23 Mar 2020
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL FAMILIES
Whilst our school remains open, BCHS is NOT operating as normal. The government is encouraging families to keep their children at home where practical.
BCHS has suspended all practical classes. ALL LESSONS WILL NOW BE DELIVERED ONLINE, both at school and at home. Students will access these using Google classroom. If students cannot remember their code, they need to email their class teacher to have this sent. Should you wish your child to leave school today and return home immediately, please contact the office. We respect your decisions and will record explained and justified leave. BCHS is endeavouring to support this decision in the best way possible. SMS messages for absences will not be delivered from today.
Education Perfect - Parents may need to check if their student can log onto Education Perfect at home. The Username is their school email and initially the default password is their first name. If students have changed their password and forgotten it all teachers at BCHS are able to reset the password to the student’s first name. Parents will need to email one of their class teachers to get the password reset.
If your student in year 7 to 10 is still attending school, they are expected as per normal to have their laptop computer with them in all lessons as the delivery in school will be online, the same as being delivered to students at home. There will be no difference. We have suspended all assessment for Year 7-12. YEAR 12 ARE OUR PRIORITY and we will be supporting them working from home. Our aim is to keep them focused and on track.
Please encourage your student to bring hand sanitiser and their own water bottles if attending school.
Our good friend and supporter John Fischetti from Newcastle Uni was speaking on local Newcastle radio last week. He has a great message for our school communities if you would like;
https://youtu.be/1Wg-PjmQsZ8
We are trying to keep staff and student’s safe but young people are not as concerned as us. Their idea of social distancing is very different to what is required. Please, if you are sending your child to school, discuss the seriousness of this matter with them.
Yours sincerely,
Janeen Silcock