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Dear Parents, Over the past few weeks I have had a very small number of emails from parents sharing their concern that their child is a victim of bullying. I have also heard some of our students calling other students a 'bully.' According to our Child Safeguarding Policy, the definition we use of bullying may differ from how some of our parents or students are interpreting the word. Please read below our school definition of bullying and if you can find a few minutes to talk this through with your child that would strengthen the very definition. Please know that we have a zero tolerance approach when it comes to students demonstrating a behaviour that is not in line with our school values. Many thanks, Ms Lisa 
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 Dear Parents and Families, Some of you may have seen in the Empower Weekly, articles about the PYPX. As a PYP school, we culminate our Primary experience through a PYPX. Grade 5 students work together on a unit of their choosing, they work with a range of people to help with this process and the idea is that the students choose a topic that they can research and possibly make a change. Many complex themes are being explored by the students and we hope that all the community get an opportunity to share in the students process of finding out. I have been very fortunate to work with a group about the topic of Gender Equality, this group have shown that they have so many ideas and ways of changing the world - let's help them make a difference. Ms Lisa.  Dear Parents and Families,
At OIS, we follow a strict protocol with child-safeguarding for all ages. We encourage students to speak up and speak out about any issues going on for them where they may feel unsafe. Parents, please sit with your child sometime this weekend and ask them the following questions; "Are there 3 people either in school or at home that you feel you can trust or talk to." Children should be able to give you a response, if not we should be asking the question why? So please have a discussion with your child regarding their right to Recognise, Refuse and Report!! Thank you, Ms Lisa Dear Parents and Families,
We are beginning to feel that we are in a rhythm of being back in the building, some students are still experiencing a many different emotions but for most the feeling of being back to school is a normal part of every day life. I tried to capture the climate of what it is like to be back in the building. Please enjoy: safeshare.tv/x/d3ajnZ08wN0 Stay safe over the break! See you on Tuesday 22nd March! Ms Lisa Dear Parents and Families, It was so interesting today during Lunch Lounge, that we had some of our Grade 1 and 2 classes join us in their class on the big screen. Students spent some time joining in a fun online quiz and guessing what the answers might be. I have to mention how proud I am of all the students for following COVID school protocol. Students have been masking, sanitizing and trying their very hardest to socially distance. In the classes we have organised seating plans, where students are able to identify their 'bubbles' and close contacts. We do have daily play but we are mindful of the time we spend interacting with one another, so we have a 1 class, 15 minutes, 1 space daily play opportunity. After the break, we will revise break and play times for the students.
From next week, if a case is reported in school, only close contacts from Grades 1-5 will be sent home. For Early years, if there is a positive case in school, the whole class will be sent home. We are hoping that we do not have to send any children home at all! We are still mandated to offer the Learning From Home Programme (LFH), I made clear in last weeks blog post who our LFH programme is for and who it is not for. Next week, as the numbers decrease online again, we will share exact details of what is expected for LFH for different grades. Have a great weekend!! Ms Lisa Learning From Home Details
Dear Parents, We are very excited to see more and more children each day arriving at school. At the time of writing, we mostly have single digits for those students Learning From Home. Every Wednesday, you will be asked if your child would like to come in the following Monday, please be sure to encourage your child to come to school, where possible. Also, if it is your child’s first day with us in the building, do make sure you inform their teacher so we welcome them into school in the morning. Even though we are required to provide the Learning From Home Model, we would like parents to be mindful about how we are using it for students. Ultimately, our LFH programme is for:
The LFH programme is not for:
If an entire Grade is in school, for obvious reasons there will be no links available on Managebac. If a parent communicates with a teacher on the day that their child is supposed to be in school and asks for links to learning, unless there is a genuine reason, links will not be created for that individual child and the child will remain at home with no access to sync lessons. We hope that you understand, our goal is to welcome all students back into school. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions or add them to FAQs from parents. Ms Lisa Dear Parents and Families,
How timely, that my last weeks post was titled, Back Online and this week, I can, at last say, Back in the Building. The most exciting thing to witness was the Early Years set foot in the building. For some of them this will be their first time physically in school. The first few weeks of school will be spent orientating themselves around the school, getting reacquainted with their friends and learning how to be safe and follow, Mask, Sanitise and Social Distancing protocols. The teachers have also done a great job of planning ahead for the next few weeks as an over view and focussed on Social and emotional learning, which includes areas like physical and mental health. Please check emails and the weekly outline for updates. We have staggered our entry and exit times for now, until the buses return. For now parents, please check: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zidikcXaQqZ4j1PeC4bSXWtmjz8PwaJDeheGoLBcAd4/edit#gid=1725876749 to add any questions you may have about reopening. I am trying my best to respond to these questions on a daily basis. Thank you for your support, positivity and patience, Ms Lisa Hughes  Happy New Year to you all!! I hope you are keeping safe and well as we embark on yet another year of Learning From Home. Thank you for your continued support of your young learners. As we are all working from home, we are very much learning to adapt to a different way of life and for our youngest learners, how they have learnt to listen through a screen to teachers they have not met yet is incredible. Sometimes, being at home can lead to fun discoveries, I was sitting on my balcony today, when I had a rather large, uninvited visitor, who stayed with me for a while, until it flapped its wings and I got a little scared. Perhaps you can show the image to your child and ask them what it might be. Our team of teachers are always there for you but we do have scheduled Virtual Care Calls from 17th -28th January, be sure to sign up for a time, if you wish to discuss anything about your child in more detail. I am not sure if most of you know but I do get to spend my time popping into classes, I am very fortunate to see our youngest learners and how they engage in remote learning. Today, I enjoyed a building session with Nursery! Take care, Ms Lisa Dear parents and families,
Many of you know that from Monday 22nd November all Primary teachers will be working from the school building. On Monday, teachers will have a flexible sync schedule as we take time to configure and set up learning with your child from a different location. During this time, teachers may face technical difficulties, as we will be relying heavily on the school wifi connection. Your child’s teacher will email you on Friday 19th November to give you exact details of what to do if we experience connection issues at school. Your child should have access to our online school subscriptions and failing that they will have access to Seesaw, where they could continue unfinished or newly assigned tasks. Your child’s teacher will be in touch with you to let you know exactly what your child can do if a teacher is unable to connect, until the problem is resolved. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience caused, Ms Lisa Hughes |
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