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Dear Families,
Welcome to the end of another week of Remote Learning. I have really enjoyed th opportunity to visit each classroom virtually in their daily Google Meets and I have been very impressed with the level of engagement from the students, and in particular their much improved stamina to stay attentive during these video conferences. The quality and quantity of work I have seen from some students has been outstanding.
Our staff have been sensational and very adaptive to this new work environment, with all the staff commenting on how much they are enjoying the frequent engagement with the students. These interactions are obviously good for the soul but are an important check-in for the students to access support for the assigned tasks for the day. As Remote Learning progresses it is important for each family to maintain the routine of participating in these check-ins.
As part of this newsletter we have included a Parent Survey similar to something we asked parents to complete during Remote Learning 1.0. The staff were able to take onboard the feedback we received last time to make improvements to our Remote Learning program so we encourage you to take the time to complete the survey as we really value for feedback.
Next week behind the scenes we will undertake another important component of our school improvement processes. Senior members of Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Ltd (DOSCEL) will work through a series of tests and checks to ensure we are compliant across many features of a school and a worksite. We are in a very fortunate position of being able to showcase our new building project that had at its key objective to boost the safety, efficiency and professionalism of the school. The child safe features we have been able to bring to our site are just fantastic and we have been able to harness the latest of technology and communication which will serve our school community well in the years ahead.
This week we have seen some good news across our state in terms of COVID-19 statistics so we can continue to have a positive outlook to being in a position of Remote Learning. I can only encourage parents to engage with their families as much as they can in Remote Learning 2.0 and use it as an opportunity to learn more about their children as learners, and keep our students' minds exercising ready for a smooth transition back to onsite learning.
Enjoy your weekend
Take care - Dave
To connect to National Science Week's DEEP BLUE theme we invite you to watch this short one minute presentation from Pope Francis. Pope Francis is the leader of the Catholic Church throughout the world and a man who deeply engages with our school quest to 'Build the Kingdom'. The Pope communicates with the world through his daily interactions with Youtube posts and tweets - he has the ability to connect ancient wisdom with our modern times so simply.
This week is National Science Week with the theme being 'Deep Blue: Innovations for the future of our oceans'. We hope you have taken advantage of the resources that staff have posted on the school website as well as through their daily Google Classroom posts. Remember today we invite students to dress-up for our Friday Assembly ... the theme is Deep Blue (think oceans, beach wear, Little Mermaid).
Thank you to all our current Lumen Christi families that have submitted their enrolment forms for Prep 2021. This term we begin liaising with DOSCEL to construct our 2021 School Budget so we appreciate your support in confirming enrolments as this helps shape our financial planning. If you know of other new families planning on joining us next year please encourage them to make contact with us.
At present we are not able to host onsite transition opportunities due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Once we have a confirmed return to school date we can commence reconfiguring our transition plans for our Prep 2021 class to maximise opportunities for them and their families to interact with the school and each other.
This year all enrolments will be completed on documentation provided by Diocese of Sale Catholic Education Limited [DOSCEL]. This support from DOSCEL enables all catholic schools to have a level of consistency but more importantly meet all legislative demands.
These forms are available online via the school website, and can be completed online PDF. If you require further support or access to the forms for 2021 Prep Enrolments please contact the office.
Due to our current lockdown restrictions, we are going to do Book Club Issue 6 a little differently. You will still be able to place your order via: https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/Parent/Login.aspx
Orders will need to be in by 1/09/2020. We will offer a contact-free pickup at school when the orders arrive.
The wellbeing of everyone in the home is of critical importance during Remote Learning. The academic components of Remote Learning serve to ensure learning continuity as well as provide stimulation for the children during lock down. Our concept of Family Well-being tasks is in place to provide parents with some activities, that link to our Specialist Learning Enrichment program, that offer flexibility and choice.
Families are encouraged to complete tasks together in a way that suits the demands of your household and resources. They are not compulsory but we strongly recommend you prioritise finding some time to do some activities together regularly. The resources provided are a sample menu and naturally we are quite happy for families to do other creative things together that we haven't even thought of.