The Winstedt School

Leading Bespoke, Inclusive, and Holistic Education for Diverse Learners

Covid-19 Update

The Winstedt School is committed to the health and well-being of our students, staff, and the broader community. In line with the latest COVID-19 advisory from the Ministry of Education, CPE, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Manpower, we are working to provide the latest information and best offline and online resources while following the precautionary measures to keep us all safe.

Please be advised that as per Safe Management Measures (SMM) and CPE advisory, all students and staff are to either have the TraceTogether App downloaded on their phone, or have a TraceTogether token when they attend School. Safe Management Measures (SMM) & Trace Together – ONLY SAFEENTRY 

We seek your cooperation to follow the steps below to ensure that the Winstedt Community continues to be safe for all:

Download “TraceTogether” App on your child’s phone: please download the app on your child’s phone. Each student will be required to check-in via the App when attending school. If your child does not have a mobile phone, each student will be required to have a Trace Together (TT) token. For more information about TraceTogether, please go to https://www.tracetogether.gov.sg/

Trace Together (TT) Token if no phone: if your child does not have a mobile phone, you can pick up the TT token from designated collection points. (please refer to https://token.gowhere.gov.sg for more information). Please write your child’s last name and student ID number on your child’s token.

If the token is unavailable in your designated community, please let us know and we will facilitate SafeEntry requirements for your child at the Reception area of the School.

Safe Distancing: From 15 March 2022, safe distancing is encouraged but will no longer be required between individuals or groups in all mask-on settings. Safe distancing will continue to be required for all mask-off settings. Where safe distancing is required, the distance will be streamlined to a single safe distance of 1 metre for all settings.

Capacity Limits: From 15 March 2022, fixed size limits and zoning requirements will be removed. Going forward, size limits for events such as school events including graduation ceremonies, and mask-on classes will be set based on the capacity of the venue, taking into account the need for safe distancing.

Below is the SOP for when the School is notified of or becomes aware of a COVID-19 positive test result: 

1) Identify close contacts for contact tracing: we trace which classes/ECAs and buses the case/s haves been and test the individuals who were in direct contact with the case.  

2)??When the case made known during school hours, identified close contacts will be immediately tested by the school Nurse at the White House within the School premise but away from the classrooms using the school provided ART kits. 

3) An email will be sent to the staff/parents on the same day upon a notice of a COVID positive case, or as soon as possible, of the close contacts requiring them to submit their ART results before coming to school for 5 days. 

4) An email will be sent to all parents to provide them with a general update on the status at school and actions taken by the school to ensure safety. 

5)??If the student did not submit an ART result, the School will test them using our ART kits and inform the parents to replace them the following day. 

6)??Once the case has tested negative, the staff and parents of the close contacts will be updated via email and Teams that the case has tested negative.  

Winstedt will use SafeEntry and Trace Together to collect entry and exit information of staff, students and visitors to facilitate contact tracing.

Parent/Student Declaration Form – Kindly update the form, in case you are travelling or if there are any changes in your travel plans. 

Staff Travel Declaration Form – Kindly update the form, in case you are travelling or if there are any changes in your travel plans. 

ECA’s and School Events:

Please note that any ECA activity that involves singing, wind instruments, voice projection or high-level body contact, or any external ECA activities like Swimming and Mixed Martial Arts will have additional safe management measures.

For any changes or cancellations of ECA, the school will inform parents accordingly. Please contact Ms. Phoenix at pnebab@winstedt.edu.sg for any questions. 

Illness: 

All teachers and staff are prohibited from reporting to school for work if they have tested COVID positive. Winstedt employees report back to work upon testing negative on ART tests for 3-consecutive days.

1) SCHOOL-WIDE COMMUNICATION 

In the event of an emergency, an SMS will be sent to the mobile number we have on file. 

2) CLASS SPECIFIC CONTACT DETAILS: Classroom Specific Communication (MICROSOFT TEAMS)

All official parent communication will take place through the Microsoft TEAMS platform, and will be notified via email as well. We request all the parents to download the Teams App.

Please also check the parent’s guide to access your child’s ‘Class Teams’ group here.

Microsoft Teams operate on all computer operating systems and mobile devices as a downloadable application. ?

  • The platform provides a direct “chat” feature, a “TEAMS” feature and a “classroom” feature allows parents to directly communicate with the teachers and access materials related to individual courses for the students — all from a single platform or phone app.?
  • Parents are connected to the TWS Microsoft Teams platform through their email addresses that are registered to school. 
  • Please note that all-important school communication will be both emailed and posted in Parents@Winstedt.
  • If you are facing issues signing in to TEAMS, please fill in the form and let us know about your issue and we will email you back or can help you schedule a meeting with our ICT Specialist. 

3) SCHOOL EMAIL UPDATES: 

Please check that school emails are not going into your junk folder. We send our Weekly Newsletter to share with all parents on the activities by the classes and students for the week. We also use emails to send major announcements related to the School. 

  • As part of the preventive measures, the school facilities department has increased the frequency of cleaning/sanitising high use surfaces, cleaning door handles, screening areas, stairs handrails, and other surfaces in classrooms and offices (with high-grade disinfectant). Common areas are cleaned and the classrooms and school facilities are thoroughly cleaned daily.
  • All classes and offices are provided with alcohol-free hand sanitising dispensers, sanitising wipes and masks. 

During the term break: 

  • All school classrooms, offices are cleaned and sterilised with a bleach solution. 
  • Table, chairs and cupboards are cleaned with hospital-grade disinfectant. 
  • Classrooms will have designated seats for each student with a minimum of 1 meter apart from each other.
  • All common areas will have designated marks to indicate safe distancing guideline and compliance.
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