Dear Parents and Carers,
The following information is designed to help support you and child(ren) during the closure of schools in Term 3 of 2020/ 2021.
Primary 1 – 6
- Seesaw will be the primary mode of communication and for all learning and teaching experiences.
- Class teachers will be uploading learning experiences daily, focusing on Literacy and English, Numeracy and Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Learning (Topic), and Health and Wellbeing.
- Feedback will be provided on work completed, either in written format or voice recordings.
- Class teachers will also be providing pre-recorded short videos to all pupils within the class, this is an important part in ensuring pupils are connected with on a daily basis.
- New concepts, as well as consolidation of prior learning, will be addressed throughout this period.
Primary 7
- Microsoft Teams and Seesaw will be the primary mode of communication and for all learning and teaching experiences.
- Class teachers will be uploading learning experiences daily, focusing on Literacy and English, Numeracy and Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Learning (Topic), and Health and Wellbeing.
- Feedback will be provided on work completed, either in written or voice recordings.
- New concepts, as well as consolidation of prior learning, will be addressed throughout this period.
Additional Support for Primary 7
- Class teachers will be organising Microsoft Teams meetings with groups of pupils throughout the week. This will take the format of a live face-to-face virtual meeting, through the Microsoft Teams application. More information on these meetings will be posted on Microsoft Teams by Primary 7 class teachers.
- Further details of Microsoft Teams log-in credentials will be posted for each child on Seesaw over the next few days.
- Pupils and Families also be issued with an Acceptable Digital Use Contract – it is vital that parents and carers read and return receipt, this will be delivered via Seesaw.
If you have any questions relating to access, permissions, or general queries, can you please direct these to the following email address, gw11adminvle@glow.sch.uk – please note, this inbox will be checked daily.
Kind regards,
Highpark Primary and LCR
