Year 11 students to work from home next week.

Dear parents and caregivers

It has been a busy week for the school as we work through the contact tracing processes for students and staff that have tested positive for Covid-19.  

As we have had a large number of students in Year 11 now identified as close contacts, we have made the decision that Year 11 students will move to online learning, returning to school Monday 28 February. 

Working from home: all year 11 students and students isolating in other year levels

If students are well they will need to start online learning. The hub for each of our online classrooms is the class Team. This often includes a OneNote with pages of lesson activities. Students will need to take responsibility for going to the Team and finding the instructions for tasks. Year 11 teachers may provide an opportunity to touch base via a Teams meeting.

Teachers will use the ‘General – Posts’ area of the Team to let students know where to find tasks and resources. Please note that teachers will always not be able to directly contact parents or students by email to set work.  Should students need to contact a teacher by email the format is firstname.lastname@nayland.school.nz. More information can be found in our Learning@Home guide.

A reminder that under current Covid Protection Framework (Red, Phase 2) settings, to become a close contact you need to have had consistent exposure (usually over 2 hours) or very close physical contact with a confirmed case. The use of masks in schools greatly reduces the risk of transmission.

Covid in our community

As per this article, Covid-19 is likely spreading undetected in the Nelson community. We ask that you follow health advice carefully:

What you need to do

• You and your whānau should watch for symptoms
• If any develop, get tested immediately
• Then, stay at home until you receive the result
• If your whānau hasn’t been vaccinated, please do so as soon as possible. You can book on-line at bookmyvaccine.nz or by calling 0800 28 29 26. It’s free.

What we’re doing

• School will stay open, however year 11 will be working online at home until Monday 28 February
• We have appropriate public health measures and cleaning procedures in place

Symptoms of COVID-19

• A new or worsening cough
• Sneezing and runny nose
• A fever
• Temporary loss of smell or altered sense of taste
• Sore throat
• Shortness of breath

Less common symptoms include diarrhoea, headache, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, malaise, chest pain, abdominal pain, joint pain, or confusion/irritability.

For more information, please visit https://covid19.govt.nz/health-and-wellbeing/about-covid-19/covid-19-symptoms/

Positive accolades

I am always proud to announce achievements of our amazing students.  In this newsletter you can read about our scholarship students from 2021 and other achievements across a variety of academic and sporting pursuits.

Thank you once again to all of our students, staff and wider community that have assisted the school leadership in making sure we continue to operate as normally as possible. 

Ngā mihi

Daniel Wilson
Principal