Week 5 Term 3

 Week 5 Term 3 2021

This isn’t quite how we saw the term going but here we are. We’re hoping to see you

all at school later this week but, just in case, we’re planning for a longer lockdown

and have activated Learning from Home Programmes. We’ve done this before and

we will work together again to make this lockdown as easy, fun and entertaining as

possible and we’ll still keep learning. 

Today we will send out a learning post. This post will outline the learning for

the week, update you on anything new and offer times for your child to meet with us

online.  You are most welcome to join us for these sessions, especially the Monday chats.

The Monday meetings will outline the learning for the week and act as a check in to

see how we are all going.  

We are well aware that many of you will be working from home and juggling a

million things. There is no pressure from us - we’re in the same boat. The learning that

we send out will be largely play-based and independent. The reading can also be an independent activity but, as it requires a device, half an eye on things is probably not a

bad idea. We have some very clever tools for monitoring the reading from our homes.

K123 work as a collaborative team and we know what it’s like to spend all day with our

little bundles of mischief and emotion. If you have any issues, worries or even a funny

story that you just have to share we are only an email/post away. 

We are ready for online learning but need to know a few things from you.

• Did you read this on Educa or the class blog? 

• Do you have internet and a device that your child can use? If not have you filled in the digital help form? Link Here

•  Is there anything else that we need to know that might help us support you and

• your child better?

PLEASE, respond by email to lornad@stmarysrotorua.school.nz This will help me to

check that I also have the correct email for you - I will need email addresses for online

chats.

If I don’t get a reply, I will have to assume that there is an issue accessing online

learning and will start ringing around to check on you (that’s not supposed to sound threatening - hehehe).