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Dear Parent/Caregiver
Thank you once again for your continued support as we manage COVID-19 cases as they arise in the school community.
I wish to advise that free RAT tests for each student have now been delivered to the school.
These RATs will support our students to continue to attend school and will minimise disruption to their schooling. You will be able to test your child at home if they are feeling unwell. You can also use these RATs if your child is a close contact to enable them to test daily and continue to attend school, as long as they receive a negative result, remain asymptomatic, and wear a mask.
We will start handing out these RATs as follows:
- Years 9, 11 and 12: Thursday, 12 May during Period 4.
- Years 8 and 10: Friday, 13 May during Advocacy.
- Year 7: Thursday, 19 May during Period 4.
Tests are not be opened at school by students. Please note that RATs are labelled ‘Keep out of Reach of Children’ as a TGA requirement. As such, these RATs should not be opened by children and when used, must be either supervised or performed by an adult.
If your child is away when the distribution happens, we will contact them to organise an alternative collection date.
What to do if your child becomes symptomatic
Your child should stay home and be tested for COVID-19. You should notify the school if your child tests positive for COVID-19. Refer to healthywa.wa.gov.au for information on close contact definition, testing and isolation requirements.
Our new email address for all COVID-19 related information is: PerthModern.CovidSupport@education.wa.edu.au
Thank you for your continued efforts in keeping our school COVID-19 safe.
Mitchell Mackay
Principal
Perth Modern School
Dear Parent/Caregiver
Perth Modern School is excited to be introducing Compass, a web-based school management system handling student attendance and wellbeing, communication, events, payments, reporting, learning and assessment.
To provide our staff with adequate time to adjust to the new system, the first stage is for staff to complete their attendance roll on Compass.
Parents are asked to continue communicating to Student Services when their child will be absent via the Absentee SMS line 0409 109 784.
The School will continue to communicate letters to parents via Academy. The use of Connect and the Information Updates will not change.
In the next few weeks, students and parents will receive more information on how to access and use Compass for the next phase.
When a student is absent, parents will receive an SMS attendance notification. Clicking on the link will provide details regarding a student’s absence from class and allow parents to respond and provide details to Student Services.
Kind regards
Nicola Reilly
Deputy Principal
Perth Modern School
Late Arrivals and Leaving Early
All students are required to sign in at Student Services if they arrive late to school. Students must present a completed note from a parent in the back of their diary to Student Services to obtain a Leave Pass when leaving the school early.
Absentees
To advise the school of absences, please email or SMS the Name of student, Advocacy and Reason for Absence.
- Email the Student Services absent line: perthmodern.absentees@education.wa.edu.au
- SMS the Absentee number: 0409 109 784
When a student is absent, parents will receive an SMS attendance notification. Parents can either contact Student Services Absentee line (detail above) or click on the link within Compass, to provide details regarding your child’s absence from class.
We thank you for your assistance.