From the Principal’s Desk, 7 May 2020

Dear Parents

We celebrated our teachers this week and a big thank you to everyone who left them a special message on our Facebook page.  It was wonderfully encouraging to see how much they are valued and appreciated.

This week we sent out a second letter explaining the plans and proposals that management are considering should school re-open in June.  The measures which need to be in place require careful thought regarding planning and implementation and unfortunately, no simple solutions exist yet.  For public schools, Years 7 and 12 students are critical for academic advancement but for us, the focus is on Years 10 and 12 as these two grades write their external Cambridge examinations in October.

There is also the reality that even if the government allows schools to re-open soon, some parents might not feel comfortable sending their children back to school.  Our management team are therefore working on plans for hybrid-teaching. Similarly, we might have staff members who cannot return to work just yet as they are high risk individuals and this needs to be accounted for in our planning.  These are just a couple of the issues that we are considering.

We will be prepared, with policies in place, to ensure the safety of staff and students when we return to campus.  As per the letter I sent out earlier this week, we have already begun purchasing the necessary supplies (hand sanitizers, face masks, thermometers etc.) and have begun drafting a Covid 19 Policy Document.

During this difficult time, let us remember to be kind and encouraging to one another.  We all need a bit of motivation in our lives and hopefully the later start to the school day, and the opportunity to exercise, will give us the boost we all need.

I would like to wish all the mothers a happy Mother’s Day this Sunday.  I hope you will be spoiled and feel appreciated for all you do!

Kind regards
Edna