RAT KITS

As mentioned via Compass on 22 February:

In line with recent announcements from the NSW Government, the rapid antigen test (RAT) program will end on Friday 25 February 2022. This means that the twice weekly testing using RAT kits is no longer in place. Thank you for your patience and cooperation over the last four weeks. While it has been a—sometimes unwelcome—addition to the already busy morning routine, proactive testing was a critical tool to keep our school community safe, especially while case numbers remained high in the broader community.

For the remainder of Term 1, families are asked to use RATs at your discretion when you consider it necessary (e.g. if a child develops symptoms or a family member is unwell). In the coming weeks, each student will be provided with a further eight RATs to be used for this purpose. We are currently awaiting the delivery of the additional RATs from the NSW Government and we will advise you of collection details as soon as we receive the delivery.

ONLINE SAFETY FOR STAGE 2 & 3 STUDENTS

Our Stage 2 & 3 students had a special visit from our local School Police Liaison Officers- Senior Constable Michell & Senior Constable Winley. They came to discuss the important issue of online safety. The students are engaged in an online world and it is extremely important that they are aware of avoiding potential problems that can occur when accessing the internet. 

The Constables focused on the importance of keeping personal details private and cyberbullying. The messages from our visitors certainly hit the mark with the students:

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Xavier: - Don't friend anyone you don't know.

             - Don't play online games if you're not old enough.

Fisiilosi: - Never give your private information away online.

            - Don't post something that shows your school logo, street signs, names or                 any other personal information.

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Emily: - A police record starts at age 10.  

Elliarna: - The police are able to retrieve deleted messages and pictures from your                    phone or iPad.

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Gabriella: - Do not allow location settings on social media apps, don't tag the location                  of where you are and don't upload photos and videos in your school                          uniform.

Patrick: - (on Jordan’s behalf)  Do not reply or say anything back to mean messages               that you receive. If you get any messages that you aren't sure about, you                 need to take a screenshot and show an adult.

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Anthony and Chamaya- We found it very interesting how she brought up scenarios about being ‘Cybersafe’and that the slides she showed and talked to us about were really informative.