Dear Parents,
Prior to the Chinese New Year Break you received information from Mr. Stuart Bridge and each of the Heads of Phases, about your child’s/ren’s further allocation of face-to-face classes. In light of this, I am sending this as a reminder of the procedures we all need to adhere to as the children return to school.
Each of your Heads of Phases has outlined the timetables and allocation of days for each year level in their previous emails. Each year group leader will have communicated additional information to all families prior to our Monday 22nd return date. The information below simply outlines procedures we need to adhere to for the EDB and CHP.
Student safety and comfort is our first priority and inevitably there are guidelines that the EDB requires us to follow. Please carefully read the following:
Start and End of Day Procedures
- All individuals, including staff, parents and children, are required to wear masks at all times in the school campus and in the golf car park area, directly outside the school.
- Parents of students in Year 3 and above are requested to remain outside the school gates at drop off and pick up times.
- Parents with children in Nursery, Reception, EY1 and EY2 may escort their children directly to their classes and collect them from the classroom as usual.
- Any parent in Years 3 and above who feels they need to escort their children onto the campus or collect them from the classroom at the end of the day may contact Susan Walter directly at [email protected]. We understand the specific circumstances of all of our families and will accommodate family needs accordingly.
These measures are in place to limit close contact but we do not want to do this at the expense of individual wellbeing.
School Campus Entry and Exit Points
To further enhance social distancing measures, three entrances and four exit points have been identified in the Main Campus. All other entrances and exit gates will remain locked. The following table shows which campus and which entrance and exit points your child(ren) should use.
Entry and Exit Points
| Year Level | Entrance and Exit Point |
| Secondary
Year Groups (7-11& 13) |
North-West Pitch Gate
Additional Exit Point – Back gate in between Secondary School Building and Administration Building opened for exiting. |
| EY2, Y3HG,YR3JH, Years 4, 5 and 6 | Main School Entrance
Year 6 Exit Point – Back gate in between Secondary School Building and Administration Building opened for exiting. |
| EY1 and Y3AR and Y3TS | Year 1 side entrance (next to the Pagoda) |
| EY Campus | Main Gate |
| Secondary
Years 12 |
North Plaza Campus |
Environmental and Personal Hygiene Procedures
During the class suspension period, our school has thoroughly cleaned and disinfected the school premises. All staff who have contact with our students are required to take their temperature before coming to school. If they have a fever, they must not come to school. Similarly, we ask any visitors, including parents, not to visit the school if they are unwell.
We will take all measures to maintain the environmental hygiene of our school premises and ensure personal hygiene practices to safeguard the health of our students. We are mindful of the rapidly changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, DBIS will closely monitor the latest developments. Parents should pay close attention to any latest announcements from the school.
We ask for your support to increase environmental hygiene and implement the following measures:
- Take your child’s temperature before he/she comes to school every day and fill in the Health Monitoring Record Card daily. Your child should bring the completed record card to school each day, for their class teacher or tutor to review. A new card will be given to the students each week.
- Please find the “Return to School Health Monitoring Record” attached. For the first day of class resumption, either print this or record the details on a piece of paper for your child to bring to school. – LINK.
- If your child is unwell they should stay away from school. They should see a doctor immediately if symptoms, especially fever and cough, are detected.
- To prevent infection, please ensure your child comes to school wearing a mask and that he/she understands the importance of wearing their mask at all times during the day.
- All visitors to school, including parents visiting to pick up and drop off, should monitor their own temperature before coming to school and wear a mask at all times within the school.
- Please ensure your child’s mask is clearly labelled with their name and class.
Confirmed & Close Contact Cases of COVID-19
After the resumption of classes, the school requests that you notify Pam Cassidy via email, [email protected] or by phone 29877331, in case of any of the following situations, to facilitate our prompt action in taking contingency measures and informing the EDB:
(a) your child or a member of your household has been confirmed with an infection of COVID-19; or
(b) your child or a member of your household has been classified as having “close contact with an infected person” with COVID-19
Students who are confirmed with an infection of COVID-19 or have been classified as having “close contact with an infected person” with COVID-19 must not return to school until they are fully recovered.
Please be aware that families who have household members under ‘Medical Surveillance’ for 14 days after returning from travel are not required to be isolated but should measure their temperature daily and watch out for symptoms.
For families where a household member is in ‘Home Quarantine’ for 14 days after returning from travel, need to adhere to the government guidelines, which include:
- Wear a mask.
- Monitor themselves for symptoms.
- Stay in a well-ventilated single room if possible.
- Keep a distance from another person as much as possible (at least 1 meter).
- Do not share towels or personal items.
- Avoid sharing meals and meal times.
For further information regarding home quarantine requirements please see the links below;
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/images/inbound_travel_home_quarantine_en.jpeg
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/images/points_to_note_for_household_en.jpg
The safety of your children and our school community is of paramount importance to us. We have comprehensive plans in place to limit the risks associated with COVID-19 and our campuses.
With concerted efforts contributed by different parties, we look forward to overcoming the adversities of the pandemic so that students, teachers and parents can resume normal living and a healthy life. We would like to thank all members of the community for your help with navigating this most difficult of times.
Kind regards
Pam Cassidy
Deputy Head of Early Years
Discovery Bay International School