Online Learning Protocols

• Student registration procedures have now been clarified and communicated. If for some reason a student is not available for registration or for classes on a particular day this is no problem. As long as students continue to do the work as set this will count for registration/engagement purposes. Students should inform their section administrator/teacher of their temporary absence. This is especially important given the sedentary nature of learning at the moment. Any opportunity for students to get out and take a break is encouraged. Students are able to catch up with work subsequently as all tasks/activities set are available as usual for students and parents/guardians on SMART – Home Learning.
• Our protocols recommend that every two-three lessons there will be no online face-to-face contact with the teacher to allow for catch-up.
• To ensure best child safeguarding practice our usual high standards of student and teacher professional conduct is expected. Please see Mrs Rowlands’ letter from earlier this week for further details.
• Students and teachers MUST NOT record each other’s online interactions with-out permission. I am aware that some students may have done this already. This is in breach of our Phone and Digital Device Policy and our Technology Acceptable Use Policy and such recordings should be deleted and removed from social media.
• With an eye to student wellbeing and to avoid overwhelming them with work we will not be providing Global Thinking Skills (GTS) lessons via our online learning platform. This course is taught once per week and is not reported on or formally assessed. Our GTS team will be working with our Guidance Team to provide wellbeing support for our students instead.
• We are working with our ESF colleagues in regard to the time-sensitive internal assessment needs of our Years 11 & 13 students. Please expect to hear from ESFC and our Curriculum VP Kellie Fagan in the next few days with further information.
• To comply with Hong Kong licensing regulations the STC/SJS Night Fair Grand Raffle will be held tomorrow night Feb 7th at 7pm as published. Raffle winners will be posted on our website from next week. Good luck everyone!
• The deadline for receipt of completed forms for the Government Student Grant Scheme is Friday 6 March.  

From our Librarian Ms Hansen

With Hong Kong Public Libraries now closed, I would like to draw your attention to the Sha Tin College eBook Lending Platform that provides access to around 700 fiction and non-fiction books. Students must register with their school email address to gain access, once approved borrowing can begin.