School Resuming

Dear Parents and Caregivers

Welcome back to Term 2. Although there has been a lot of confusion and anxiety over students returning to school, I would like to inform all parents that school is open and we are excited to see our students returning. We will be putting additional safety procedures in place to ensure all of our students and staff stay safe.

Please note the following important information:

  • Students are encouraged to attend school from tomorrow - please do not drop students at school before 8.15am

  • Parents choosing to keep their children at home are asked to notify the school office on 9263 5100, their learning will be supported at home

  • To avoid excessive social interaction, the Education Department has asked that parents do not enter the school, parents are asked to drop off students and pick up from outside the school. Please read specific drop off and pick up areas below (map on front page).

  • Kindergarten students to be dropped off and picked up from the start of the number line - entrance gate in Wewak Court

  • Pre-Primary students to be dropped off and picked up from the grassed area in front of the dental clinic. Parents to enter school through the pedestrian gate for Education Support Centre on Laythorne Street.

  • Year 1 students to be dropped off and picked up from the front of the school, main school entrance.

  • Year 2 - 6 students to enter school from either of two main front school entrances and to wait on basketball court

  • IEC students supervised from bus drop off and escorted through school car park.

  • There will be no vehicle access through Education Support Centre gate or main staff car park.

  • Students from Kindergarten, Pre Primary and Year 1 can be collected from drop off points at 2.50pm. Year 2 - 6 students will be dismissed at 3.00pm as per normal.

Additional safety procedures:

  • Full time cleaner on site through out the day cleaning high contact areas, including limited play equipment.

  • Specific hand washing stations set up for each class

  • Students to wash hands before entering class each day and at the end of recess and lunch

  • Hand sanitizer provided in each classroom

  • Classrooms set up to support social distancing

  • Separate lunch areas for junior students and senior students

  • Drink fountains not used (students to bring their own drink bottles, can be filled throughout the day)

Parental support

  • Please do not enter school grounds

  • Provide a reusable drink bottle for each child

  • All contact through the front office via phone 9263 5100 or email dianella.pc@education.wa.edu.au only (the office will only be open for enrolments and uniform shop appointments, appointments times through email )

  • No early morning drop off of students and students to be collected promptly at the end of each day

  • Students that are unwell to be kept at home

Parents with more than one child are asked to collect all their children from the youngest child’s drop off area. Please ensure if different from above, you let your children know where you will be picking them up from and they are to inform their classroom teacher of this. Parents may do this via email or note.

I know that this is not ideally how we would like to run a school, where we see parents as an integral part of learning and I do apologise for all of these additional rules and changes. I thank everyone in advance for their support of these rules and I look forward to returning to a normal school environment as soon as possible.

If you have any questions or concerns pleased feel free to contact me through the school office.

Yours Sincerely,

 

Anthony Middleton

Principal

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