Return to School

All students in all year levels will return to school full time as of Monday 1^st November. We are thrilled that all students will in their classrooms as usual from next week. We will maintain the staggered start and finish times in operation at present. We will also have all students dropped off at one of the designated gates on Warncliffe Road or Robinhood Road each morning and picked up from the same gate after school.

The staggered start and finish times are to minimise congestion and support social distancing outside the gates. Currently, parents are only allowed onsite to attend the office or to attend a meeting which has been pre-approved.

Melbourne Cup Day

Tuesday 2^nd November is the Melbourne Cup public holiday. There will be no school on this day.

Safety Measures for School Return

Last week I sent out some information on actions schools are required to undertake to ensure that schools are safe places for students, staff and visitors.

Staff must practise physical distancing 1.5m between themselves and other staff members or adults to the extent that is reasonably practicable. Staff should physically distance themselves from students where appropriate and feasible.

Schools are encouraged to maximise the use of outdoor learning areas and environments.

Schools are required to increase fresh air flow into indoor spaces (including shared spaces, staff areas and thoroughfares) whenever possible. Staff and students should maximise the use of outdoor learning areas or environments wherever possible.

All staff, students and visitors to schools should undertake regular hand hygiene, particularly on arrival to school, before and after eating, after blowing their nose, coughing, sneezing or using the toilet. Staff should direct or supervise young students where required.

Sharing of food is not permitted.

COVIDSafe routine cleaning arrangements will continue for all Victorian government schools in Term 4. This involves daily end-of-school-day cleaning, with a particular focus on cleaning and disinfecting of high-touch surfaces, and the inclusion of some elements that were not cleaned every day prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The most important action school communities can take to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19, is to ensure that any unwell staff and students remain at home and get tested, even with the mildest of symptoms. Everyone should consider their health before they start work or attend school and ensure that they are free from coronavirus symptoms and have not had contact in the past 14 days with a person confirmed to have coronavirus or a person suspected to have coronavirus.

Canteen

The Canteen will be open for counter sales only on Monday 1^st November. As of Wednesday 3^rd November, sandwiches (fresh and toasted) will be available as lunch orders through MySchool Connect in addition to recess and lunch counter sales.

Adrienne Dudley

Acting Principal

ROSTER

Term 4 Roster

Next term’s roster is now available online! We cannot do this without you. Please choose anytime that is free and fill in your name. At this stage it is for counter sales only.

Volunteers are required to be fully vaccinated. Please provide proof of vaccination to the front office.

Canteen Roster Term 4 2021 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IsdRGt5rmeRorq0G-Rh3KbnO7L_DAXXQKDF7DRbJAQc/edit?userstoinvite=canteen@ivanhoeeastps.vic.edu.au

Did you know

We are open for lunch orders from next Wednesday 3 November! Due to only one volunteer allowed in our kitchen we can only provide a limited menu.

 

Volunteers & Hygiene

Please use the QR code at front entrance of the school and sign in at the office kiosk upon arrival.

We will be practising social distancing in the canteen. Please wear a mask. No more than 1 volunteer will be in the canteen at any one time. All surfaces will be sanitised regularly and hand sanitiser is available for your use.

Sonia - Canteen Manager
Phone: 03 94992171
Email: canteen@ivanhoeeastps.vic.edu.au

Enrolments for Prep in 2022 are open and we are finalising grades for the coming year. Enrolment forms may be  downloaded from the link below.  

When lodging the enrolment form, we are also required to sight the original birth certificate and current immunisation history statement, which we will take a photocopy of for school entry requirements.