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FAMILY ConneX

Getting Started

The Student / Family / College relationship is vital through HILLCREST ConneX as teachers partner with families to maximise Learning at Home and establish positive online routines. Maintaining a strong connection between the college and home will help to foster positive student outcomes long term.

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Learning Space
Communication
Learning Hours

Key considerations

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Provide a quiet and comfortable learning space where students can work effectively.
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Maintain normal school routines and expectations as much as possible.
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Students are to wear their College uniform while online.
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Maintain clear communication with staff via email.
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Ensure students check-in with their teacher each morning via Seesaw.
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Take an active role in helping your child with their learning.
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Encourage a variety of activities, including physical activities when not online.
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Remove devices from bedrooms at night.
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Monitor the number of hours students are online outside of their set learning tasks.

Learning space

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Get ready

Do you have your uniform on?

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Good lighting

Is your area well lit?

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Everything on hand

Do you have the resources you need? (Have you got a pencil, sharpener, glue, scissors, paper?)

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Safety first

Do you have your device charged and extension leads safely set up?

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Energy levels

Do you have a drink bottle and some morning tea and lunch to keep your energy levels up and brain thinking?

Communication

Who to connect with and how to do it

Communicating with the College

  • Email will remain the main form of communication for the College and students.
  • HILLCREST ConneX will be continually updated on the website, so students can access the latest information as needed.

EMAIL COLLEGE

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Communicating with Teachers

  • While Learning at Home, students will be expected to communicate with teachers regularly via Seesaw so they can stay connected while not onsite.
  • Email is the best method of communication for Parents and Carers.
  • Professional dialogue must always be maintained and students should not use acronyms such as LOL when writing to their teacher via chat or email.
  • Please respect teachers’ personal time. Teachers will reply to communication when they are able around class time and it is not an expectation that they will reply to emails after hours.

Communicating with other Students

  • Ask your child if they have completed all tasks and help them to upload activities to Seesaw for teacher feedback.

Learning Hours and Check-ins

It is recommended that all students maintain, as best they can around family dynamics, the same learning hours they would experience when on-site at school. A familiar routine when Learning at Home is important. All students and families are encouraged to engage in the core learning of each day. Suggested timetables for different year levels can help you manage your time and facilitate learning.

As parents, you know what routine and timetable will work best for your child. At this age, students benefit from one-on-one time with an adult that they have an emotional attachment to – you! If elements of a structured timetable don’t work for your child, the best thing you can do is anything where you are interacting; for example, cooking, playing a board game, creating Lego together or reading. Below is an example of a timetable that you could use as a starting point.

Getting Started
Life Group or Family Devotions
Session 1
Learning Focus: Literacy
Watch the daily video and complete the Literacy activities set out on your 'Daily Plan'.
Morning Tea
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 2
Learning Focus: Numeracy
Complete Numeracy activities from your 'Daily Plan' and remember to include some hands-on Maths in the home (eg. Uno, Yahtzee, cooking, planning a budget/dinner).
Lunch
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 3
Other Key Learning Areas: Science / HaSS / Health / Technologies / Drama / Dance / Christian Living / SECRET Skills challenge.
Specialist Fun
Have fun with PE, Music and Art
Getting Started
Life Group or Family Devotions
Session 1
Learning Focus: Literacy
Watch the daily video and complete the Literacy activities set out on your 'Daily Plan'.
Morning Tea
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 2
Learning Focus: Numeracy
Complete Numeracy activities from your 'Daily Plan' and remember to include some hands-on Maths in the home (eg. Uno, Yahtzee, cooking, planning a budget/dinner).
Lunch
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 3
Other Key Learning Areas: Science / HaSS / Health / Technologies / Drama / Dance / Christian Living / SECRET Skills challenge.
Specialist Fun
Have fun with PE, Music and Art
Getting Started
Life Group or Family Devotions
Session 1
Learning Focus: Literacy
Watch the daily video and complete the Literacy activities set out on your 'Daily Plan'.
Morning Tea
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 2
Learning Focus: Numeracy
Complete Numeracy activities from your 'Daily Plan' and remember to include some hands-on Maths in the home (eg. Uno, Yahtzee, cooking, planning a budget/dinner).
Lunch
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 3
Other Key Learning Areas: Science / HaSS / Health / Technologies / Drama / Dance / Christian Living / SECRET Skills challenge.
Specialist Fun
Have fun with PE, Music and Art
Getting Started
Life Group or Family Devotions
Session 1
Learning Focus: Literacy
Watch the daily video and complete the Literacy activities set out on your 'Daily Plan'.
Morning Tea
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 2
Learning Focus: Numeracy
Complete Numeracy activities from your 'Daily Plan' and remember to include some hands-on Maths in the home (eg. Uno, Yahtzee, cooking, planning a budget/dinner).
Lunch
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 3
Other Key Learning Areas: Science / HaSS / Health / Technologies / Drama / Dance / Christian Living / SECRET Skills challenge.
Specialist Fun
Have fun with PE, Music and Art
Getting Started
Life Group or Family Devotions
Session 1
Learning Focus: Literacy
Watch the daily video and complete the Literacy activities set out on your 'Daily Plan'.
Morning Tea
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 2
Learning Focus: Numeracy
Complete Numeracy activities from your 'Daily Plan' and remember to include some hands-on Maths in the home (eg. Uno, Yahtzee, cooking, planning a budget/dinner).
Lunch
Make a healthy food choice from your lunch box. Connect with your family, have some time outside, play a game.
Session 3
Other Key Learning Areas: Science / HaSS / Health / Technologies / Drama / Dance / Christian Living / SECRET Skills challenge.
Specialist Fun
Have fun with PE, Music and Art