Dear Parents and Caregivers
Pupil Free Week - Week 11 Term 1 2020
The Government has announced that the final week of this school term (Monday 6 April - Thursday 9 April) will be a Pupil Free Week across all South Australian schools. This means that the last day of Term One for students will be Friday 3 April.
Catholic education occurs in a welcoming, inclusive, and connected community like our wonderful school St Joseph’s Memorial. As a Catholic community we are Easter people, full of faith and love. Hence our school motto ‘in omnibus caritas’ reminds us who we are meant to be. Maintaining a genuine connection between each other is a way to practise the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love which is at the heart of the Catholic Tradition. Faith is nurtured through opportunities for prayer and the Religious education program. Hope can be expressed through patience and continuity of learning. Love is experienced through the many interactions between schools and students, wherever they are located.
As our school operates an OSHC service, in Week 11 OSHC will operate as it normally does from the Bridge St site (for Preschool to Year 6), providing Before and After School Care, while SJMS will provide school-based care from Bridge St during school hours free of charge. This will essentially look like Vacation Care, however between 8:30am and 3pm it will be supervised by our school ESO’s.
To book your child in for Before School Care, After School Care or the School Hours Supervision, we ask that you contact jess@sjms.catholic.edu.au before 6pm this Friday 3 April 2020. The families who have already booked for the day do not need to re-book, your child/ren's name/s are on the list.
The cost of providing this school based care (8:30-3pm) is borne by the school. It is provided as a school supervised service, not an OSHC service.
Please note that Vacation Care will continue in the holidays. Bookings can be made for this on the iParent Portal.
Term 2
From the commencement of Term 2, unless informed otherwise by the Government, Catholic schools will remain open to provide remote curriculum delivery and to support students whose particular circumstances require them to be at school.
We will work with families of students who will require attendance at school during this time. This will include children whose parents are required to be at work.
Learning will be delivered simultaneously in school and at home in Term 2. All students will access the same mode of learning; those at school will be supervised to access the same curriculum provided for those who will access it remotely. This mode of learning will continue until we are advised differently by the government. To assist the school ascertain your intentions for Term 2 and to allow the school to effectively plan we are asking all families to complete the survey here.
Online Learning
SJMS is working to guarantee that learning will continue for your child. We will ensure that students can continue their studies remotely and remain connected with their teachers. For this reason, all students will have access to a 'Learning Pack' which will support them either at school or at home.
Learning Pack Collection Day
To support those students who will be working remotely, 'Learning Packs' can be collected on Thursday 9 April 2020 from the William Street Courts between 10am and 4pm.
Please drive through onto the William St courts and staff located in the Transportables will walk to your car and hand you your child’s personalised 'Learning Pack’.
When collecting please remain in your car.
During Term 2, from 8 May 2020 these packs will be available on a fortnightly basis on Fridays between 8:15am and 4:15pm.
Commitment to your child
Please be assured. Your child matters to us. Your family matters to us.
Our absolute commitment is that we will support your child in their learning and wellbeing at this difficult time whether they are physically at school or at home.
Over the coming weeks Mrs Vassallo-Wakefield, Mrs Benci and myself will be in phone contact with families to ensure you are travelling well.
God Bless
Brady Stallard
Photo: Year 6 students have been playing music at Recess and Lunch
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