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Catherine's News

Dear‌ ‌Parents,‌ 
 
St‌ ‌Paul’s‌ ‌has‌ ‌been‌ ‌a‌ ‌hive‌ ‌of‌ ‌activity‌ ‌this‌ ‌week‌ ‌as‌ ‌all‌ ‌staff‌ ‌have‌ ‌been‌ ‌onsite‌ ‌preparing‌ 
for‌ ‌take‌ ‌two‌ ‌of‌ ‌remote‌ ‌learning.‌ 
We‌ ‌have‌ ‌listened‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌feedback‌ ‌we‌ ‌have‌ ‌received‌ ‌from‌ ‌parents‌ ‌and‌ ‌students‌ ‌and‌ 
have‌ ‌planned‌ ‌for‌ ‌new‌ ‌opportunities‌ ‌to‌ ‌enrich‌ ‌the‌ ‌learning‌ ‌experiences‌ ‌for‌ ‌students‌ ‌and‌ 
support‌ ‌for‌ ‌our‌ ‌families‌ ‌during‌ ‌these‌ ‌very‌ ‌challenging‌ ‌times.‌ 
Thank‌ ‌you‌ ‌for‌ ‌your‌ ‌optimism‌ ‌and‌ ‌messages‌ ‌of‌ ‌gratitude‌ ‌as‌ ‌we‌ ‌move‌ ‌forward‌ ‌to‌ ‌support‌ 
the‌ ‌health,‌ ‌wellbeing‌ ‌and‌ ‌educational‌ ‌experiences‌ ‌for‌ ‌all‌ ‌students.‌  
 
During‌ ‌remote‌ ‌learning‌ ‌many‌ ‌devices‌ ‌have‌ ‌been‌ ‌loaned‌ ‌out‌ ‌to‌ ‌families‌ ‌who‌ ‌require‌ 
multiple‌ ‌devices.‌ ‌Please‌ ‌contact‌ ‌the‌ ‌Office‌ ‌if‌ ‌any‌ ‌families‌ ‌still‌ ‌require‌ ‌assistance‌ ‌with‌ 
accessing‌ ‌digital‌ ‌technologies.‌ 
During‌ ‌remote‌ ‌learning‌ ‌a‌ ‌combination‌ ‌of‌ ‌hard‌ ‌copy‌ ‌resources‌ ‌and‌ ‌digital‌ ‌resources‌ 
have‌ ‌been‌ ‌provided‌ ‌for‌ ‌all‌ ‌students.‌ ‌Thank‌ ‌you‌ ‌for‌ ‌picking‌ ‌up‌ ‌your‌ ‌bag‌ ‌of‌ ‌goodies‌ ‌in‌ 
drive‌ ‌through‌ ‌on‌ ‌Thursday‌ ‌and‌ ‌Friday‌ ‌this‌ ‌week.‌ ‌‌If‌ ‌you‌ ‌have‌ ‌missed‌ ‌your‌ ‌pick‌ ‌up‌ 
time‌ ‌please‌ ‌call‌ ‌the‌ ‌office‌ ‌to‌ ‌arrange‌ ‌a‌ ‌suitable‌ ‌time‌ ‌for‌ ‌collection.‌‌ ‌Students‌ ‌who‌ 
are‌ ‌attending‌ ‌school‌ ‌during‌ ‌remote‌ ‌learning‌ ‌will‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌bring‌ ‌their‌ ‌packs‌ ‌to‌ ‌school‌ ‌if‌ 
they‌ ‌are‌ ‌part‌ ‌time‌ ‌and‌ ‌for‌ ‌those‌ ‌students‌ ‌attending‌ ‌full‌ ‌time‌ ‌or‌ ‌most‌ ‌days,‌ ‌will‌ ‌not‌ ‌need‌ 
to‌ ‌collect‌ ‌their‌ ‌packs.‌  
Below‌ ‌are‌ ‌newsletters‌ ‌from‌ ‌classroom‌ ‌teachers‌ ‌and‌ ‌specialists‌ ‌outlining‌ ‌the‌ ‌program‌ ‌for‌ ‌the‌ 
next‌ ‌five‌ ‌weeks. Please scroll down the newsletters where necessary as most contain two pages. The‌ ‌learning‌ ‌program‌ ‌delivered‌ ‌onsite‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌the‌ ‌same‌ ‌as‌ ‌the‌ ‌learning‌ 
program‌ ‌delivered‌ ‌to‌ ‌students‌ ‌undertaking‌ ‌remote‌ ‌learning.‌ 
 
For‌ ‌the‌ ‌next‌ ‌five‌ ‌weeks‌ ‌Specialist‌ ‌programs‌ ‌will‌ ‌again‌ ‌be‌ ‌delivered‌ ‌on‌ ‌Wednesdays.‌ 
Google‌ ‌meets‌ ‌are‌ ‌a‌ ‌new‌ ‌addition‌ ‌to‌ ‌remote‌ ‌learning,‌ ‌supported‌ ‌by‌ ‌direct‌ ‌instruction‌ 
videos,‌ ‌feedback‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌daily‌ ‌planner‌ ‌being‌ ‌sent‌ ‌out‌ ‌the‌ ‌night‌ ‌before.‌ ‌We‌ ‌will‌ ‌continue‌ 
to‌ ‌provide‌ ‌flexibility‌ ‌for‌ ‌students‌ ‌as‌ ‌they‌ ‌complete‌ ‌their‌ ‌work,‌ ‌being‌ ‌mindful‌ ‌that‌ ‌many‌ 
families‌ ‌are‌ ‌working‌ ‌from‌ ‌home‌ ‌and‌ ‌sharing‌ ‌devices.‌ ‌Teachers‌ ‌are‌ ‌available‌ ‌to‌ ‌support‌ 
students‌ ‌throughout‌ ‌the‌ ‌day,‌ ‌with‌ ‌all‌ ‌emails‌ ‌and‌ ‌feedback‌ ‌being‌ ‌closed‌ ‌off‌ ‌at‌ ‌4pm‌ ‌each‌ 
day.‌ 
 
Students‌ ‌Learning‌ ‌from‌ ‌School‌ 
Parents‌ ‌are‌ ‌asked‌ ‌to‌ ‌bring‌ ‌their‌ ‌child‌ ‌to‌ ‌the‌ ‌Higgins‌ ‌St‌ ‌gate‌ ‌from‌ ‌8.45am‌ ‌-‌ 
8.55am‌ ‌where‌ ‌students‌ ‌temperatures‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌checked‌ 
Parents‌ ‌are‌ ‌asked‌ ‌not‌ ‌to‌ ‌come‌ ‌on‌ ‌site‌ ‌during‌ ‌the‌ ‌next‌ ‌five‌ ‌weeks‌ 
Students‌ ‌can‌ ‌be‌ ‌collected‌ ‌from‌ ‌Higgins‌ ‌St‌ ‌gate‌ ‌at‌ ‌3.30‌ 
Before‌ ‌and‌ ‌after‌ ‌school‌ ‌care‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌operating‌ ‌as‌ ‌normal‌ 
If‌ ‌your‌ ‌child‌ ‌has‌ ‌even‌ ‌the‌ ‌mildest‌ ‌of‌ ‌symptoms‌ ‌please‌ ‌keep‌ ‌them‌ ‌at‌ ‌home‌ 
Students‌ ‌are‌ ‌asked‌ ‌to‌ ‌wear‌ ‌either‌ ‌their‌ ‌sports‌ ‌or‌ ‌winter‌ ‌uniform‌ ‌if‌ ‌attending‌ 
school‌
 
Students‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌supervised‌ ‌by‌ ‌Learning‌ ‌Support‌ ‌Staff‌ ‌and‌ ‌Specialist‌ ‌Staff‌  
All‌ ‌core‌ ‌curriculum‌ ‌work‌ ‌set‌ ‌by‌ ‌the‌ ‌classroom‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌completed‌ ‌by‌ ‌1pm‌ 
with‌ ‌the‌ ‌remainder‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌day‌ ‌being‌ ‌set‌ ‌aside‌ ‌for‌ ‌activities‌ 
Strict‌ ‌hygiene‌ ‌practices‌ ‌will‌ ‌be‌ ‌adhered‌ ‌to‌ ‌with‌ ‌high‌ ‌touch‌ ‌surfaces‌ ‌being‌ ‌wiped‌ 
down‌ ‌regularly‌ 
 
Students‌ ‌engaged‌ ‌in‌ ‌remote‌ ‌learning‌ ‌from‌ ‌home‌ 
Protocols‌ ‌for‌ ‌working‌ ‌from‌ ‌home‌ ‌have‌ ‌been‌ ‌included‌ ‌-‌ ‌please‌ ‌read‌ ‌over‌ ‌these‌ 
with‌ ‌your‌ ‌child‌ 
Newsletters‌ ‌are‌ ‌attached‌ ‌from‌ ‌each‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌specialists‌ ‌and‌ ‌classroom‌ ‌teachers‌ 
Please‌ ‌email‌ ‌Anna‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌classroom‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌if‌ ‌your‌ ‌child‌ ‌is‌ ‌unwell‌ ‌and‌ ‌will‌ ‌not‌ 
be‌ ‌participating‌ ‌in‌ ‌online‌ ‌learning‌ 
Do‌ ‌not‌ ‌hesitate‌ ‌to‌ ‌contact‌ ‌the‌ ‌classroom‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌or‌ ‌myself‌ ‌for‌ ‌any‌ ‌concerns‌ ‌you‌ 
have‌ ‌during‌ ‌remote‌ ‌learning‌ 
Any‌ ‌technical‌ ‌issues‌ ‌please‌ ‌contact‌ ‌Cath‌ ‌Knights‌ ‌on‌ 
 
We‌ ‌have‌ ‌done‌ ‌it‌ ‌before‌ ‌and‌ ‌we‌ ‌will‌ ‌join‌ ‌together‌ ‌again‌ ‌to‌ ‌support‌ ‌the‌ ‌safety‌ ‌and‌ 
wellbeing‌ ‌of‌ ‌all‌ ‌students,‌ ‌staff‌ ‌and‌ ‌families.‌ 
 
My‌ ‌best‌ ‌wishes‌ ‌and‌ ‌prayers‌ ‌are‌ ‌with‌ ‌you‌ ‌all‌ ‌as‌ ‌we‌ ‌work‌ ‌together‌ ‌to‌ ‌promote‌ ‌social‌ 
distancing,‌ ‌stay‌ ‌at‌ ‌home‌ ‌protocols‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌patience‌ ‌and‌ ‌care‌ ‌we‌ ‌all‌ ‌need‌ ‌during‌ ‌these‌ 
challenging‌ ‌times.‌ 
 
Warm‌ ‌regards,‌ 
 
Catherine‌