Dear Parents

Please see below for information regarding timetable variations instituted so that we can prepare appropriately for online learning in the event of a whole school closure. As advised yesterday: Queenwood remains open for students at this stage but we have made a decision to bring this remote learning test forward to allow adequate time for staff and students to prepare.

To ensure you stay up-to-date as the situation progresses, please regularly consult the COVID-19 Updates page on our website. A record of this, and other communications, as well as resources and announcements will be posted there.

Thursday 19 March 2020
Lessons will finish for Years 7-12 at 12:30pm to allow teachers time to prepare for off-campus learning. Parents need to arrange for girls to picked up at this time. Girls who cannot return home early or need to wait for the Queenwood bus will be supervised in the Rennie Library until 3:20pm.

Friday 20 March 2020
Years 7-9 will stay at home and have lessons online in order trial our remote learning systems and procedures. Girls who cannot stay home can come to school and complete their lessons online here at allocated locations. Classes will be as normal at school for Years 10-12.

Years 7 – 9 girls learning remotely on Friday will be working to the schedule below (Periods 1 – 3 and 5 will be based on their usual Friday Week B timetable):

7.00am – 8.00am Before School
Exercise, breakfast; get dressed in school uniform, set up work area at a desk and turn on device (sign out of all other apps/online social media; put phone away); Log onto Queenwood Canvas; test home wifi, camera and microphone are working on device; have necessary equipment and resources ready for Periods 1 - 3

8.20am – 8.30am: Tutor time
Go to Canvas Year group course - check in with Tutor via Conferences; daily attendance recorded

8.35am - 8.45am Period 1
Go to Canvas course for this lesson: engage, participate and review/submit work as required

9.40am - 10.40am Period 2
Go to Canvas course for this lesson: engage, participate and review/submit work as required

10.40am - 11.00am Recess
Close device; go outside, eat a healthy snack

11.05am - 12.05pm Period 3
Go to Canvas course for this lesson: engage, participate and review/submit work as required

12.05pm - 12.25pm Just Read
Close device; 25 mins of silent, sustained reading of a hard copy fiction text

12.30pm - 1.00pm Period 4 (Wellbeing)
Go to Canvas Year group course: engage and review progress with Tutor on online experience so far via Canvas Conference

1.00pm - 2.20pm Lunch Close device; go outside, eat a healthy, nutritious lunch; complete any incomplete work from Periods 1 – 3; prepare resources/equipment needed for Period 5

2.20pm - 3.20pm Period 5
Go to Canvas course for this lesson: engage, participate and review/submit work as required After School Close device; go outside, exercise, spend at least 1 hour “offline”; engage with family activities and meals Complete revision/study and work to be submitted as required

Girls will be engaging in online learning in a variety of different ways throughout the day (such live video conferencing, guided work provided via our Learning Management System Canvas with the provision of pre-recorded video lessons, activities to complete and online discussion/chat with their class teacher to post questions and get feedback on work submitted). Some of our teachers will be delivering online learning from their own homes and some will be working in offices or classrooms at school.

If any girl experiences challenges or difficulties throughout the day of remote learning she can direct her query in the following ways:

• Questions or concerns about a subject, task or resource – email via Canvas to her class teacher

• Any IT technical issues – take a screenshot/photo of any error messages and email these to her Tutor via Canvas email; or bring the screenshot/photo of the error message to IT Helpdesk at lunchtime on Monday 23 March

• Questions or concerns about personal or wellbeing issues – email via Canvas to her Tutor

To ensure you stay up-to-date as the situation progresses, please regularly consult the COVID-19 Updates page on our website. A record of this, and other communications, as well as resources and announcements will be posted there.

Your sincerely
Mrs Kim Elith
Director of Curriculum