After receiving feedback from our community we have decided to give a fortnightly health update on our school community.

· We have 4 reported cases of COVID-19 in our school community

· There has been an increase in sickness amongst our students with a cold/cough bug doing the rounds, leaving students feeling very unwell

· We have seen an increase in the cases of stomach upsets in the latter half of this week

· We ask that if students are unwell that they stay at home

· Our process when a student is at school and feels unwell, is that they go to the office, and     Mrs. Todd, our receptionist, will call you and ask you to pick up your child

· We encourage our school community to maintain hygiene standards

Some reminders from https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/stopping-the-spread/

How to protect yourself and others from COVID-19

To protect yourself and others from COVID infection, it’s important to:

• stay home if you’re sick and get a test
• wear a face covering
• use basic hygiene:
  • regularly wash and dry your hands
  • cough or sneeze into a disposable tissue or into your elbow
  • clean frequently touched surfaces
• practise physical distancing in public when possible