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Letter from the Principal

Important Update

 

Dear Parent/Guardian,

 

Thank you for your ongoing support, as well as the many words of appreciation received for the work we continue to do here at Lightning Ridge Central School. I can confirm that no staff member nor any students have been diagnosed with COVID-19. That said, if your child is ill or has a cough, sore throat or runny nose, please keep them at home until they are well. There has been a cold doing the rounds over the last few weeks.

 

I would like to remind the community that as principal I am obligated to follow the advice of the departments of Health and Education. The Health advice on schools remains unchanged. Our Chief Medical Officers indicate that our schools should remain open for education provision at this time.

 

The Government and NSW Department of Education are encouraging you to keep your child at home from Tuesday 24th March to contribute to supporting the community response to COVID-19. The school’s doors will remain open for those students whose parents are in the essential services or who are vulnerable.

As updated expert information comes to the DoE, who are in constant liaison with NSW Health we will keep you informed of any impact on school operations.

 

Should you choose to keep your child at home, the following options are available;

 

•           Lexia/Reading Plus for K to Year 10  https://www.lexialearning.com/

•           Soundwaves (K-6)   https://online.fireflyeducation.com.au/services/login  

•           Maths Prodigy https://www.prodigygame.com/

•           ABC Education https://education.abc.net.au/home#!/home

•           Maths Online https://www.mathsonline.com.au/  

•           Education Perfect (Years 7-12) https://www.educationperfect.com/app/#/login  

•           Stage 6 Google Classrooms where applicable

•           Task Grids (K-6) – available as paper copies from the office.

 

The Learning from Home resources available at: https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/curriculum/learning-from-home/advice-to-parents-and-carers

Provide practical advice to parents and carers on how to best create and support a productive learning environment at home.

 

In the meantime, before the school holidays, staff will be working to develop online units of work that students can access should the current situation continue into term two.

In addition to these, Assessment Tasks for Secondary students will be posted on the LRCS website and other electronic platforms, or emailed to students by the end of this week. If you do not have access to printing, feel free to drop in to the office and office staff will print tasks for you. We encourage your children to revise previous work, complete previous homework and practise reading.

 

Students are asked to regularly check their school emails. This will be a key means of communication for many staff and students, and a means by which students can access and submit work.

 

 

For those students who do come to school, we are expecting high hygiene standards and appropriate social distancing as per Government requirements. Liquid soap will be provided at school. There is no doubt that social distancing is very difficult to enact in school settings and with young people. Young people stand close, share equipment and interact with a high level of physicality. You may wish to encourage your child to come straight to school and come straight home after school.

 

Again, thank you for your understanding as we address this unprecedented situation.

 

Regards,

 

Richard Finter

Principal