Year 7

COVID & Remote Learning

Resources for Parents

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NSW Government website – Learning from home – Tips & Advice

Wellbeing

Being confined to home for an extended period of time can cause stress and conflict. Tips for looking after your children during isolation include:

  • Talking to your whole family about what is happening. Understanding the situation will reduce their anxiety.
  • Help your children to think about how they have coped with difficult situations in the past and reassure them that they will cope with this situation too. Remind them that the isolation won’t last for long.
  • Exercise regularly. Options could include exercise DVDs, dancing, floor exercises, yoga, walking around the backyard or using home exercise equipment, such as a stationary bicycle, if you have it. Exercise is a proven treatment for stress and depression.
  • Encourage your children to keep in touch with family members and friends via telephone, email or social media (where appropriate).

Communicating with Your Child

We encourage you to start and finish each day with a simple check-in. These check-ins should be a regular part of each day and start straight away. Not all students thrive in a Remote Learning environment; some struggle with too much independence or lack of structure and the check-ins help keep them on track.

In the morning, ask:

  • What are you learning today?
  • What are your learning targets or goals?
  • How will you be spending your time?
  • What resources do you require?
  • What support do you need?

In the afternoon, ask:

  • What did you learn today?
  • Acknowledge one thing that was difficult. Either let it go or come up with a strategy to deal with the same problem if it comes up again
  • Consider three things that went well today. Why were they good?
  • Are you ok? Do you need to ask your teacher for something? Do you need help with something to make tomorrow more successful?

These specific questions matter because they allow your child to process the instructions they have received from their teachers and help them organise themselves and set priorities. 

Digital Citizenship

We recommend that you take the time to explore issues of digital citizenship and then discuss these with your child. Click here for more information.

It is important that during this period of Remote Learning that we maintain safe and responsible use of information and communication technologies.

This includes appropriate use of digital platforms, privacy and information protection, respectful communication and how to deal with online issues.

Parent Webinar – Digital Safety

Monday 26 July 2021
6pm – 7pm
Webinar link: Click here.
Passcode: 106933

The webinar will provide real-world and relevant information, providing strategy-rich and practical content such as:

  • Social media platforms and current behavioural trends 
  • Current legislation and research around topical online issues
  • Gaming management strategies
  • Safety and communication strategies parents can deploy within the home
  • Cyberbullying reporting pathways and management strategies

More Cyber Safety information and resources can be found on the Redlands Cyber Safety Hub which is a free resource for Redlands families.

I hope you all have a great week.

Mr Edward Atkins
Yr 7 Advisor 
eatkins@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9909 3133