If you are working from home, and your child is able to be educated from home, please keep them at home.

All non–core curriculum-related activities are to cease on the school site.

Schools will provide the same program of learning for students who attend school, and students who are learning from home.

A reminder for all families

Students must not attend work or school if unwell, even with mild symptoms of COVID-19. Any person with any COVID-19 symptoms must be sent home and not return to school unless:

• they have isolated for 10 days, when no medical certificate is available
• they have a negative COVID-19 test result and are symptom-free.

In circumstances where children have other medical reasons for recurrent symptoms, a letter from their GP is sufficient to negate the requirement for a negative test.

Anyone who is unwell with COVID-19 symptoms is strongly encouraged to get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received.

Cyber safe families

Refer families to the following resources to support their children in being responsible online users:

• Cyber safe families– an overview of cyber safety

• Technology and wellbeing– useful tips and tools

• Digital citizenship– a collection of articles and resources to maximise students’ use of technology.

Masks and face coverings 

All students in Year 7 and above are required to wear masks or face coverings in all indoor settings while at school.

All staff, including early childhood education and care staff, are required to wear masks or face coverings in all indoor and outdoor settings while at school.

Some exemptions apply:

• Staff are not required to wear a mask or face covering where it may affect the ability of a student or students to hear or engage with them, such as where students are hard of hearing.  

• Staff and students are not required to wear a mask where they are alone in an office or classroom.

• Masks or face coverings are not required to be worn by a staff member or student who has a physical or mental health illness or condition, or disability, that makes wearing a mask unsuitable. For example, if they have a skin condition, an intellectual disability, autism or trauma, they are not required to wear a mask. 

Masks remain mandatory on public transport. This applies to students aged 13 years and over, and staff when travelling to and from school and during school excursions by public transport or by chartered or private transport services.

Visitors

Non-essential visitors are not permitted on school sites.

Parents and carers must be socially distant when picking up children in the afternoon and can only come onsite picking up or dropping off work into the Old Hall.

Parents should:

• follow the physical distancing advice and avoid gathering outside of school gates
• remain outside of school grounds (some exceptions may exist re vulnerable students or students with disabilities)
• adhere to mask-wearing requirements and sign in using the Service NSW QR code when entering the school
• Try and avoid contact with others when picking up and drop off work in the Old Hall

QR code sign-in process for all staff and visitors

The NSW Government have introduced mandatory QR codes across a range of additional settings, including schools. All staff and visitors permitted on school sites will be required to check-in and check out using the QR codes.

Parents and carers or other visitors to the school who do not have access to electronic devices for the purposes of QR check in can:

• authorise another person to provide their contact details on their behalf
• provide their details to the school to be recorded in an appropriate manner for provision to NSW Health should it be required. 

School operations

The following relates to the current operational restrictions:

Attendance

During Remote Learning we still need to mark the roll each day. There are three ways we can monitor this; watching for your child's participation in TEAMS, attendance in the class TEAMS Meeting and, if your child is only able to access the print materials, via your emails or phone calls. We ask for your assistance with this and will be regularly following up with students if we are unsure of their regular participation.

Distribution of learning from home materials

I would like to thank you all for your hard work with Remote Learning so far. I am sure that we have the structures in place to continue with this mode of learning for as long as required. Our staff will endeavour to lessen the load a little and they will also try to build in time for your child to catch up on incomplete tasks. Please just continue to do what you can, and do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher if you are having difficulty 

Currently, we are providing a mix of print and digital materials for home learning. Please follow your Classes TEAMS page for information about when new work is ready to collect or past work is required to be handed in. In some instances, this will not be until onsite learning resumes.

If you are unable to access your teacher's posts on the class TEAMS page, please contact the Office 48321 592  or 0493 059 826 or your child's teacher via email (firstname.surname@cg.catholic.edu.au) to make suitable arrangements. 

Well-being Wednesday

Each Wednesday, from now on, that we are doing Remote Learning, we will include some well-being activities for you and your child to do. These activities will give you a break from the normal tasks and will offer a fun mid-week break from the screens. Activities could include meditation, walks, cooking, craft. Your child's teacher will post the options. Well-being Wednesday will also allow your child some catch-up time, if required.