primary school (years 5 & 6) online learning guide for
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Primary School (Years 5 & 6)
Online Learning Guide
For Families and Students
Term 3, 2020
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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Minaret College Online Learning for Years 5 & 6 Students........................................................................... 4
Communication and Attendance .................................................................................................................. 4
Communication and Learning Resources .................................................................................................. 4
Printed Learning Packs .............................................................................................................................. 4
Attendance ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Feedback on Completed Work .................................................................................................................. 4
Using Zoom.................................................................................................................................................... 5
Signing into Zoom ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Download Zoom on Your Home Device .................................................................................................... 7
Windows and Mac Devices ................................................................................................................... 7
iPads and Android Devices .................................................................................................................... 7
Timetables ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Timetable 1 – From Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 September ......................................................................... 8
Timetable 2 – From Monday 7 September ............................................................................................... 9
Managing Screen Time and Online Safety .................................................................................................. 11
Student Wellbeing and Care ....................................................................................................................... 12
Additional Suggestions for Parents/Guardians ........................................................................................... 13
Establish Routines and Reinforce Expectations ...................................................................................... 13
Support Your Child’s Learning ................................................................................................................. 13
Support Your Child’s Wellbeing............................................................................................................... 13
Arrange Family Time ............................................................................................................................... 13
Staff contacts ............................................................................................................................................... 14
Curriculum and Wellbeing Coaches ........................................................................................................ 14
Heads of Schools ..................................................................................................................................... 14
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Introduction
As we continue with online learning due to COVID-19 restrictions, the College continues to invest to
improve the way we deliver online learning to our primary students. To date, we’ve facilitated learning
via Seesaw and throughout Term Three, teachers have been calling students at home to provide
additional assistance and support.
Alhamdulillah we have recently been able to secure sufficient Chromebooks to make them available to
our Year 5 and 6 students. Chromebooks have been successfully utilised by our secondary students for a
few years now. The availability of Chromebooks means we are now ready to introduce live online
lessons via Zoom for Year 5 & 5 students. From Wednesday 2 September, students will join their
classmates and teacher in live classes throughout the day.
This guide has been updated to support students and families to prepare for this significant transition.
Online lessons are new to our primary students and teachers. From our experience with secondary
students, we know the first few days may take some adjusting, but things will quickly settle as we all find
a new sense of routine using different technology.
At the end of the guide, you will find contact details for members of the Academic Leadership Team.
Please get in touch for any further support and clarification. Together, we’ve got this!
Finally, we ask Allah (SWT) to guide and protect our families and community. May we benefit from this
time and gain a renewed perspective of our continued blessings. Ameen.
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Minaret College Online Learning for Years 5 & 6 Students
Communication and Attendance
Communication and Learning Resources
Teaching will be via the Zoom video conferencing platform. Communication and distribution of online
learning materials will be via our existing platform, Seesaw. The fortnightly learning plan will continue to
be uploaded by Sunday evening every week. The plan will include a range of tasks to support our
students’ learning including Zoom, Seesaw activities, online tasks (e.g. Mathletics, Studyladder),
worksheets and activities.
Printed Learning Packs
With the introduction of Zoom lessons, printed learning packs will be discontinued for Year 5 & 6 students from Wednesday 2 September.
Teacher Availability for Communication with Parents
Zoom lessons are similar to classrooms – they will be a forum for direct communication between
teachers and students only. Parents or other members of the household should not attempt to
communicate with teachers during class times.
Seesaw will continue to be used for communication between parents and teachers. Responses to
Seesaw messages will be provided in a timely manner. Teachers are not expected to reply to students or
families outside of hours between 8.45 am and 3 pm.
Student Liaison Calls
Teachers will be communicating directly with students in Zoom classes. Therefore, student liaison calls
will no longer be conducted. Similar to when students are learning face to face, calls may be made to
parents if a student is absent/late or to follow up on any concerns regarding students’ learning or
wellbeing.
Attendance
Schools will continue to mark attendance during online learning. It is expected that students be punctual
and be logged in and ready by 8.45 am for their Quran recitation each morning. We request parents to
ensure that students have a quiet learning space for their lessons.
If a student does not attend the Zoom lessons for more than 2 consecutive days, the form teacher or
another member of staff will contact the parent to follow up on the student.
Feedback on Completed Work
Teachers will continue to provide feedback on completed work. Returning the completed work on
Seesaw also allows us to understand how the student is progressing and what future learning support
each student may require.
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We request that all completed activities/tasks be returned to the teacher via Seesaw for feedback.
Feedback will be provided within 48 hours of the work being returned.
If a student or family is finding it difficult to complete a set task, please contact the teacher. For further
support, please refer to the contact list provided at the end of this guide.
Using Zoom
Links to classes will be distributed to students via Seesaw along with the Timetable.
Links may vary throughout the day due to security and to cater for students working in different groups.
Therefore, students should pay particular attention to ensure that they are clicking on the correct link at
the start of each lesson.
Before commencing, students should follow the instructions below to sign into Zoom on their
Chromebook. Instructions to sign in using a different device are shown later in the guide.
IMPORTANT NOTES
The Zoom app will be installed onto the Chromebook automatically. Please ensure the
Chromebook is connected to the Wi-Fi at home in order for the app to be downloaded.
When signing in, students should select the SSO option, if students sign in with an account
other than their student email address, they will not be able to join the class.
Signing into Zoom
Students should follow the below instructions to log into zoom before clicking on the link in Seesaw.
1. Open the Zoom app and click ‘Sign In’.
2. Click the option ‘SSO’
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3. Enter ‘minaret-vic’ as the company domain
4. The Chrome browser will open. Select ‘Remember my choice’ and click ‘open’.
5. Once logged in, click on the Zoom link posted by the teacher on Seesaw.
The Zoom link on Seesaw
will look like this.
Click on the link to open the
Zoom app and join the session.
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Download Zoom on Your Home Device
Windows and Mac Devices
The following instructions apply for Windows and Mac devices. If you do not already have the Zoom app
installed on your computer, you will be prompted to install the app automatically when you try and join
a Zoom class for the first time. However, you can manually install the app by following these steps:
1. Open the web browser and go to https://zoom.us/download 2. Under Zoom Client for Meetings click the Download button.
3. After the installation file is downloaded, open the file and install the application as normal.
4. Once installed, open the app and follow the instructions on the previous pages to sign in.
iPads and Android Devices
For iPads and Android devices, you can download and install the Zoom Cloud Meetings app from the
app store and follow the same sign-in instructions.
Timetables
Two timetables will be used to transitioning to Zoom classes:
1. Timetable 1 - From Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 September. This timetable maps out the week
including the mix of Seesaw only and Zoom lessons.
2. Timetable 2 – From Monday 7 September ongoing. This will be our new ten-day online
timetable.
The two timetables are shown on the following pages.
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Timetable 1 – From Wednesday 2 – Friday 4 September
Minaret College- YEAR 5 & 6 - Term 3 2020 Zoom Online Learning Timetable - WEEK 8 7:30 am -
8:30 am Hifz Program via Zoom for enrolled students in Years 3-7
8:45 am –
9:15 am
Quran Recitation / Du’as / Inspirational Messages Form Class Time / Hygiene Education / Wellbeing / General instructions / Attendance
Mon Tue Wed Thurs Fri
BLOCK 1:
9:15 am –
10:15 am
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
Zoom lesson Zoom lesson Zoom lesson
10:15 am–
11:00 am RECESS
Complete set tasks & feedback by all teachers via Seesaw BLOCK 2:
11:00 am–
11:30 pm
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
P.E VIA SEESAW ACTIVITY
P.E VIA SEESAW ACTIVITY
P.E VIA SEESAW ACTIVITY
11:30 am –
12:00 pm
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
HEALTH ACTIVITY VIA SEESAW WELLBEING ACTIVITY/VIDEO ON SEESAW
FRIDAY INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE ON SEESAW Student - Reflection and goal setting
12:00 pm–
12:30 pm LUNCH
Attendance / Teacher instructions BLOCK 3:
12:30 pm –
1:30 pm
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
Zoom lesson Zoom lesson Zoom lesson
1:30 pm –
2:00 pm WUDU & PRAYERS
Form Teacher-Attendance / Feedback by teachers via Seesaw / Wellbeing Check / Wrap up BLOCK 4:
2:00 pm –
2:30 pm
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
MATHS Students to complete set tasks on Maths on Seesaw
ENGLISH Students to complete set tasks on English on Seesaw
ENGLISH Students to complete set tasks on English on Seesaw
2:30 pm –
3:00 pm
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
Students to complete set tasks on Seesaw
FEEDBACK/WELLBEING CHECK VIA ZOOM
Form Teacher FEEDBACK/WELLBEING CHECK VIA ZOOM
Form Teacher FEEDBACK/WELLBEING CHECK VIA ZOOM
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Timetable 2 – From Monday 7 September (as per Class timetable)
Week 9 Week 10 MON TUE WED THU FRI MON TUE WED THU FRI
7:30 – 8:30 Hifz Program via Zoom for enrolled students in Yrs 3-7
8:45 – 9:15 QURAN RECITATION/DUAS/ Inspirational messages
Attendance/Hygiene Education/Wellbeing/General Instructions
Attendance / Teacher instructions
BLOCK 1
9:15 – 10:15 ENG - ZOOM MATHS -ZOOM ENG - ZOOM MATHS - ZOOM ENG - ZOOM MATHS -ZOOM ENG - ZOOM MATHS - ZOOM ENG - ZOOM MATHS - ZOOM
10:15 – 11:00 RECESS
BLOCK 2
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:00
Complete set tasks & feedback by all teachers via Seesaw P.E VIA
SEESAW
ACTIVTY
P.E VIA
SEESAW
ACTIVTY
P.E VIA
SEESAW
ACTIVTY
P.E VIA
SEESAW ACTIVTY
P.E VIA
SEESAW
ACTIVTY
P.E VIA
SEESAW
ACTIVTY
P.E VIA
SEESAW
ACTIVTY
P.E VIA
SEESAW
ACTIVTY
P.E VIA
SEESAW
ACTIVTY
P.E VIA
SEESAW
ACTIVTY
ART
ACTIVITY VIA
SEESAW
WELLBEING
ACTIVITY/
VIDEO
HEALTH
ACTIVITY VIA
SEESAW
WELLBEING
ACTIVITY/ VIDEO
ON SEESAW
FRIDAY
INSPIRATIONAL
MESSAGE –
Reflection and Goal
Setting
D.T
ACTIVITY VIA
SEESAW
WELLBEING
ACTIVITY/
VIDEO
HEALTH
ACTIVITY VIA
SEESAW
WELLBEING
ACTIVITY/ VIDEO
ON SEESAW
FRIDAY
INSPIRATIONAL
MESSAGE -
Reflection and
Goal Setting
12:00 – 12:30 LUNCH
Attendance / Teacher instructions
BLOCK 3
12:30 – 1:30
QURAN -
ZOOM
ARABIC -
ZOOM
ISLAMIC
STUDIES-
ZOOM
D.T- ZOOM ART - ZOOM QURAN -
ZOOM
ARABIC -
ZOOM
ISLAMIC
STUDIES -
ZOOM
ART - ZOOM D.T - ZOOM
1:30 – 2:00 WUDU & PRAYERS
Form Teacher-Attendance / Feedback by teachers via Seesaw / Wellbeing Check / Wrap up
BLOCK 4
2:00 – 2:30
ENGLISH -
Students to
complete set
tasks on English
on Seesaw
MATHS -
Students to
complete set
tasks on Maths
on Seesaw
ENGLISH -
Students to
complete set
tasks on English
on Seesaw
MATHS - Students
to complete set
tasks on Maths on
Seesaw
ENGLISH -
Students to
complete set tasks
on English on
Seesaw
MATHS -
Students to
complete set
tasks on Maths
on Seesaw
ENGLISH -
Students to
complete set
tasks on English
on Seesaw
MATHS -
Students to
complete set tasks
on Maths on
Seesaw
ENGLISH -
Students to
complete set tasks
on English on
Seesaw
MATHS -
Students to
complete set
tasks on Maths
on Seesaw
2:30 – 3:00
Feedback/wel
lbeing check
via zoom
Feedback/wel
lbeing check
via zoom
Feedback/well
being check via
zoom
Feedback/wellbei
ng check via
zoom
Feedback/wellb
eing check via
zoom
Feedback/well
being check via
zoom
Feedback/wel
lbeing check
via zoom
Feedback/wellb
eing check via
zoom
Feedback/wellb
eing check via
zoom
Feedback/well
being check via
zoom
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The below table is a template of how Zoom links will be provided to students as part of their timetable via Seesaw.
ZOOM LESSON LINKS
Class Subject
Name of
Teacher Meeting Link Meeting ID & password
ENGLISH
MATHS
QURAN
ARABIC
ISLAMIC
STUDIES
DIGITAL
TECHNOLOGIES
THE ARTS
HEALTH/ PE
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Managing Screen Time and Online Safety
It is important that students keep a balanced approach to online learning. Time spent using digital
devices should be broken up with physical exercise and offline learning tasks. The mix of activities
provided by teachers in the learning plan should assist families find that right balance.
It is also important that families also consider eSafety and the responsible use of information and
technology. This includes:
The appropriate use of digital platforms (Zoom & Seesaw), privacy and information protection
Respectful online communication
As students will be using the internet and online services more than ever before, we advise both
students and families to be extra vigilant about cyber bullying. Families are also reminded that by law,
children under the age of 13 years cannot have social networking accounts such as Facebook, Kik,
Instagram, Musical.ly, Snapchat, WhatsApp and so on.
We encourage families to refer to the eSafety website (http://www.esafety.gov.au) which contains
information regarding internet safety.
Please refer to the Primary Student laptop agreement form for guidelines on safe usage of laptop.
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Student Wellbeing and Care
Times of change can be challenging, and it is important that students remain focussed on what is within
their control. Despite our physical distance, the College continues to remain available to support
students and their families during what may be a disruptive and difficult time. Please contact the form
teacher or contacts at the end of this guide for support or advice. The below are some additional tips to
keep students physically, mentally and spiritually healthy during this time:
Keep consistent with prayers - in the remembrance of Allah (swt), the hearts find rest
Create a positive atmosphere. Smile – it’s a Sunnah!
Do a random act of kindness:
o Help your younger sibling with something
o Help around the house
o Make du’a for someone
Keep active and consistent with physical activity
Keep connected with friends and family
Don’t remain in front of your screen between classes
Eat fruits and vegetables and drink plenty of water
Read or listen to Quran
Memorise a few verses of the Quran each day – even 1 verse a day will be 30 verses by the end
of the month!
Maintain good hand hygiene and wash your hands with soap regularly
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Additional Suggestions for Parents/Guardians
The below are some additional suggestions on how parents can best support their child adjust to
learning at home via Zoom.
Establish Routines and Reinforce Expectations
Parents can:
Create a sense of routine. If bedtimes have ‘lapsed’ through the break, get back into similar patterns you would establish during a normal school term
Provide your child a quiet and comfortable study area where distractions are minimal and learning resources are readily available
Let other members of the family be aware of the routine and timetable you’re working to so they can assist
Create a healthy balance between formal learning (e.g. Reading and writing) and initiated learning (e.g. outdoor learning)
Be committed yet flexible. Things may not go to plan, and that’s ok!
Provide your children with healthy snacks and lunch during timetabled break times
Support Your Child’s Learning
Parents can:
Remind your child to attend to all tasks and celebrate their progress
Encourage students to complete the tasks for the day – create a checklist and give positive reinforcement when all the tasks are completed
Support Your Child’s Wellbeing
Parents can:
Communicate any issues or provide feedback to their form teacher – we’re here to help!
Encourage your child to keep connected with family and friends under your supervision
Avoid over exposure to negative news or discussions
Monitor how much time your child spends online and refer to the eSafety website for valuable resources and information to protect your child while online (http://www.esafety.gov.au)
Arrange Family Time
Remember to share quality time as a family. As some examples:
Enjoy a meal together and talk about the day
Offer Salah together
Read the Holy Quran together, reflect on Allah (swt) and His creation
Talk about the Sunnah of the Prophet SAW together
Talk about your children’s interests
Talk about any fears they may have and give them reassurance
Face-time family members (especially grandparents!)
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Staff contacts
Below are the contact details for our Curriculum and Wellbeing Coaches and Heads of School. We
welcome you to contact us to provide feedback, ask questions or share your online learning successes
with us!
Curriculum and Wellbeing Coaches
Our Curriculum and Wellbeing Coaches lead the team of form teachers for their respective year level.
Each coach has a responsibility for the academic progress and wellbeing of each child within the year
level at their campus. While we ask that you first contact your form teacher for most questions, if you
are looking for some additional support or advice, the Curriculum and Wellbeing Coach is available to be
contacted using the email addresses below.
Springvale Campus:
Year 5: Shireen Naidoo [email protected] Year 6: Patrina Narcis [email protected]
Officer Campus Year 5: Zahra Amirdeen [email protected] Year 6: Mazrooh Ali [email protected]
Heads of Schools
Our Heads of School are responsible for the overall academic progress and wellbeing of students within
their school. If you have any feedback, questions or requests regarding online learning, or have a more
sensitive matter that you would like to raise, please contact the relevant Head of School below:
Springvale Campus Head of Senior Primary (Year 3 to Year 6) – Ayesha Farooq ([email protected]) Officer Campus Head of Senior Primary (Year 3 to Year 6) – Imrana Roomi ([email protected])