The Department of Education has updated Term 4 advice on school operations in responding to COVID-19.

Please see key information below to keep you updated.

NSW Health Website

Information on the current COVID-19 situation is available from the NSW Health Website. www.health.nsw.gov.au

All students should be learning onsite unless they are unwell or have a medical certificate to support their absence.

Students Sick or Unwell

Students must not come to school if they are unwell. Even with very mild symptoms.

Flu-like symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, loss of taste, and loss of smell. Find more information about COVID-19 symptoms.

If a student has been absent due to flu-like illness or develops flu-like symptoms while at school, they are not to return to school until they have a negative COVID-19 test and are symptom-free.

The negative COVID-19 test result must be sighted and received by the school for both students and staff members before their return to school.

School Site Visitors

Non-essential adults are still not permitted on school grounds or at school events. This includes parent and carers except for meetings that are essential.

Any parent or visitor to the school site is required to proceed to the office.

If you are required to attend a meeting or an appointment, you will be asked to complete the visitor acknowledgement form. 

Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures

The drop off and pick up procedures for students remain the same as the end of last term.

At drop off and pick up times, parents are expected to maintain physical distance from one another and from staff.

Importantly please respect each other and staff by adhering to this 1.5m guideline.

Drink Bottles

Students are advised to bring a water bottle.

Kindergarten Orientation Program 2021  

The Department of Education has developed a guide to support schools in planning orientation programs for students entering Kindergarten in 2021.

These guidelines are currently being reviewed so that a localised plan can be developed to support students starting Kindergarten in 2021.

Information will be communicated to families in coming weeks.

Music Programs

Our Band and String groups will resume rehearslas. All reharsal spaces and systems are within the updated current guidelines.

The following website has further information to assist families.

https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-families

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school via phone or througth the school email artarmon-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au