We have received information that several students at CVPS are confirmed to have COVID. They are fine, and isolating 10 days from when they had their positive PCR tests.

All families, whose children were 'class contacts' have been notified. These students and staff members continue to attend school.

A reminder that any student (or staff member) who develops any symptoms such as a fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, runny nose, loss of smell/taste, muscle/joint pains, diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting or extreme tiredness, at school, will go to the office immediately, to be sent home.

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From Monday (28 February) until the end of Week 8 (25 March) the following can resume:

In schools

• Day excursions and incursions (held outdoors where possible). Please note that some excursion venues may have vaccination requirements.
• Interschool sporting competitions.
• Extra-curricular activities at the school, including choirs, band practice, instrumental lessons attended by a non-school employed music teacher.
• Assemblies that are held outdoors. 
• Prospective parent tours held in a COVID safe manner (eg attendees wearing masks when indoors, with social distancing).
• Playgroups, OSHC excursions and incursions (held outdoors where possible).

Visitors in schools and OSHC can include:

• attending the school for specific events held outdoors (eg: spectators attending outdoor sporting games)
• volunteers required by the school 
• instrumental music teachers 

All adult visitors must wear a face mask when indoors, practise physical distancing, and not attend the site if they are unwell.  Visitors attending indoor venues to continue to be minimised. 

COVID-19 settings that remain in place:

• Face masks continue to be required (when indoors) for:
• all adults, except when it impedes ability to teach
• Face masks are strongly encouraged for students in years 3 to 6 (when indoors).
• Current testing, isolating and quarantine remains unchanged, including classroom contacts.
• Non-SACE related overnight camps continue to be postponed.