As you are aware we are in Phase 2 under Red Alert Level as a country. For us here at IPS we wish to advise you of the following:
If we have a confirmed case of COVID -19 at IPS verified by MoH in our kura we do have procedures in place - please read...
Please be aware, you may be rung to come and collect your child at short notice as they may be deemed a close contact.
We have four stages of operation planned detailed below.
Stage 1
PRIMARY FOCUS: ONSITE LEARNING
School programmes not impacted by Covid.
Majority of staff and students on site.
Occasional staff or student absence due to Covid catered for.
Programmes primarily focused on school-based learning.
Catch up sessions for absent students when they return to school.
Stage 2
PRIMARY FOCUS: HYBRID LEARNING
School programmes impacted by Covid.
5-6 teachers across the school are absent.
Mixture of home-based and school-based learning programmes offered.
Staff responsibilities and teaching team locations are flexible.
Guest teachers, SLTs and Principal maybe called in to support learning programmes.
Priority for school based learning will be given to children of working parents.
Stage 3
PRIMARY FOCUS: HOME-BASED LEARNING
School programmes highly impacted by Covid due to large numbers of student absence.
Majority of staff are available.
The staff, in consultation with the Board, will decide to implement home-learning programmes.
Students at school will follow the home-based learning programme.
Priority for school based learning will be given to children of essential workers.
Stage 4
PRIMARY FOCUS: SCHOOL CLOSURE
School programmes heavily impacted by Covid.
Majority of staff and students absent.
Consideration of the H&S risks due to not enough staff available on-site.
No longer possible to support school-based and home-based learning programmes.
The MOE, in consultation with the Board, will decide to shut the school because learning programmes can’t be sustained.
Priority for school based learning will be given to children of essential workers.
As a community, we are supporting you to prepare for Stages 2- 4 by
1. Being familiar with our Covid Response Plan and being fully prepared should students need to switch to home-based learning.
2. Being ready at short notice should your child/ren need to isolate.
3. Keep your employer/employees informed how Covid and our Response Plan could impact your work.
4. Look at this list of things that could be handy during isolation:
Stationery, playdough, plain paper, whiteboards & whiteboard pens, games, playing cards, tennis balls, sports equipment, recipes and ingredients/baking, keep a stationery pack at home, renew library books regularly, several jigsaw puzzles stacked away, booklets and resources your child/ren could use during isolation, etc. Places like, Warehouse & Stationery Warehouse could be useful to visit.
