You’ll be aware that New Zealand will move to a new, long-term approach to COVID-19. These changes have been made based on public health advice and reflect high levels of immunity and declining case numbers across New Zealand.
This new approach will only result in minor changes to the way we operate.
The very positive news is that household contacts of a person with COVID-19 do not need to isolate, but instead are asked to complete a RAT test each day, for five days. Therefore, ākonga who are household contacts but test negative and do not have COVID-19 symptoms, should continue to attend. It is the best place for them to be so they can be engaged in their learning, and connected with their teachers, classmates and friends.
All the other recommended public health measures will stay in place as we know they reduce the spread of infectious illnesses including COVID-19. These include ensuring our indoor spaces are well-ventilated, maintaining good hand hygiene, encouraging everyone to cough or sneeze into elbows and, most importantly, staying home and getting tested if they have COVID-19 symptoms.
Thank you for your ongoing support in protecting our community.
Ngā mihi nui Maria Potter Principal
Three plays in three years for 17-year-old Hutt Valley playwright
Three plays in three years for 17-year-old Hutt Valley playwright
Three plays in three years for 17-year-old Hutt Valley playwright
This week the Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt school production Malfunctions of Being Human takes place on Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Get your tickets from Eventbrite. This is the third production in three years written and produced by Year 13 student Anna Secker - read the Stuff interview of Anna here.
