FROM THE PRINCIPAL
THANKS
We are in difficult times and your co-operation with recent events is very appreciated. My staff have done an outstanding job in these challenging times. We have had a long range approach to supporting students and families. We have quickly prepared learning packs for this week. For the last two weeks of term we will be in trial process to get our remote learning working properly. Students from Kinder to Year 2 will be using SEESAW for their online learning and students Years 3-6 will be using Google Classrooms. Staff will start making contact through these platforms so we can check they are working properly before the end of the term. Our Term 2 begins on Tuesday 28th April and we would hope that our remote learning platforms would be running smoothly.
We are very lucky to have Mr Wigg on staff this year as he has been leading the process of remote learning and has brought many skills to the table. Staff have been working hard to support him. They all are doing a terrific job and I am so grateful for their efforts.
Parents you do have some challenges ahead with more direct support for your child’s learning. Do not be too hard on yourself or them. A quote I follow at school “We are all doing the best we can , at this particular point in time and this particular place”. Remember check out our website and you will find the Remote Learning tab –there you will find lots of things to support you. Please email the office if you need any assistance.
Below is an excerpt from the ArchBishops Prayer for these times. Let us see God in all the kindness and patience we can show each other in difficult times.
We pray: for the sick and those looking after them. Help us to offer practical help to those who struggle. Let us use these times, O Lord, for your greater glory, especially during Lent and Easter. Let us pray more, and truly listen to you more in loving silence, stillness and simplicity. Almighty Father, you always journey with us in life’s challenges. Help us to meet you often in the scriptures and our sacraments. Increase in us faith, hope and trust. Protect us from this coronavirus. Remove it from our common home. Heal those who are sick and dying. Mary, Help of Christians, as always we fly to you in our need. Be close to us and point out your Son, Jesus, to us in this pandemic. We make this and all our prayers through Jesus, Our Lord and Saviour, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, AMEN