Lumen Christi Primary School Churchill eNewsletter

Dear Families and Friends,

Today it was announced by the State Government that the lock-down will be extended through to next Tuesday evening. As such we will continue with the same structures and procedures that have been in place since the lock-down commenced last Friday morning. Our Remote Learning procedures across the school will continue to involve a daily class check-in via Google Classroom at 9am and then the followup tasks that each teacher will explain during the morning meeting.

It has been really exciting watching the classes connected again virtually and the continued growth in the students' technology skills is certainly one of the positives of remote learning. This experience is also a timely opportunity for families to create and reinforce expectations around the use of technology in the home. Our school website has some great resources while the eSafety materials are a terrific starting point regardless of the age of your children.

At the moment we are taking things 'one day at a time' but have certainly began our planning around future events. As we can all appreciate, it is unlikely that we will switch back to normal after the lock-down and will probably have to deal with measures like were in place during the Victorian Government's Roadmap that guided us in Term 4 last year. It has been an interesting time with reports of various near-misses within our school community of people who have almost been caught up in the various exposure sites, fingers crossed we will continue to be saved from the disruption of having our school face the same quarantine scenario that some schools are dealing with across the state.

Again can I commend the attitude of staff, student and families as we work collaboratively through this tricky time. Take care of yourselves and tread gently with each other.

Dave

Onsite Attendance Booking Form: Wed 21st to Tue 27th July

Please complete the booking form details to register your child for Onsite Attendance during Remote Learning. All students must be pre-registered.

This booking form is available until Tuesday 20th July at 12pm which allows the school to coordinate staffing. Bookings made after this date may be subject to availability.

Confirmation of registration will be provided once registrations have closed and staffing has been organised.

Onsite Attendance is only STRICTLY available where authorised Workers are able to provide evidence that they cannot work from home or vulnerable student as per the DHHS guidelines.

Schools will be closed during this time but will stay open for students in the following categories:

(1) Students of parents/guardians considered an essential worker who cannot work from home.

Where there are two parents/guardians, both must be essential worker, working outside the home
For single parents/guardians, the essential work must be working outside the home

(2) Vulnerable students including:

children in out-of-home care
children deemed by Child Protection and/or Family Services to be at risk of harm
children identified by the school as vulnerable (including via referral from a family violence agency, homelessness or youth justice service or mental health or health service)

First Name *

Last Name

Email *

Mobile

Please list the students that need to attend *

Exemption 1: Authorised worker/s *

Yes

No

Exemption 2: My/Our child has been identified as a vulnerable child as per the description provided *

Onsite Attendance

	Tick Required
Wednesday 21st July
Thursday 22nd July
Friday 23rd July
Mon 26th July
Tues 27th July

Please state your workplace details and onsite shifts for these selected days *

Upload evidence of circumstances (eg.Letter from Employer, Essential Worker Permits, Work Rosters)

Borrowing School Devices for Remote Learning 5.0

If you are having difficulty with access to technology you may consider approaching the school to borrow the student’s classroom device. These devices must be used under the strict supervision of parents when in the home and can only be used for Remote Learning tasks. All damages and costs will be the responsibility of the parents, and all devices and chargers will need to be returned to the school in working condition once Remote Learning concludes.

First Name *

Last Name

Email *

Name of Child/ren: *

Commitment: I agree that the devices must be used under the strict supervision of parents when in the home and can only be used for Remote Learning tasks. All damages and costs will be the responsibility of the parents, and all devices and chargers will need to be returned to the school in working condition once Remote Learning concludes. *

Earlier this year CSPV conducted research of parents to understand areas of concern for them when it comes to their children's learning. One of the areas of concern was online safety. The eSafety Commissioner provides opportunities for parents to be more engaged in their children's safety online through a series of webinars on specific topics that are challenging for parents to monitor and manage.

Please share this information with your parent network as they begin term 3 to support them in their efforts to keep their children safe online.

eSafety’s parent  guide to  online sexual harassment and image-based abuse

Free webinar for parents and carers of secondary school students

1 in 3 young women and 1 in 5 young men have experienced online sexual harassment. When young people experience this type of online harassment and abuse it can have serious impacts. This webinar is designed for parents and young people to attend together to learn how to report and where to go for support.

Visit esafety.gov.au for more information on parent webinars and to register.

eSafety’s parent guide to  popular apps

Free webinar for parents and carers of primary and secondary school students

Understand the risks when using apps like Tik Tok, Snap Chat, YouTube and Instagram. This webinar also covers strategies for staying safer on social media and how to report if something goes wrong.

Visit esafety.gov.au for more information on parent webinars and to register.