From the Principal
Remote Learning Model
As a school we continually reflect, learn and improve. This is true of our Remote Learning Model as well.
Thank you to the families who completed the on-line survey for remote learning. We have collated the results and used the feedback to continue to improve our processes.
Just like parents have become instant teachers overnight, we have had to learn how to best deliver our practice through a virtual platform.
While every school has the same end goal of providing continuity of learning with a focus on student well-being, connectivity and engagement, the way each school goes about providing it is varied due to their own context, structures and needs.
At Great Ryrie Primary School, we are trying to ensure there is balance. A balance of online and offline learning, a balance of supported and independent activities and a balance of academic and extra-curricular offerings. While no model is going to completely suit every student and family circumstance, we are more than willing to work with families to ensure that balance is achievable for your context. Please let classroom teachers know if there are things you need that might help support your family. I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank our staff, students and families for their hard work, understanding and incredible ability to pivot in and out of the remote learning environment.
Remote Learning Extended – Onsite Attendance
On Monday tighter restrictions related to Metro Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdown were announced by Premier Daniel Andrews. With that comes much tighter regulations around who schools can accept on-site to complete Remote Learning. This news was challenging to hear, nonetheless for our staff there's nothing more we'd love than to have all students back at school! We have prided ourselves on the support we've given our community over the last 18 months and know full well that enforcing these restrictions is going to cause stress and be emotionally challenging for all involved. We thank you in advance for your support and dialogue in coming to a fair arrangement for your family. Parents and carers will only be able to request on-site supervision for their child/ren in the below categories:
A) Children where both parents and/or carers are considered authorised workers who cannot work from home, work for an authorised provider and where no other supervision arrangements can be made:
• Where there are two parents/carers, both must be authorised workers, working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision
• For single parents/carers, the authorised worker must be working outside the home in order for their children to be eligible for on-site provision.
An authorised worker permit is required for parents requesting on-site supervision for their child/ren under Category A as an authorised worker.
Please email Workers Permit for Category A submissions (authorised providers and authorised workers) to karen.rouda@education.vic.gov.au or send a hardcopy with your child to hand in at the office.
In rare circumstances, a parent/carer does not need a worker permit. This includes law enforcement, emergency services or health care workers who carry employer-issued photographic identification. More information is available at Authorised provider and authorised worker permit.
B) Children experiencing vulnerability, including:
• in out-of-home care
• deemed vulnerable by a government agency, funded family or family violence service, and assessed as requiring education and care outside the family home
• identified by a school or early childhood service as vulnerable, (including via referral from a government agency, or funded family or family violence service, homeless or youth justice service or mental health or other health service)
• Where a parent/carer indicates that a student with a disability is vulnerable because they cannot learn from home, and/or informs the school the student is vulnerable due to family stress, the school must provide on-site supervision for that student. This may apply to students enrolled in specialist schools and students with a disability enrolled in mainstream schools.
An authorised worker permit is not required for accessing on-site supervision under Category B.
Parent Opinion Survey
An email was sent to all families last Friday with the link for the Parent Opinion Survey. Your feedback is very important to us and we ask that you take the time to complete this survey before Friday 3 September 2021 as it assists us in planning for the future management and direction of the school.
To complete the survey, simply:
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the text into your browser. This link will take you directly to the survey.
Select the School and Campus name below.
School Name: Great Ryrie Primary School Enter the School PIN 328898
We appreciate your time in responding
Karen and Melissa
Exciting News
We would like to welcome a new addition to the Great Ryrie family. Hollie and Gus welcomed a beautiful baby girl
'Evie Helen' to the world on the 28th of July.
Hollie wants to thank everyone for their lovely gifts and messages and she looks forward to bringing Evie to school to meet everyone as soon as she can.
