Coronavirus

We have started to receive advice through Catholic Schools NSW to inform parents of information relating to the recent Cornavirus situation. Based on the new Federal Government advice, any student or staff member who has been in or transited through mainland China or has returned from Iran from 1 March 2020, is excluded from work, school or childcare services for a period of 14 days after leaving China or Iran. These students or staff members are also required to self-isolate from the community for a period of 14 days, as the COVID-19 incubation period can be as long as two weeks. Further advice will be upadted through a newsfeed item in Compass. Please make sure you are accessing the Compass platform regularly.

Dogs on the playground

We would like to remind parents and carers that pets are not to be brought onto the school site at drop-off or pick-up due to the health and safety requirements of the school. Special arrangements may be made through teachers for class visits but these are rare. Thank you for maintaining our request in consideration of the safety of our students. 

Lake Street crossing

This week, a parent once again reminded me of the dangers that the Lake Street crossing presents for our students and their families. Unfortunately, the proximity of the crossing to the Macintosh Street lights lends itself to drivers looking too far ahead in their haste to get through the lights and not seeing the young people (or adults) that might be in front of them. Our staff and some of our parents have previously contacted MidCoast Council about this crossing but they don't have a solution for us at this time. Our staff do walk a group of students across the road as part of our afternoon departure procedures, but as this parent witnessed, this is not always enough to prevent an accident from occurring. Until we find a solution to this problem, please be mindful that cars do not always pull-up and that we need to supervise our children across this very busy road.