Year 7

Special Report: Coronavirus – The Transition Back

In this Special Report, School TV shares some ideas regarding the transition back to On-Campus Learning. We hope you take time to reflect on the information offered in this Special Report, and as always, we welcome your feedback. 

NSW Schools Vaccination Clinic 11 June

NSW Health will be holding a NSW Schools Vaccination Clinic on Thursday 11 June to administer dose 1 of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV) and Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis vaccines (dTpa) to Yr 7 students. The original clinic date of 1 April was postponed due to Redlands students completing remote learning in response to COVID-19. The second Yr 7 clinic will be held in Term 1, 2021 (date tbc) for students to receive dose 2 of the HPV vaccine and / or a catch up for the dTpa vaccines.

Parent Information Kits that included an information sheet, consent form and privacy statement were sent home to Yr 7 parents/guardians in Term 1 and have been returned to the Year Advisors. You do not need to complete anything further.

NSW Health has been working with education authorities to implement additional measures to ensure that students in Yr 7 can be safely vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important that the school vaccination program continues to provide timely protection against other diseases. Redlands and The Northern Sydney Public Health Unit have added additional infection control measures within the program to help minimise viral transmission between students, nurses, and school staff:

  • Health screening of nurses before clinics
  • Pre-vaccination screening of students.
  • Physical distancing restrictions at the clinic entrance, in the clinic and in the observation area
  • Ensuring the number of students & nurses at the clinic does not exceed the maximum allowed
  • Enhanced hand hygiene by nurses
  • Enhanced environmental cleaning of all surfaces
  • Students will use hand sanitizer upon entry to the clinic and before returning to their classroom.

In preparation of the clinic:

  • Parents must ensure that their child is well and completely free of any acute respiratory illness before they attend school.
  • Please ensure your child has had a good breakfast on the morning of the vaccination.

A Record of Vaccination card will be provided to each student vaccinated at each clinic. Details about vaccinations given at school will also be uploaded to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to support complete vaccination histories. Please note that if a student is absent from this clinic, they will be offered any missed doses at a subsequent clinic. They do not need to go to their GP for these vaccines. Visit www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation for further information and translated copies of the Vaccination Information Kits.

Chinese

The Chinese language students are to be commended on their imaginative creations of Chinese characters using various methods and materials to represent the meanings of the words they have learnt in class. What a wonderful display of work presented by these students!

Ms Lisa Vale
Yr 7 Advisor
9968 9837
lvale@redlands.nsw.edu.au