Remote Learning at KPJS

Google Guardian

What is Google Guardian and what should parents see when they accept the Guardian Summaries invite for Classroom?

Google Guardian will allow you to receive a weekly summary of upcoming and missing work. You will need to click on the link to accept the invite in your email as soon as possible.

Further Information on Google Guardian from the Google Support pages:

What is Google Guardian?

Google Guardian FAQ's

What is expected of your child each day?

Each class will be set assignments on Google Classroom. Tasks are assigned on a daily basis. They must submitted back to the teacher in Google Classroom by the expected due date.

Tips for Parents and Students

Establish routines and expectations: start times, breaks and lunch at school are at clear times. Maintaining this routine can help maintain a positive work ethic. Avoid spending the day in your pyjamas!

Identify a clear physical space in which to work: this will make it easier to focus on your learning, without other distractions.

Talk about the plan for the day, and the assignments ahead: spending extended time working at home is unfamiliar territory. Talking about how things are going can help pre-empt any problems.

Set times to be on and offline: There will be more screen time than normal whilst working at home. You may have to share devices with family members, and setting time limits in advance can help manage this successfully. Equally, spending time offline is important to maintain a sense of balance in the day.

Remember to exercise: Your well being is enhanced by physical activity, so do make time for this. Mr Kelley has planned some excellent activities. This can really help if you are feeling anxious, which is completely normal whilst you are working from home.

Talk about things on your mind: it is a big adjustment working from home every day, and having done it before does not necessarily make it easier. Talk about how things are going. The international and local situation is highly changeable. It is normal to feel uncertainty about this too. Be conscious of how much of the news you watch and talk about what you are watching.

Read a book: Escape, relax, unwind. Look after yourself.

Family Help: We are acutely aware that home learning places additional pressures on pupils, parents and families. We do want to support parents in these difficult times and would like to point you toward resources, organisations and people that can help. We recommend the following organisations that are specifically here to help families with a wide range of issues:

1. www.family-action.org.uk - a website with a wide range of support, including adult well-being, phone helpline is very good.

2. www.helpharrow.org - Harrow based support of local organisations providing help with law, citizen’s advice and food parcels.

Do remember that you will probably be facing the same issues as other families and there may well be support available.

Do keep talking, cooking, eating, playing games, exercising and singing together with your child/children. School work is important, but there are other priorities too.

On-site provision

We are open for Key workers' children, children with a EHCP and vulnerable students in all year groups.

If you are a key worker please contact the school by phone or email (office@kpjs.harrow.sch.uk)

E-Safety

Please discuss e-safety with your child/ren before they return to the Distance Learning programme. Our resources to help you do this are here: E-Safety Information - E-SAFETY PAGE