April 20 – Alert Level Three Update

Alert Level Three

Silverdale School

The Prime Minister was very clear in her message – “If you can keep your children at home do so”. Schools will be a place for children whose parents/caregivers cannot work from home.

A reminder of the principles for Level 3 when we get there.
Stay home. If you are not at work, school, exercising or getting essentials, then you must be at home, the same as at Level 4.

Work and learn from home if you can. We still want the vast majority of people working from home, and children and young people learning from home. At-risk students and staff should also stay at home, and they will be supported to do so. 

I will be sending out a short form for you to fill in about whether or not you will be sending your child/ren to school. 

Getting the school ready for Alert Level Three will take some time to organise. I need your support, please make sure that you complete the survey form for each of your children, our current roll is 747.

I need to know if you are sending your child/ren to school so that I can staff the school. Remember “If you can keep your children at home do so”.

Timeline

Monday 20 April – Survey out to the community.

Tuesday 21 April and Wednesday 22 April – collate surveys.

Thursday 23 April – Cleaners on site.

                                 – Teachers will be contacting parents who haven’t completed the                                         survey.

Monday 27 April – ANZAC Day, no distance learning

Tuesday 28 April – Teacher Only Day for staff who will be onsite, no distance learning

Wednesday 29 – Possible school start

It is vitally important that our community continue to support our school so that we can serve those families working in essential service roles, who have no choice but to send their child to school or cannot work from home. 

Children at school will not be getting any more learning than those at home.

The best approach is for parents and caregivers to keep children learning at home, if you are able to do so.

Please contact me cameronlockie@silverdaleprimary.school.nz if you have any questions.