Remote Learning for pupils during the current closure
Updated: 02/06/2020
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
All classes now have a digital class online and students are being provided with school work from their teachers to complete.
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) can also find some useful resources on the home page that the school has put together that can offer very practical ways of keeping children busy during the school closure in addition to their school work from their teachers. The resources range from thousands of educational worksheets to free eBooks, audiobooks, colouring books to physical exercise routines. Simply click/touch each picture to be brought to the relevant website. This section will be updated as more useful resources come to light.
Thanking you
The staff of St. Paul's School.
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):
All classes now have a digital class online and students are being provided with school work from their teachers to complete.
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) can also find some useful resources on the home page that the school has put together that can offer very practical ways of keeping children busy during the school closure in addition to their school work from their teachers. The resources range from thousands of educational worksheets to free eBooks, audiobooks, colouring books to physical exercise routines. Simply click/touch each picture to be brought to the relevant website. This section will be updated as more useful resources come to light.
Thanking you
The staff of St. Paul's School.
Important policies for parents
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These are the most recent and updated policies that parents should familiarize themselves with.
Enrolment Form:
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The first step is for you as a parent/guardian is to sign up to and log in to your child's class on Class Dojo. To do this you will have to email your child's teacher. This email address was provided to you in a text. Once you email your child's teacher they will send you an invite link back to your email for your child's Class Dojo class .
It is recommended that you use the app version of Class Dojo. The app can be installed on any smartphone or tablet running Android or iOS. You can also use a browser using Chrome or Firefox or a Kindle Fire but the app is much easier. Once you receive the invite link and you click it you will be connected to your child's class. You should be able to switch between your parent account and your child's account by tapping the profile button in the top left of the app. |
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The next step is for your child to access their digital class online, see the activities assigned daily by their teacher, complete them and upload a photo of their work if required. To do this is very simple.
It is recommended that you use the app version of Class Dojo. The app can be installed on any smartphone or tablet running Android or iOS. You can also use a browser using Chrome or Firefox or a Kindle Fire but the app is much easier. For your child to get going, they should install the app on their own personal device and access the class using the login details provided by the teacher. If they do not have a personal device they can use their parents device and in the Class Dojo app they should press the profile bubble in the top left of the app. They will then see the Activities that have been assigned for them to complete by their teacher. |
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Your child's teacher will be posting class announcements to the "Class Story" on Class Dojo where they can keep you updated on what is going on. The teacher will also assign daily activities for your child and your child will be able to see these when they log in to their account on Class Dojo.
A daily activity might be: the teacher could ask your child to complete some Mathematics exercises in their Mathematics copy from a page in their Mathematics book. Your son/daughter would then take a picture/pictures of this work and upload it to that particular Mathematics activity for that day on Class Dojo. The teacher can then approve this work and leave a comment. Sounds complicated, right? It is actually very easy to do and your child is lucky in that they are already digitally literate. In St. Paul's school we are a digital school and the vast majority of classes have been using the Google Suite of Education apps on iPads in the school to create digital books and digital presentations. Class Dojo is an app that be downloaded onto any smartphone or tablet running iOS or Android and can be downloaded onto Kindle Fire too. Using a smartphone or tablet will allow your child to quickly take a photo of their completed work to upload to their class. If you do not have access to a smartphone or tablet, then a laptop or desktop computer can be used. For this scenario, you would log in to classdojo.com using either Firefox or Google Chrome and use the webcam on the desktop or laptop to take a photo. Class Dojo recommend the Android or iOS app for the best experience. If you are a parent whose first language is not English, then Class Dojo can translate into 36 different languages. To find out how to do this, read this help file. 
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The following two video tutorials will show you how to use Class Dojo to complete activities assigned by your child's teacher. The following help files might also be useful: "How to post to a student portfolio", "Where are assigned portfolio activities? How can I respond?", "My teacher can't see my submitted portfolio post"
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If you, as a parent/guardian, think you will experience difficulty with any of this (concerns around mobile date/internet access/smartphone or tablet access for example) then please get in contact with Maura Halvey, our Home School Liaison Officer, on 087 6186387.
You can also message your child's teacher with the messaging service on the Class Dojo app during regular school hours if you have a concern. |
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Google Classroom
If your child's teacher is using Google Classroom then this might help:
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If you, as a parent/guardian, think you will experience difficulty with any of this (concerns around mobile date/internet access/smartphone or tablet access for example) then please get in contact with Maura Halvey, our Home School Liaison Officer, on 087 6186387. |
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Digital Citizenship Skills
In an effort to provide opportunities for pupils to learn 21st century digital citizenship skills the school will providing all participating children with a G Suite for Education account. More information can be found below.
More information on G Suite for Education can be found here.
More information on G Suite for Education can be found here.
