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YEA HIGH SCHOOLNEWSLETTERISSUE 8 2020Racecourse Road, Yea 3717P: 03 5797 2207F: 03 5797 2931E: yea.hs@edumail.vic.gov.auW: www.yeahs.vic.edu.auYea High School would like toacknowledge the support of families that has been providedthrough the process of remote learning. We know that it has not always been easy and thanks to your feedback we have been able tosolve problems and fix glitches. We do understand that in manycircumstances remote learning places a strain on students and theirfamilies. Anecdotally we are finding that some students are embracing the opportunity of reduced distractions to better focus on theirlearning tasks while other students are finding it difficult to maintain their work output and their connection to their learning.Our staff have continued to make themselves available to support students and families throughout thiscrisis. We ask families and students to understand theincreased workload this has created and contact withteachers should be constrained to the normal hours ofthe school day.We recently asked families to complete a survey aboutonline learning. This survey is still open, click here toaccessAs I write this, I can see that so far, we have had 42responses and I would encourage all parents to complete this survey so that we can act directly on thisfeedback. For the most part, as you can see below,the responses have been mostly positive:Mr Bruce SkewesMr Brian D’Arcyattainable goal and that targeting a sustainable workload for students is the only practical way to supportlearning programs. We believe, for the most part, weare achieving that aim. The preliminary survey resultsbear this out:The school and Department of Education has recognised a digital divide in our community with some families unable to maintain an adequate level of internetaccess for their children. The school has been advisedby the Department that a small number of InternetDongles will soon arrive in the school and we will distribute those on a needs basis. Some families havealso been supported with memory sticks loaded upwith work from their teachers. We have also distributedOverseas experience with remote learning indicateslaptops to families that currently have no devices.that over time there is a drop off in student engageOur school will remain focussed on getting the workment. It is important to keep in mind the emotional andbalance right and on protecting the emotional health ofmental health of students, families and staff whenour community.faced with this much change in such a short period ofYea High School will continue to strive to improvetime. Some students and teachers feel the pressure ofthe quality of remote learning for all our studentstrying to transfer and maintain the learning programand we look forward to seeing them all back in thethey have had at school to a remote learning program.classroom soon.From the start, as a school, we know that this is not an

You might know Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM from Science with Dr Karl onTriple J or as the host of Sleek Geeks. On Wednesday 6th May at1:00PM we will be having a Q&A session with Dr Karl via Teams forYear 9 Science. We will ask all year 9 students to prepare one question related to their Big Picture project for Dr Karl to answer. This is agreat Real World Connection for you to use for your project. Pleasethink about your question and send it via chat to either Jacquiline Dalton or myself before next Friday 1st May. If you are not familiar with DrKarl, you can check out the "Science with Dr Karl" podcast, the "SleekGeeks" podcast or "Shirtloads of Science” podcast.Microsoft Teams is used to share student lessons, assignments and activities, and to conduct live classchats.Student access – so they can chat/comment on classwork with their peers and teacher. Students canupload links and images to include in their works. They can also comment on classwork and participatein a live class chat.Teacher access – to provide feedback on student work and interact with the class regarding their workin live class chats.Parent access – view and provide comments with their child.Student information used - first name and first initial of surname and a username.This enables students to log into Teams and for teachers to identify to whomclasswork belongs.Security and Privacy regarding teams can be seen at:: ASS is used to upload student lessons, assignments and activities. It is a digital portfolioof students’ daily learning. Students can log-in to view work, retrieve homework, submit their own Learning Tasks. There are no live class chats.Student access - can see their information (including feedback and assessment provided by teachers).Teacher access - Authorises parents/guardians to view information in their child’s journal. Creates activities, and approves submitted assessments and journal work, provides feedback to student in relationto their work.Parent access – can view their own child’s classwork, photos and/or journal work through the COMPASS browser. Login details for parent access is available by contacting the school office.Student information used – first name (or initial), last name, class and CASES ID – this enablesteachers to identify and give feedback to individual students and identify the classroom which they areaccessing and are grouped under.Parent information used – parent name and email address. This enables teachers to email parents.COMPASS data stored –For information on COMPASS’s Privacy Policy see the flowing link: https://www.cobw.vic.edu.au/uploaded files/media/compass privacy policy.pdf

HOW WILL OUR SCHOOL PROTECT PRIVACY?We will ensure that information is handled in accordance with theschool’s policies including: Privacy Policy, Cyber Safety Policy,Acceptable Computer Use Policy and ICT Policy. These will beused to inform the school community on the behavioural expectations when using the above online learning systems at home.These Policies are available on COMPASS in School Documentation and on our Website at: YeaHOW CAN OUR FAMILY BE SAFE ONLINE ALL THE TIME?As your child will be spending more time online as part of learning from home, playing games andkeeping in touch with friends, you may wish to visit the eSafety Commissioner’s website for informationon keeping your child safe online at https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents.We have taken precautions to ensure that your child is safe while using the systems for learning fromhome, however, you can also assist by having conversations with your child about eSafety and by ensuring that your child is comfortable raising any issues with you and their teacher.HOW CAN I SUPPORT MY CHILD DURING LEARNING FROM HOME?For more information and practical tips on how you can support your child while learning from home goto:Learning from home information for parents: Pages/home-learning.aspxHow to access ‘Learning from arning-from-home-Students-Parents.pdfWHAT IF I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT LEARNING FROM HOMEOR ABOUT MY CHILD’S INFORMATION?If you wish to request access to your/your child’s information, or you have a question about learningfrom home or the systems being used, please contact Yea High School using the following contact details yea.hs@edumail.vic.gov.au or call the school on 03 5797 2207.Year 9 Art students produced some very impressive creations lastterm. Their task was to look at how we can utilize other artists as influences.Watercolor painting is known for its inherent delicacy and subtlety because watercolor art is all about thin washes and transparent colour.What matters most to a watercolor artist is letting go and finding a balance between controlling and freeing this painting medium. Louis Callander piece (pictured) was able to achieve this without having to usemasking tools. His piece could almost be a blue print to a quilt design.

HOW WILL TEACHERS USE VIDEO CONFERENCING SAFELY?Teachers may pre-record some classes or student activities and upload these for students to view.Teachers will ensure that any live classes on video conferencing systems are supervised to ensure:only students and appropriate teaching staff are in the live classdiscussions involving personal information are limited to only that which is neededstudents behave and dress appropriatelystudents will be informed if live classes are recorded and will be given the opportunity to turn offtheir camera and microphone.Teachers may have one-on-one conversations with you or your child via video conference, given thatthis cannot take place in the physical classroom. These conversations will cover the progress of yourchild’s schoolwork and their feedback on their schoolwork.HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD USE THE VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM SAFELY?Make sure that there is a webcam cover which can hide the webcam from view when the student isnot in a live video class (a post-it note, tape or a band-aid can be used as an alternative to awebcam cover).Let a teacher know of any unauthorised access to any class and about any other unusual cyberactivity.Talk to your child about cyber safety and ensure they know to inform you and their teacher of anyunusual cyber activity or in the unlikely event they are approached by unknown persons online.Help your child understand they should only participate in live video chats that the teacher or a fellow student has invited them to join and immediately leave any live video chats with any unknown persons, and to advise you and their teacher if this occurs. This will also be explained toyour child by their teacher.Ensure your child’s workstation and surrounding work area is suitable and appropriate. This mayinvolve the use of headphones if you have them.

Book Profile‘Diary of a WimpyKid: The Ugly Truth’BY JEFF KINNEYDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth isthe massively funny fifth title in the highly-illustrated, bestsellingand award-winning Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney.Now available as unabridged downloadable audio, read by Ramonde Ocampo. Perfect for both boys and girls of 8 , reluctant readers and all the millions of devoted Wimpy Kid fans out there. Youcan also discover Greg on the big screen in any one of the threeWimpy Kid Movie box office smashes. Greg Heffley has alwaysbeen in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it'scracked up to be? Suddenly Greg is dealing with the pressures ofboy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkwardchanges that come with getting older. And after a fight with hisbest friend Rowley, it looks like Greg is going to have to face the"ugly truth" all by himself . . .Yea HS Library offers a large collection of audiobooks and ebooksonline, available for you to download at home!Follow this link https://yeahs.wheelers.co/account/logon and searchfor ‘ugly truth’ to find this audiobook. It’s aGreat way for students to keep up with their reading (and maybegive you a few moments of peace!)STAFF READINGPROFILEMr FloresFavourite text type:All texts, love a fiction textRecent reading:Secret City trilogy – Steve Lewis andChris Uhlmann‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’, ‘Blood’ - TonyBirch‘Roar’ - Sam LaneAll time favourite:‘And then There Were None’ Agatha ChristieMust read for all students:Any Harry Potter novel‘To Kill a Mockingbird’‘Lord of the Rings’ ‘The Hobbit’‘Fahrenheit 451’‘