April 25, 2020

Principals’ Letter April 25

Dear Parents,

We hope that you have had a restful break and Ramadan Kareem. School will return to online learning tomorrow (Sunday 26th April) with the following key points:

● Modified schedules to account for both Ramadan and manageability of online learning for students. Student contact time will be 9:00-1:30 and staff working hours 8:00-2:00 daily. This schedule will continue for the duration of online learning.
● More cohesive online learning modules which will allow more flexibility in how students and families organize their time. These modules will include paced out tasks, video instruction, update and feedback, as well as connections and interactions with members of staff via Google Classroom and video-conferencing.
● Further, more specific, details on programs of study, end of year assessment and reporting will be sent from specific school divisions in the coming days if they have not been sent yet.

It is important that the high standards, routines and habits that were in place before the Easter break are quickly re-established. Whether it is arranging access to a device, providing a quiet work space, deciding on and sticking to a work schedule, stepping in to help out when your child gets stuck with something, or checking in and offering words of encouragement, the support you and other family members give at home is more important than ever right now. We can’t thank you enough in advance for all of your efforts.

Looking Ahead: While we won’t entirely rule out a return to school this year, we are staying realistic. It is unlikely that we will return to normal classroom learning on campus this term and teachers are continuing to work hard to make adjustments to their planning, instruction and assessment to facilitate balanced and meaningful learning to be delivered online. We will keep parents, students and children updated should any changes to the planned schedules be needed and of course welcome feedback from parents via the usual channels and to the right people within school in the first instance.

We wish you and your families a successful term.

With our kindest regards,

Allison Fleet and Matt Topliss
Principals

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