Dear Families,

I continue to be inspired by the response of the adults in our school community to Remote Schooling; parents and staff are demonstrating a mighty effort.   There is clearly a united front as we strive to make the best of a difficult situation for the students (and each other). 

As we end the third week of Remote School, I wanted to revisit some key messages for families.

• Make the day work for your family.  Aside from Google Meets, there is great capacity for families top adjust times to suit your home.
• The core curriculum areas are Literacy, Numeracy and Religious Education.
• Students are asked to wear their sport shirt or jacket for Google Meets.
• When students are working on technology it is strongly recommended they do so in common areas of the home with parent supervision.
• If you have a problem and can't resolve it at home, let us know so we can help. 
• Remote Schooling is not home schooling.  Home schooling requires parents/carers to fully develop, implement and assess the curriculum for children.  In Remote School, like face to face learning, the curriculum is being planned, implemented and assessed by staff, although this is being done in a very different way than usual.

As was communicated earlier in the week, planned camps and excursions for the remainder of the school year will not be going ahead.  This will result in a school fee rebate for families to be processed in the coming weeks.  Please note that swimming for Year 1-6 represents a significant part of the excursion levy paid by families.

Any family  experiencing financial stress as a result of COVID-19 is asked to contact me to discuss the possibility of interim school fee concessions.   

Have a great weekend and stay well,

Nick