Lumen Christi Primary School Churchill eNewsletter

Dear Families

As you will be aware, the State of Victoria has once again announced we will switch back into Lock-down settings until next Thursday night. Even though we probably anticipated that Remote Learning 5.0 would not be the last lock-down I'm sure you are like me and a little surprised that it happened so quickly. As a positive though we feel like our staff, students and families will be able to quickly re-connect with the Remote Learning procedures.

Again, as a community we were faced with very little notice of this lock-down and an out-of-hours announcement certainly complicates things from a school organisational point. Can I thank the staff for their adaptability over the past few hours.

This morning the staff onsite have prepared the school devices to be collected while the teaching staff are set to go with the daily Google Meets and Learning Portal work tasks from 9am. We encourage parents to listen in while children are participating in the google Meets as the teachers will be providing explanations around the Learning Portal tasks for the day. During the day parents can follow along and check each child's Google account to see what tasks have been assigned and hopefully completing. We have had a few chuckles with some parents who, as they become more familiar with how work is assigned, are finding out that their children might be trying a new online version of "the dog ate my homework". If you would like to speak to your child's teacher about how their child is coping or participating during Remote Learning please contact the school or email the classroom teacher.

Onsite supervision will again be offered to students who cannot be supervised at home because their parents are essential workers who work in school hours and have no other supervision options, or are deemed vulnerable by the DHHS guidelines. Parents requiring this must complete the attached eForm as soon as possible so I can try to secure enough staff. We ask for your support in recognising that this is only in the case of extreme need and acknowledge the pressure we have to restrict the onsite attendance of both staff and students to a minimum. We ask parents to collect children as soon as they are able to and not simply wait until 3pm.

Attached as part of this newsletter are the eForms for:

[1] Onsite Attendance

[2] Borrowing Devices. Please note that devices are ready for collection from the school office.

This situation again reinforces how important it is for families to be registered for school emails via Schoolzine and be linked in to the SIMON/PAM platform. Again we ask families to keep an eye on your inboxes.

The school website offers resources around Remote Learning, Online Safety, Mental Health & Crisis Support and IT resources. Please take some time to look around to see what is on offer. If you think we could add something extra please let us know.

Take care, stay safe - get vaccinated!

Dave

Onsite Attendance Booking Form: Fri 6th Aug to Thu 12th August

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 Friday 6th August at 5pm 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)

All students must be signed IN and OUT via the QR Code displayed in the school office window which replaces the 'Onsite Student Emergency Contact' Form that was used in Lockdown 5.

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
Friday 6th August
Monday 9th August
Tuesday 10th August
Wednesday 11th August
Thursday 12th August

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 6.0

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. *