Covid-19 update

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Nayland College has two confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Dear parents and caregivers

This letter is to confirm that there has been another case of Covid-19 at Nayland College. The student is a household member of the first case and was only at school for a short period of time whilst infectious. 

Under current Covid Protection Framework (Red, Phase 2) settings, to become a close contact you need to have had consistent exposure (usually over 2 hours) or very close physical contact with a confirmed case. The use of masks in schools greatly reduces the risk of transmission.

All close contacts have been identified and are isolating at home.  Other students (including household members) are able to attend school as per usual.  I assure parents and students that we have good processes in place and have prepared well for this scenario.

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What you need to do

  • You and your whānau should watch for symptoms
  • If any develop, get tested immediately
  • Then, stay at home until you receive the result
  • If your whānau hasn’t been vaccinated, please do so as soon as possible. You can book on-line at bookmyvaccine.nz or by calling 0800 28 29 26. It’s free.

What we’re doing

  • School will stay open
  • We have appropriate public health measures and cleaning procedures in place

Symptoms of COVID-19

  • A new or worsening cough
  • Sneezing and runny nose
  • A fever
  • Temporary loss of smell or altered sense of taste
  • Sore throat
  • Shortness of breath

Less common symptoms include diarrhoea, headache, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, malaise, chest pain, abdominal pain, joint pain, or confusion/irritability.

For more information, please visit https://covid19.govt.nz/health-and-wellbeing/about-covid-19/covid-19-symptoms/

Hybrid Learning

Over the coming days and weeks there may be times when teachers are working from home but students are in school, or when some students are working online from home while others are in class. The hub for each of our online classrooms is the class Team. This often includes a OneNote with pages of lesson activities. If your child is working online either at home or at school, the class Team is the first place they should go. 

Teachers will use the ‘General – Posts’ area of the Team to let students know where to find tasks and resources. Please note that teachers will always not be able to directly contact parents or students by email to set work. 

Your child will need to take responsibility for going to the Team and finding the instructions for tasks. Should you need to contact a teacher by email the format is firstname.lastname@nayland.school.nz.  More information can be found in our Learning@Home guide.

Nga mihi

Daniel Wilson
Principal

By Daniel Wilson