Welcome back to Term 2, a term like no other experienced before. I trust you were all able to enjoy the Easter celebration despite the restrictions we are observing at this time.
Condolences
We offer our condolences to the extended Finnigan families on the passing of Mavis during the holidays.
Home Learning
As I have said in every other communication on this subject, this is a brand new experience for all of us. There will be teething problems as teachers, parents and students find their way. Please bear in mind that we need to be kind to ourselves and to each other. I am confident that by the end of Week 2, our first full week, we will have ironed out many glitches and all be feeling much more confident. Staff are very grateful for the supportive comments we have received.
Teachers will have advised parents and students as to the best way to make contact, be it by email or through Seesaw or by phone. They are available to their students between 9.00am and 12.00pm. They are available to communicate with parents as per our Communication Guidelines for Parents between 8.00am and 5.00pm.
For those families that need their children to attend school onsite, please register your children by contacting the school office. We need to know how many children to expect by the end of the previous week, if possible, so we can arrange supervision. Please remember that we can only offer supervision to children whose parents cannot provide this at home due to work requirements outside of home.
We are still required to keep attendance records of students whether they are working at home or at school. We will mark every student present unless notified by parents through PAM that their children will not be doing school work because of illness or other reason on that day.
A button for the Home Learning Portal has been placed on the homepage of our school website. Apologies for any frustrations you have experienced when trying to access the Home Learning Portal. Remember, you need to be logged in to one of your children’s school Google accounts. If you experience difficulties, call the school and we will work with you to resolve the problem.
Good luck with it all and remember: We’re All In This Together!”
Kind regards,
Peter Sanderson
Principal