Remote Learning – COVID-19
Remote learning at St Matthew’s CE Primary School
This information is to be used as a general guide for parents. There are 2 general scenarios outlined below; the first scenario where your child is not permitted to attend school and the second outlines the actions in the case of a whole bubble not being permitted to attend school.
| Circumstance |
Remote learning |
| My child (and their siblings if they are also attending St Matthew’s CE Primary) 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.
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- A brief weekly overview of the learning planned for the class will be sent out via ClassDojo. Any learning that can be attached via a file on class dojo will be posted. Completed work can be brought into school on the child’s return.
- Maths lessons – The school uses White Rose Maths to plan lessons to cover the maths curriculum. White Rose have a Home Learning Section so you can access the same work the children would be doing in school
- Times Tables Children can still practise their times tables by using their login to Times tables Rockstars.
- English Lessons – The Government backed website Oak National Academy has English lessons
- Phonics – https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ Games can be played on this site for all sounds. Your class teacher will let you know via dojo the sounds the class are learning.
- Topic task(s) Suitable files/learning will be uploaded to ClassDojo. BBC Bitesize have videos, quizzes, articles and practice activities to help parents this Autumn term. The Government backed website Oak National Academy has over 10,000 lessons that cover all subjects in all year groups. You can find your child’s year group and follow the lessons provided.
Class teachers can be accessed through ClassDojo Just send a message and the teacher will get back to you as soon as they can. Class teachers will not be able to provide individual learning for your child whilst they are class teaching. You can also contact the school by e-mail: office@st-matthews.kent.sch.uk |
| 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.
We enter another ‘lockdown’ with total school closure. |
- The class teacher will send out daily links via ClassDojo for the learning for that day.
- Each child should check in via the message facility on the app for registration purposes.
- If the bubble has been closed because the Classteacher is ill, the school will utilise another teacher/TA to send work out via ClassDojo as soon as is practical.
St Matthew’s is investigating the use of Microsoft Teams as a way of providing live lesson links if a bubble or the school has to close. |
Remote Learning guidance St Matthew’s September 2020
The following resources were gathered at the beginning of lockdown and are still useful to parents:
This letter was sent out by the school at the point schools closed: Home learning Suggestions
A useful set of Maths websites: Maths resources for pupils to access
Reading websites:
Accelerated Reader: The link to our site so children can complete quizzes: https://ukhosted43.renlearn.co.uk/2240940/
Linked to Accelerated Reader a selection of ebooks can be found here https://readon.myon.co.uk/
P.E links sent through by Youth Sport Trust: P.E Links
Music & singing https://www.singup.org/singupathome/
Dear Parents and Carers,
These resources have been sent to schools from the Specialist Teacher Service at Broomhill Bank. There are some great ideas for home learning and for supporting children who may be feeling anxious or struggling emotionally at this time. Resources will be added to this list as we receive them.
Miss Lumley – Inclusion Leader
Nuffield Health – As an extension to SWAP, their School Wellbeing Activity Programme, they have created a wellbeing journal filled with challenges and activities to keep children happy, healthy and active whilst at home.
We have had further resources from the Specialist Teaching Service that may prove useful.
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here for a useful website to support those with speech and language needs: