Since the Premiers request for students to be provided with learning from home as much as possible, our staff have been moving to new methods of education and support of our learners and families.

We have seen a decline in physical attendance at our school and in addition to this staff with caring duties are moving to the delivery of education from home. While we remain open, we need to do our part to reduce unnecessary travel and increase the effectiveness of social distancing and flattening the curve.

As a result, from this week, we will be trialling split shifts of teachers working from home and school. Regardless of where our teachers are working from, they will be providing an education for all our learners.

The leadership of the school will continue to be present at school and as always, we are happy to address any concerns you may have.

As parents there are some things you can do to assist us all move to this new environment and to enhance learning

• Where possible ensure your child/ren has a quiet space set up for lessons and learning particularly if they are using any visual or audio lessons.
• Try and find time for reading every day. Reading is the key to education.
• If a child has a one on one session with a teacher eg Mr Ferguson or CSA eg Ms Smith, that another adult is present in the room and can hear the conversation. The adult does not need to sit in on the lesson, just be present in the room.
• Set a learning routine, if possible and try and stick to the routine as much as possible. Not every child needs access to a device during every part of the day. Timetable in audio/visual sessions and only attend the necessary ones.
• The teachers have set check in times with the students via Google Meet so please ensure they attend the FIRST session, as this is when rolls are marked. Please note that you DO NOT need to attend every Google Meet session, as we are conscious some families with two or more children may find it overwhelming to attend every session.
• Some days may not go to plan. Do not stress if this happens. Choose different activities as a family and only do what you can eg This is a perfect time to do some family cooking, go outside and build something, do some puzzles or jigsaws or just take a break.
• Children are only to use Google Classrooms/Meet between 8.30am and 4.00pm. Please limit their access to devices before and after this time. Teachers will not respond to messages before or after these times.
• Parents are asked to only contact teachers by email or the school phone. Please do not contact teachers on their personal mobiles.
• ONLY do what you can do. We do not expect parents to take on the role of teachers. If there is too much work, focus your energy on literacy and maths and remember to take regular breaks.
• We do not want to cause stress or anxiety in families so please remember to be gentle and kind to yourselves.
• We are all on a learning journey together. The teachers are learning alongside parents and students.