Notices

Students should be at school unless:

they have a medical certificate which states that they are unable to return to school due to an ongoing medical condition and the expected timeframe they are currently unwell.

In accordance with advice from NSW Health, parents and carers are reminded NOT to send children to school if they are unwell, even if they have the mildest flu-like symptoms.

NSW Health has requested that schools encourage anyone who is unwell or has even mild flu-like symptoms, to arrange to be tested through their local medical practitioner or one of the COVID-19 clinics.

Students and staff with flu-like symptoms will need to be tested and provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test result and be symptom-free before being permitted to return to school.

Students who do not undertake a COVID-19 test will not be permitted to return to school for a 10-day period. Additionally, they must be symptom-free for at least 3 days prior to returning to school.

Students who have seasonal allergic rhinitis or another condition that presents similarly to flu-like symptoms are still required to get tested for COVID-19 and return a negative test result. Where their symptoms continue beyond 10 days, students should provide documentation from their GP confirming their symptoms are typical for their condition. If the student develops new or changed symptoms, they should get tested for COVID-19. Find more information about COVID-19 symptoms.

COVID-19 testing for students with complex health or disability may be challenging. In these situations, schools will ask the parent or carer to have their child assessed by their medical practitioner. Where a medical practitioner determines that a COVID-19 test is not required, documentation must be provided to the school to confirm that the student does not have symptoms that warrant a COVID-19 test. The certificate must also indicate that the student is able to return to school.

IGS continues to be vigilant when implementing infection control, physical distancing and personal hygiene protocols to protect the health and safety of students and staff. At IGS we promote the need to follow good hygiene practices such as:

• regularly washing hands
• avoiding sharing drinks or food
• coughing or sneezing into your elbow, or a tissue which should be discarded immediately.

Students will be supported to learn from home in the following circumstances:

• If they are required to self-isolate due to being a close contact of a positive or suspected COVID-19 case
• Where the school is directed under public health advice to only remain operational for children of essential workers if an outbreak of COVID-19 was to arise in the local area.

A reminder to parents that they are not to enter onto the school grounds unless a prior arrangement has been with a member of staff.
In all circumstances parents and visitors to the school must register their attendance on school premises at Reception by signing in using the NSW Health provided QR code.

Thank you for helping us keep IGS a safe school environment for all our students and staff.

Mary Duma
Deputy Principal Students and Campus Life

As part of Child Care Subsidy (CCS) balancing, the Australian Government requires families to confirm their income.

For the 2018 to 2019 financial year, families need to do this by 31 March 2021.

The Government extended this deadline from 30 June 2020 to 31 March 2021 because of COVID-19.

Services Australia is sending letters to families this week reminding them to confirm their 2018 to 2019 income.

If your income is not confirmed by 31 March 2021 your CCS will stop.

If you confirm your income after 31 March, your CCS can start again but it won’t be back paid.

We encourage you to read the letter you may have received from Services Australia. There’s also a fact sheet.

If you have any questions, please contact Services Australia directly.

The Year 5 parent representatives invite you to connect with them. Please click here for more.

View the document here.

View Music 2021 information here and in the Music Hub.

IGS Parents, Teachers and Friends (PTF) will hold a COVID-safe Rue Kelly secondhand sale over four days, offering different sizes each morning outside the Kelly Street school gates, from 9am to 10am:

Monday 26 April: Children sizes 4 and 6
Tuesday 27 April: Children sizes 8 and 10
Wednesday 28 April: Children sizes 12 and 14
Thursday 29 April: Children sizes 14+ and all Adult sizes

Back packs, caps/hats, art smocks and other items will be available every day until sold out.

Please clearly label all of your child’s gear to help reduce waste going to landfill.

To participate in the sale, you MUST comply with the following guidelines and any directions from the PTF COVID Safety Officers:

• DO NOT ARRIVE before 9am
• DO NOT ATTEND THE SALE IF YOU HAVE ANY FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS OR HAVE BEEN IN A COVID HOTSPOT
• SIGN IN with the QR code provided (choose ‘Parent’ in the drop down menu then ‘Second Hand’)
• WAIT until set up is complete before lining up on socially distanced places marked on the footpath
• WEAR A MASK – masks will be available
• USE hand sanitizer before and after touching items
• TAKE a photo of the price list and bank details for payment – NO CASH OR EFTPOS FACILITIES
• BRING your own carry bag
• STAY 1.5m away from any adult at the sale
• CHOOSE QUICKLY and move along
• DO NOT CONGREGATE to chat either before or after attending the sale
• WASH all items at home.

Uncollected/unnamed lost property items such as drink bottles and food containers will be available for free. Donation bins will also be available for any of your items of used school uniform

Payment is by direct deposit to the PTF bank account, using “second hand” as the description/reference.

Any items you decide not to keep can be shared with friends or dropped back into the donation drawer. Please choose carefully and only take what you need as access for volunteers to process donations is limited.

Your cooperation and care will help us hold COVID Safe sales like this in the future.

The PTF has also paid for a subscription to The Sustainable School Shop so our community can use that trading platform to buy and sell second hand school items such as instruments, text books and sporting gear throughout the year.

IGS thanks the PTF Second Hand Volunteers.

View Early Learning Centre key dates for Term 1 2021

View our Early Learning staff summary for Term 1, 2021

Use of mobile phones and computer games at IGS

IGS Hours of Operation

Visit the IGS Wellbeing Hub.

It is important we are able to contact all IGS parents and caregivers. Please use our online contact form, email reception or phone 9219 6700 if you need to let IGS know of any changes to your contact details.

Welcome to Music ensembles in 2021! View the 2021 timetable here. Visit the IGS Music Hub here.

Students using public transport asked to “tap on” and “tap off” to assist with contact tracing.

Transport NSW asks students using public transport to “tap on” and “tap off” to assist with COVID-19 contact tracing if necessary.

Please raise this with your child if relevant. Thank you.

Practical Guide for Sport and Physical Activity (during COVID-19)