Kia ora e te whānau
As the Prime Minister has just announced, schools across the country will be re-opening on Monday 18th May.
Hooray!
We are all very excited about the prospect of seeing all of the children again, and returning to some level of routine at school. We hope you are looking forward to being able to send them back!
What will ‘school being open’ look like at Alert Level 2?
- Everyone will go back to learning in their usual learning groups and teams
- Everyone is expected to stay apart i.e. ‘not touching, or getting into another person’s ‘moist breath zone’
- Playtime and lunch breaks will happen at the normal times
- Regular handwashing and hand sanitising.
- Playgrounds and sports equipment will be able to be used.
- Caregivers can come on site but not go into learning spaces. Please keep away from entrance areas and maintain 1m physical distancing from one another.
- Children should be dropped at school after 8:30am and collected by 3:15pm, as usual
- Office on site will be OPEN.
- All staff will be working on site.
- We will have LOTS of education in place for our children around safe distancing and healthy hygiene practices.
- We will be allowing time throughout the day for handwashing and hand sanitising. Sports equipment will be cleaned after each use.
More detailed information will also come out later this week.
The big question for you all is - Should we be sending our child(ren) to school?
The Ministries of Education and Health have given us excellent guidance on the health and safety measures we need to take to ensure that our school is a healthy place for your children to be.
Their overarching message is: "Schools are open for all students to attend, and it is safe to do so."
Here is a flow chart to help you with this decision:
Please complete this survey below as soon as possible, so that we have a clear picture of our numbers for starting school again on Monday. This has implications for us on our staffing and our planning, and your support is very much appreciated.
Please click on this: Survey Link for ALL Families to complete
Ngā mihi nui
Sandy and the team.