Avonside Girls’ High School Online Learning
A guide for students and whānau. Term One home learning finishes on Friday 27 March. Term Two home learning begins on Wednesday 15 April
Staff will be available to students and will provide home learning during the term periods indicated above.
All the teaching and learning will happen in Office 365. Students access this in the normal way via, start.avonside.school.nz Students will use their username and password to access Teams. They will have a team for each subject. Please contact your daughter’s Ako teacher if she needs help with her username or resetting her password.
Students should check their school email every morning, during term time. This will let students know about teachers who aren’t able to connect with students or check learning on a particular day. There may also be important updates from the school.
As much as possible, students should aim to keep working to their timetable. Teachers will be available to answer questions and provide feedback during timetabled hours for each subject. Whānau can access student timetables on the parent portal. We will resend parent usernames and passwords. Please contact your daughter’s Ako teacher if you need a new copy of your username and password.
NCEA Assessment. The focus is to continue the learning. This isn’t the time to worry about high stakes assessment. NZQA is working with schools to develop effective plans for NCEA assessment and qualifications for students affected by COVID-19. They have stated that their focus is fairness for students.
School Support. The available contacts to support your daughter’s well-being during term time school closures are her Ako teacher and her Kaitiaki. Please check your email for contact details for these staff members. You can expect weekly contact from your daughter’s Ako teacher via email.
Guidance Support. Our guidance team is available if your daughter needs further support. Please contact the
team member your daughter is currently connected with. If you do not know who this person is then contact our Head of
Guidance, Nardine Schroder nschroder@avonside.school.nz.
Helpful Links:
Ministry of Education resources
https://learningfromhome.govt.nz/
https://www.kauwhatareo.govt.nz/ki-te-ao-marama/
Learning at home during a pandemic
https://study.com/academy/popular/learning-at-home-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic.html
Independent learning strategies to support students learning at home
Resource centre for New Zealand parents supporting home learning during the pandemic
https://education-reimagined.org/distance-learning-resource-center/#parents