Covid-19 School Update

​Dear Parents/Guardians,
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I cannot express enough on behalf of my staff our continued appreciation of your support during these challenging and changing times. We remain committed to ensuring that Curriculum continues but are very mindful that this is not always easy in your home settings for many reasons. We are here to help as best we can. Your student’s teacher will be in contact at some stage soon to identify a suitable time for them to make contact with you.  Please be understanding of the following:

• Work packages are a support for parents not a substitute for schools
• Parents are not expected to be expert teachers - rather parents are to assist with programs
• Staff are expected to share their expertise/tips with you
• It’s a parental decision as to how/if a rewards program is set up
• Staff cannot be expected to offer counselling services – we can refer you to appropriate agencies/people
• Staff cannot replace Therapists- please contact your therapists direct 
• Teachers cannot provide one-to-one sessions covering the whole schooldays and/or the curriculum
• We are using SeeSaw and Department emails as our main form of communication with parents- we will try to get back to you as soon as possible (probably within 2 working days)
• Teaching and learning is not just from books/resources - cooking sessions, gardening, pet care and so on- are also educational activities. I’m sure you have some very purposeful activities for your children to do around the home. These are valuable teaching sessions.
• You may not complete all the work provided – that’s Ok. Just do as much as you can.
• All assessments and reporting will resume when this COVID-19 process is completed. No child will be disadvantaged. 

 
I hope this has been helpful for you. We are here to support your children. Please contact us if you need more work or unclear as to our current role.
Thank you,

Jacqueline Gellel
Principal
Dianella SC ESC
02.04.2020

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