Sadly, following latest guidelines it will not be possible for us to have parents entering the school or to have a large gathering. This means that we are required to cancel our regular welcome breakfast for each class this year.
Instead, the teachers will be outside waiting for their children on the GZ playground (next to the school) and will collect all children at 08:30 on this morning. We kindly ask that everyone is arriving promptly.
The teachers will then bring the children up to the classroom after saying goodbye to their parents. From Tuesday onwards, like at the end of last school year, children will have to enter the building alone. A staff member will always be present to help receive children at the door and direct them to his/her classroom. This will be especially important for our new starters.
RECOMMENDATION
As you know, we have put considerable efforts into keeping our school community safe and healthy over the last year. This remains of utmost importance to us and all of our existing precautions that were in place before the holidays remain in place. A summary can be read at the end of this newsletter.
Following the rising number of positive results and a period of travelling both abroad and within Switzerland, we strongly encourage families to conduct a Covid-19 self-test on children before returning to school on Monday morning. Should your child, or anyone in your family display Covid-19 symptoms, or indeed produce a positive result, we remind you that your child and their siblings cannot come to school (in any Tandem IMS location), and you should contact your family doctor immediately.
