Term 4 Dates

Road Map for NSW Schools

This week we have received an updated Road Map for Schools, effective from Monday 8 November. This Road Map provides guidance set by NSW Health and the NSW Department of Education on school restrictions. I have attached this document for your information below.

Here is a summary of the changes that affect us:

• Assemblies and presentations are allowed outdoors on-site, with cohorts separated and physical distancing in place.
• Allied health professionals, essential infrastructure workers and maintenance crews are permitted.
• Fully vaccinated parents and carers will be allowed on-site to support curriculum delivery, student wellbeing activities and school operations (for example: reading support, canteens and uniform shops). Parents and carers must check-in using the school check-in and show proof of vaccination on entry to the school site.
• Staff providing essential support for student wellbeing are permitted on-site, such as counsellors and CEO staff.
• Day excursions are allowed outdoors (and indoors where sole use of the premises is available).
• Incursions are allowed indoors and outdoors where cohorts are kept separated.
• Community use of the school is allowed outside of school hours (including P&F meetings) with COVID-safe plans in place.
• Graduations and formals are allowed within cohorts, either on school sites or at external venues – with COVID Safe plans in place and social distancing adhered to.
• Transitions and orientations are allowed in a COVID-safe way that minimises mingling between students, this includes allowing parents on-site who are fully vaccinated to accompany students.

The following activities remain on the 'banned list'.

• Singing, chanting, group repetition and choirs (except for HSC preparation).
• Instruments that rely on breath or require a mask to be removed to be played, as well as singing and chanting, are not permitted in Term 4.
• Emergency drills.
• School performances, productions, concerts, speech nights and award presentations with any audience.
• Overnight excursions, camps, field trips and principal-endorsed activities for students.
• Student visits to aged care facilities.
• Community events (fetes, grandparents’ days etc.).

CECG_NSW_School_Roadmap_8_November_2021.docx

Showcase of Learning

It is with great delight that Kindergarten, Year One and Year Two will present their Showcase of Learning Assembly on Friday 12 November. Unfortunately at this stage, we cannot have visitors on-site for performances or assemblies, however, you will be able to view this event by going to the GENERAL channel in your child's class MS TEAM (the same platform we used during remote learning). After trialling presenting this live virtually, we have decided that uploading videos of the performances will give us the best quality presentation. It also means that you can watch your child's performance at a time that suits you. All videos will be uploaded by 1pm.

The School Explorers - 'Discover It!'

Last Friday afternoon we welcomed our Kindergarten 2022 students to St Mary's to participate in an afternoon dedicated to science and technology.

The children worked with our Year 5 students, Mrs Croker, Mrs Cummins, Mrs Spackman, Mrs O'Brien, Mrs Romer and Mrs Hewitt to inquire about the world, they found hidden treasure with magnets and discovered, caught bubbles, directed Bee-Bots and investigated what floats or sinks.

We look forward to welcoming the children back tomorrow for sport and games in our 'Play It' session tomorrow.

Orientation 

Next week our Kindergarten 2022 class will join us for a half-day (9.30am - 1.00pm) in the Kindergarten room with their teachers.

• One fully vaccinated parent or carer per child will be allowed to enter the school site and report to a designated drop off and collection zone to support their pre-schooler as they start Kindergarten orientation. 

• Parents or carers must be well and free of any flu-like symptoms. Parents and carers are asked to maintain physical distancing and check-in using a QR code.

• Parents and carers should not remain on-site for longer than 10 minutes.

Sheep Muster