昆省公立中小学2020年第二学期继续线上学习

从 2020 年 4 月 20 日至 2020 年 5 月 22 日，学生将逐渐采用家庭学习模式，有关第二学期剩余时间的安排决定将在 5 月中旬做出。在此期间，所有能够在家里受到监督并可以在家学习的学生都应该待在家里。

有些学生仍可以继续上学，这些学生包括：父母或监护人必须上班且无其他人照顾，被认定为弱势群体的学生以及指定土著社区的学生。

每天早晨，学校会给在家学习的学生的父母 / 监护人发送一封电子邮件，只有当学生因为生病或其他原因当天无法在家学习时，父母 / 监护人才需要回复邮件。教师将每周监控学生对在线学习的参与度，如果有任何疑问，将与父母联系。

对于因为上面列出的原因需要到校上课的学生，要注意以下几点：

• 学生将和在家学习的同学一样采用相同的线上学习；
• 休息时间只可以在有限的区域内活动，学校会提醒学生保持适当的社交距离；
• 学生应按照规定每天穿着正式校服和运动服；
• 食堂和校服商店将于 4 月 20 日星期一正常营业。

居家学习准备

老师将与家长和学生联系，告知如何最好地支持学生的学习。无法使用 IT 资源的家庭，学校会在接下来的几周内租借给学生一个学校的 IT 设备（个别申请处理）。

请访问 https://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning-at-home ，浏览教育局的 learning @ home 家长资源

Dear parents and caregivers

As the COVID-19 situation continues to develop, our school has been planning for a variety of scenarios — the main scenario being that children and students may need to learn at home during Term 2. I am writing to confirm the arrangement for our school for Term 2.

Term 2 arrangements — Weeks 1–5

The Queensland Government has decided that, in order to reinforce social distancing across the community and slow the spread of COVID-19, students will move to a home-based learning model from 20 April 2020 until at least 22 May 2020 (Weeks 1 to 5 of Term 2). A decision about the remainder of Term 2 will be made by mid-May. During this period, all students who are able to be supervised at home and learn from home are to stay home.

As was the case for the student-free days prior to school break, there will be exceptions for some students who will continue to be able to attend school: those whose parents or carers work in essential roles and must attend their workplace and cannot access alternative care, students identified as vulnerable, and students in designated Indigenous communities. This means that if you are working from home (ie not attending your workplace) your child should be at home not at school.

We will ask parents of children noted above as being able to attend school, to advise us if they require their children to be supervised at school during this period.

Each morning parents/ caregivers for students learning at home, will receive an email and text from the school. Parents/ caregivers are only required to respond if their child/ren will NOT be learning at home that day due to illness or another reason. No response indicates your child/ren will be learning at home that day.

Teachers will be monitoring engagement of students to the online learning during each week, and will be in contact with parents if there are any concerns. This may be followed up by Heads of Department, Head of Special Education Services, Year Level Coordinators and/ or Deputy Principals if required.

It is important for parents/ caregivers of students who fall into these categories above and are planning on them physically attending school, to note the following;

· Students will be supervised in accessing the same learning materials their peers are accessing at home. They will not be in class with their regular class or their teacher.

· There will be reduced areas during break times for students. All basketball courts will be closed, however the oval will remain open. Students will be reminded around appropriate social distancing expectations.

· Full school uniform as per the regular cycle between formal and sports uniforms should be worn by students every day.

· The canteen and uniform shop will be open Monday 20th of April during regular business hours. An assessment of the ongoing provision of these services will be undertaken and communicated to parents and students as soon as practicable.

Preparing for home learning

I acknowledge this is a challenging time for you and your child as you prepare to help them to learn from home. Our teachers and school staff have been working hard to plan for this approach and have developed learning programs that best suit the students at our school. Your child/ren’s teachers will be in contact with you and your child/ren to let you know what to expect and how you can best support your child’s learning. We understand that some families may not have access to IT resources. Not all learning will be online, however we are happy to discuss loaning a school device to your child during the next few weeks where there is a genuine need, with each case being assessed independently. If you are in this position please contact the appropriate sector office for futher details.

You may wish to explore the Department of Education’s range of learning@home parent resources online at https://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning-at-home . The department is also working with television networks to develop new televised educational programs that will be broadcast on TV a number of days a week. Further information about these programs will be made available in the near future.

Please know that we are here to support you and your children. With our preparation and guidance and your support, I am confident that students will continue to learn and grow in Term 2.

To support parents and carers, some tips have been put together to make the transition easier:

· Remember that at Kedron a weekly email will be sent to students and parents by each teacher. Teachers will communicate the structure of lessons, interactions and engagements for that week. This may look different at times for different subjects, year levels and teachers.

· Routines and consistency can be a source of comfort for parents and children alike, for this reason we are encouraging students to work toward sticking to their timetables during the week. This doesn’t mean you can’t be flexible and adapt as you learn what works and to ensure your child has reasonable rest time.

· Treat the first week as a ‘starting school’ or orientation type of week. Not everything will go to plan, and it might take a while to work out how to find and use the right resources and understand what’s best for you

and your child. The ‘how to’ will come first, and then the learning.

· Remember that your child's teacher usually divides their attention between up to 28 students who all work at different paces and need different levels of support. At home, two to three hours of learning each day will usually be plenty. Try using a range of other activities to keep children engaged and stimulated without becoming overwhelmed.

· This situation presents an opportunity for students to find out more about themselves as learners and to become more confident in self-directing their learning. Encourage your child to take responsibility for not only learning but also for staying in touch with their teacher, their class and their friends and community.

· If your child is finding a task difficult, make suggestions and answer questions, but try to let them figure things out for themselves as much as possible. Give them opportunities, where appropriate, to take control of their own learning.

· Remember this is new for us, too. You can help us succeed by letting us know if you’re unsure about something and using the preferred contact time and method that your teacher will advise you of.

Further information on supporting your child, maintaining healthy learning routines and setting up a learning space at home can be found at https://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/learning-at-home/wellbeing-of-students

While there will be some adjustments along the way as we learn together, our teachers are here to support your child’s learning. Please stay connected with your teacher, to our school and to one another.

Thank you

Thank you for the support you are providing both your child and the school during these difficult times. You would have seen that all over Australia and the world, schooling systems are experiencing the same challenges with many countries also moving to home-based learning in response to COVID-19.

Our dedicated teachers and support staff continue to be here support your child with their learning. I assure you we will strive to maintain close contact with you over the next few weeks to provide learning for your child and together we will support each other and see all of our students continue to grow.

Regards

Joseba Larrazabal

Principal

Kedron State High School

Department of Education and Training