10 am)
- Gates will be closed until 8:25 am
- In the morning please drop your children outside the front gate OR back gate
- Teachers will be monitoring both gates at this time
- Students will go straight to their classroom to keep cohorts separate
At pick up (starting at 2:20 pm) - back gate will be open
- 2:20 pm - Kinder & Siblings – Assemble in the ‘cow’ area dismissal from ‘bus gate’. (NO after school care)
- 2:30 pm – Stage 1 & Siblings – Assemble in the front concrete area dismissal from ‘electronic gate’ (NO after school care)
- 2:30 pm – Unit – Dismissal from the car park
- 2:40 pm – Stage 2 & Siblings – Leave on own (NO after school care)
- 2:50 pm – Stage 3/After school Care – Leave on own
- Teachers will be monitoring both gates at this time
- Buses operating – however, parents are encouraged to drive students to school where possible
Lunch and recess breaks
Lunch
- K-2 - 10:30 am playtime | 11:00am eating in classrooms for 10 minutes
- 3-6 - 10:55 am eating in classrooms for 10 minutes | 11:05 am Playtime
- Support Unit to integrate with appropriate Stage cohorts
Recess
- K-2 - 1:00pm playtime | 1:20pm eating in classrooms for 10 minutes
- 3-6 - 1:25pm outside
- Support Unit to integrate with appropriate Stage cohorts
Play Areas
- K-2 - switch between grass/infants cola and primary cola areas
- 3-6 - switch between grass/infants cola and primary cola areas
Hygiene - all staff on site are fully vaccinated
- Staff will wear masks at all times
- Students (K-6) are strongly encouraged to wear masks
- Paper masks will be supplied to those who have arrived with a mask and need it replaced
- Ensure washing of hands and sanitising
- Toilets will be assigned to cohorts
- Windows and doors will be open at all time
- Outdoor learning will occur where possible
If sick… coughing, sneezing or any cold and flu-like symptoms
- PLEASE keep your child at home
- Children with these symptoms will be sent home
- Parents MUST get their child COVID tested and must share the results with the school before they return
Attendance
- All students are expected to attend school from Monday, 25 October 2021
- Parents are to supply a medical explanation if students are not going to attend school
- There will be no dual modes of learning
- Teachers will not be supplying home learning packs
COVID-19 monitoring
- Snap lockdowns may occur
- As a school we will be prepared with Home Learning in these cases – if required
COVID-19 reporting
- This will occur if a positive COVID case has been in the school within a 3 week timeframe
End of year assembly/celebrations
- At this present time these will not occur in their usual forma
- Arrangements will be made to video assemblies
- Assemblies will be restricted to cohorts and not whole school
Sport
- All outside school sporting events will not occur
- School sport will be arranged in cohorts with each cohort using ‘cohort sport equipment’
- Equipment will be sanitised after use
Lining up and awards
- No lining up – students to go straight to class
- Merit Awards – students to hand in to class teacher or place in a box outside office
- White Awards will be announced over the loudspeaker
Canteen
- Canteen will be in operation from Monday, 18 October 2021
- New owner is ‘Mel’s Canteen’
- Ordering online is strongly encouraged as we don’t want mixed groups of students mingling at the counter