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After Easter Home Learning Pack
Dear Parents,
I hope this finds you and your family well at this extraordinary time. I am writing to you with regard to the third term of our school year.
While schools are currently to remain closed up until 19th April it seems very unlikely that schools will be allowed to re-open on Monday 20th April. We are preparing therefore for the very likely continuation of school closures into the third term of the year.
Based on the feedback we received from parents, through the parental survey, we are offering a more structured approach to learning after Easter. In short each class teacher will be providing a suggested timetable of work, Monday to Friday, which we will be encouraging all children to engage with. Initially the focus after Easter will be on revision however if the school closure continues it will become necessary to move onto new learning content.
Engage as much as you can. Not every family will be in a position to participate in all activities or perhaps have the technology required. As a staff, we understand this and value every family’s decision equally. There is no obligation on families to complete the activities and work we will suggest however we do believe that they will be beneficial to your child for when school re-opens. Everyone's main focus however should be on keeping safe and healthy during this time.
The connection between home and school is very important to us and we hope that our new approach will strengthen that connection and be of support to children and parents.
This pack aims to let you know how I will be interacting with you and your child(ren) in the third term until school re-opens and to give you a chance to get set up before the 20th April.
Things you need to know:
I will be using the following platform to upload lessons:SeeSaw and school website
I will upload my lessons each week on:Sunday nights
Here are the teachers that are available to support your child:Miss O’ Mara and Miss O’ Connell
Assessing WorkI would love to see photographs of the children’s work and projects. I will offer praise and encouraging feedback for all efforts. I will be asking families for help in some assessments by asking you to check if your child(ren)’s answers are correct, and that appropriate levels of effort are shown for the work being completed at home. I will provide feedback where appropriate.
Accessing Seesaw and Other ResourcesSchool Website
Once you are connected to our class, you will then receive a private message from me on the family app which you will find in the inbox. In this message I will send you further instructions and an individual home learning code in order to add your child to the Seesaw class app where they will be able to access class work and activities.
I have included an FAQ on Seesaw remote learning below if you would like to find out more.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55a6e4bde4b0b0ebce635c9d/t/5e853f47f911dd31e601c7e3/1585790796238/Remote+Learning+with+Seesaw+FAQs+for+Families.pdf
However do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries and I will endeavour to help you to the very best of my ability.
Textbooks
All school books are available on the publishers websites but where possible I will include a link or upload a photo of the page in question.
ConsentIt is very important for parents to note that by accessing the invitation above that you are consenting to your child’s use of the SeeSaw application and the subsequent interactions between home and school staff.
Any other questions?Feel free to contact me regarding teaching and learning through the SeeSaw application and I will get back to you as quickly as I can but at latest within 24 hours. It will take us all a few days to get used to our new teaching platform so please don’t feel stressed or under pressure at any time!! You are all doing a great job so far. This is all very new for everyone and we are all learning, including myself.
If you have any non-teaching/learning concerns please contact office@theheathns.com or you can phone the school secretary Monday to Friday between 10am - 11am on 0861806094.
Is mise le meas
Rebecca O’ Mara
Dear Parents,
I hope this finds you and your family well at this extraordinary time. I am writing to you with regard to the third term of our school year.
While schools are currently to remain closed up until 19th April it seems very unlikely that schools will be allowed to re-open on Monday 20th April. We are preparing therefore for the very likely continuation of school closures into the third term of the year.
Based on the feedback we received from parents, through the parental survey, we are offering a more structured approach to learning after Easter. In short each class teacher will be providing a suggested timetable of work, Monday to Friday, which we will be encouraging all children to engage with. Initially the focus after Easter will be on revision however if the school closure continues it will become necessary to move onto new learning content.
Engage as much as you can. Not every family will be in a position to participate in all activities or perhaps have the technology required. As a staff, we understand this and value every family’s decision equally. There is no obligation on families to complete the activities and work we will suggest however we do believe that they will be beneficial to your child for when school re-opens. Everyone's main focus however should be on keeping safe and healthy during this time.
The connection between home and school is very important to us and we hope that our new approach will strengthen that connection and be of support to children and parents.
This pack aims to let you know how I will be interacting with you and your child(ren) in the third term until school re-opens and to give you a chance to get set up before the 20th April.
Things you need to know:
I will be using the following platform to upload lessons:SeeSaw and school website
I will upload my lessons each week on:Sunday nights
Here are the teachers that are available to support your child:Miss O’ Mara and Miss O’ Connell
Assessing WorkI would love to see photographs of the children’s work and projects. I will offer praise and encouraging feedback for all efforts. I will be asking families for help in some assessments by asking you to check if your child(ren)’s answers are correct, and that appropriate levels of effort are shown for the work being completed at home. I will provide feedback where appropriate.
Accessing Seesaw and Other ResourcesSchool Website
- I will upload a weekly timetable of work broken down into daily activities onto the school website every Sunday night. You will find the timetable here:
- Each day I will put up activities on Seesaw.
- Click on this link https://app.seesaw.me/s/175-838-565 to connect to our class (Junior Infants)
- Choose your child’s name from the class list and click on it.(It will then tell you that myself or Miss O’ Connell will have to approve your account, click ‘ok’).
- You will then be prompted to “Sign in or create a new account” (If one of your children is already connected to Seesaw use that existing account to sign in. Do not create a new account. You only need to create one family account for all your children.) Create a new account if you do not have one, using your email address and a password of your choice.
- Myself or Miss O’ Connell will then approve your account and you (the parent ) will be connected to our class.
- Download the Seesaw Family app onto your own personal device from the app store/Google play store or if you are using a computer/laptop, visit app.seesaw.me. Children will not use the Seesaw Family app.
- Once downloaded, select ‘I’m a family member’ and sign into your account that you just created. Here you can view your child’s work discreetly and communicate with me privately.
Once you are connected to our class, you will then receive a private message from me on the family app which you will find in the inbox. In this message I will send you further instructions and an individual home learning code in order to add your child to the Seesaw class app where they will be able to access class work and activities.
I have included an FAQ on Seesaw remote learning below if you would like to find out more.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55a6e4bde4b0b0ebce635c9d/t/5e853f47f911dd31e601c7e3/1585790796238/Remote+Learning+with+Seesaw+FAQs+for+Families.pdf
However do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries and I will endeavour to help you to the very best of my ability.
Textbooks
All school books are available on the publishers websites but where possible I will include a link or upload a photo of the page in question.
ConsentIt is very important for parents to note that by accessing the invitation above that you are consenting to your child’s use of the SeeSaw application and the subsequent interactions between home and school staff.
Any other questions?Feel free to contact me regarding teaching and learning through the SeeSaw application and I will get back to you as quickly as I can but at latest within 24 hours. It will take us all a few days to get used to our new teaching platform so please don’t feel stressed or under pressure at any time!! You are all doing a great job so far. This is all very new for everyone and we are all learning, including myself.
If you have any non-teaching/learning concerns please contact office@theheathns.com or you can phone the school secretary Monday to Friday between 10am - 11am on 0861806094.
Is mise le meas
Rebecca O’ Mara