Lumen Christi Primary School Churchill eNewsletter

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Carers

In light of the growing coronavirus (COVID-19) growing outbreak in Victoria, The Hon. Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria, announced yesterday, that Regional Victoria will be placed in lockdown from 1.00 pm Saturday , 21 August 2021, until at least 11.59pm on Thursday, 2 September 2021.

The Hon. James Merlino announced yesterday that to allow teachers and school support staff prepare, Monday, 23 August 2021 will be a pupil free day in Regional Victoria. However, children of essential workers and vulnerable students will be supervised. Therefore from Tuesday, 24 August to Thursday, 2 September 2021 (inclusive), Lumen Christi will re-commence remote learning. This means that all students who can learn from home must learn from home. Students will access work via Google Classroom as has become our practice in Remote Learning.

Parents/guardians and carers may send their children to school from Monday, 23 August where (PLEASE NOTE – New Criteria):

Children of essential workers who are both unable to work from home and have an Authorised Worker permit to allow them to work away from home;
- where there are two parents, guardians or carers, both must be essential workers, working outside the home
- for single parents, guardians or carers, the essential worker must be working outside the home
students are vulnerable including:
- children in out-of-home care
- children deemed by Child Protection and/or Family Services to be at risk of harm
- children identified by the school as vulnerable (including via referral from a family violence agency, homelessness or youth justice service or mental health or other health services).
Special circumstances as negotiated with the school

These are very clear guidelines regarding who is able to access on-site supervision. The intent behind this measure is to ensure the safety of staff and students in schools by limiting who can attend, so it is not possible for all staff and students to be at school at this time. Accordingly, those supervising at school are not staff or teachers that your children would typically work with, so please take this in to account. Please note the permit system becomes operational from Tuesday to allow employers and employees adequate time to coordinate the administration of permits.

FACE MASKS have become recommended for primary school students and therefore we encourage children to wear them. For everyone aged 12+ they remain mandatory outdoors and indoors (not at home) unless an exception applies – this includes all workplaces, and secondary schools.

SCHOOL DEVICES will be available from 12.00pm Monday once you have completed the attached eForm.

I appreciate that this is a very challenging time for all in our community and your cooperation with the remote learning program is very much appreciated.

During this difficult time, we must all take care to support one another. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with those who may be unwell, and those who are working to keep our community safe.

If you require further information or support, please contact the school

Borrowing School Devices for Remote Learning 6.0

If you are having difficulty with access to technology you may consider approaching the school to borrow the student’s classroom device. These devices must be used under the strict supervision of parents when in the home and can only be used for Remote Learning tasks. All damages and costs will be the responsibility of the parents, and all devices and chargers will need to be returned to the school in working condition once Remote Learning concludes.

First Name *

Last Name

Email *

Name of Child/ren: *

Commitment: I agree that the devices must be used under the strict supervision of parents when in the home and can only be used for Remote Learning tasks. All damages and costs will be the responsibility of the parents, and all devices and chargers will need to be returned to the school in working condition once Remote Learning concludes. *

Onsite Attendance Booking Form: Mon 23rd Aug to Fri 27th August 2021

Please complete the booking form details to register your child for Onsite Attendance during Remote Learning. All students must be pre-registered to allow the school time to coordinate staffing. Late bookings will be subject to availability.

Onsite Attendance is only STRICTLY available where Authorised Workers are able to provide AN AUTHORISED WORK PERMIT* and that they cannot work from home OR are a vulnerable student as per the guidelines and in consultation with the school. The school also reserves the right to also permit Onsite Attendance in negotiation with families as long as they meet the guidelines as specified by the Chief Health Officer.

Schools will be closed during this time but will stay open for students in the following categories:

(1) Students of parents/guardians considered Authorised Workers who cannot work from home.

Where there are two parents/guardians, both must have an Authorised Worker Permit, and be working outside the home
For single parents/guardians, they must must have an Authorised Worker Permit and must be working outside the home

* An Authorised Worker Permit is not required for people employed in law enforcement, emergency services or health care workers who carry employer-issued photographic identification to be allow permission to be away from home. At a school level we request an official document detailing your shifts for the week. At LRH for example Unit Managers are still using the actual Authorised Work Permit to identify the shifts a nurse is working that week, another example being an Aged Care Facility that has an official workplace roster that can be sighted by school leadership.

(2) Vulnerable students including:

children in out-of-home care
children deemed by Child Protection and/or Family Services to be at risk of harm
children identified by the school as vulnerable (including via referral from a family violence agency, homelessness or youth justice service or mental health or health service)

All students must be signed IN and OUT via the QR Code displayed in the school office window.

First Name *

Last Name

Email *

Mobile *

Please list the students that need to attend *

Reason why your child/ren are eligible for Onsite Attendance? *

Please state your workplace details and onsite shifts for these selected days

Onsite Attendance

	Tick Required
Monday 23rd August
Tuesday 24th August
Wednesday 25th August
Thursday 26th August
Friday 27th August

Upload evidence of circumstances (eg.Authorised Worker Permits, Work Rosters)