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Learn at home information and HELP DESK open

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Learn at home information and HELP DESK open

If parents, staff or students are having trouble with Passwords, contacting particular Staff, CONNECT, Education Perfect, Webex or Office365, including Outlook email for students, please use the new Help Desk to lodge a support ticket. The main school email is still available as well.  
 
HELP Desk Link – http://tiny.cc/cahelp
 
*** Don’t forget the CONNECT NOW App for phones from your App store for notices only – not work or class access. ***
 
***  Please note that Education Perfect (EP) will not be in full operation until Term 2. ***
Some students and some work is live now but not for all classes or complete until term 2. More on EP soon. 
 
Please view this overview of the CA College Learn at Home program. LEARN AT HOME
 
Please remind students to login to CONNECT and to check their emails every school day. A CONNECT Step by Step Guide can be downloaded below.
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CONNECT Step by Step Guide for Parents

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An Office365 Student Guide can also be downloaded below – students can install Office365 on up to 5 personal devices. 
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Office365 Student Guide

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Teachers are working to set a reasonable amount of work to do in each subject each week. Students are expected to participate in classes with instructions on CONNECT, submit tasks weekly and teachers will report progress to parents regularly via email. 
 
Device loan program – REGISTRATION FORM.

A limited number of older laptops for loan are being prepared at the moment. Preparing the devices is a big job. In week 10 we will distribute laptops to our year 12 students first. The next roll out will occur either during the school holidays or when Term 2 begins. We will contact parents with the offer if successful. 
 
The loan scheme will require a $20 deposit and run until normal classes resume when the devices must be returned unless arrangement is made to extend the loan period. Each family invited into the program will receive 1 device only. Pick-up will be from the Admin Desk with payment of the deposit and contract signed. The devices are not insured by the College and loss with reasonable care such as accidental damage or theft will not incur replacement cost to parents but may result in the device not being replaced. 
 
We ask that parents understand that there are students and families really needing this support right now and not to register unless there is very genuine need. 
 
We are working on including support for internet access for loan scheme laptops with news about that early in Term 2. 
 
Thank you for your patience and support at this time.

Novel Coronavirus Information

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Novel coronavirus Information

As you may be aware there is currently a lot of information in the media regarding the outbreak of the Novel coronavirus. As a school we would like to help keep you updated. The Education Department is following the guidelines from the Department of Health. It is a virus which can be transmitted to humans and animals, and symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, fatigue and shortness of breath.

The current recommendations are:

Anyone, adult or child, who has visited the Hubei Province in China, Mainland China and Hong Kong must remain isolated in their home (no school, public places, daycare) for 14 days after leaving the area. Please notify your school if you are keeping your child at home for this time period.

Preventing the spread:

  • Wash hands often with soap and water before and after eating as well as after using the toilet
  • Staying home when unwell
  • Coughing and sneezing into your elbow, carefully discarding of used tissues, avoiding spitting.

For further information: