COVID-19 update - 25 February 2022

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Dear families

 Over the past few weeks many would have received notifications of COVID-19 positive cases on our site.

These communications are standardised and are intended to raise awareness.

To protect the confidential information of those involved these do not directly name students or staff, but to assist with clarity do indicate House Team, Learning Group and/or Bus Route affected.

 Where we have up to date details on EDSAS parents are notified firstly via SMS, with full information contained in a letter sent to parents via Daymap Parent Portal and email addresses.

Please Note: we are not able to distribute this information directly to students but are restricted to providing this to parent/caregivers only.

For this reason, it is important that we have the most up to date contact information for all families.

If you wish to update you details, please contact our Student Services Team who will happily adjust your records. Student Services contact details: email dl.0799.studentservices@schools.sa.edu.au or phone (08) 8551 1912

 A reminder that if your child is unwell, even mildly, please keep them at home monitor their symptoms and test if required.

In addition, could I ask that all families please contact the school regarding updating student absences.

It is particularly important that we are alerted of any positive cases, so we can continue to update our wider school community.

 Please continue to seek further clarity and support from your child’s House teachers if required.

Wishing you all a safe and enjoyable weekend.

Regards

Adie Conley, Principal

COVID-19 update - 17 February 2022

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Dear Families

 It was certainly exciting to have all of students welcomed back on site this week to resume face-to-face learning once again.

Special welcome back to our Disability Unit students and families after the unscheduled closure of this space last week – our staff are pleased you have returned safely to us.

 Classroom Contacts

As we manage site COVID cases this week families may have received a notification from VHHS.

To help clarify this process for families –

A ‘Classroom Contact’ – a school-based term, this is different from a ‘Close Contact’ – which is determined by SA Health guidelines.

 When a student shares a classroom or interact with a student/staff who later tests positive for COVID they are termed a ‘Classroom Contact’.

If a Classroom Contact standard information is sent to families – by SMS, email and Daymap message – notifying them that their child was in contact, and the date this possibly occurred.

The focus of this information is to raising awareness for students and their families, so they are in the best position to monitoring for symptoms and test if required.

 Further Department information is attached below ‘Testing Isolation & Quarantine’ that supports this process.

 If you receive one of these notifications, please read through the information and contact us if you have any further questions.

To help us keep you informed, please update your contact mobile and email details if they have recently changed by contacting our Student Services team.

Learning at home lessons

We understand that there are students and families currently under SA Health isolation guidelines.

If your students can’t attend school face-to-face, you can encourage them to use the suite of lessons on Our Learning SA to learn at home.

Year 7-10 students can access a minimum of 3 lessons each day.

These can be used to further support learning that is outlined on Daymap.

Regards, Adie Conley - Principal

COVID-19 update - 9 February 2022

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Dear Families and wider school community

As you know the Department for Education has been working with SA Health regarding the best way to manage the cases of COVID -19 emerging in our Disability Unit.

After a Risk Assessment conducted by SA Health, they have recommended the continued closure of the VHHS Disability Unit for this week (inclusive 08/02/2022- 13/02/2022), reopening on Monday 14 February 2022.

Our staff will continue to connect and work with students and families to support their learning during this period.

 

Adie Conley, Principal

COVID-19 update for families - 8 February 2022

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Dear families and wider school community

Some of you may already be aware that since opening we have had a number of positive COVID-19 cases on site.

Following a risk assessment undertaken by the COVID Operations Medical Team, SA Health recommended the closure of the Victor Harbor High School Disability Unit for a minimum of 24 hours. This time will allow health and education officials to work together to obtain further information and make a further assessment. Ultimately this decision was made to ensure the safety of students within our unit setting, which remains a key priority.

Information on how schools are responding is available from the Department for Education’s website: https://www.education.sa.gov.au/supporting-students/health-e-safety-and-wellbeing/coronavirus

Note: This closure only effects the learning programs within our Disability Unit, with all other on-site learning programs continuing for students in year 7, 8, 12, Wellbeing and Transition Hub and our Special Class.

This closure highlights the importance of preventative measures, keeping your child home if unwell or showing even mild symptoms, and accessing SA Health testing. If your child does test positive or is required to isolate, please contact our Student Services team and they will adjust attendance records and make teachers aware so they may offer additional support.

If you require more information on COVID-19, please visit the SA Health website: [www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVID2019] www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/COVID2019

Keep safe and contact us if your student requires further support.

Adie Conley, Principal