Important COVID-related announcements

If your child has any symptoms, as we are all advised, please have a COVID test, recover and be well before returning to school.

Latest Updates

We are pleased to announce that excursions are now allowed as are activities in indoor and outdoor pools. Although we don't have much time left it is good to be able to plan some of our usual events like singing Christmas Carols at our local Aged care home. We can also plan our Year 6's big day out. We are also allowed to sing in groups of 10 which will allow us to produce the Christmas Paraliturgy video and our Graduation song to go ahead (with restrictions adhered to). Some other changes include school photos allowed inside or outside, ours commence on Monday, Prep transitions can occur in small groups and liturgies can go ahead for single classes. There are still no whole school assemblies permitted or Masses so we will continue to enjoy our virtual variety.

Term 4 Learning arrangements

Please see our Wellbeing roadmap here

Returning to school can be stressful for students at the best of times and usually means returning to known and predictable routines. This school year has been unpredictable and school routines have been forced to change. At St Anthony's we place great importance in maintaining a safe and welcoming school environment.

The school is well prepared and will maintain a COVID safe environment at all times. Please read over the attached document with your child. It may help reduce some possible anxiety your child might have about returning to school. 

If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to contact me on DOJO or jgow@sanoblepark.catholic.edu.au.

Kind regards,

James

Please view the back to school social story here

Please view the back to school learning arrangements here

COVID-safe Plan

Click here to view the St Anthony's Covid-safe plan

The Safety Management Plan for COVID-19 (COVID Safe Plan) applies to all schools, and

outlines the key OHS risks and links to the latest guidance. It sets out the approach for managing safety risks in schools in accordance with the minimum requirements for COVIDSafe Plans. The plan is reviewed and updated, as required, regularly while

restrictions remain in place. Schools must continue to ensure that the number of staff on site is kept to the minimum level required to meet operational requirements.

COVID Visitor and Volunteer Policy

Please click here to access our new COVID-19 Visitor & Volunteer Policy. 

It is important for everyone in the community to read the policy. Any visitor who has permission to enter the school site must sign the Declaration form.  There are strict restrictions to any visitor to St Anthony's. 

• Visitors to school grounds should be limited to those delivering or supporting essential school services and operations (e.g. student health and wellbeing services, cleaning and
• maintenance workers).
• To support contact tracing, schools must keep a record of all staff, students and visitors who attend on-site for more than 15 minutes. Schools must record the name, contact details, date, and time of attendance at school, as well as the areas of the school that the person attended.
• We use existing mechanisms such as visitor sign-in procedures, student attendance records and staffing rosters to record this information and COVID safe declarations.
• Additional staff, including parent volunteers, must not attend school at this time.
• Parent-teacher information sessions and interviews must continue to be replaced with online and video alternatives. This includes the Prep information session.
• Activities that involve on-site attendance by students from different educational institutions (e.g. interschool sport or interschool debating) must not take place or be replaced, where possible, with virtual alternatives.
• Schools must not conduct on-site school tours for prospective students and their families at this time. Our Virtual tour is available instead.
• Visitors to school grounds must comply with physical distancing and face covering advice set out in this document and ensure good hand hygiene.

Term 4 Uniform Shop 

Please be advised that the uniform shop will not be open as we cannot allow any parents onsite until further notice. If you require summer uniform, please order at the office and please be patient while your order is filled.

Term 4 School Bus

Please be advised that the school bus will commence its morning and afternoon runs for families from this week, Monday October 12th. Please ensure that you have made a contribution to the payment of the bus so that we can continue to offer this service. For term 4 the payment for the bus will be $100 per family. Please contact Patrika is this presents difficulties at this time.