{"id":11238,"date":"2020-03-30T09:55:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T09:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/?p=11238"},"modified":"2020-03-30T10:23:58","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T10:23:58","slug":"new-home-learning-grids-and-microsoft-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/cumbernauldprimary\/2020\/03\/30\/new-home-learning-grids-and-microsoft-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"New Home Learning Grids and Microsoft Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents, Carers and Pupils,<\/p>\n<p>We hope you are keeping well and safe. Hopefully, the Home Learning grids have been enjoyable and given you and your family some fun tasks to do when not at school. We are all missing school and especially missing our pupils.\u00a0 Please know you are all very much in our thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>This week (30.03.20 \u2013 3.04.20) we will be posting new learning activities.\u00a0 The learning grids or projects provide work for the week.\u00a0 Our aim is to keep pupils learning in a way that is manageable for children and parents and is not overwhelming. We will post the activities on our website and in \u2018Microsoft Teams\u2019 on Glow on Monday 30.03.20. <strong>Click on the Home Learning Link above to see the new challenges.<\/strong> We will attach instructions on how to access your \u2018Microsoft Team\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft Team will help us to keep in regular contact with our pupils.\u00a0 It will be our virtual class giving pupils and parents an opportunity to communicate with the class teacher \u2013 asking questions and seeking information relating to school \u2013 just like being in the class.\u00a0 We are excited about using \u2018Microsoft Teams\u2019 as it will help us connect again \u2013 something we have been really missing.<\/p>\n<p>In using \u2018Microsoft Teams\u2019 it is important that we establish some expectations and guidelines to be followed.\u00a0 This will help to ensure that we all focus on supporting each other\u2019s learning and wellbeing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Team is for asking questions or seeking information relating to tasks and learning \u2013 just like a conversation between the pupil and teacher. Unfortunately it is not a social platform for chatting with friends.\u00a0 You have lots of other ways of doing this.<\/li>\n<li>Remember our RESPECT values \u2013 always use appropriate language and conversation when speaking on the chat.<\/li>\n<li>It can be used by parents to seek information when appropriate especially on behalf of younger pupils.<\/li>\n<li>Please no personal info or photographs \u2013 this is to keep everyone safe.<\/li>\n<li>No video calls \u2013 as you can imagine the teaching staff were very keen for this to be agreed!!!<\/li>\n<li>Questions will be responded to at points throughout the <strong>school working day<\/strong>.\u00a0 We will do our very best to get back to you.\u00a0 Please be mindful that staff are also working on additional school tasks throughout the day.<\/li>\n<li>We are seeking the support of parents in monitoring your child\u2019s safe use of \u2018Microsoft Team\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the grids or projects and the support from class teachers we will also provide regular information on useful sites, apps and activities to help support learning, family time and to help \u2018Bust the Boredom\u2019.\u00a0 Look out for these on our website and Teams.<\/p>\n<p>Please see instructions for accessing \u2018Microsoft Team\u2019 instructions below.<\/p>\n<p>Please be patient with us as a staff, this is fairly new to us and we are learning every day!\u00a0 We look forward to working together in this new format and making connections again.<\/p>\n<p>We are very appreciative of your support and cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The staff of Cumbernauld Primary.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/cumbernauldprimary\/uploads\/sites\/25701\/2020\/03\/30094922\/Accessing-Microsoft-Teams.docx\">Accessing Microsoft Teams<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Parents, Carers and Pupils, We hope you are keeping well and safe. Hopefully, the Home Learning grids have been enjoyable and given you and your family some fun tasks to do when not at school. 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