Cranbourne South Primary School

Education News 

Remote Learning from Home

CSPS  continues to be well prepared to support families now that we are required to be implementing a Remote Learning from home program. There are many resources, advice, guidance and support available. This is a new journey for all of us and we want to ensure that everyone is supported and feel empowered to work in partnership with the school to deliver this program.

Please do NOT put pressure on yourself and your children.

Take small steps and do what you can. Teachers will post suggested activities on Seesaw and the dedicated website. These are suggested and if some days they do not get completed then that is OK. Please take heed of Mrs Corcoran's advice via her Facebook message. We are in this together. 

If you have any questions please email your classroom teacher directly.

 

Home and on-site learning programs

The following are the daily minimum guidelines schools are expected to meet:

For students in Prep to Grade 2, schools will provide learning programs that include the following:

  • literacy activities that take a total of about 45-60 minutes
  • numeracy activities of about 30-45 minutes
  • additional learning areas, play-based learning and physical activity of about 30-45 minutes.

For students in Grades 3 to 6 and Years 7 to 10, schools will provide learning programs allocated as follows:

  • Literacy: 45-60 minutes
  • Numeracy: 30-45 minutes
  • Physical activities: 30 minutes
  • Additional activities of up to 90 minutes

The amount of work that students can achieve in a day whilst at school will definitely vary with what they can achieve at home. Teachers will be posting Reading, Writing and Mathematics essential tasks each day via Seesaw. These activities can also be accessed via the dedicated Remote learning website which can be found on the CSPS website or via this link.

https://sites.google.com/cranbournesouth.vic.edu.au/remote-learning-for-families  Weekly programs and most links will be posted prior to the week beginning on the dedicated website.  (Please be aware that these programs may change according to the needs of the students and as evaluated by the classroom teachers). Specialist teachers will also post weekly activities. 

These activities will vary each day. Please complete what you can and ask if you need further support. 

 

Thank you for your patience with Seesaw and the various APPS we are using during this process. You may have noticed that some classes are doing slightly different things. Please be patient with us as we try different things with different groups.  This is a learning curve for us all and we are learning MORE and MORE every day! 

 

DET have provided many resources and links to help with Remote learning from home. Please access these from this site:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/learning/Pages/home-learning.aspx

Remote learning photos

Please send Mrs Halket your photos to share in future iNews editions

Reading response - Making "Wombat Stew."

Onsite remote learning fun

At home remote learning fun

Tips for parents

  1. Make space for learning
  2. Create a dedicated space for learning.  This may be at the kitchen table or at a desk. Your children will achieve their best work in a quiet, comfortable, and dedicated space that is strictly devoted to learning. This space should be a different set-up than where they normally play games or watch television. If you need resources please check the CSPS website for access to equipment and supplies.
  3. Maintain breaks such as snack time and recess
  4. Routines and schedules are extremely important for children at school, and this is no different in their at-home school. Children will function best if they maintain their routine as close to normal as possible. Setting alarms similar to those they would encounter at school can be helpful for keeping them on a schedule. Around lunch time, encourage them to get up, get some fresh air, go for a walk or bike ride, or have a snack so that they are not sedentary for the entire day.
  5. Mix screen time with pen and paper or hands on activities
  6. Overuse of screen time can have adverse impacts on young brains, so it’s important to mix it up during a time like this. It’s likely that your children will want to continue to use a screen of some sort during their breaks from doing work, so it’s important to limit screen time by mixing in old school mediums as well.
  7. Don’t underestimate the power of a schedule
  8. A schedule, for your work and your child’s work, is extremely important. To start, experts recommend keeping them on the same or similar sleeping schedule  that they have when they are going into school. Plan a daily schedule with your children. Having a clear vision of what is expected of your child will help them see that just because they are home does not mean they don’t have work to do.
  9. Remember to schedule time for fun
  10. While this is most certainly not a holiday, it’s important to have some fun with your children while they are at home. What about a tournament, family card games, charades, or chess, or getting outside for a hike or walk together.
  11. Keep in touch with other parents
  12. Social distancing is necessary during this time, but staying in touch with others via virtual communication is very important. Each parent that has a child home is going to be going through a new experience. Check-in with other parents to see what they’ve found effective, and ask if they need help as well.
  13. Allow them to interact with friends via video chats
  14. Your children are used to lots of social contact at school, so they will definitely feel the effects of being distanced from them even after a few days. While it might not be safe for your kids to see their friends in person, you should allow them to interact with them online, beyond social media or text messaging. Video chats are often the closest thing to seeing someone in person, and are a great way to get in social time without endangering yourself or others. If your child does  not regularly video chat with their friends, maybe you can speak with other parents to set up a video chat playdate. Google Hangouts is a free app in the Google Suite.
  15. Don't compare yourself or your children with others. It is tempting to look at social media and compare what you see with what is happening in your house. Please be kind to yourself. Do what you can do and be happy with that.

Art Project

In Week 1 he students will be experimenting with designing and creating a cardboard collage in the form of a African Style Wall mask. They will be building the layers of the features by gluing layers of thin cardboard together. Looking forward to seeing many amazing masks from our Artists.

Remote learning resources

Many services and website are offering free memberships and services to help families out with Remote Learning from home

ANZAC Challenge

Here are some examples of wreaths and ANZAC projects some students have been doing.  Thanks Mrs Corcoran for the challenge.

How are we doing?

Thanks again for your hard work working at home with your children. If you have any feedback you would like to share could you please email Mrs Halket on karenh@cranbournesouth.vic.edu.au? 

Have a great week! Karen Halket