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Parents, before your children spend time online, read our expectations around internet safety and find other helpful parent links by clicking the button below.
Internet Safety
1) Communication Channels:
  • School webpage = the central location for all home-based learning activity and communication.
  • Newsletters = provide ongoing updates that relate to the whole school
  • Classroom communication:
    • Email via Hero = class updates
    • 'Google Meet' = online video conferencing CLICK HERE to view a video tutorial
    • 'Google Calendar' = for Google Meet times and links
    • 'Google Classroom' = Akotoa and Kawaka students
    • Individual communication can also occur with home and school via the normal email channels. List of staff email contacts are found here.
2) Day Plan for Parents and Students:
  • Start each day agreeing with a plan. Identify when and where home-based learning will occur - you may want to schedule this around the weather e.g. if it is forecast to rain in the afternoon, spend the morning outside and complete home-based learning tasks in the afternoon.
  • Check the Google Meet calendar for your next online conference (teachers will generally lead these in small groups, two to three times a week).
  • Agree together on the order you will complete the set tasks on your Action Learning Contract (you can find this by clicking on your class name on the Home-Based Learning webpage)
  • Set a time limit and an alarm (e.g. watch alarm, iPad or oven timer) for each task so you stay focused but also allow for brain/food breaks so that concentration is maximised.
3) Time Expectations:
  • The amount of time that is spent on Home-Based Learning is hard to set as each home is different.
  • The table below is an approximate guide.
  • There is no set order. How the day is arranged is set by parents and children together at the start of the day. 
  • What each family can achieve is dependant on numerous factors including:
    • Internet speeds
    • Number of devices 
    • The degree of challenge in each learning activity 
    • Number of children at home and available parent support ​
  • It is important that parents weigh these factors up and set their expectations allowing for flexibility so that:
    • Quality work is achieved 
    • Children who are ‘in the flow’ can continue 
    • Children who are struggling find some success before finishing (even if the activity is for a short time)
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