Govt On Student Activities During Storm Closure
Students “are encouraged to spend time over the next two days reading from their home libraries and journaling about their experiences during the storm closure,” the Government said today.
This follows after the Government announced that public schools will be closed on Thursday and Friday due to Hurricane Lee.
A spokesperson said, “Parents of BPSS preschoolers will be provided with ‘Beginning of the Year Curriculum’ learning activities. These activities align with this week’s preschool lessons, including discovery and exploration.
Understanding that hurricanes often induce feelings of anxiety and worry, we wish to support students and parents in safeguarding their physical and mental health and wellness over the next two days. Therefore, students within the BPPS Primary Schools are encouraged to spend time over the next two days reading from their home libraries and journaling about their experiences during the storm closure.
“Students at the Middle School Level should be encouraged to do independent reading and Read Alouds, review and reflect on the back-to-school workshops and sessions, DreamBox and Review of Multiplication Tables.
“They should also be encouraged to journal their experience during the storm and safely engage in indoor and outdoor activities as appropriate.
“In addition, students should be reminded of their mindfulness activities, which are useful for destressing.
“Senior School and Success Academy Middle and senior students will engage in independent activities to facilitate their learning during the two days off campus. Activities include but are not limited to the following:
- Completion of any homework already assigned by the teacher
- Journal Writing [at least two entries that are 150-200 words in length].
- Independent Reading Activities [Evidence - A summary paragraph from reading 150-200 words in length].
- Track the storm and provide written evidence of the environmental, mathematical and geographical impact of the storm.
- Students should create a budget relating to the household costs for preparing for a storm, the associated costs to the island and the impact it may have on businesses.
- Students should create a song, rap, dance or poem that can be linked to their experience during Hurricane Lee.
- Wellness Activities
“Students should be prepared to share their reports/writings during advisory on return to the school campus. Parents of Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy students are being asked to practice/review functional and daily living skills while students are at home during the hurricane.”
This is absolutely ridiculous and this is why the private schools teachers and students seem to have a more balanced educational experience. They are not obsessed with optics and political points. You would rather children and their family focus on scholastic activities during a significant weather event for fear of them missing one or two measly days than focus on their well-being?? Is the department that detached from reality? Its almost as if they are trying to prove a point that is to say nothing, not even God himself and the weather can stop us from learning. I’ve never seen such an over achiever mentality achieve such mediocre results. Completely lost the plot.
Unnecessarily harsh. Many parents will welcome some guidance as to appropriate activities during this time away from the classroom.
Many parents will also be happy that the PLP Government is shutting down and encouraging other businesses to do the same. That way the children will not be home alone.
‘Journaling’? No wonder our public education is in the sad state it finds itself.
Unnecessarily harsh. Many parents will welcome some guidance as to appropriate activities during this time away from the classroom.
A disconnect from real life to assume families have a home library. Very few schools allow reading books to even go home.
Do schools still have books? All I see these days is young children with laptop computers and tablets (not slates).