Parent Covid-19 Updates - Castlemaine Secondary College

I have recently been advised all Regional Victorian Schools will return to on-site learning on Friday 4 June, as long as there are no further cases of community transmission in regional areas. A full Parent Update from me will follow later on this afternoon.

Regards,

Simon Wood
Acting Principal – Castlemaine Secondary College

1 June 2021

Letter home to families 06 CSC Parent Update

31 May 2021

Letter home to families 05 CSC Parent Update

28 May 2021

Second letter sent out to families CSC Parent Update 2 & On site attendance form

Letter sent out to families CSC Parent Update & Onsite attendance form

27 May 2021

7 day circuit breaker lockdown as from 11.59pm tonight.

Letter sent home to families – CSC Parent Update 27.05.21

Further information from the school will be delivered out as soon as we can.

17 February 2021

CSC returning to onsite learning Thursday 18/2/21

Please read letter Principal Paul Frye attched Return to school – 17 Feb

12 February 2021

CSC to Close for statewide lockdown Monday 15th, Tuesday 16th & Wednesday 17th.

Essential service workers are able to send their children to school and the buses will run as normal for those children to travel in on.

Please read the attached letter for more details CSC state lockdown information – February 12 2021

Paul Frye
Principal

8 September 2020

CSC Return to On-site Learning

Dear Parents and Carers,

Regional Victorian schools will continue Remote Learning for the final two weeks of this term and the first week of Term 4. All students will return to school on Mon 12 Oct. Year 12 students will attend school for the General Achievement Test on Oct 7, and there will be an option for some students to catch-up on essential assessment tasks at school during the first week of term. However, face-to-face classes will not resume until Oct 12. More details to come relating to the GAT and this first week of Term 4 for Year 12s.

Regards
Paul Frye
Principal

5 August 2020

Dear Parents, Carers and Students

Yesterday the Department of Education and Training provided regional schools with the option of another student free day (excluding Years 11 and 12 students) to assist with the sudden transition back to Remote Learning. CSC will be taking this day on Monday 10 August. On-line classes for Years 11 and 12 will still occur on this day; however, there will be no online classes or onsite supervision for Years 7-10 students on Monday 10 August. I apologize for the short notice on this.

Yours sincerely

Paul Frye
Principal

3 August 2020

Update from Principal Paul Frye, Click Term 3 Remote Learning at CSC

2 August 2020

CSC – Return to Remote Learning from Wednesday As per the Premiers announcement this afternoon, all Victorian schools, including CSC, will be going back to remote learning from Weds. This includes Years 11 &12 students. Tomorrow is the final day of face-to-face classes and Tuesday is a state-wide student free day. This is fresh news and there will be more information to follow from me over the next two days. Students are urged to collect all necessary books and equipment from school tomorrow.

Paul Frye
Principal

30 July 2020

Update from Principal Paul Frye, Click Facemasks requried at CSC from Monday 3 August

FACE MASKS – Key points

From 11:59pm Sunday 2 August everyone in Victoria aged 12 years and over must wear a face covering when leaving home unless you have a lawful reason for not doing so. This applies to all students, teachers, support staff and essential visitors to schools.

A face covering needs to cover both your nose and mouth. It could be a face mask or shield.

Wearing a face covering protects you and your community by providing an additional physical barrier to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Keeping 1.5 metres between yourself and others and washing your hands are still the best defences against coronavirus (COVID-19).
There are a number of lawful excuses for not wearing a face covering including if you have a medical condition or other condition that impairs your ability to wear a face covering, doing strenuous exercise or if you are unable to do your job while wearing a face covering.
People who do not wear face coverings and do not have a lawful excuse can be fined $200.

How can I make a cloth mask?

Use our guide to make a cloth mask (PDF) that covers your nose and mouth and is made of washable fabric.

Tegar, Nancy and Amy from The Social Studio have produced a video to show the easy steps to make one yourself. Watch how to make a cloth mask.

Further information can be found at https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/coronavirus.aspx

27 July 2020

Update from Principal Paul Frye, Click Covid-19 Update from CSC – July 27

This is a list of the current measures we have in place:

· Increased cleaning regime CSC COVID-19 Cleaning Schedule

· Installation of 30 hand sanitising units around the school

· Ongoing hygiene education messages

· Restriction of visitors to the College – only essential visitors who must answer a Covid-19 questionnaire CSC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Form

· Implementation of new sick bay and first aid protocols

· No school assemblies, parent-teacher meetings or information evenings

· Restrictions on school excursions and camps

Further information can be found at https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/coronavirus.aspx

Thank you for your continued support and patience during this time.

13 July 2020

Update from Principal Paul Frye, which contains important information about keeping our school safe during the current outbreak Click CSC Covid-19 Update 13 July

22 May 2020

Return to school messages and letter for Years 10, 11 and 12 families Return to school update for senior students

20 May 2020

Click link to read latest advise for parents in full coronavirus-advice-parents

Method and timing of return to on-site schooling

A staged return for all students

From Tuesday 26 May, all Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students, specialist school students, as well as VCE and VCAL students will return to on-site schooling at government schools.

The time between 12 May and a pupil free day at all government schools on 25 May, will give staff, schools and parents time to prepare for the change.

Vulnerable students in years 3 to 10, and children in those years whose parents or carers cannot work from home, can continue to attend school on-site as needed during this period.

Students in years 3 to 10 will continue to learn remotely until Tuesday 9 June, to give the Government and the Chief Health Officer time to monitor and evaluate the effects that the staged return to school by other year levels has on the increased movement of people and transmission within the community.

Two-stage return

From 12 May to 22 May, schools continue remote and flexible learning and start planning and prepare for return of on-site schooling.

Stage 1

Monday 25 May will be a pupil free day. All teachers and staff on-site to prepare for students’ return.

26 May to 9 June – all Prep, Grade 1 and Grade 2 students, VCE, VCAL and specialist school students return to on-site schooling at government schools.

Stage 2

9 June onwards – students in years 3 to 10 return to on-site schooling.

Why the two-week timeline

The next two weeks will give schools, teachers and families time to plan and prepare for students to return for on-site schooling.

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12 May 2020

RETURN TO SCHOOL UPDATE

Dear Parents and Carers

Again, thank you for all your support during these past few weeks of remote and flexible learning.

Following advice from the Chief Health Officer, the Victorian Government has advised today that schools can begin a phased return to on-site schooling from Tuesday 26 May.

In the first stage, students in Years 11 and 12 will return to school from Tuesday 26 May.

During this first stage of returning to school (May 26-June 9) Year 10 students undertaking a Year 11 VCE study, including VET studies, should also attend school for those classes where practicable. Year 10 students attending school for VCE or VET classes will be provided with the option of remaining at school in a designated study space if they need to remain at school before or after their Year 11 class (i.e. they will be able to undertake the rest of the day’s Year 10 classes through their Google Classrooms at school if they need to). On days when Year 10 students do not have any timetabled Year 11 classes they will be required to undertake their Year 10 classes from home (until June 9).

To support all school staff to prepare for this transition, Monday 25 May has been designated as a state-wide pupil-free day. This means that CSC has two pupil-free days coming up: Wednesday 20 May (Report Writing day re-scheduled from June 12, as per yesterday’s update) and the new state-wide pupil free day on Monday 25 May. There will be no online classes or supervision for students at school on these days.

In the second stage of our return to on-site schooling, all other year levels will return to school from Tuesday 9 June.

For those students who cannot be supervised at home and vulnerable children, the existing model of on-site schooling will remain in place during the two-week period from Tuesday 26 May to Tuesday 9 June. The current process that we are using to enable parents and carers to indicate the days or part-days for which on-site schooling is required will continue for this two-week period.

All other students in Years 7-10 will continue learning from home until Tuesday 9 June.

Once a year level has returned, all students will be expected to attend school as normal. This means if you choose to keep your child/children home after their year level has returned to on-site schooling, we can no longer support their learning from home. This does not apply to children who need to be absent for health or medical reasons. For those families, please contact us so we can make an appropriate plan. This same approach is being taken by all government schools in Victoria.

To support the health and wellbeing of all our students and staff, our school will continue an enhanced cleaning routine and will encourage frequent hand washing.

If you child is ill or is feeling unwell, they must not attend school. They must remain home and seek medical advice.

While the Chief Health Officer has advised that students will not be required to maintain physical distancing at school, there will be a number of important changes to our school operations, consistent with health advice. This will apply until further notice. I will provide more detail about our local school context as soon as possible, but it is important to note that changes will include:

no camps or excursions until further notice
no school assemblies until further notice
restrictions on access to the school site for anyone other than immediate school staff and students;
the way we conduct parent-teacher meetings and interviews

We understand that some families may feel anxious about this move back to classroom teaching and learning. I can assure you that this decision has been taken on the basis of the best health advice available to our state.

More information about the return to school and coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found on the Department’s website, which will continue to be updated:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/coronavirus.aspx

Thank you for your continued support and patience during this time. We look forward to welcoming our students back to the classroom.

Yours sincerely

Paul Frye
PRINCIPAL

CSC Updates

Latest –Return to School Update – May 12

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CSC Remote Learning Update – May 11

Remote Learning Update – 1 May

Remote Learning Update – April 30

Remote Learning Update – 20 April

CSC Update 9/4

Letter sent out to families CSC Letter 9th April

CSC Update 24/3 – 10am

Dear Parents and Carers

Please find attached a letter with important information regarding the early finish to the end of Term One. I encourage all families to read this letter carefully. Also attached is a further document which explains how students can log into the Google Classrooms we are currently developing. Our uniform company has released a statement on their trading hours, see below.

Letter to CSC families 23 March 2020

2020.03.23_Beleza Castlemaine Store – Coronavirus update – Store trading hours after Government announcements

Regards

Paul Frye
Principal

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CSC Update 23/3 – 10am

Dear Parents and Carers,

All Victorian schools will finish Term 1 today, with holidays now commencing from tomorrow. I am waiting further information from the Department of Education and Training, which I believe will be emailed to all schools around midday. After I receive this information, I will send a more detailed update to all families, including information about what we are doing to support students’ learning from home in the event of extended school closures. Please check your emails at the end of the day for more information.

Regards

Paul Frye

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Please find attached an important letter regarding our response to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. I encourage you to read this carefully and contact us if you have any queries. Covid-19 Update to Families – March 16

Please also find attached a statement from Victoria’s Chief Health Officer. This statement, released this morning, explains the decision for schools currently to remain open. CHO_advicetoschools_16March2020 (1)

Yours sincerely

Paul Frye
Principal