Important Information

COLOUR FUN RUN

Three weeks till the Colour Fun Run!! The excitement is building amongst the students and teachers, with splashes of colour starting to appear and students have begun practicing for the distance they will be running at the event.

I have noticed fundraising has begun and students have been discussing how many trees or coral they have received, which has been such a pleasure to hear they are making a difference to the world we live in.

The planning of the novelty activities have been completed, with stations that include; throwing wet sponges at teachers, skipping, basketball shots, balance challenges and many more.

I would love to have parent helpers at the event, to help with paint and novelty stations, if you are interested please email me through Sentral https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnEuVMXitX2y3fNViq0MuWZ4YW_--CRoWoiFqldIuLKVUN6Q/viewform?usp=sf_link  

Keep being colourful,

Mrs Treesje Butterworth

Reporting and Managing Positive COVID Cases at School

Where a positive result is recorded by a student on a rapid antigen test, their parent/carer or student must report that result to the Department of Health via the COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form  or call centre on  1800 675 398.

The parent/carer  must also report the result directly to the school by email and using the new RA Test Portal. The school must enter that information into the DET VicEd COVID Tool. 

Where a positive result is recorded by a staff member, that result must be reported to the Department of Health via the COVID-19 Positive Rapid Antigen Test Self-Reporting Form  or call centre on  1800 675 398.

Staff must also report a positive result through EduPay. 

The student or staff member who has tested positive must isolate for 7 days.

Schools are no longer required to individually identify the close contacts of a positive case. Instead, schools need to inform the school community or cohorts as applicable, at the earliest opportunity, that:

• there was a positive case onsite
• all members of the school community should monitor closely for symptoms
• staff and students should continue with twice-a-week or 5-times-a-week rapid antigen testing (depending on whether they are attending or employed at a mainstream or specialist school, respectively).

It is important the privacy of all positive cases is protected and informing the community of cases will be done to parents/carers via email/news feed through Sentral.