Circumstance

Remote learning

My child (and their siblings if they are also attending Powell’s) is absent because they are awaiting test results and our household is required to self-isolate. The rest of their school bubble are attending school and being taught as normal.

If your child is too unwell to work, we would of course not expect the work to be completed.

Maths lessons (yr 1- 6) will be White Rose videos linked to work in school and work to be completed.

English tasks for KS1/KS2 uploaded to Class Dojo following the sequence of learning happening in the classroom. The quantity will be dependent on age/stage of your child. Some/all of these will be ‘handed in’ to your child’s class teacher on Class Dojo for marking.

Watch Letter and sounds phonic videos for Early years and KS1 to work on the phonics your child will be missing – teacher will direct you to the appropriate video.

Topic task(s) following the lessons being covered in class that week. This may be the screens from the lesson being uploaded onto Class Dojo along with resources / worksheets (if appropriate i.e. if the resources required for the lessons are already at home). If the lessons being taught in class are not able to be delivered remotely (e.g. if it requires additional resources such as art resources e.g. clay or pastels, or geography resources e.g maps and atlases) then alternative ‘topic’ learning will be set on Class Dojo which may make use of the Government’s ‘Oak Academy’ lessons.

My child’s whole bubble is not permitted to attend school because they, or another member of their bubble, have tested positive for Covid-19.

For each year group the teachers will produce a suggested timetable and a daily plan.

Maths lessons  The quantity and format will be dependent on age/stage of your child.  Teams will be used and there will be a mixture of live lessons (any  lessons will be recorded so can be watched at another point), pre-recorded videos and independent work.  Answers will be provided for self-marking at home. Children from year 2 up will also spend time on Times Tables Rock Stars

English tasks The quantity will be dependent on age/stage of your child.   Teams will be used and there will be a mixture of live lessons (any lessons will be recorded so can be watched at another point), pre-recorded videos and independent work.  Some/all of these will be ‘handed in’ to your child’s class teacher on Class Dojo for marking. This will include spelling, grammar, writing and reading. In addition, children are to continue to quiz on accelerated reader (if appropriate) and in Key stage one use Oxford Owl.

Phonic lessons In Early Years and Year One children will have four pre- recorded teaching videos a week by the class teacher.  In Year Two the children will use the letters and sounds lessons.

Other curriculum subjects  There will be one other subject uploaded to Teams for children to complete and hand in virtually. This will be a lesson your child would have been taught in class this term which can be most easily adapted to remote learning.  This may include resources from Oak Academy and BBC Bitesize.

1:1 support  if your child receives 1:1 support and they are isolating, a more bespoke programme of support will be set up. This may include phone calls / video chats with your child’s 1:1 support.

We enter another ‘lockdown’ with total school closure.

For each year group the teachers will produce a suggested timetable and a daily plan.

Maths lessons  The quantity will be dependent on age/stage of your child.   Teams will be used and there will be a mixture of live lessons (any  lessons will be recorded so can be watched at another point), pre-recorded videos and independent work.  Answers will be provided for self-marking at home. Children from year 2 up will also spend time on Times Tables Rock Stars

English tasks  The quantity will be dependent on age/stage of your child.   Teams will be used and there will be a mixture of live lessons (any  lessons will be recorded so can be watched at another point), pre-recorded videos and independent work.  Some/all of these will be ‘handed in’ to your child’s class teacher on Class Dojo for marking. This will include spelling, grammar, writing and reading. In addition, children are to continue to quiz on accelerated reader (if appropriate) and in Key stage one use Oxford Owl.

Other curriculum subjects  All curriculum subjects will be delivered.  There will be between one and two other subjects uploaded to Teams for children to complete and hand in virtually. This will be a lesson your child would have been taught in class this term.  This may be a live lesson or a pre-recorded lesson by the teacher. It will also include resources we use in school for example Purple Mash in ICT and Charanga in music. This may include resources from Oak Academy and BBC Bitesize. 

Small group learning which will look different depending on the age of the children. This may be guided reading sessions, small group reinforcement and spelling groups.  The sessions will run throughout the hours of the usual school day in small groups.

1:1 support  if your child receives has an EHC plan and they are at home, a more bespoke programme of support will be set up. This may include phone calls / video chats with your child’s 1:1 support. A personalised curriculum.  If your child has a My Plan they will receive extra support to help them work towards their outcomes.