Year 8 & 9 Student Worksheets
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Dear Parent/Caregiver,

A member of our school community has been confirmed as having H1N1 Influenza A (Human Swine Influenza).

In accordance with Section 181 of the Public Health Act 2005, Queensland Health has advised that the following procedures will operate up to and including Friday June 26 as a method of controlling the outbreak of H1N1 Influenza A (Human Swine Influenza) in the community.

• The school is closed for students in Year 8 and Year 9 from Wednesday June 24 to Friday June 26. Classes for them will resume on Tuesday July 14.
  
• Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 attend school over the next three days (from Wednesday June 24 to Friday June 26) to complete exams under the following conditions:
  • all students in Years 10, 11 and 12 who are unwell are advised to remain away from school. Unwell students will be sent home immediately it is recognised they are unwell
  • students should arrive for their exams directly before starting times and not spend time before or after exams congregating at the school
  • the distance between students sitting exams will be maximised to ensure more than 1 metre between students.
  • outside school, students are advised to stay away from this and other schools and childcare, and avoid close contact with others until the end of this week

Any immediately affected people are advised to stay in home isolation. As a precaution, all students of the school community are asked to remain in isolation while the school is closed.

To help reduce the spread of infection, we encourage you and your family to practise good hygiene. This includes:

• washing your hands frequently with soap and water or using an alcohol based hand gel
• washing your hands prior to touching your eyes, nose and mouth
• covering your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing
• using tissues which should be disposed of immediately.

Parents, students and staff should also monitor for symptoms such as fever and any one of the following:

• cough
• sore throat
• runny nose or nasal congestion.

If any of these symptoms develop, please call your General Practitioner (call ahead before presenting at the clinic) or call 13HEALTH (13 43 25 84).

For further information refer to the enclosed fact sheet or visit Queensland Health’s swine flu website at www.health.qld.gov.au/swineflu

We are mindful of any interruptions to your child’s learning program, and will work with you to minimise the impact of this period of school closure. This website will contain additional details regarding the school closure including school work for your student.

Year 8 and Year 9 students who were scheduled to complete exams over the next three days will now be required to sit for these exams on their return from school holidays. These exams will occur in normal class time.

Queensland Health continues to closely monitor this situation and should it change, the school community will be advised. Please stay informed by paying attention to media reports. Updates will be available on the Department of Education and Training website at http://www.deta.qld.gov.au/.

If you require any further information regarding the school closure, please telephone Mrs Anne McLaughlin on telephone (07) 5457 8376 or the school office on telephone (07) 5457 8333.

Thank you for your cooperation in keeping our school community healthy.

Yours Sincerely
Greg Peach
Principal
June 23, 2009