We're keeping students learning both in and out of the classroom.
Explore the department's learning from home resources to support both online and offline learning for all students.
Learning from home without technology
We understand some students do not have access to a device or internet for online learning. Contact the school to discuss non-digital learning from home options for your child.
4 May 2020
FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED LEARNING MATERIAL
We are happy to advise that Nowra Premier Coaches, Shoal Buses and Kennedy’s bus services have kindly offered to transport student learning material from school to student designated bus stops, at normal drop off times.
Please click on the link for more information on drop off and pick up of work:
Information Letter
29 April 2020 Information for the first 2 weeks of Term 2
Yesterday students in Year 7 - 10 were sent an email to their DoE account with documents supporting their learning from home for Weeks 1 and 2 of this term. To keep you updated and support parents and carers with supporting their children at home, the following information was sent to them.
The photos attached include a new structure for the student's day - taking into account the need for them to break often, step away from their devices and the advice around learning from home including reduced time and timetabled wellbeing and physical activities. It also includes the learning from home timetable for each year group (note that it is not the same as their normal school timetable) and student expectations for learning which will help us monitor their attendance and engagement.
Each student will have been enrolled in new classrooms for each of their subjects and you will notice a very clear structure in each of the lessons including the purpose of the lesson, lesson instructions and supporting information in the one place. Teachers will be online in the classroom during the periods allotted to each subject to support students with questions they have at the time.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the school and speak to one of your child's Deputy Principals, Year Advisors or teachers.
We would like to thank our families for their support in keeping our school community safe and learning in these unprecedented times.
Yr 11 7 12 timetable
Year 11 and 12 students were sent the following email and documentation to their DoE email regarding their Learning from Home for Weeks 1 and 2 of this term.
We hope you are all enjoying the school holidays and have found some time in your day to enjoy some sun, fresh air, exercise and relaxation!
Online learning at home continues for the first two weeks of Term 2 just as we were doing during March/April. Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 April are Pupil Free days and staff development. Students return to learning Wednesday 29 April and school remains open for the families who need it. Students will receive information to their DoE accounts to help them navigate the return to learning in a very simple and effective way before the therm starts.
The school will provide information about the staggered return to school from Week 3 (Monday 11th May) ASAP.
Until then - enjoy this holiday sunshine!
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GOOGLE classroom access codes for students who are adhering to the Premier's advice to learn from home:
Year 7 iqxcuph
Year 8 ranbrf6
Year9 sz3kogd
Year 10 qiyqnb3
Staff are adding work currently, we do ask for some patience while we prepare work for students. We recommend that students follow the timeline included with these images to ensure that they are meeting their learning needs, however, be kind to yourselves at this moment and work to your child's needs and take time to answer questions and check in around their learning and wellbeing.
Stage 4 - Year 7 and 8, Stage 5 - Year 9 and 10. Stage 6 - Year 11 and 12 should follow their normal timetable.
Google Classroom can be accessed through the students DoE portal:https://sso.det.nsw.edu.au/sso/XUI/?
goto=https://portal.det.nsw.edu.au#login/
Thank you to those who have advised our front office of their plans and requested work. Year 11 and 12 students should have work to complete and individual classrooms for each subject will be communicated to them via their DoE email.
For students who don't have internet or a device to work on at home, a printed booklet can be collected from the front office.
Our Homerooms are up and running on Google Classroom.
This is how you find information and mindful activities from your Year Advisor, the Wellbeing Team, Counsellors, LASER and Careers.
Year 7- va6lslo
Year 8- bpcsdno
Year 9- uolbr7
Year 10- z5w7ba7
Year 11- d2iofto
Defence School Mentor Mrs Jacqui Copeland has a code for her students: pdojvep
Assessment tasks for Students in Year 7 to 10
I’ve heard there is some confusion for some of our students about assessment tasks.
Due to recent events, we cannot ensure that all of our students have had an opportunity to access learning to complete their assessment tasks. Hence, we have stopped any assessment tasks for Years 7,8, 9 and 10 between Monday 16 March and Friday 9 April.
Ruth Winfield
Principal
31.3.20
Dear Parents, Carers and Students
Many of our teachers are making time to call home and speak to their students and their families - to touch base, support in learning and a general check in.
Their numbers may be on private because they are not necessarily calling from the school - if you can be aware of that at this time...we would love to chat to you!
1.4.20
Free Audio books:
The following link is totally free and no sign in required to access kids Audio books through Audible. It does not work in Internet Explorer. Chrome and Safari are fine.
This is a service from the company to support our students during the learning from home period.
Please feel free to use it with your family.
https://stories.audible.com/discovery
