monday 31st august - "choose your own adventure day"
Hello to all our families:
We are listening and responding !
It is clear that this period of Remote Learning is “tough”
The feedback that we have been receiving from students, families and teachers is clearly telling us that there is a “toll” associated with Remote 2.0.
This Monday, the 31st of August, is going to be a day totally dedicated to Mental Health and Wellbeing of all.
As I can calling it …… “choose your own adventure day”
Students and staff may choose the style of their self directed learning for the day.
There will be no formal classes, WebEx or on compass, for the day.
You may choose to, lighten the load for the day, study hard or complete work at your leisure.
Relaxing and reading a book in the sun, is always healthy for body and mind.
The College will be “open” for the day, but it will be minimal “on site”.
Just myself and 2 office staff.
As always, happy to chat, but most important of all:
Is the message that we must look after our own health and wellbeing to get through this health crisis.
Thanks
Trudie Nagle
We are listening and responding !
It is clear that this period of Remote Learning is “tough”
The feedback that we have been receiving from students, families and teachers is clearly telling us that there is a “toll” associated with Remote 2.0.
This Monday, the 31st of August, is going to be a day totally dedicated to Mental Health and Wellbeing of all.
As I can calling it …… “choose your own adventure day”
Students and staff may choose the style of their self directed learning for the day.
There will be no formal classes, WebEx or on compass, for the day.
You may choose to, lighten the load for the day, study hard or complete work at your leisure.
Relaxing and reading a book in the sun, is always healthy for body and mind.
The College will be “open” for the day, but it will be minimal “on site”.
Just myself and 2 office staff.
As always, happy to chat, but most important of all:
Is the message that we must look after our own health and wellbeing to get through this health crisis.
Thanks
Trudie Nagle
PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Hello to our College community.
This note is just a reminder that we will be running parent teacher Interviews both Thursday night 20th and Friday 21st.
If you have “missed it”, you can make an appointment via compass or ring the office and they will help you out.
Please remember that there will be no webex classes on Friday, as teachers will be completing their PT Interviews.
There will be no on-site supervision on Friday.
Thanks for your co-operation and I hope that you enjoy your interviews.
Please be sure that your children are present during the interview time, after all, they will be the topic of discussion!
Thanks
Trudie Nagle
This note is just a reminder that we will be running parent teacher Interviews both Thursday night 20th and Friday 21st.
If you have “missed it”, you can make an appointment via compass or ring the office and they will help you out.
Please remember that there will be no webex classes on Friday, as teachers will be completing their PT Interviews.
There will be no on-site supervision on Friday.
Thanks for your co-operation and I hope that you enjoy your interviews.
Please be sure that your children are present during the interview time, after all, they will be the topic of discussion!
Thanks
Trudie Nagle
COLLEGE CAPTAIN APPLICATIONS 2021
Dear Parents and Carers,
Following the announcement that all schools in Victoria will be moving back to Flexible and Remote Learning beginning on Wednesday 5th August I would like to outline the processes we have put in place to ensure that all families are provided with the best possible educational program during this health crisis.
The return to Remote Learning is a critical response to keeping us all safe and healthy. I understand that this is very short notice and for some families this will be quite challenging, however I believe that we have the right practices in place to support the learning of our students during this period.
While every school will deliver Flexible and Remote learning to suit the students in their unique context, Bairnsdale Area School Principals met as a group on Monday August 3rd, and will continue to meet every Friday, to ensure consistent application of the stage 3 restrictions across our schools and communities.
The directive is that all students will be learning from home during this stage of restrictions. The purpose of Remote Learning is to minimise the movement of people within the community – students, parents and staff. The only exceptions to this are
If you feel as though your child meets one of these exceptions, please contact me so that we can effectively plan for your child’s supervision at school.
Families wanting students to attend on site will be asked to follow the process outlined below:
The current situation is expected to last for at least the next 6 weeks, taking us through until the second to last week of term 3.
I will keep the school community informed as new information arrives.
I am always happy to chat, just call the office on 51504800.
Yours sincerely
Trudie Nagle
Following the announcement that all schools in Victoria will be moving back to Flexible and Remote Learning beginning on Wednesday 5th August I would like to outline the processes we have put in place to ensure that all families are provided with the best possible educational program during this health crisis.
The return to Remote Learning is a critical response to keeping us all safe and healthy. I understand that this is very short notice and for some families this will be quite challenging, however I believe that we have the right practices in place to support the learning of our students during this period.
While every school will deliver Flexible and Remote learning to suit the students in their unique context, Bairnsdale Area School Principals met as a group on Monday August 3rd, and will continue to meet every Friday, to ensure consistent application of the stage 3 restrictions across our schools and communities.
The directive is that all students will be learning from home during this stage of restrictions. The purpose of Remote Learning is to minimise the movement of people within the community – students, parents and staff. The only exceptions to this are
- Children whose parents cannot work from home and do not have any other supervising options.
- Vulnerable children
- Children with a disability
If you feel as though your child meets one of these exceptions, please contact me so that we can effectively plan for your child’s supervision at school.
Families wanting students to attend on site will be asked to follow the process outlined below:
- Fill in an application form and submit that to the school office
- The Principal of the school will then approve the request or not.
- Parents will need to wait until that access is granted, before sending their children to school.
- Each day of attendance, the parent must sign the children “in and out” (Primary)
The current situation is expected to last for at least the next 6 weeks, taking us through until the second to last week of term 3.
I will keep the school community informed as new information arrives.
I am always happy to chat, just call the office on 51504800.
Yours sincerely
Trudie Nagle
Today the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education announced a number of initiatives to support VCE students:
Obviously there are lots of questions that arise and we don’t have all of the details but we will keep you up to date as quickly and efficiently as we can.
The Deputy Premier, has acknowledged the additional work required by teachers at a school level in this process and has given assurance teachers will have the time required.
Most importantly I think the message is to reassure students their individual circumstances are being considered.
We will also be highlighting the significant impact the bushfires have had on our VCE students.
(Yes, you have indeed had a tough year)
There is no change to the timetable for VCE exams and an assurance that ATAR scores will be known
by the 31st December.
We are here to support you in every way possible. As a team, we will all get through this as you guys set up the next chapter in your lives.
When I first spoke to you on the very first day this year, none of us knew that all of this was ahead of us!
Keep your eyes open for more updates as we get them.
Thanks
Trudie Nagle
Principal
- Significant was the announcement the every VCE student will be individually assessed for the impacts of COVID this year.
- There is an assurance students won’t be disadvantaged and he wants students to feel confident and motivated moving forward.
- One key change will be that VCE teachers will be asked to rank all students in their classes according to outcomes (this is usual), but also to rank them “ if we had not had COVID”, where would the teacher have expected they would have been ranked, hence identifying at an individual level the impact of COVID.
This will be for every VCE student across the state.
- Data that will be used to inform the decision to adjust ATAR scores will be a combination of the two styles of teacher rankings, Assessment tasks completed “before COVID”, the GAT coming up in October and of course the end of year exam results.
- This is a clear desire to be fair and equitable to all students across the state, taking into account the individual impact on each student completing VCE.
Obviously there are lots of questions that arise and we don’t have all of the details but we will keep you up to date as quickly and efficiently as we can.
The Deputy Premier, has acknowledged the additional work required by teachers at a school level in this process and has given assurance teachers will have the time required.
Most importantly I think the message is to reassure students their individual circumstances are being considered.
We will also be highlighting the significant impact the bushfires have had on our VCE students.
(Yes, you have indeed had a tough year)
There is no change to the timetable for VCE exams and an assurance that ATAR scores will be known
by the 31st December.
We are here to support you in every way possible. As a team, we will all get through this as you guys set up the next chapter in your lives.
When I first spoke to you on the very first day this year, none of us knew that all of this was ahead of us!
Keep your eyes open for more updates as we get them.
Thanks
Trudie Nagle
Principal
VCE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY 7/8/2020
Good afternoon to you all
Well, we almost made it through the two weeks without another spanner being thrown our way!
Our news is GREAT NEWS!
The current changes to schooling and lockdowns in Melbourne DO NOT apply to us.
It is business as usual for all students at the College.
Monday will be a student free day, for Professional Development for the staff, as was always the plan.
I look forward to seeing all the students pouring back into the College, refreshed and ready to go with Term 3, on Tuesday the 14 July.
Regional Victoria has had very few cases and vast parts of Regional Victoria have had none. The current metropolitan situation is designed to keep it that way.
I am looking forward to a term that is uninterrupted and with no tricky twists ………fingers crossed.
Trudie Nagle
Well, we almost made it through the two weeks without another spanner being thrown our way!
Our news is GREAT NEWS!
The current changes to schooling and lockdowns in Melbourne DO NOT apply to us.
It is business as usual for all students at the College.
Monday will be a student free day, for Professional Development for the staff, as was always the plan.
I look forward to seeing all the students pouring back into the College, refreshed and ready to go with Term 3, on Tuesday the 14 July.
Regional Victoria has had very few cases and vast parts of Regional Victoria have had none. The current metropolitan situation is designed to keep it that way.
I am looking forward to a term that is uninterrupted and with no tricky twists ………fingers crossed.
Trudie Nagle