Return to School Playbook 2020-21

Building Controls:

• Provide a supply of hand sanitiser at sign in and posters reminding of the importance of handwashing following contact with common touch surfaces.
• Provide hand sanitising stations at entrances/exits and common spaces in the building.
• Designate additional rooms for break areas, or new outdoor spaces.
• Where possible, people should work 2 metres (6 feet) apart
• Increase floor space by removing or repositioning unnecessary furniture, materials and/or equipment, especially in high traffic areas and areas typically used for congregation.
• Control foot traffic patterns using cones and floor arrows to reduce gathering at meeting points, washrooms, and other shared spaces.
• Designate travel paths so people do not have to pass each other closely.
• Mark 6 foot increments on floors where crowds normally form (e.g. line-up for entrance, washrooms).
• Where possible, windows will be kept open to facilitate fresh air flow 

Actions:

• Students have been organised into Learning Groups of 25 individuals in the Junior School and 120 in the Upper School.
• The school will be thoroughly cleaned nightly using enhanced cleaning protocols. 
• Wherever possible, schedules should be staggered so as to minimize contact between groups. See below for the class start and finish schedule by grade.
• Only parents of PK3, PK4, and K students are permitted to come into school for drop off.
• No other parents are permitted to come into the school.
• No external visitors are permitted in the school, except for those on essential school business.
• Only pre-approved visitors permitted in the school & sign-in/out protocols in place.
• Visitors are not permitted to roam the school freely; they must wait for staff member.
• All staff, students and parents conduct a self assessment PRIOR to coming to school
• Dedicated daytime cleaners for all areas in use.

Personal Protection:

• All staff, Grade 1-12 students, and allowed visitors must wear a mask when entering and leaving the school, as well as when moving around the school.
  • Within Learning Groups, students are not required to wear masks.
  • All Upper School and specialist teachers will wear a mask when teaching.
• Masks are available for staff when requested.

Building Controls:

• Clearly marked entry pathways with physical distancing markers on the ground.

• Provide hand sanitising stations at entrances/exits.

• Social distancing dots to be placed outside entrances.

Actions:

• Controlled, staggered entry with physical distancing.

• Use of multiple entrances to avoid large group gatherings

Personal Protection:

• Staff managing the entry process will be limited in number, consistent, and will maintain appropriate physical distancing.

• Only parents of Early Years students may come to their entry/exit point for drop off and pick up. All other parents must remain in their cars.
• Students may arrive 15 minutes prior to their start of class time and must proceed directly to their classrooms (JS) or their grade's designated common area (MS and SS).
• Older siblings may arrive at the allotted time for their youngest sibling.
• Younger siblings may be picked up at the allotted time for their oldest sibling.

Building Controls:

• Hand sanitiser in each classroom that does not have a handwashing sink
• Furniture and chairs placed to maximise physical distancing
• Removal/repositioning of unnecessary furniture, materials, and/or equipment

Actions:

• Classrooms will be decluttered to facilitate effective and efficient cleaning. Only essential, daily teaching items will be stored in the open.
• Handwashing/sanitising before entering the classroom.
• Tables wiped down at the beginning of the day, after recess, and after lunch, as well as when students leave a classroom.
• Familiarise all students with new routines.
• Personal belongings kept in students' bags or lockers at all times.
• All staff implement ongoing, informal cleaning/disinfection of high touch work areas in their workspaces.
• Increased routing cleaning and disinfecting by a dedicated daytime cleaner.

Personal Protection:

• All staff, Grade 1-12 students, and allowed visitors must wear a mask when entering and leaving the school, as well as when moving around the school.
• K-G6 students will wear masks in grade-based Mandarin and French classes. These lessons will be taught in large classrooms where physical distancing will be implemented.
• K-G6 students will wear masks during after school care.
• K-G6 students are not required to wear masks in their homeroom classrooms when they are with their homeroom teachers but can wear them if they prefer. 
• Students may be required to wear masks in classrooms if they are doing small group work and appropriate distancing is not possible.
• All Upper School and specialist teachers will wear a mask when teaching.
• Masks are available for staff when requested.

Building Controls:

• Occupancy limited to 2 students

• Dedicated washrooms for Staff

Actions:

• Movement through the hallway will be monitored to encourage physical distancing

• Regular cleaning throughout the day using disinfectant solutions

• Hands to be sanitised before entry into washroom and washed thoroughly before exiting washroom

Actions:

• Staggered break times with designated areas for each cohort
• Movement through the hallway will be monitored to encourage physical distancing
• No ball or shared toy play
• No open food items
• Bring lunch from home or box lunch programme
  • To order a box lunch, please ensure you have funds in your child's account. Pre-ordering takes place weekly via these forms (please note that orders must be submitted one week in advance)

Building Controls:

• In accordance with the Ministry of Health regulations, playgrounds are open (with the exception of the east play area due to construction).
• All outside play equipment is put away.

Actions:

• Small, individual play toys or equipment may not be brought to school.

Building Controls:

• Designate one entry door
• Utilise book return bin outside the main entrance of the school

Actions:

• Limit access to the Library:
  • Junior School students will not have individual access to the Library
  • Upper School students may use the Library as a quiet study space, but will not have access to physical collections
  • Teachers and classes may access the Library during pre-booked periods
• Create digital ordering process for G4-12 student book check outs for home use
• Books will be untouched for three days following return and then disinfected by Library personnel

Building Controls:

• Occupancy limited to 50 people or 2 cohorts with dividing wall in place

Actions:

• Only games which allow for adequate physical distancing at all times will be allowed

Actions:

• No more than 1 person in an elevator at a time (or 1 family group)
• Posters placed at all elevators in school indicating occupancy limit

Actions:

• Doorway/Physical distancing assessments will be used whenever possible
• Enhancing disinfecting of all equipment after each patient

Personal Protection:

• First Aid Attendants will wear masks, face shields, and surgical gloves when dealing with injuries in close proximity
• All PPE will be disposed of immediately after use

Actions:

• Buses will be cleaned and disinfected before each use
• Buses will be loaded from back to front and offloaded from front to back
• Seating will be consistent/assigned
• Passenger lists will be maintained

Personal Protection:

• Bus drivers will wear masks or face shields during loading and offloading
• All riders will wear masks
• Students should clean their hands before they leave home, when they leave school, and when they get home