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General Discussion => This 'n' That => Topic started by: CLKD on March 19, 2020, 07:42:17 AM
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Are happening
Except for children of key workers: NHS Staff; firemen; teachers; GPs; ........... there's a whole raft of children who will remain in school including the vulnerable.
Many families with children at home will require help with providing extra meals.
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Can't we put all of these coronavirus threads together?
Taz x
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That is why I started a new thread. This is moving so quickly that any news will be lost. I've been away since 7.30 a.m. and the main thread has grown :(
So reading the headlines will encourage people to head to what interests them.
Apparently children won't be taught. They will be supervised.
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Children will be taught as normally as possible. Schools are joining together and teachers will plan and teach. Those children at home are given online access to homework or if they do not have internet access the work will be delivered and collected. My head teacher is still hard at work right now trying to sort it all out with other heads. All staff are determined that pupils will suffer as little as possible through these worrying times.
Taz x
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This is variable then as the children across the road, their school will supervise only. So many staff off so subjects won't be covered.
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The schools are being amalgamated into "hubs" decided by the local authority and head teachers and it is expected that there will be enough teaching staff to carry out a basic curriculum. This will begin to be put in place over the weekend ready for rolling out as soon as possible. It is better for the mental well-being of the children if there is structure and they can be doing "normal" learning as much as possible. It is difficult, especially with Mothers Day and Easter coming up when we can't see our own families but have to risk our health to help others, but it's something that we all have to pull together on - a bit like the NHS I feel. There is a great deal of support and camaraderie amongst teachers today. Of course we have nothing to compare it to.
Taz x
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:thankyou:
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My daughter isn't happy. She's already at home as we care for MIL and can't risk her being exposed to it. She thought she'd be on holiday til September - wrong. Her teachers have come up with a stack of homework and are expecting her to put in the same amount of time. ;D Sometimes teachers are just too efficient.
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The schools are being amalgamated into "hubs" decided by the local authority and head teachers and it is expected that there will be enough teaching staff to carry out a basic curriculum. This will begin to be put in place over the weekend ready for rolling out as soon as possible. It is better for the mental well-being of the children if there is structure and they can be doing "normal" learning as much as possible. It is difficult, especially with Mothers Day and Easter coming up when we can't see our own families but have to risk our health to help others, but it's something that we all have to pull together on - a bit like the NHS I feel. There is a great deal of support and camaraderie
amongst teachers today. Of course we have nothing to compare it to.
Taz x
Your authority must be a lot more organised than ours. Here they will be more of a babysitter service due to the age range of the children with parents in the permitted group.
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The schools are being amalgamated into "hubs" decided by the local authority and head teachers and it is expected that there will be enough teaching staff to carry out a basic curriculum. This will begin to be put in place over the weekend ready for rolling out as soon as possible. It is better for the mental well-being of the children if there is structure and they can be doing "normal" learning as much as possible. It is difficult, especially with Mothers Day and Easter coming up when we can't see our own families but have to risk our health to help others, but it's something that we all have to pull together on - a bit like the NHS I feel. There is a great deal of support and camaraderie
amongst teachers today. Of course we have nothing to compare it to.
Taz x
Your authority must be a lot more organised than ours. Here they will be more of a babysitter service due to the age range of the children with parents in the permitted group.
I spoke too soon. The organisation now seems to have gone out of the window! Good intentions but not sustainable for the possible timescale. Can't pretend to understand it but there will still be learning in an uncurriculum way.
Taz x :-\
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My school is just taking key workers children but we are now classed as a care facility and wont be following the curriculum. All children on free schools meals will be sent ?20 vouchers for the next 2 weeks to shop at Aldi (weve opted into the local council scheme until the National one kicks in) in the meantime were offering packed lunches that the parents have to collect. Im trying to isolate in my office and will work from home some of the time, this will be continuing through all the school holidays too. It was sad to see the children go yesterday knowing year 6 probably wont be back.
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No, we didnt tell them, but they knew. They will all go on to the same secondary feeder school so will see each other again there.
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I won't be seeing my children and grandchildren for the foreseeable future. Thank goodness for FaceTime.
My DD and GS started their first morning of homeschooling. They are very fortunate that they have clear and well thought out lesson plans sent online from school. DD's reaction was we can do this!
However, she had a call from a colleague who has two children one of whom is thought to be on the autistic spectrum, but hasn't got a statement in place, has just been given a list of resources. Her son doesn't understand and can't cope with education at home. Home means holiday to him. There are many families who will struggle to attempt education.
I have no doubt my GS will flourish educationally, if not socially.
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Give 'em a hug? Then say "granny has a bad back so I would like a wave instead until I feel better" ? Then practice waving ...... one hand, two hands, waving whilst hopping, skipping ...... that's the kids of course ;-)
I hope that if grandparents have been in regular contact, by now any Virus will have jumped: what is it now, 4/5 weeks since panic began - also if people are in general keeping their distance and children aren't mixing, then the Virus will target someone closer?
These children have been together up until now so hopefully they won't be affected. Key workers are important - until it becomes known how likely it is for people to be affected, is there any other way?
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Jeremy Vine :P hate that programme. He doesn't listen to anyone, he seems to have an agenda to get through ........
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Well i have survived my first day of teaching (i use that term very loosely) and no tears have been shed, yet.
DD had Spanish, Maths and English, which thanks to the teachers involved, had very clear instructions.
DS had Physics, German and PE. DH oversaw the Physics (it ain't my strongest subject), and i did the other two. DD and i then went outside and sowed some lettuce and broad beans, whilst DS washed his Go Kart.
No bribery was involved and i'm hoping tomorrow will be as uneventful.
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Definitely tougher with the younger ones. The most important thing is for the to feel safe and have a little bit of structure to their day, but also to have some fun and smile.
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Doesn't that show that little ones go into School far too early? Don't they learn to play :-\ and occupy themselves?
Some Schools remained open yesterday and two pupils turned up. From different homes. For goodness sake, they should all be in School not pick and choose, staff won't know if they are expecting 1 or 100s ::)
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Four children playing in the playground at the school across the road at lunchtime not much social distancing going on but I suppose it's hard to police when the children are between 4 and 7.
Just the odd dog walker up and down the road.
Lanzalover x
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Cousins playing together, I could hear them screaming and chasing each other. At least they seem healthy ::) and if they are altogether daily ...... what's the difference than being in School :-\
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It's difficult ........... but smalls aren't supposed to get it? How likely R they to be carriers of C-19? Too early to tell yet, mayB
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. At least if you have a garden you can send them outside with a ball.
Mother from hell here. Mine is sent outside with a shovel, she might as well do something useful ;D
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;D. 'photos ? Does she know how to weld a shovel at the coal face though ;)
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My 15 yr old got tire the dogs out duty, not sure who was the most tired in the end, mind the house is quiet and they are all flat out sleeping at the moment x
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CG ... can I borrow him ? I need a 'knacker the puppy' service 🤯 xx
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R U relying on matchsticks pants? Do update the other thread?
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Sounds like my type of schooling ;D - anyone remember Nature Walks - our teacher would put us into twos holding hands when we got a bit rowdy in class ::)
Is it Joe Wicks that they are exercising with?
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OH I feared some of our teachers. It was known as respect ? ::)
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One of my nieces has been working in a school kitchen since she had the kids but is actually a dental nurse. She was asked to work in the kitchens for a few days preparing food for children of keyworkers. She finished yesterday as there weren't enough kids there.
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We had 5 children at the beginning of the week but thats gone down to 2 now. The key workers have made other provision. The 2 left are vunerable children but dont need to come in everyday. I'm working from home now as I can remote into my computer, something I've never done as I always liked to keep my work life separate, but it's now keeping me busy and sane during lockdown.
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We have about 20 each day in the Secondary part and about 30 in the Primary part. it's tough on everyone. I work all day in school, maybe 10 hours, then come home, cry a bit then get on with home stuff. The hardest is the massive contrast between different types of job, where some people are going mad with staying in and being bored, and others are going mad with the pressure of work. Oh and chuck a few hormones in there too!
This isn't the job teachers were trained to do and it is really hard for our staff to learn new skills remotely. They are amazing!
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My GS's teacher is doing a fantastic job. Not only is the programme of work doable for my daughter and her partner, but she also supports and views pupils work online at the end of the day. My GS is enjoying himself, though missing his friends.
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This isn't the job teachers were trained to do and it is really hard for our staff to learn new skills remotely. They are amazing!
Yes, i have nothing but praise for my DC's teachers. They have managed to keep their usual timetable going and every day there are three lessons online, and everything which can be marked is marked, plus they leave really nice, encouring messages for them too.
They are brilliant!
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Probably better than being in school? After all, this works in the Outback ;D
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Well, the mornings are a lot less stressful. No more having to get them down to the bus stop at 07.45. They are both getting up at their normal time and log on at about 9.00. They work until lunch and then start again at 14.00.
They are missing their friends, although manage to catch up with them via Snapchat in the evening and DS can still play games with them online.
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Missing friends, ain't they all on line anyway :-\
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No, in DD's little group of 6, one isn't even allowed a phone and another cannot use any form of social media.
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At last proper contact ;-). A skill that is quickly being lost.
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I was never allowed to be bored! Don't kids know how to entertain themselves now ...... crayons, colouring in, majic painting books, TV , dolls, farms, tractors to push along the carpet ........
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I was never bored. Always played imaginary games on my own. My children were the same as is my GS. Give him Lego and he's happy for hours. Some children do need stimulation though and can be demanding. My granddaughter for example. Her younger brother is not demanding as he has been entertained by his sister's antics since he was born. it's an individual thing.
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My daughter was good at keeping herself occupied when she was younger, but she had to with being an only child, but when she hit the teens bored was her most used word and still is at the grand old age of 15 x
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Bored? Mum made me dust my bedroom if I even yawned ;D but she was a teacher to had lots of ideas ........ make believe was more prominent in the 1950s, I believe that many children have lost the skill and/or patience to make up stories.
From a very noisy, disturbed household I knew how to keep my head down so lived in my head a lot. We had dolls, teddies, Fuzzy Felts, but no Lego >:(.
If we are going somewhere exciting then I get bored if the day doesn't go quickly enough ::). When my mind is bored, it goes to sleep ;)
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Just seen our school rota timetable, goes through the summer holiday till September. Going to be a long haul, i suspected it would but still hard to digest.
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Keeping to routine is helpful with lots of play and relaxation in between. We had I-spy books is that something you could access for children? Or writing essays, maybe a theme: teddy bears' picnic , a visit to the village shop/seaside/cinema [do people still do the cinema thing :-\]
My :) still here .......... did you dust the screen stellajane? ;-)
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;D ..... over-worked?
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Yes CLKD, my DC's go to the cinema a lot. DH is a huge film fan, me not so. I did go and see Toy Story last year though. Love those films.
Week 2 of home schooling, and it is still going ok, although i'm going through shedloads of printer paper.
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That has been recommended by the main supermarkets by taking page explanations in the national dailies, asking the public to shop when they are able to leave slots for those who can't.
I never thought that closing schools to those other than 'essential' workers would work. I suppose so many of those supposedly essential workers are now at home ? but will expect the facility to be available when they return to work ? It should have been a requirement from the very start, that if this fasciitiy was introduced then those children have to maintain attendance regardless of what the parents are doing! as they would have to do should we not be in this situation.
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I heard that too. If I was cynical I'd think it had been written by someone with a house full of kids who doesn't want to look after them themselves! Complete waste of time everyone else social isolating while the kids are spreading it.
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I felt initially that any essential worker should make sure that the children went to school, not suddenly change their minds when it suited them? Kids might be carriers though :-\
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Why can't schools that are open provide meals :-\ - apparently there are more children currently accessing teaching - so why not include provision of dinners ?
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That would involve more staff in school so I assume that’s the reason.
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'essential workers' children surely get fed :-\ or do they take their own grub?
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My school is cooking dinners for our children attending and also providing food parcels. Some children choose to bring packed lunches. From 18th Jan the national voucher scheme starts again and all free school meal pupils will recieve a £15 voucher every week.