Vaucluse Public School



K-6 Learning Package

Dear Parents

The staff at Vaucluse Public School have worked thoughtfully to put together a comprehensive Learning Package for our students that is practical to deliver at home and at school. It should be noted that the Learning Package that is being sent home is the same learning that is being supervised at school. Please note that should there be a need for your child to attend school at any time, send the package with them. It is expected that the Learning Package will be returned when school is in full attendance.

Activities sheets / overviews will be uploaded to the school website and emailed to class parents for distribution. They will also be included in the packages. The school will continue to communicate on a daily basis through the School App.

The following is a breakdown of what is included in each of the learning packages:

Early Stage 1: Kindergarten

• Kindergarten teachers will use the online platform SeeSaw to communicate with parents and students. Logins and instructions are included in each pack.

• Matrix of activities, Handwriting book, Journal for daily writing.

• Two Home readers at appropriate levels. We will be unable to change these at this point in time. Please watch for instructions at a later date.

• Each teacher will use Mathletics and Reading Eggs to set work. Every student should have a login. If you do not have your child’s login please contact us at Vaucluse-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

Stage 1: Year One and Two

• Year One and Two teachers will use the online platform SeeSaw to communicate with parents and students. Logins and instructions are included in each pack.

• Matrix of activities, Handwriting book, Journal for daily writing.

• Reading linked to Reading Eggs. We are including details for an online e-Library and you may wish to access this. If you are able to purchase or borrow texts such as Aussie Bites or Aussie Nibbles.

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• Each teacher will use Mathletics and Reading Eggs to set work. Every student should have a login. If you do not have your child’s login please contact us at Vaucluse-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

Stage Two: Years Three and Four

• Years Three and Four teachers will use the online platform - google classroom to communicate with students.

• Textbooks that will be sent home are: Handwriting book, Maths Mentals and History Comprehension.

• Journal Writing book

• A daily program that will be updated each Monday.

• Specific tasks on Mathletics and Reading Eggspress. If you do not have your child’s login please contact us at Vaucluse-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

Stage Three: Years Five and Six

• Years Five and Six teachers will use the online platform - google classroom to communicate with students.

• Matrix of activities

• Daily 5; Pobble, DEAR, Maths mentals, activity sheets, fitness.

• Mathletics and Reading Eggspress. If you do not have your child’s login please contact us at Vaucluse-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au.

Learning and Support

Our Learning and Support Coordinator – Margaret Nay has suggested the following tips:

• Structure your day. Get up at the same time each day. You may suggest your child puts their uniform on. You may wish to do a Literacy Block in the morning. Break for morning tea. Then you may wish to do a Numeracy Block and break for lunch and a play. The afternoon may be devoted to theme activities, craft, art, music, games, fitness, cooking, board games, card games, jigsaw puzzles, etc. keep in mind that every thirty to forty minutes it is good to get moving.

• You may wish to intersperse activities with DEAR time, an Audible Book, shared reading, crunch and sip, quick fitness activities, singing and dancing to the current favourite song, online yoga and/ or meditation.

• You may wish to incorporate our Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) expectations: Be Respectful, Be Safe, Be a Learner, for daily use at home.

• You may also wish to turn your home into a Kindness On Purpose home. You may wish to set this up at the start of each day by reflecting on what actions we will all undertake to be kind. This will assist in creating a cooperative environment. Your child may like to create kindness IOUs such as unpacking the dishwasher or bringing in and folding the washing. You might like to discuss each day how you are going to fill each other’s bucket.

Class Parents

• We suggest that each Class Parent or a Tech savvy parent in the class set up the class to interact socially using Zoom, google hang out or facetime. (Techies may have other suggestions for group socializing which could be shared via the class parent structure).

• We have also included on the school’s website the information for activities that was sent home last week.

Finally, yesterday, Anita Arnold, in her capacity as Vaucluse Public School P&C vice president and Class Parent Coordinator sent me a post she had read online. I have asked her to share it with class parents. I think it helps to put everything into perspective around learning at home. I also hope it will assist in helping you not to feel overwhelmed.

Over the last few days we have been overwhelmed by the kindness and support of our parents. We have a shared goal. We are in this together. On behalf of the staff we thank you for your best wishes.

Maureen Hallahan

Principal

24 March 2020

Please see below information about an e –library that has been recommended by our Librarian Miss Laura Caesar. If you wish to subscribe to this e-library which Miss Caesar says has great books you will need to email the school at Vaucluse-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au as the school needs to enrol each family separately. Miss Caesar will then manually enrol each student.

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Hi family of Maureen H.,

 

We have been using this useful learning tool in class called Epic - the largest and safest digital library for kids. It allows students like yours to freely explore their interests for endless learning fun.

 

To keep kids reading and learning during a prolonged school closure, Epic is offering all our students FREE REMOTE STUDENT ACCESS through the end of the school year (June 30).

 

Using Epic at home can help us stay connected to our students by assigning books and monitoring their progress. This truly beneficial screen time (reading!) can also be a valuable tool for parents as kids spend more time at home.

 

Sign up now using this email address and you'll be automatically connected to our classroom. 

 

Happy reading!

Ms. Caesar

 

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Remote Student Access is only available by invitation from an educator — if you know any parents who might benefit from this, please have them reach out to their teacher. Educator accounts on Epic are 100% free and it's easy to sign up.

We have included a list of Virtual Tours of Art Galleries and Museums from around the world. A follow up activity could be list your favourite things that you saw.

VIRTUAL EXCURSIONS

To places like zoos, The Lourve, The Great Wall of China, farms and some cute animals.

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The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities, and games. Enjoy the tour! 

Tour Yellowstone National Park!

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Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover.



This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 Virtual Tours of farms from minks, pigs, and cows, to apples and eggs. 

Indoor Activities for busy toddlers

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Play games and learn all about animals



Math and Reading games 

This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. 

300,000+ FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens …/

Geography and animals



Fave kids books read by famous people 

Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot, etc, 

Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities 

Online history classes for all ages preteen through adults 

Educational games K-12 

Digital archive of history 

Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home.

35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world. 

Free Weeks of Maker Stations to keep your children creating at home! Each challenge includes simple instructions using materials around the house, QR code video resources, and a student recording sheet. bit.ly/freemakerstations

Interactive video earth science based curriculum supplement. 

Poetry and music …/mindful-poetry-moments

Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2-12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage culinary skills, literacy, math, and science. 

National Geographic Young Explorers is a magazine designed specifically for kindergarten and first grade students. Children can listen to the magazine being read to them as they follow along with the highlighted text. 

An interactive way to learn history



Allows students to type in any city, state, or country to view an archive of historical photographs and other documents. It’s a unique way to help them learn about history.



A human visualization platform that allows students to explore the human body in really cool ways. 

Helps kids learn to appreciate the arts by providing them with the opportunity to play games, conduct investigations, and explore different forms of art. 

No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child everything from live video of the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen 

This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. 

Kids Think Design explores careers in fashion design, graphic design, interior design, book design, product design, film and theatre, architecture, animation, and environmental design. 

Innerbody explores the 11 bodily systems in depth. With interactive models and detailed explanations, this website will help them learn more about the internal mechanics of the amazing human body.

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MENTAL HEALTH

Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. 

Kid-friendly workouts — choose from Strength for Kids, Agility for Kids, Flexibility and Balance for Kids, Warm-Up for Kids, Cooldown for Kids, Stand Up and Move for Kids, OR create your own custom kid workout. 

At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play. 

EDUCATIONAL SHOWS

This is a Netflix US list but many will be available here.



12 MUSEUMS AROUND THE WORLD YOU CAN VISIT VIRTUALLY

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THIS GUY IS RUNNING A YOUTUBE CHANNEL TEACHING KIDS DRAWING.





ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS.

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SCHOOLASTIC ACTIVITIES

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