Remote Learning

I commend both the Federal and State Governments for doing an amazing job of leading us through the COVID-19 pandemic in incredibly trying circumstances. It is an extremely difficult task to decide what is best for all Australians. The Prime Minister and the Premier of Victoria have different approaches to how schools should be operating at present, so the school and the wider community continues to receive conflicting information about when and how schools will return to face to face teaching in the future. At Sunshine Christian School the wellbeing and safety of our students, teachers and community remains the priority for us. As a result, we continue to act on the advice of the Victorian Chief Health Officer and will continue to ensure that if students can engage in remote learning from home, then they must do so at home. For those who require onsite learning, this will also continue. Some major announcements on the easing of restrictions are due to be made today by the Federal Government and on Monday by the State Government. As soon as I am able to discern the implications for our school I will communicate this to our community.

Remote Learning Packs

Thank you to all parents who picked up the remote learning packs for Weeks 4 – 6 of this term. We appreciate and thank you for the support you are demonstrating to the school and to your children’s education. Included in the packs were a number of library books for each child to read. Please remember to keep these safe and well-cared for, but also well-used. If you have not returned the learning packs or library books from Weeks 1 -3, could you please do this ASAP.

Wellbeing

The staff are doing an incredible job of not only providing rich student learning opportunities but also caring for the wellbeing of the students. Mrs. Truong, our chaplain and Wellbeing Officer, is available to speak with any students or parents who need some extra support during remote learning. You can contact Mrs. Truong by contacting the school or emailing her directly at mtruong@scs.vic.edu.au.

Rotation Day

During the remote learning period we will maintain our Rotation Day on Thursday. The teachers of specialist subjects will be assigning various tasks every Thursday. Please ensure the children are engaged in Christian Studies, Auslan, Music, Art and Physical Education activities during the day. All tasks and activities will be posted on Showbie.