Marsden High School's Guide to Home Learning:
Be prepared
- Make sure you have breakfast and get dressed for the day.
- At 9:00am check all of your timetabled Google Classrooms, be ready to begin lessons and make a daily to-do list.
- Remove distracting items from your learning space – including your phone!
Productivity
- Manage your time effectively for productive learning.
- Complete classwork and assessment tasks! Both are important learning experiences.
- Spend time revising and taking notes.
- Ask your teachers for help if needed via Goggle Classroom.
- Enjoy some reading!
Learning Space
- Your learning space should be tidy, comfortable and quiet.
- Try to use a location with plenty of natural light.
- Have your laptop charged and ready to go.
- Have a pen and notepad ready to go.
- Use headphones if available.
Be healthy
- Take planned rest breaks and have set recess and lunch times.
- Eat healthy food and drink plenty of water.
- Do regular exercise.
- Communicate with friends using social media and online video platforms.
- Spend time outside - go for a walk, read a book, listen to or play music, draw, sing.
CARE online
Remember Marsden's CARE values in the online environment:
Cooperate – Achieve – Respect – Every day!
- Google Classroom – Remember that it's not a chatroom. Every time you write something your teacher gets an email - only questions and productive comments please.
- Respect – If you wouldn't say it to someone's face, don't say it online either.
- Language – ALL CAPS CAN COME OFF REALLY AGGRESSIVE !!! It's gr8 4 ur friends to write like this, but at school lets keep it formal!
- Sharing – Remember you're using your school email address - don't post or share anything inappropriate.
- Be patient – Be understanding, know that teachers and students alike are learning how to work in this new online environment.
- Remember – All school rules around appropriate language usage will still apply online.
Support
- For all wellbeing, academic and IT support, go to our one-stop Learning from Home website at http://tiny.cc/marsdenremote
- Parents - to log any request for help visit https://forms.gle/PwpXWdn9tZpPrHVs7
- For our new Marsden Emotional Health and Wellbeing website visit https:marsdenhswestryde.emotionalhealthandwellbeing.com/
