As you will be aware there was a positive COVID-19 case reported from the Coles Express Big Merino in Goulburn on Friday 16 July 2021. If you were at this venue between 11:50am to 12pm then you should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days.

Fortunately, this case has not affected our School which continues to operate as normal. 

Please be assured that St Mary's Primary School remains a safe place for students and staff during this time. Please continue to follow COVID Safe Practices.

Stay at Home

The stay at home rules also apply to anyone who visited

• Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour local government areas on or after Monday 21 June 2021
• the Blayney, Cabonne and Orange local government areas on or after Saturday 17 July 2021.

You must not enter these areas unless you have a reasonable excuse.

If you do visit these areas while the stay at home rules are in place, you must

• follow the stay at home rules when you return home for 14 days after you were in the area
• stay home unless you have a reasonable excuse. 

COVID Testing

A copy of a negative test is required when:

• The person has returned from a declared area of concern.  
• If a person has experienced COVID and/or flu-like symptoms and a COVID test is necessary.

We simply need to sight this test; a copy does not need to be filed.

Victoria Lockdown 

Anyone who has been in a declared area of concern in Victoria returning to NSW must immediately travel to their residence, self isolate for 14 days, and get tested for COVID-19. Upon a negative result, they may leave isolation. They must not attend their workplace and students must no attend school. The individual must retain a copy of their negative result. Travellers to NSW from any other part of Victoria are not required to self-isolate, stay at home or get tested.

Other matters

If a child is sick at school, the parents or carers must pick them up.

We remind visitors on site must be wearing a mask. We understand NSW Police are conducting spot checks on schools to check compliance with this requirement.

Thank you again for your consistent and thorough support.

Welcome!

I would like to extend a very warm welcome to Will (Year 3) and Evie (Year 1) Waldron. Will and Evie have commenced this week after recently moving from Bellingen. We wish them, along with their parents, Renee and Alex, and younger siblings, a happy and fruitful association with the St Mary's School Community.

Congratulations

On behalf of the whole school community, I would like to congratulate Ashlee, Ben and Claire Picker on the safe arrival of Isabelle Ruby on Wednesday 14 July!

Both mum and baby are doing well. We look forward to meeting Isabelle!

Counsellor Visits

Our CatholicCare provider, Sharyn Lynch, will continue at St Mary's each Monday this term.

Counselling sessions are a wonderful chance for you or your child/ren to be able to discuss concerns or worries and to gain strategies to assist with the management of these.

If you would like to make an appointment please use the referral portal via https://catholiccare.force.com/housing/s/school-referral-form

If restrictions allow, on Monday 9 August at 3.15pm, Sharyn will be running a parent workshop on Emotional Regulation. All parents are welcome to attend. Care will be provided for your children for the duration of the session. 

School Photos

Please note, due to the current NSW restrictions AdvancedLife have rescheduled their visit to Monday 11 October.

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