If there are circumstances in your household that interrupt your childs’ normal school attendance you can access the learning resources in the curriculum tab provided on Department of Education website for your child to complete at home.
If your child is ill or there are temporary school closures your children’s school will provide advice regarding how learning can be completed at home.
Your school will contact you using their normal communication methods such as the school website, newsletters, emails or other digital tools, which will be updated regularly.
If schools temporarily close, teachers may move some or all of your children’s learning online. Most Queensland state school students already have experience in working online using tools such as email, OneDrive, Class Notebook, or the The Learning Place which has tools like Virtual Classrooms, Web Conferencing and edStudios.
Where digital or online options are not available, schools may provide hard copies of resources for students to take home. Resources are able to be printed by schools for students to take home. This will allow students who have limited connectivity or who may not have a suitable device, to continue their learning.
The health and wellbeing of all children and students is our priority and we are committed to ensuring that their learning continues during emergencies such as the current Coronavirus pandemic.
- The following links are provided to access general information about learning@home and resources.
learning@home refers to the ways schools will maintain teaching and learning in the event of a prolonged school closure or student absence.
The Department of Education has a number of online tools and resources to support students.
Curriculum resources for Mathematics and English are available for students to complete at their own pace. Students in Prep to Year 3 may require support to read and understand instructions.
The resources provided here are a sample of activities that can be printed and are designed as a support tool for students to continue their learning and engage in familiar activities essential to their learning and wellbeing.
Additional online resources are available through the Learning Place website using student’s log in. This is the same logon and password that students use to log onto the computers or iPads at school. If your child/children are unsure of their logon and password, please contact their class teacher.
Links to the DoE - learning@home:
In the event of a school closure, Oonoonba SS will provide information to parents and students regarding access to the year level edStudios and/or other digital platforms that have been established by our teachers. This information will be sent out to all parents and on our school website.
Advice from Oonoonba State School: Getting prepared at home
Internet
Students can access online learning environment that requires access to the internet. This will increase your data usage. It may be beneficial to check with your internet provider as many are currently offering additional data packages.
Printers
It is possible to complete some worksheets and activities digitally, however if you need to print some of these, you will need to access a printer. Consider checking your ink cartridges and paper supply.
Stationery
We will be actively encouraging a balance of screen work and paper based activities. Students will need access to paper, pencils, erasers, rulers, sharpeners, scissors, glue etc. to do their work. In the event of school closure, students will bring home their pencil cases but additional supplies may be helpful during this time.
Software
- It is imperative that your home devices have the correct software. All students will need access to Microsoft Office when working in our online learning environment.
- All Queensland state school students can download multiple free copies of the latest Microsoft Office to their personal home computers and mobile devices.
- Parents and Caregivers can find more information here: https://learningplace.education.qld.gov.au/microsoft-office-software
- Students will need to use their school logon and password to sign into the Learning Place. Students have been provided with their personal username and passwords. Contact your child’s teacher with regard to logon and password.
- Some year levels will be required to open PDF documents. This can be downloaded at https://get.adobe.com/reader/
Some classes may using already established methods of communicating with students and parents and providing online learning. This will be advised to those classes by the class teacher.
Information regarding access to the individual year level’s online learning environments will be sent out separately – via email and via our school website.
Third Party Consent forms
Information will be sent home Monday 23 March with students regarding Third Party Website Consent for the following online environments that may be used. Some and not all may be used.
The third part website information includes that for the following websites:
Seesaw, Typing Tournament and Maths Invaders Online and Reading Eggs.
Please read the information contained in these forms, indicate your decision re consent, sign and date, and return the forms promptly to your child’s classroom teacher.
A link to these forms can be found on our school website for downloading and printing.
Learning from Home TIPS
Routines – Children perform at their best if you are able to maintain as close to normal school routine as possible. Some suggestions include:
- Break times should include physical activities and some fresh air
- If you have more than one student at home, timetabling access to online learning may be necessary
- Maintain the same bedtime routines as a normal school week
If your household does not have access to online learning, please advise the school or your child/children’s teacher as soon as possible. Alternative arrangements will be made for their continuation of learning.