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Hunter River High School

Hunter River High School

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Telephone02 4987 2306

Emailhunterriv-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

Students returning to face-to-face learning

It is great news that you will ALL be returning to school from Monday on a full time basis. We look forward to seeing you all.

Click here to view “A guide to NSW school students returning to face-to-face learning”. This document outlines the guidelines under which we must operate and below you will find the most important parts and some specific information for our school.

If you have concerns or questions, please contact the school.

Students do not need to follow physical distancing guidelines, but should follow good hygiene practices like:

Regularly washing hands

·         Avoiding sharing drinks or food

·         Coughing or sneezing into your elbow, or a tissue which should be discarded immediately.

 

Attendance

All students should be at school unless:

·         They have a medical certificate which states that they are unable to return to school due to an ongoing medical condition

·         They are currently unwell

 

Reporting and assessment

You will receive a semester 1 report that will be a simplified version of the report you normally receive

 

School activities

What children can do:

• Use the school library

• Engage in non-contact sporting activities

• Year 11 and 12 students may attend classes/activities relating to subjects available on other campuses

• VET work placement for Year 12 students is able to proceed from 1 June 2020. Year 10 and 11 work-placement is able to proceed from Term 3 2020

• School based apprenticeships and traineeships can recommence once the relevant workplaces are back in operation

 

What students can’t do:

• School assemblies (unless for critical information)

• School incursions and excursions including camps

• Work experience

• Inter-school activities (debating, inter-school sport)

• In-school activities requiring parent or other volunteers

• Use hydrotherapy pools

• Drink from a water bubbler – bring a water bottle instead

• Students cannot attend TAFE for study but may continue to learn online.

 

School cleaning and hygiene supplies

·         Additional cleaning is taking place

·         All staff will have hand sanitizer for use in their classrooms

·         Procedures will be put in place to clean equipment after use

 

School grounds

·         The school canteen will operate as usual

·         Parents/Carers picking up their children should remain in their vehicles

 

Travel

·         School buses will run as normal