WELCOME BACK TO TERM FOUR

Welcome back to the last term of the 2020 school year. The last two terms have been unique Australia wide as we have battled and conditioned ourselves to work with the Coronavirus.

As a learning community, we are mindful that many of our students will need time to transition back into the norms of day-to-day schooling whilst following strict hygiene conditions and requirements relating to the virus.

Whilst it’s important that we make sure we identify where students are with their academics and work to advance them over the course of the term, it is equally important that we keep an eye on the social and emotional development of all our children as we transition back to full time face to face learning.

If you notice that your child is struggling please make sure you contact your child’s teacher and let them know your concerns and we will work together to support the transition back into the classroom.

Yesterday I sent home to all parents and carers, a set of guidelines that the St Ita's office will operate under during Term 4. I would ask all adults in our learning community to read the guidelines below and support us to help keep St Ita’s a safe, Covid-free teaching and learning environment.

PARENT GUIDELINES AND EXPECTATIONS FOR BEING ONSITE

To assist with the 1.5m physical distancing of all adults & keeping our school staff safe as we commence to return to school this week, we will continue limiting parent and delivery access to the front administration / reception office to all visitors and parents. We ask all parents to contact Admin where possible via email admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au or by phone on 5623 7222.

If you do need to come into the office, we are requesting you do so by appointment only by calling the office prior to your arrival on the number listed above.

All parents & visitors to St Ita's are requested to wait out the front of the Administration office until a staff member allows you access & we advise only 2 visitors will be permitted into the front reception area at any one time adhering to the 1.5m physical distancing rule from others.

We have set up a table in the area between the two automatic doors at the front entrance. This table is to be used for parents that need to drop anything off at the office or collect something left for them by prior arrangement, that otherwise do not need to access the Reception area.

If you require to collect something from school, please contact your child’s teacher, school admin or the relevant staff member regarding your request. They will notify you when it will be ready to collect - from this front table either on the wire rack (or a box underneath) clearly marked with your surname - so you can quickly and easily just pop in the first door, collect and leave without having to access through the second door into Reception. (You do not need an appointment or do not need to call on arrival to collect an item that has already been pre-arranged for collection from this table area. If you have not pre-arranged a collection, you will need to do so first by calling Admin on 5623 7222 prior to arrival.)

Parents can also drop off items via this same method, leaving it in the tray on this table or in the box underneath - please clearly address who it is for - Teacher /staff name, student name or admin etc. Please do not enter the second door into Reception unless you have called to make a prior arrangement. Anything urgent or important, please send the relevant staff member a quick message via email/dojo/text to advise that it will be left at the drop-off point. Otherwise, Admin will check this as necessary throughout the day and pass on to the relevant staff member.

For example, you may need to drop off: Enrolment forms, student work, forgotten lunches... this can be done without an appointment and left at this table area if you do not need to see anyone. If you do need to speak to a staff member or need to enter the Reception area, you will need to call prior to arrival on 56237222.

Students arriving late to school after 9am - must be accompanied by a parent to the front automatic door & to advise of the reason for their late arrival. (or please call from the front car park). Admin will let the students in and Admin will sign them in on the iPad & the students will take a late pass to their teacher. Parents will not be permitted to come into the Reception area and can leave once Admin have acknowledged their late arrival.

Students needing to leave early - Parents will need to contact the class teacher before 1pm via dojo/email or call the Admin office at any time to arrange an early collection of their child. Children will wait at the office at the advised pick up time and be signed out by Admin. Parents will need to wait outside of the front admin office to collect their child/ren & accompany them off site. Children will not leave the office until parents are outside the building.

Absences - please don't forget to advise of any students absences, providing the day and the reason for their absence. Teachers can be sent a dojo / email / schoolzine website prior to 9am. If after 9am, please notify the office before 10.30am via schoolzine website / email / phone to avoid a follow up phone call regarding their absence from school.

Thank you for your co-operation & please contact the office on phone: 5623 7222 or via email admin@stidrouin.catholic.edu.au  for any assistance.

CHILDREN WHO ARE UNWELL

If your child is sick or unwell, we ask that you keep them at home until the illness has cleared for at least 24 hours. Please do not send your child to school, if they have symptoms such as fever, elevated body temperature, vomiting or diarrhoea. We thank you for your support in this space.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS & SCHOOL CLOSURE DAY

This term the school will be closed on the Grand Final Day Eve Public Holiday & the Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday as well as a school closure day for report writing on Monday 2nd November, the day prior to Melbourne Cup Day. Students do not attend school on these days as the school will be closed.

SCHOOL CAMPS

We are pleased to advise that both the Grade 4 Camp and the Grade 5/6 Camp will be going ahead this term. More details will be advised within the next week.