Vatuwaqa Primary Year 2

Change is inevitable.

Parents and guardians of the below listed students please try and send your kids to school to complete their papers. If others parents are in contact with them please pass on the message.

*Isimeli Naucukidi:* Maths, General Subjects *Isimeli Tuiloma:* General Subjects *Joyce Ratu:* Maths *Maiku Togia:* Maths, English, Vernacualar *Rachael Filipe:* Maths, English, *Setareki Durusolo:* Maths, English, Vernacular

Bula Parents. Please expose your child to solving a lot of problems in Place Value Blocks as we are revising in it.

Exemptions from wearing a mask
Updated guideline:

Wearing a mask that covers your nose and mouth is mandatory in all public places, for everyone aged 8 and over, including in public service vehicles, unless an exemption
applies.
We strongly encourage wearing of masks in situations where physical distancing cannot be maintained.
A person in the following groups or situations is exempt from wearing a mask: (see poster below)

MINISTRY ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF SCHOOL FOR ECE TO YEAR 7

As announced earlier by the Acting Prime Minister, the face to face classes for Early Childhood Education (ECE) to Year 7 will resume from Monday, 7 February 2022.

Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts, Honourable Premila Kumar said the long-awaited announcement comes after students from years 8 to 13 have settled in well in schools.

“Parents of ECE to Year 7 students have been requesting for the opening of schools for these students. This decision was taken after a lot of consideration and taking into account evidence, and discussions, as well as clearance from the Ministry of Health and Medical Services,” said Minister Kumar.

“The Ministry has been following student attendance for Years 8 to 13 since schools resumed a week ago. As the week progressed, a relatively high rate of student attendance was seen ranging from an overall average of 63% to 75%.”

“There is also less COVID-related absenteeism among our teachers, and teacher attendance remains high, which is very reassuring.”

Minister Kumar said that these figures are giving the Ministry reassurance that all the preparation undertaken by the schools is working as anticipated, and teachers and students’ health can be well managed in school.

“In many countries, globally, where schools are operating during the pandemic, children are more likely to catch COVID-19 in the community than in schools. It is no different for Fiji.”

The recent announcement made by the Ministry of Health and Medical Services reveals that there is a reduction in COVID cases in Fiji. The medical data currently shows that Fiji has been through the worst phase of the third wave of COVID-19. There is a sustained decrease in the number of COVID-19 related admissions in our hospitals.

According to the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, UNICEF and WHO, children are at a lower risk of severe illness. This is even more applicable to our young children, who are at a lower risk.

“The need for all children to get back to school and for us to navigate a safe path back to ensuring a brighter future for our children needs to start now,” said Minister Kumar.

Minister Kumar explained that while the reopening of schools is based on multiple layers of protection in the schools, with adherence to COVID-safe conditions, parents and the community leaders are urged to have stronger oversight on COVID-safe household and community-wide practices.

“All schools that were used as evacuation centres over the past few weeks have been decontaminated and cleared by the MHMS. As an additional layer of support and reassurance, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services and our staff carried out another round of decontamination in these schools. I hope this will give further assurance to parents that schools are well prepared to receive children,” said the Minister.

The Ministry reiterates that parents, guardians and the community need to unite to observe strict COVID-19 safe protocols and by doing this, we are protecting our students and helping them to attend school in person safely.

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SCHOOL REOPENING

The Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts would like to announce that schools will reopen for Years 8-13 on Monday 24 January 2022. Please note that these dates may be revised if weather patterns change.

All our schools are now ready to open except Maramarua District School which is still an evacuation centre. Once it has been cleared, we will open the school.

The Ministry has been informed that the weather is clearing and that we should expect fine weather. However, as we are still in the midst of the cyclone season, precautions must be taken as the weather could take a turn for the worse at any time.

As students return to school, the Ministry urges parents, guardians, teachers, heads of schools, and community members to play their part in keeping students safe as they resume school.

Parents of students with underlying conditions are strongly advised to obtain a medical report from their doctor and share it with the Head of School.

If children are unwell, please keep them home until they have recovered.

Reopening dates for the rest of the levels will be announced at a later date.

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Parents please take note

NOTICE OF SCHOOL CLOSURE DUE TO TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT AND FLOODING

The Ministry of Education, Heritage, and Arts, at the advice of NDMO, announces the closure of all schools nationwide until the cyclone alert subsides.

A Tropical Cyclone Alert remains in force for parts of and further flooding is expected in the next few days.

The Ministry will review the situation on a daily basis and will make an appropriate announcement on the resumption of schools.

All boarding students are to remain in school under the supervision of the Heads of Schools.

Students are requested to continue their revision - Year 12 and 13 revision lessons prepared by the Ministry will be replayed on the Walesi Education Channel.

Teachers who are unable to travel to school due to flooding can work from home, teachers who are not affected are to report to school.

The Ministry is requesting parents and guardians to supervise their children and keep them from playing in flooded areas as heavy rain is expected across the country.

Please stay tuned to the latest weather updates, be prepared and .

Thank you.

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