01 December 2021

COVID-19 Concern

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,

Hope this letter finds you all in good health. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our parents, students and staff for being meticulous in following the Safety Guidelines set by the School for Covid -19. However, recently, new strains of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been identified. Some of these new strains spread more easily between people. As different countries continue to experience increased cases of Covid, it is more important than ever to follow the steps of self-protection.

Covid safety measures will work to prevent the spread of the variants.

• Limiting your contact to household members only, and staying at home as much as possible. Social gatherings and trip to the shopping malls needs to be avoided. Going out only for essential outings such as medical appointments, food shopping, school, essential work, or for physical exercise.
• Keeping at least two meters (six feet) apart from others outside of your household.
• Wearing a mask is a must
• Cleaning your hands frequently, with soap and water for 15 seconds.
• Staying home if you are feeling unwell or if you have been told to self-isolate.
• Public health measures in schools will also work to prevent the spread of variants of concern. If anyone in your household has one or more COVID-19 symptoms, all children and adults who attend a school setting must stay home from school until COVID-19 has been ruled out with a test result.
• If any Household member has traveled outside in the last 14 days, all children and adults who attend a school setting must stay home from school until the person who traveled completes a covid test after 5 days of his/ her return.
• If anyone in your household is self-isolating at home because they were a close contact of someone who had COVID-19, all children in the household will need to stay home from school until the person who was a close contact completes the 14 days of self-isolation.
• If students or staff/visitors have one or more new or worsening symptoms they must stay home, self-isolate and arrange to get tested.

Thank you for all that you are doing to keep our schools and communities safe. It takes every family and staff member to do their part to keep our collective school community safe.

Regards.

Sabrina Shaheed

Principal

SJWS