I think this week we we're all feeling the pinch. A bit like that mid point in a race when your energy level is just starting to stretch.

The week started quite relaxed. We all knew what we were in for this week. By the end of the week I think we're all feeling a little bit of lock down lethargy.

Today the Chief Minister expressed that schools are highly unlikely to return to face to face teaching before the end of the term. The Catholic Education Incident Management Team meets on a daily basis to review the current situation, listen to the advice from ACT Health and determine the best course of action and support in line with all restrictions. The Director, Mr Ross Fox, will inform Principals about what will be happening in Catholic Schools as soon as there is a clear direction from the ACT Government.

Thank you for all your support. We know it can be challenging at home with remote learning. We only ever expect families to do the best they can in their own circumstances and you are all quite amazing! Well done all. 

Thank you to our staff and students for their enthusiasm and engagement. There's still a lot of laughing and celebrating happening. I'm very thankful for our community during times such as these.

Important Privacy and Safety Information for MS Teams meetings

While it can feel fun being online together and we are all getting very skilled at doing this it's important to know that child safety and privacy remains at the front of every decision regarding how we use it.

All virtual meetings on MS Teams are recorded by the teacher to be archived and stored in compliance with safety and child protection standards. During this recording students who have their camera on or who use the microphone to ask a question will have their image and voice captured in the recording. Once the meeting is stored the teacher will change the permissions on this video to restrict students from reviewing the content unless permission is granted by the teacher. The video will not be downloadable by students. If yo do not want your child to be recorded in a virtual meeting, please notify the teacher, and the student will be supported by allowing them to have their camera off and microphone muted during the meeting. This will limit student participation to the use of chat and Emoticons to respond to peers and the teacher during a meeting.

When students are online at meetings please help them:

• remain in the presence of a parent or carer;
• blur the background OR select a virtual background;
• ensure that they are muted so that the class or small group cannot hear family conversations in the background

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Welcome to Ms Jones!

Ms Elizabeth Jones has been appointed as our new Sustainability Teacher for Years 3 to 6 until the end of the year. Ms Jones began yesterday at school, assisting with supervision of students on site and also learning about our school. She then spent Thursday and Friday introducing herself to each class in their MS Teams. Ms Jones will be engaging students in Years 3-6 online each week until our return from lock down.

OSHClub at Home

Thanks to OSHClub for providing us with some ideas and activities as part of their free OSHClub at home program. Anyone can subscribe to their activity ideas at https://www.oshclub.com.au/oshc-at-home/

OSHClub at Home Activity Ideas

Thank you for continuing to work together to make our Canberra community safe and healthy for all.