Home Learning

This page outlines our plans for remote education or ‘home learning’, should our children need to self-isolate and/or in the event of a bubble or whole-school closure. It is our intention to ensure pupils and families are equipped in order to easily transition into home learning, if necessary, supported by all our staff at Highfield Community Primary School.

Where a Child/Family has to Self-isolate or Quarantine

Parents are advised that all travel to foreign countries is a risk at present and that during any absence due to a quarantine imposed following such travel, we will expect children to complete all work assigned by the school.

The learning tasks for children to complete will be mainly online. Any parents who are unable to access learning online will need to request a learning pack from the school.

Your child will have immediate access to:

  • Their current reading book
  • Bug Club
  • Purple Mash/Mini Mash (EYFS-Y6) - (Maths, Science, Geography, Music, RE, PHSCE, History, Environment, Art and Design)
  • Daily Maths and English activities that are being carried out in class are uploaded to Class Dojo
  • BBC Bitesize
  • Topic information (school website) – Curriculum, Termly Overviews

Activities will link to work being explored in school and as much as possible, will be linked to our current topic. We will share further links to Physical and Well-being activities through school texts, emails or Class Dojo and will share children’s learning via our usual social media platforms. Learning packs should be collected within 24 hours of the school making parents aware that they are ready. It should be collected by a friend or relative of the family who is not under the direction to self-isolate.

In the Event of a ‘Class’ Closure

In the event of a class closure, teachers and children will use the following online learning programs and methods of feedback:

  • EYFS

    • Ideas for activities that parents can do with their children will be uploaded at the start of each week
    • Pre-recorded phonics lessons will be uploaded daily to Class Dojo
    • The teacher will do a live story time session on Microsoft Teams each afternoon
    • Parents and children will be able to share any learning done that day with their teacher on Teams (live) or via Class Dojo

  • Y1,2 & 3

    • Pre-recorded phonics/spellings sessions will be uploaded to Class dojo daily
    • Maths – Power maths text book and work book will be sent home for the children to use. Teachers will pre-record a daily explanation and upload this to Class Dojo
    • English – A 2 week unit of poetry and grammar will be planned. Teachers will pre-record daily input which will be uploaded to Class Dojo
    • One other subject (Science, topic, PSHE, PE) will be provided daily (apart from on the day when children would normally do Forest School). This will follow on from previous learning. Pre-recorded explanations, videos from other providers will be provided on Class Dojo
    • The teacher will do a live session on Microsoft Teams each afternoon.
    • Parents and children will be able to share any learning done that day with their teacher on Teams (live) or via Class Dojo

  • Y4,5, & 6

    • Maths – Power maths text book and work book will be sent home for the children to use. Teachers will teach a live lesson on Microsoft TEAMS (which will also be recorded for pupils who cannot access it live). Children will complete work in their work book.
    • English – A 2 week unit of poetry and grammar will be planned. Teachers will teach a live lesson on Microsoft TEAMS (which will also be recorded for pupils who cannot access it live)
    • One other subject (Science, topic, PSHE, PE) will be provided daily (apart from on the day when children would normally do Forest School). This will follow on from previous learning. Pre-recorded explanations, videos from other providers will be provided on Class Dojo
    • A pre-recorded spelling lesson will be uploaded to class dojo 3 times a week.
    • The teacher will do a live story time session on Microsoft Teams each afternoon.
    • Parents and children will be able to share any learning done that day with their teacher on Teams (live) or via Class Dojo

If you require technology to enable your child to access learning online please get in touch with school. We will be able to loan you IT equipment and routers to allow you to get online. 

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