January 25th 2021

Dear Parents / Guardians

 

Thank you for your support of Home School today.

 

We hope you received your weekly Guardian Summary last Friday afternoon in respect of your daughter or son’s learning for the week. If not, please do let us know.

We will then re-send you an invitation.

 

The Daily Tutor Time activity tomorrow is:

Digital Library

 

Please do ensure your child has chosen a book and is reading 20 minutes daily.

 

To encourage students in their daily reading task we will be talking to them about

Reading Competition Folkestone Creative

Please do encourage your daughter or son to participate.

 

This week, we are starting Reading Breakout Groups in Year 7. The Reading Breakout Groups will take place within a timetabled Live Online English lesson. Next week we will extend this to Year 8 and the week beginning February 8^th to Year 9.

 

The very large majority of students are now attending all their Live Online lessons and submitting their assignments in good time to their teachers. Our Guidance Managers are working hard to make telephone contact with all families this half-term, to check on student welfare.

 

If students encounter issues with sound when using Webex for Live Online lessons, then the following Guide will resolve these:

 

Downloading and Starting the Webex Client

 

As with all our Guides please download and save these – or ensure the students do - for ease of reference.

 

In the week beginning February 8^th, we will be asking students to carry out undertake tasks under test conditions in their Live Online lessons. We will be giving students plenty of practice in the meantime. We need to carry on building up students’ skills to work under test conditions, even in the current difficult situation.

 

We want all our students to remain safe by following the National Lockdown Guidance

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/national-lockdown-stay-at-home

 

as well as to remember social distancing, hand washing and face coverings, so as to play their part in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.

 

Yours Sincerely,

 

Sonette Schwartz   

Principal     

 

Charles Joseph

Senior Vice Principal