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COVID-19

GUIDELINES RETURNING TO SCHOOL

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National Lockdown On the 16th of March President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the government’s measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. These included the closure of schools from Wednesday, 18 March 2020. The National Lockdown came into force on 26 March 2020 and remained in place until 30 April 2020. On 23 April 2020 the President announced a new set of lockdown restrictions that took effect from 1 May. He explained that, in order to balance the need to resume economic activity with the continuation of measures to contain the virus and save lives, a new approach would be followed. According to this approach, the implementation of measures across the provinces are to be determined by the direction the pandemic is taking in the provinces and municipalities across the country.

Guiding Principles (provided by the DBE)

Schools are potential risk areas for the spread of the virus. We need to be well aware of how the virus is spread, and what precautions need to be taken in order to mitigate the risk of its spreading at school.

The hygiene and social distancing protocols that the government has laid down are key to mitigating the spread of the virus at schools, and must be strictly adhered to.

For each individual, the most important thing is to take responsibility for our own personal safety and the safety of others, and to be accountable for our actions. All other forms of support are welcome and necessary, but personal responsibility and accountability are paramount.

Orientation of Teachers and Students The orientation of teachers and students will be conducted before teachers and students return to school.

Preparing your child/children before return to school Parents and guardians must ensure that their children are provided with accurate, age-appropriate information regarding COVID-19. Parents and guardians should ensure that their children are taught The 6 Golden Rules about how to stay safe from COVID-19.

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds each time. If soap and water is not available, use and alcohol-based hand sanitizer with a 60% alcohol based content. Make sure that all parts of your hands including in between the fingers, wrists and palms are thoroughly washed or covered in hand sanitizer.

Avoid touching the eyes, nose and mouth with your hands or gloves.

Avoid close contact with people who are sick and keep at least a meter distance away from others.

Stay at home when you are sick and try and keep a distance from others at home. Keep your eating utensils separate from the rest of the household.

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Cover your cough or sneeze with a flexed elbow or a tissue, then throw the tissue in a bin with a lid.

Regularly clean/disinfect all objects and surfaces that are frequently touched.

How is the Corona Virus spread? COVID-19 is spread by fluid droplets when coughing, sneezing or talking. It can be spread by a person who has been infected before they have symptoms, during illness and for a short period of time after they feel better. Researchers estimate that around 44% of infections are passed on by people who are not showing any symptoms. Virus particles can survive in the air for a short period and can remain on hard surfaces such as plastic or steel for a few days, if not removed with regular cleaning. COVID-19 is spread by contaminated hands touching the hands of others or touching things such as money, credit cards, door handles and counters. When you touch your eyes, nose and mouth after you have touched other people’s hands and things with COVID-19 on it, then you can get infected.

Protocols on entering the School 1. Everybody (parents, teachers, students or visitors) that enter or leave the school

must wash their hands or sanitize at the entrance/exit gate where there will be hand sanitizer (70% alcohol based) available for hygiene purposes.

2. Pens and pencils must not be shared amongst students or teachers. 3. There should be no sharing of food or eating utensils. 4. Social distancing must be adhered to at all times. A distance of at least 1.5 meters

between persons where possible, avoiding gatherings and contact activities outside of the classroom, such as assemblies and hall gatherings.

5. Visitors and the number of people entering the school will be limited. Parents should enter the school only when absolutely necessary, such as dropping their children off at school.

6. Classrooms will be well ventilated and desks will be placed 1.5m apart to ensure social distancing.

7. Students will be required to wear their masks at all times whilst in the classroom environment.

8. The teachers will teach with a face mask and a shield as often as possible. 9. Parents will be required to collect their children at the end of the academic teaching

day. There will be no aftercare facility available during the lockdown period. 10. Classrooms will be cleaned at least twice a day with a disinfectant. 11. Everybody (parents, teachers, students or visitors) that enter the school will have

their temperature assessed with a digital thermometer. This will be recorded for tracing purposes.

12. Students with an elevated temperature of more than 38 degrees must be kept separate from others and isolated in the designated isolation space, equipped with a mask, and the parents/caregivers will be notified to collect the child for further investigation by a health professional.

13. Visitors and staff with a fever are not permitted on the school grounds.

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13.1 PS isolation space = Media Centre 13.2 HS isolation space = Lengau

Phase Slots

PS Parents: 10:00 – 14:00

HS Parents 10:00 – 14:00

SME and Admin 08:00

PS and Admin and PPE – 08:00

SS and Admin and PPE – 08:00

HOD Meeting – 14:00

DOS Meeting – 14:00

Hostel Parent Meeting – 14:00

Collect Boarders – 09:00

Orientation – 14:00

Teachers planning and preparing for Term 3 Hand hygiene practices

Wash your hands after visiting the toilet

Wash your hands before handling food or eating

Wash your hands after taking care of sick people

Wash your hands after touching surfaces

Wash your hands after sneezing or coughing

Outline of Important Dates

Monday 24 August 2020

07:15 Staff report to School – Follow protocols to enter School

07:45 – 10:00 Staff meet in the Theatre

1. Mr B Wells (CEO)

2. Ms Y Makhan (Deputy Head – Academics)

3. Mr P Nheera (Deputy Head- Pastoral)

4. Mrs S Soorjee (Business Manager)

08:00 SME Meeting

10:30

11:30

13:30 Staff depart

# In your spare time please report to your original classroom and pack up your items, and clear out your personal items.

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Tuesday 25 August 2020

08:00 – 13:00 PS COVID-19 Orientation Meeting

14:00 House Parent Meeting

Wednesday 26 August 2020

08:00 – 13:00 SS COVID-19 Orientation Meeting

14:00 DOS Meeting

Thursday 27 August 2020

10:00 – 11:00 ECD Parent Briefing

11:30 – 12:30 JP Parent Briefing

13:00 – 14:00 SP Parent Briefing

Friday 28 August 2020

10:00 – 11:30 Form 1 – Form 3 Parent Briefing

12:00 – 13:30 Form 4 – Form 6 Parent Briefing

Sunday 30 August 2020

09:00 Collection of Boarding students from Botswana border

10:00 Collection of Boarding students at OR Tambo International

16:00 Hostel – Boarder student orientation

Monday 31 August 2020

09:00 Staff report to School – Follow protocols to enter School – Whole School Staff Meeting

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PROPOSED DETAILS REGARDING THE RETURN OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SOUTH AFRICA GRADE CLASS EDUCATOR TEACHING

VENUE DETAILS FOR ALL GRADES

Gr000/00 Gr0 Gr1 Gr2 Gr3 Gr4 Gr5 Gr6 Form 1 Form 2 Form 3 Form 4 Form 5 Form L6 Form U6

Gr 000/00 Carmen Speak

Only the Teacher and the allotted Students are allowed in the teaching venue at ALL / ANY times.

Gr 0DS Delvine Schuster

Gr 0 RC Refilwe Chwene

1K

1M Theresa Monage

2J Debby Jansen

2L

3K Cynthia Kraak

3P Tanya Pedro

4H Camillah Hendricks

4N Nesta van der Walt

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5M Katlego Moamogwa

6J Amal Jayalath

6W Marie Wells

1.1 Shepherd Ncube Music 1

1.2 John Nyamunda Music 2

2.1 Winnett Mandondo Language 2

2.2 Langutani Mathebula Language 3

3.1 Amanda de Jager SFSC

3.2 Victor Mambiravana Maths 5

4.1 Shaakira Soorjee

4.2 Dumisani Ncube

5.1 Naomi Buys

5.2 Cassian Mandizvidzwa

L61 Owen Dewa

L62 Arno Visagie

U6 Memory Nyemba

IMPORTANT PHASE IN RETURN DATES

Dates Primary School

1st September Grade 5 - 6 U6, L6 and Form 5

2nd September Grade 000 - 00 Form 4

3rd September Grade 4 Form 3

4th September Grade 1 - 3 Form 1 - 2

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Non-Core Curriculum Lessons Key Stage 3 - 5

Forms Assembly Personal Social Development

1 History Geography

2 Geography English

3 Mathematics History

4 MFL Commerce

5 Commerce MFL

Lower 6 (AS Level)

English Biology/Chemistry/Physics

Upper 6 (A Level) Biology/Chemistry/Physics Mathematics

Key Stage 3

Forms Day / Period Subject Teachers

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Wednesday / 5 Mathematics GM / YM

Wednesday / 6 English ADJ / VM

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Wednesday / 1 English GM / YM

Wednesday / 2 MFL LG / RN / SN

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Friday / 5 Mathematics / Music TT / JJ

Friday / 6 Science TM / US

Key Stage 4 - 5

Afternoon lessons from 14:30 – 16:30:

Subjects Days in the week

Biology (L6 and U6) Friday

Chemistry (L6 and U6)

Monday and Thursday

Physics (L6 and U6) Tuesday

MFL (F5) Monday

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RETURN PLAN FOR STUDENTS

TIME VENUE DETAILS STAFF

06:45 – 07:20 06:45 – 07:20 06:45 – 07:20 07:30 – 10:00 07:30 – 09:55

Pre- Primary School

Enter the school through the PS gate.

Drop off the children where the staff member on duty will sanitize and direct students to the teaching venue. Students walk straight to class, keeping the 1.5m social distancing

X3

JP / SP School

Enter the school through the PS gate.

Drop off the children where the staff member on duty will sanitize and direct students to the teaching venue. Students walk straight to class, keeping the 1.5m social distancing

X3

High School

Enter the school through the Oval gate. Drop off the children where the staff member on duty will sanitize and direct students to the teaching venue. Students walk straight to class, keeping the 1.5m social distancing

X3

Teaching PS HS

Registration and Learning commences

No students/ educators may leave the class

URGENT toilet breaks only – sanitize outside classroom, and on returning to the classroom, as well as the bathroom.

X3

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10:00 – 10:30 09:55 – 10:25 10:30 – 13:00 10:25 – 13:35

No late comers accepted after 07:30

Break PS HS

Eat at designated outdoor area with Educator

Spatial distancing must be practiced at all times!

Toilet break may be given – only 1 student at a time – sanitize on leaving and returning.

X3

Teaching

PS HS

Learning commences

No students / Educators may leave the class.

URGENT toilet breaks only – sanitize outside classroom and on returning, as well as at the bathroom.

X3

PROTOCOLS FOR LEAVING CLASS Classes are released one student at a time

Spatial distancing must be practiced at all times

Walk the shortest distance to the hostels or the car-park

Exit through the Oval exit straight to parents car / car park PS for collection

Parents may not enter the school building under any circumstances

Staff members will call children out

STAFF / STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL Action Area Requirement

High School Registration at THEATRE FOYER Primary School Registration at the KGOTLA

Screening team arrive at 06:30

Staff may arrive at School between the times of 06h30 – 06h55.

Staff living off campus will enter the school through the main gate and park in the allocated parking.

Temperatures will be taken at the gate upon entering as well as a questionnaire which must be completed.

If cleared you may continue to park. If not cleared, please return home and contact the line manager or Head of Department.

Park, sanitize and walk towards the allocated entrance. Here staff will sign the daily control register (own pen to be used)

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No entrance will be allowed, unless the abovementioned protocols have taken place.

The front Admin office is out of bounds for teachers. Contact should take place via the WhatsApp / Extensions

Staff are then to report to their duty station or classroom.

Departing School

Staff must leave School at 14:00 – Additional times have been allocated for the Sciences and MFL.

Staff should leave by the shortest route and walk straight to their cars.

All staff have to be off the premises by 14h00, as deep cleaning will take place from 14h30.

Staffroom

This is highlighted as a ‘Hot Spot’

No social gatherings are allowed in the staff room

Tea / Coffee/ Fridge / Microwave / Tuck-shop

These are highlighted as ‘Hot Spots’

No tea / coffee / milk / cups / microwave / tuck-shop will be provided.

Please bring your own condiments and tea / coffee / milk / food.

Only hot water in the staffroom will be provided.

Please sanitize your hands before and after using the urn and / or water.

Please wash your own utensils – cutlery / cups

A sandwich pack will be provided.

Toilets

This is highlighted as a ‘Hot Spot’

Please ensure you sanitize before and after using the bathrooms

The bathrooms will also be sanitized at different periods of the day

Entering and

Exiting Rooms

Staff and students must sanitize before entering, and when exiting every room / area.

Please ensure this happens in the room / area you are in.

Class Bases

Class bases have been created where the same people are grouped together.

Class bases may not mix under any circumstances

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Examples of Class bases are individual classrooms, offices, work areas. Please do not enter other class bases. Should the need arise for discussion, it must take place over technology where possible.

All meetings will take place via Google Meet, including briefing

SANATIZING

AREAS

All Staff and students must get used to sanitizing their area, and self.

If students drop a pen, coughs, sneezes etc. please walk to the student and ensure the pen is sanitized.

At the beginning of every lesson desks will be sanitized.

After every break, students will need to sanitize their desks (HS and SP)

Pre-School tables will be sanitized by teachers and teaching assistants.

ENTRY AND EXIT OF THE

SCHOOL

Special protocols (below) need to be followed when entering the School.

Under no circumstances are staff allowed to leave School before 13h45, unless you have no teaching obligation.

In case of an emergency please contact Mr Wells, Ms Makhan or Mr Nheera, school transport will be available.

All Staff living off the campus are to park in the allocated area.

LEGAL

ASPECTS

Protocols have been put in place to ensure the safety of all people.

As per all regulations, not following protocols can be seen as a criminal offence.

ISSA will not hesitate to hold staff accountable for breaking protocol – This is what we are required to do by law.

Negligent spread of the virus will lead to quicker contamination of the community.

Covid-19 support staff have been designated to ensure protocols are followed, please support them.

PPE’s

This will be provided to Staff on your return: 1 x Sanitizer, 1 Classroom Sanitizer, 2 x Masks

(you may wear you own one, please ensure it adheres to all safety standards), 1 x Shield

Staff will sign for these as part of your PPE allocation.

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WORK ROOM +

PHOTOCOPIERS

Please limit your time in these areas.

Sanities all surfaces and yourself before entering and while inside.

Sanitize surfaces before leaving.

PHOTOCOPY

ROOM

Computer room is out of bounds for students.

No entry to the photocopy room.

Photocopies are to be delivered to individual teacher’s doors.

Mrs Mogosetso to assist.

HOMEWORK

No books or any objects must be taken home, except for lunch boxes (PS). Senior students will be permitted to bring PC’s and books to school.

No cell phones are allowed at school

WORKPLACE / SCHOOL RULES AND MEASURES

All employees/students should regularly wash their hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds and dry with the paper towel provided. Used paper towels to be discarded in a separate bin.

Employees must ensure that all equipment, stationery, and tools are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after use.

No handshakes or other physical contact is allowed between employees or employees and visitors/clients.

Employees should sanitize their hands regularly with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer, with an alcohol content of at least 70%, after contact with any person or after contact with frequently touched surfaces.

Employees and students must cough into the fold of their elbow or into a tissue which must be discarded in a waste bin afterwards, and then wash their hands immediately thereafter.

Employees and students should wear their face masks or other facial protective equipment at all times in public spaces.

Other protective equipment may be worn over the face mask.

Face masks must always be worn correctly, ensuring that the nose and mouth are completely covered.

Employees and students must immediately, or within a reasonable time, report any sign of illness, whether it be themselves or a co-employee.

Employees and students must practice spatial distancing of at least 1.5 meters away from any other person.

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All staff and students must comply with School policies and procedures, DBE policies and legislation. These include previous policies set out before the Lockdown, as well as policies set thereafter.

SUSPECTED COVID-19 CASES IN THE WORKPLACE: All employees and students showing symptoms of COVID-19 should be isolated at the workplace as soon as possible, unless the employee or student can remove him or herself safely from the workplace. If anyone presents with symptoms, or advises the employer or the school of symptoms, the employer or school must:

1. Not permit the employee or student to enter the School; or 2. If the employee or student is already at School immediately:

2.1 isolate the employee or student, provide the employee or student with an FFP1

mask and arrange for the employee or student to be transported in a manner that does not place other employees or students or members of the public at risk either to be self-isolated or for a medical examination or testing;

2.2 Assess the risk of transmission, disinfect the area and the employee or student’s workstation or class, refer those employees or students who may be at risk for screening and take any other appropriate measure to prevent possible transmission; and

2.3 Ensure that the employee or student is tested or referred to an identified testing site. In the case of students, the parent or legal guardian will immediately be contacted by the school.

3. Any person you are in contact with who is suspected, or tests positive, for the COVID-19 virus must be brought to the attention of the Chief COVID-19 Officer immediately.

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COVID-19 SELF CHECK FLOW CHART Before leaving home check: Before leaving home, every person is expected to perform a self-check using the flow chart below and act based on the outcome of the self-check.

Note: If you have any medical condition that could place you at risk AND /OR you are caring for a person that has

a medical condition that places him/her at risk, discuss and agree to work options available with your direct manager or line manager. Medical conditions that may increase a persons’ risk of serious illness when contracting COVID-19 are:

Chronic lung disease or asthma

Congestive heart failure or coronary artery disease

Neurologic conditions that weaken the ability to cough

Weakened immune system

Chemotherapy or radiation for cancer (currently or in recent past)

Are you experiencing any of

the following symptoms?

Fever

Cough

Muscle pains/aches

Shortness of breath

Any other COVID19

symptoms

AND/OR

STOP

DO NOT go to work, contact

your Doctor – follow advice

Keep your Manager updated

Continue to Work

STOP

Self-isolate for 14 days, even if

there are no symptoms. If you

had contact with an infected

person you need to let the

health authorities know if you

start showing symptoms

during isolation

Have you returned from an

International trip in the last

14 days?

AND/OR

Have you had direct physical

contact with a COVID-19

infected person?

YES

NO

YES

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Sickle cell anemia

Chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis

Cirrhosis of the liver

Lack of spleen or a spleen that doesn’t function correctly

Uncontrolled chronic diseases

Pregnancy

VENUES/CLASSES TERM 3

Base-room Reg Teacher Subject Teacher

Music 1 Form 1.1 S Ncube

Music 2 Form 1.2 JN

Language 2 Form 2.1 WM

Language 3 Form 2.2 LM

SFSC Form 3.1 ADJ

Mathematics 5 Form 3.2 VM

D & T Workshop 1 VN

D & T Workshop 2 VN

Drama 1 SSO

Drama 2 LG

ART Lab 1 AV

ART Lab 2 AV

Language 1 SN

Language 4 RN

Business Studies 1 NB

Lengau Office Q

Lengau Classroom Q

Lengau Sickbay Q

English 6 ADJ

Commerce 2 AB

Humanities 1 JN

Humanities 2 DN

English 4 OD

English 1 VM

History 2 WM

Geography 1 MN

Geography 2 SS

Physics 2 PB

Physics 3 LM

Biology 1 CM

Chemistry 1 US

Chemistry 2 TM

Maths 1 JM

Maths 2 TT

Maths 3 GM

Maths 4 PN

Dates: Primary School High School

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1st September Grade 5 – 6 U6, L6 and Form 5 2nd September Grade 000 – 0 Form 4 3rd September Grade 4 Form 3 4th September Grade 1 – 3 Form 1 – 2

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be

understood.

Now is the time to understand more so we can fear

less.”

Marie Curie

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