The Prime Minister has announced that as of 11.59 pm last night, Auckland has moved into Alert Level 3 for three days, and the rest of New Zealand entered Level 2 for three days. This is after three new COVID-19 cases were reported in the community. The key Public Health approach at Level 2 is to minimise the risk that someone gets infected in the first place, and second to ensure we can identify and contact anyone who has been in close contact with a person if someone in our school is infected. Can parents and caregivers come on-site at school at Level 2?
*A reminder that we will already have contact information for parents and caregivers, so we don’t need to collect those particular details each time you come on-site. But we will need to record your name and the time in and out of the school, including any classrooms/common spaces, entered. Dio Swimming SportsSwimming Sports will still take place this Wednesday, but, under Level 2 restrictions, this event must be spectator free. Unfortunately, no parents/whaanau can attend this event. We’ll post regular updates to our social media channels so you can keep up with the action.Travel to/from school The Ministry of Health requires schools to have accurate records on how EVERY student travels to/from school. This is for COVID-19 contact tracing purposes. Please complete THIS SURVEY for EACH daughter you have at Dio no later than 5.00 pm Wednesday 17 February. Thank you for your support. What learning support will be provided for my daughter if she does not attend school at Alert Level 2?If for some reason, your daughter is unable to attend school in person during Alert Level 2, she will continue to be supported with her learning using online/digital means. Teachers will be unable to teach classes remotely at the same time as they are delivering their programmes of learning to students physically in front of them. However, they will make the learning materials from their lessons available to students who are learning from home and will provide support where possible. To do this, they may use a combination of approaches, which might include:
If you have any questions regarding your daughter’s learning, please make contact with the following people:
For more information regarding attending school at Alert Level 2, please click here. Thank you for your ongoing support of Waikato Diocesan School for Girls and each other. Blessings Mary Curran | Principal |