Newsflash

This is really unprecedented times in my education experience. School will continue to be open for instruction this week until we are instructed otherwise by the Ministry of Education or Ministry of Health.  All staff have been notified on the current alert levels and at this stage, we have a large number of the staff still in a position to run classrooms.

If you feel that it is in your families best interest to self-isolate we understand your reasons.

Vulnerable people
Information about who is considered vulnerable has been updated today on the COVID-19.govt.nz website and is as follows:

At risk people include:

• Those over 70: Older people often have underlying health issues, including respiratory issues that make them more vulnerable to COVID-19.
• People with medical conditions: Underlying medical conditions can make you more vulnerable to COVID-19. In particular, people with respiratory conditions such as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), heart conditions, high blood pressure, kidney problems and diabetes.
• People undergoing a treatment for cancer and blood conditions: As treatments for cancer and blood conditions affect people’s immune systems, this makes them more vulnerable to COVID-19. 
• People without easy access to healthcare

Buses: Potentially we will have to modify the Bus run that does Makirikiri Road, Duddings lake and Whanganui Road. We will try and notify families once we have a confirmed time. We are thinking at least 30 minutes later than normal.

Absences: Please use the app, text messages and emails are appreciated so we know why students will be away. If you make the call to self isolate we will take that as the reason for absence until notified otherwise.

As a school, we will continue safe hygiene practices and limit non- essential gatherings of large numbers. Assemblies will be postponed until further notice and we will come up with some unique ways to recognise students achievements.   

Nga Mihi

Greg Allan

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Kia ora koutou Whanau,

With so much information and misinformation swirling around about COVID-19, I wanted to share with you what will happen if we were to have a case in our school community. We have been planning for this and are in a position to respond quickly.

• As soon as a case is confirmed in our immediate school community (eg. a student, staff member, or member of their household), the Medical Officer of Health and Ministry of Education will inform me about this, and we will work together to get quick and clear messaging out to you

• If there was a case confirmed of someone in our school, we will likely be asked to close temporarily by the Medical Officer of Health. This will allow time for close contacts to be traced, appropriate testing to be undertaken, and a careful clean of the school to be undertaken.

• If our school does need to close temporarily, we have a plan in place to support student’s learning.

We know COVID-19 feels scary and of course people are concerned for the wellbeing of our children. Please be assured that with no case confirmed in our school, your children are safe here.

Good hygiene is a priority at our school, and we are reinforcing this regularly with all students and staff. We know that practicing good hygiene is still the best thing we can all do to prevent illness.

We are getting the most up to date advice and guidance so that we can confidently make informed decisions about the safety and wellbeing of our school community.

Ngā mihi

Greg Allan

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In light of the latest MOE guidelines and advice and upon consultation between the Rangitikei schools,  we have made the call to cancel non-essential group events for this term. This includes cluster swimming and athletics.

As a school we have also made the decision to postpone the CAMP OUT night and the Day out for Rooms 6,7 and 1 and our school Athletics. These are non-essential events and as this Covid-19 event unfolds we will be able to make more informed decisions.