Dear students
On 30 Apr 2009, Ministry of Health had raised the pandemic alert
level to Orange. With effect from Monday (04 May 09), schools
will heighten health measures.
Please study the instructions carefully as they will
impact you once you step into school on Monday. Do inform your parents
accordingly, especially if they are fetching you to school or picking you
up from school.
1. Separate Flag-Raising Ceremony on Monday (4 May
09)
The High School and College Sections will have their own Flag-
raising ceremony on Monday (4 May) so that the reinforcement of the
instructions can be targeted to a more specific audience.
2. Measure your Temperature BEFORE coming to
school
All staff/students must measure their own temperature before coming
to school. The new trigger point: 38.1C So, if your
temperature is AT or More Than 38.1C, you are NOT to report to
school. If you are sick, you must not come to school even if your
temperature is < >affected countries with confirmed swine
flu cases (US, Mexico, S Korea or HK) during the past 7 days
, please self-quarantine yourself at home till 7 days have passed.
3. Restricted Disembarkation Areas for those who
come to school by cars or minibuses. (refer to attached map)
Gate 1: College gate along Duchess Road
Gate 2: Right hand side of Clock Tower, facing Bukit Timah Road
Gate 3: Left hand side of Clock Tower, facing Bukit Timah Road
Gate 4: Between SALT Ctr and Tennis Courts, facing Namly Avenue
Gate 5: Junction of HCIS and HCIBS
High School
For those who are driven into HCI (High School) via Gate 3 and 4,
you are to alight from your vehicle either
• at the Gantry of Tan Kah Kee Drive (if your parents are to
drive on towards Gate 2); or
• at the Open Carpark that is next to Block D
All students, ‘walk in’ or driven, will be directed to Block D and
multi-storey car park for Visual Screening Checks.
Students CANNOT alight along Tan Kah Kee Drive
nor the side road leading to HCIS/Gate 5. These roads are designated
NO-STOPPING ZONES.
(In other words, even if your brothers and/or sisters are students
at College, they will need to alight at the Gantry and walk over to
College via Block D after the visual screening checks)
College
In the case of those who are driven into HCI (College Section) via
the Slip-road gate or Gate 1, you are to alight at Block D or the
College Open car park.
All students, ‘walk in’ or driven, will be directed to the College
Canteen for Visual Screening Checks.
Exception:
• Those who walk into HCI via Gate 2 will be visually screened
by the security guards at the gate.
• Students from HCIBS will be visually checked by HCIBS staff
before they enter school by Gate 5.
4. Temperature Taking Exercise will be conducted
EVERYDAY.
As temperature taking execise is conducted everyday, every student
must carry with him/her an oral digital thermometer (ODT). You can
purchase an ODT at any of the school bookstores if they still have
stocks.
All temperature measurements will be carried out in classrooms. HS
CSE students and College students will be informed about their
locations for the temperature taking exercise.
5. Closure of Gate 2 (from 0745h onwards), 3 & 5 from
0830h onwards
After the morning peak period of arrival of students and staff, the
school will close Gates 2, 3 and 5.
All visitors, including parents will have to be screened and their
temperature measured by the security guards at Gates 1 and 4.
These are the measures for the Orange Alert. If we move into Red
Alert, the measures will even be more drastic. I appeal to your
cooperation and patience even if these measures cause you or your
parents any form of inconvenience.
Regards
Chung Wen Chee
Deputy Principal
