PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

Dear Parents

Thank you for completing the Part Time Student School Survey on Wednesday. This information has assisted us with planning for the return of students on a part time basis for the remainder of the school year. 

Based on the information the response to the survey and the Ministry of Education guidelines, we have developed the following programme

• MOE Criteria
• MOE Purpose for Part Time School
• Home Groups
• Programme of Learning for ALL students
• Health & Safety
• Drop Off & Pickup
• Uniform

Our team are still working through some of the finer details of the extended opening of the school but wanted to give you an overview of the programme before the weekend, to enable you to make a more informed decision about whether your child will continue their learning online or in the classroom over the coming weeks. We will provide access to more detailed information early next week.

I also want to provide some reassurance regarding the vaccination status of our staff. I can confirm that everyone complies with all Public Health requirements, as issued by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education.

Later this afternoon you will receive an email informing you which days your child will be attending school, from your child’s Home Group teacher. Part Time School begins Thursday 18 November.

Ka manaakitia e te Atua

Alister Bridgman

Tumuaki

MOE Criteria

• Children of essential workers who are currently attending bubble school in COVID Alert Level 3 and who have no alternative supervision at home will continue to come to school
• All other children will be given the opportunity to attend school on-site part-time
• From November 15, school staff must have had at least one Covid-1 vaccination, with all staff required to be fully vaccinated by January 1, 2022.
• All Staff who have had at least one dose of vaccination are able to come on site following a negative Covid test result within the previous 5 days. Those who have not received their second dose of vaccination are required to provide a negative test on a weekly basis until fully vaccinated
• Some parents may choose for their children to remain at home
• Classroom groups are formed and staffed so that they are stable, do not

intermingle with other groups (children and staff) and to avoid congestion

MOE Purpose for Part Time School

• For teachers to reconnect with learners
• For learners to reconnect with each other

Home Groups

• Families who choose to return their child/ren for part time school will be allocated either Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday as their days at school
• Siblings will be allocated the same days
• Children will be in their Home Groups with their Home Group teacher
• They will be using the Team Google Site and team activity packs
• Students will be required to stay the full day (minimum hours : 9:30am – 2:15 pm)

Programme of Learning for ALL students

• Team Google Sites
• Activity Packs
• Home Group Zoom Session – Wednesday ONLY
• Teacher Feedback
  • Students attending Part Time School – at school
  • Students not attending school – by email as per normal

Health & Safety

• For those in a group, a one-metre distance is recommended wherever practicable, particularly between adults
• Adults remain the greater risk for onward transmission to other adults and to children (more so than children to adults and children to children)
• Good ventilation will be achieved by open windows, doors and vents in all learning spaces
• The MOE requires face coverings to be worn by staff and students of Years 4 – 6 when indoors. We will be requiring staff and students Year 3 – 6 to wear masks as we have Year 3/4 home groups
• Face coverings are not required, by the MOE, to be worn in schools by staff or students, for Years 1 to 3, however our Year 1 – 2 staff will wear masks if it doesn’t interrupt the connection with the young children
• Home Groups will not interact and breaks and areas to play in will be timetabled to avoid cross over
• Only essential staff are allowed on site
• No students or staff are to come to school if displaying any symptoms of illness.
• If sick, all students and staff are required to contact the Ministry of Health and follow their direction
• Parents required to collect sick children will be contacted, and are to wait in the car until the child is brought to them
• Parents of all children sent home sick are asked to contact the MOH healthline to get directions as to what they are to do. They then contact the school to inform them as to what the next steps are.   

Drop off / Pickup

• All parents are to stay in their cars at all times – Only students will exit cars

• Parents that are walking their child to school, take them to the back door of the church and a staff member will come and collect students from there
• Drop off: 8.30 – 9.30 Pick Up: 2.15 – 3.15

Uniform

• All students attending school for Wednesday 17 November are expected to wear the school uniform