ARTARMON PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY

We are very fortunate to have such a large and engaged community that supports our school.

Social media has many advantages - sharing information, sharing details of upcoming events and connecting community members.

It also has some negative effects - spreading of rumours, making negative comments about others, but most of all, encouraging us to have a negative mind set with all the whinging that occurs. 

I have had many parents share their concerns about the negative comments being made in chat groups. My advice would be to get out of the group immediately if it is affecting you. If you are managing a chat group and it's concerning you, please shut the group down.

WE HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL WITH PARENTS, STUDENTS AND STAFF WHO CARE FOR EACH OTHER AND WHO ALL DESERVE RESPECT.

Coronavirus Update - Please use Google Translate if required

PLEASE  DO NOT TAKE YOUR HEALTH ADVICE FROM GOSSIP

AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

The Department of Education is responsible for the health and wellbeing of students in over 2000 schools. They take advice from  State and Federal EXPERTS.

Please remember that all suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 must be reported immediately to the Incident Report and Support Hotline on 1800 811 523 . If there is a diagnosed case in our school community we would be notified immediately and safety procedures would be put in place.

Medical advice talks about checking those that would be in CLOSE CONTACT -  a person who has spent significant time either face-to-face (15 mins) or in an enclosed space (two hours or more) with someone who has returned a positive result for COVID-19.

I would like to stress that the single best way to protect ourselves from the spread of any respiratory infection is to maintain good hygiene standards:

1. Practice regular, 20-second hand washing with soap and water. 
2. Cough or sneeze into your elbow – or better still – a tissue (and dispose of it immediately)
3. Children should stay at home if they are sick.

Children should not be staying at home because you think they may get sick.

As information is provided to the school, we will forward it you. 

Please be kind to each other and listen to EXPERT advice.

Harsh words said now can effect relationships and be hard to recover from. They can also spread unwarranted panic.

Yr 2 Swimming will be going ahead following advice from the Department of Education that school programs should go ahead as normal. Your children are at no further risk than they would be at school.

As stated above, we take our advice from the experts and NOT from the gossip and chatter on WeChat or other social media groups.

The Coronoavirus will eventually cease but your children will always need to be safe around water.

Yr 2 teachers are looking forward to the swimming but as with everything we will notify all families of any changes.