Important update returning to school Term 4

 Thursday 14th October 2021                   

Morena Whanau/Caregivers

I hope your whanau bubbles are happy and safe during these uncertain and changing times.

Attached below is an importance update from Whaea Sabrina and Mrs Wihongi

Kaikohe West School

23 Tawanui Road

KAIKOHE

09 4011713

14th October 2021

Tēnā koutou ē te whānau,

We hope everyone is keeping safe and well in their whānau bubbles.

We are starting some preparation for when we return to school at level 3.

Level 3 means we are still at high risk and so the Ministry strongly recommends that tamariki learn from home wherever possible.

I have received guidelines from the Ministry of Education as to what is required in level 3.

The first thing we need to do is ascertain who needs to return their tamariki to school in level 3. This is still limited to tamariki of essential workers and those who HAVE to return to work as their employers require it and HAVE NO OTHER OPTION for childcare within their whānau bubbles. This means that if one parent is returning to work but another is home then the child stays home with that parent or with another whānau bubble.

The Ministry is advising that children at risk/with compromised immune systems remain at home at this stage.

Distance learning and hard copy learning packs will continue to be available to those who are able to remain at home. Learning packs will be available for pick-up ONLY, 12pm Monday 18th October outside the front school gate - masks must be worn.

It is also important to note that at level 3, tamariki would be required to bring their own lunch boxes and water. No playground equipment can be shared, children will have to be 2 metres apart in classes, they will have a mixture of ages in their classes and have different learning spaces and teachers. They will be supported with the same on-line learning programme that the rest of their class are doing at home.

Please advise us through your child’s teacher or our school facebook page if you need your child to attend school at level 3 for the reasons above only. It is important that we know what staffing we need and take staff safety into consideration as well.

Our staff on-site at L3 will have been tested for COVID-19 before they get back to work and we are moving toward having 100% of our staff vaccinated – so we are all playing our part in keeping our community safe. 

Challenging times for us all but we can all do this whānau!

 

Ngā mihi nui

Sabrina Tana and Linda Wihongi

If you have any questions or concerns please get hold of me via email or text.

louise@kaikohewest.school.nz

E waka eke noa

Louise Birchall

Kaiako