Principal's Report

Extension of Remote Learning

I thank all of our community for taking the time to read the updates I am able to provide through Compass. There is a lot of information coming thick and fast (even if not quite as fast as we might like it at some times) and the expectations of everyone in the community placed on us all from the Victorian Government to change and adapt. This can present a challenge when immediately in front of us, however taking the time to consider what is happening and how we can work within the adjusted rules. 

 

This presents a challenge for us as adults and parents and also to our children. Term 3 has now effectively been set as entirely Remote Learning. This means that children will not be able to have those social interactions with each other for quite some months in total, and the routine of coming to school is disrupted. This does not mean that all routines are gone. Maintaining your routine at home for Remote Learning will be important as the period of Remote Learning extends across Term 3. Joining in on the daily Webex sessions with your child's classroom teacher will be an important part of this routine. Our staff has loved seeing the faces of students in their Webex sessions and it allows teachers and students to maintain their relationships and connection. If you are having issues joining in these sessions please let your teacher know and we will assist where we can. 

 

There will be updates frequently over the next few weeks for families and as always I will update families when I can. 

 

2021 Enrolments

If you have a child who will be starting at Marlborough Primary in 2021 we would ask that we receive your enrolment by the end of next week. We are already working towards the preliminary planning for 2021 and knowing our Prep enrolments is an important part of this work. 

 

An enrolment form can be downloaded here: http://marlboroughps.vic.edu.au/parents/enrolments/ 

and can be emailed to marlborough.ps@education.vic.gov.au 

 

 

Parent/Teacher Interviews

We will be holding Parent/Teacher interviews during Week 7 of this Term (August 31st-September 4th). We will shortly be launching a booking system for these through Compass. Usually, we open up an afternoon and evening for families to book in for these all-important chats. We will be using Webex for these meetings as per DET guidelines and will have one evening available for families to book in for families who are not able to meet during the afternoon or day. As there is greater flexibility with Remote Learning teachers will be more available during the day, and with more parents working from home we will put in a booking process which will enable families to book in across the week, however only have one evening available, this will be the Wednesday evening. 

 

I will send more information out to families closer to the time.