Attendance for scholastic year 2020 -21 due to COVID-19
Dear Parent/Legal Guardian, The new scholastic year 2020-21 has commenced on Wednesday, 7th October 2020. Due to the current pandemic circumstances, the attendance of your son/daughter lies within your responsibility. However, it is to be noted that every young person is entitled for his/her education. Therefore, kindly follow Clarifications indicated hereunder and then please fill in Form A and send it to the respective school either by email or insert it in an envelope addressed to the Head of School and post it in the school’s letter-box, if you choose that your son/daughter benefits from online learning by not later than Friday, 16th October 2020. Clarifications
1. Vulnerable/High Risk students - parents are to fill in and sign a form declaring that students will stay at home due to medical reasons. The form is to be accompanied by certificate from consultant (E certificates are accepted).
2. Students whose parents opt to keep students at home - Parents are also to fill in and sign a form taking full responsibility for their child’s education. The form will be valid until specified otherwise by the Ministry for Education and Employment following instructions by the Health Authorities. If after some time, you want your son/daughter to return physically to school, please fill in Form B to request that the student resumes attendance. This request will be considered by the school and you will be informed in writing regarding the date the student can start attending as the school needs to make the necessary arrangements before student is re-admitted due to current circumstances In the case that your son/daughter is attending school and has fallen ill, the usual procedure is to be followed, ie. advise school by phone that child is not attending and then send Medical Certificate (MC) where doctor confirms that child is fit for school. Due to pandemic circumstances, MC should be sent by email (scan or photo) or deposited in the school’s letter-box before student attends physically at his/her school. We can understand that these are difficult times. However, with the collaboration of all, the health and safety of children and educators will be safeguarded.
Ms Maria Mc Namara
Director General Educational Services
Suġġett: Attendenza għas-sena skolastika 2020-21 minħabba l-COVID-19 __________________________________________________________________________
Għażiż Ġenitur/Kustodju Legali,
Is-sena skolastika 2020-21 bdiet nhar il-Erbgħa, 7 t’Ottubru 2202. Minħabba ċ-ċirkostanzi attwali talpandemija, l-attendenza tat-tifel/tifla tiegħek tinsab taħt ir-responsabbiltà sħiħa tiegħek. Madanakollu, ta’ min jinnota li kull persuna minorenni għandha d-dritt għall-edukazzjoni tagħha. Għalhekk, ġentilment aqra l-Kjarifikazzjonijiet imniżżla hawn taħt u wara imla l-Formola A (mehmuża) u ibgħatha lill-iskola rispettiva jew b’imejl jew inkella qegħedha f’envelowp indirizzat lillKap tal-Iskola u impustaha fil-letter-box tal-iskola, jekk inti tiddeċiedi li ma tibgħatx lit-tifel/tifla tiegħek minħabba ċ-ċirkostanzi preżenti, sa mhux aktar tard mill-Ġimgħa 16 ta’ Ottubru 2020. Kjarifikazzjonijiet
1. Studenti Vulnerabbli/F’Riskju Għoli – il-ġenituri għandhom jimlew u jiffirmaw il-Formola A fejn jiddikjaraw li l-istudenti se jibqgħu d-dar minħabba raġunijiet mediċi. Mal-formola jrid ikun hemm iċċertifikat maħruġ mill-konsulent (E-certificates huma aċċettati).
2. Studenti li l-ġenituri tagħhom għażlu li jħalluhom id-dar – dawn il-ġenituri wkoll għandhom jimlew u jiffirmaw il-Formola A fejn jassumu responsabbilta sħiħà tal-edukazzjoni ta’ wliedhom. Il-formola tibqa’ valida sakemm ma jkunx speċifikat xort’oħra min-naħa tal-Ministeru tal-Edukazzjoni u xXogħol fuq struzzjonijiet maħruġa mill-Awtoritajiet tas-Saħħa. Jekk wara ċertu żmien tkun trid li t-tifel/tifla tiegħek j/tirritorna fiżikament lejn l-iskola, ġentilment imla l-Formola B biex titlob li l-istudent jerġa’ jibda jattendi. Din it-talba tiġi meqjusa mill-iskola u wara tkun infurmat bil-miktub bid-data meta l-istudent ikun jista’ jibda jattendi minħabba li l-iskola tkun trid tagħmel l-arranġamenti meħtieġa qabel jirritorna l-istudent mill-ġdid minħabba ċċirkostanzi attwali. Fil-każ li t-tifel/tifla tiegħek qed j/tattendi l-iskola u jħossu ma jiflaħx/tħossha ma tiflaħx, tiġi segwita l-proċedura tas-soltu, jiġifieri avża lill-iskola li t-tifel/tifla mhux se j/tattendi u mbagħad ibgħat iċĊertifikat Mediku (MC) fejn it-tabib jikkonferma li t-tfal jistgħu jattendu l-iskola. Minħabba ċċirkostanzi tal-pandemija, iċ-ċertifikat mediku qed jintalab anki għal jum wieħed ta’ mard. Iċċertifikat mediku għandu jintbagħat b’imejl (scan jew ritratt) jew jitqiegħed fil-letter-box tal-iskola qabel ma l-istudent jattendi l-iskola tiegħu/tagħha fiżikament. Aħna nifhmu li dawn huma żminijiet iebsa. Madanakollu, bil-kollaborazzjoni u l-koperazzjoni ta’ kulħadd, is-saħħa u s-sigurtà tat-tfal u tal-edukaturi jkunu mħarsa.
Ms Maria Mc Namara
Direttur Ġenerali Servizzi Edukattivi