Danebank Health Action Plan

Danebank’s Health Action Plan is updated according to the latest advice from the Federal and State Government. Click here for the most recent update.

Travel

School activities, including interstate or international trips will be reviewed in the light of NSW Health and Education advice and the associated level of risk of transmission. Accordingly, some activities may be modified in order to minimise risk and others may be postponed or cancelled.

At this stage, Danebank is not engaging in international trips and interstate trips are being assessed on a case-by-case basis.

PHASE 0

Schools are open for families who need it

• Families are supported to keep their children at home and learn from home via Danebank’s distance learning model. 
• Families who need to send their children to school every day when not engaged in face-to-face teaching, may do so. 
• Children will be supervised by staff as they undertake distance learning. 
• All children attending on-campus distance learning, must be registered to be on-site. 
• No excursions, camps, activities or inter-school activities.
• Munch Monitor for canteen orders. Limited menu.
• Library Facilities: Digital library services available to staff and students. 
• Additional queries may be directed to [email protected]

PHASE 1

Limited year groups on campus 5-days a week

Staggered return to full-time, on-campus teaching and learning. See the Schedule as it pertains to different year groups here.

• Families who need to send their children to school when not engaged in face-to-face teaching, may do so. Children will be supervised by staff as they undertake distance learning. 
• All children attending on-campus distance learning, must be registered to be on-site. 
• No excursions, camps, activities or inter-school activities.
• Munch Monitor for canteen orders.
• Uniform Shop open online 
• Extend Before and After School Care available daily.
• Mini-bus service as arranged.
• Aquatic Centre will remain open.
• No visitors or parents on site.
• Library Facilities: Library open to staff and students during regular school hours.

PHASE 2

All year groups on campus 5-days a week

Full-time face-to-face teaching on campus for all students, 5-days a week.

• No excursions, camps, activities or inter-school activities.
• Munch Monitor for canteen orders.
• Uniform Shop open online
• Extend Before and After School Care available daily.
• Mini-bus service as arranged.
• Aquatic Centre will remain open.
• No visitors or parents on site.
• Library Facilities: Library open to staff and students during regular school hours.

PHASE 3

All year groups on campus 5-days a week

Full-time face-to-face teaching on campus for all students, 5-days a week.

• No excursions, camps, activities or inter-school activities. 
• Munch Monitor for canteen orders.
• Uniform Shop open online 
• Extend Before and After School Care available daily.
• Mini-bus service as normal.
• Aquatic Centre will remain open.
• No visitors or parents on site.
• Library Facilities: Library open to staff and students. 7.30am to 6pm Monday - Thursday 7.30am to 4pm Fridays

PHASE 4

All students on campus 5-days a week, with activities considered

Full-time face-to-face teaching on campus for all students, 5-days a week.

We anticipate the resumption of many school activities. Activities will continue to be modified and adapted to respond to NSW Public Health Advice. 

Examples would include:

• Co-curricular activities, such as clubs and music ensembles
• Sport with limited numbers and, at this stage, no parents/visitors allowed on site. 
• Click here for NSW Health advice in this regard. 
• Excursions, incursions and programs such as Duke of Edinburgh 
• The number of, and reasons for allowing visitors on campus

A risk assessment will be completed for all school activities and be reviewed prior to the resumption of that activity. 

External service providers will be required to have their COVID-19 safety plans presented to and approved by the School before they can start operating on campus again. 

Week 1 Term 4 Welcome message from Mrs Buckley, Head of Junior School

To submit your photos, videos or stories of your Distance Learning experiences email us at: [email protected]

• Early Stage One (Seesaw, Reading Eggs, Mathseeds, ABC Kids)
• Stage One (Seesaw, Wixie, ABC Kids, Sunshine Online, Oxford Owl)
• Stage Two ( Seesaw, Canvas, Sketchpad, ABC Education, NASA, Funbrain)
• Stage Three (Seesaw, Smiling Mind, Switch Zoo, iMaths, TopMarks, Funbrain)
• Coding  (Scratch, Tynker, Code.org, Maker Empire)

We hope these challenges will help get the girls motivated and excited to sign up for our Term 4 after-school sport and development programs. Over the coming weeks as students return to campus we look forward to providing covid safe afterschool training sessions for these sports allowing the girls to show the skills they have been practicing at home.

To join in the fun and gain some more ideas for keeping fit as a family during distance learning, check out Seesaw each Friday afternoon for the Weekly sport DaneFit announcement.

Students complete on-screen and in-platform engagement challenges to win points for their school in an attempt to become the IPSHA Lockdown Tournament Champion.

If you have any questions or would like to sign up please contact our Director of Sport 7-12 Ms Kerrie Banfield via email here. This is a great way to ensure that our girls stay active and in prime fitness for Saturday Sport when it can recommence. We also welcome parent participation.

To be eligible for a Term 4 Sport Pocket or Duke of Ed hours the requirements are:

• Log sessions with our training tracker (to log sessions - 20 mins up to 1 hour) 

Commitment:

• 16 hours minimum
• Zoom sessions: Participate in a minimum of 5 Live Sessions to be noted on your Training Tracker.
• Exercise/activity can be:
• • DANEfit
  • Your Own/Community program (Note: For ‘Own/Community Program’ you need to provide photo/video evidence)
  • A mixture of DANEfit/your own

• Need to complete minimum 2 personal challenges

Communication with Director of Sport/Sport Admin:

• Training Tracker submitted by end of Week 3 for mid-term checks.
• Any issues / concerns
• If doing Own/Community programs

The classes vary between; Yoga, Pilates, HIIT, Cardio, Tai Boxing, Zumba, Tik Tok, Circuit, Abs/Butts/Thighs, Stretch & Strength, Themed (eg Olympic theme, Sports specific, fitness challenges, upper/lower body focus).

We are so appreciative to our two instructors, Julie Baggetto who not only records the girls sessions and shares but also shares her daily adult classes. All are available for 3 days following the session so you can catch up or repeat a favourite.

Phoebe is here on practicum as her Final Year from UTS studying Exercise and Sports Science. We are blessed with Phoebe’s fitness instructor qualification and experience at Crunch and F-45.

It is so lovely to be involved in the zoom sessions and seeing the girls connected, being active and having fun…… you don’t need to be an expert!!

It is encouraging to see the numbers participating in the DANEfit growing, it’s never too late to join in one, all or a few sessions, click here. 

Staff feedback

• "I just finished my day with the Pilates recording. It was great! I might use it again tomorrow morning. Maybe I should get more involved and use the other recordings!  Thanks for sharing….  Just a keen newbie" - Miss Browne (Science Teacher)
• "Thank you SO MUCH Kerrie !!! This is awesome." - Mrs Attwood (Junior School)
• I was only thinking this morning that I would have to replace my daily walk with something else. You have provided the perfect solution. - Mrs Bourke (Junior School)
• "Just did it. Feel so much better!" - Ms Pay 

Quotes from Students 

• "The online fitness sessions have encouraged me to stay active during this uncertain time and has been a good distraction from my studies. Danebank is lucky to have our amazing instructor Julie to keep us motivated and active. I have loved participating in these fitness sessions for my final term of Danebank sport."- Miriam Melki Year 12
• "The DANEfit zoom classes have been an enjoyable experience and a fun way to keep active during lockdown. The sessions run by our enthusiastic fitness instructors are engaging and the variety of different exercises helps keep me motivated and positive while at home. It’s a great way to stay connected with everyone at school and focus on our wellbeing." - Alisa Pontifix Year 11
• "Loved it I would totally enjoy it and do it again" - Maddie Collins Year 10
• "I loved it"- Eve Koutros Year 7 
• "It was great!!!" - Millie Chen Year 7 
• "I find that danefit is really helping me to feel happy and healthier during lockdown, and it is a really fun activity because it gets you up and moving from a long day at school or a great wake up activity."
• "Danefit is really amazing and I love how you can do it with anyone in your family! It pushed me but I also get a break with the medium ones and yoga, this is one of the reasons I love this program!!"
• "Overall Danefit is really good, and Phoebe is a great instructor. I really enjoy her teaching methods and it is really nice how she puts time out of her day to do this for us." - Tara Effeney Year 7

Quotes from parents re students:

• "Just walked into the house  to loads of laughter from my 2 doing the exercises- they loved it!  It just brightens them up after a day full of sitting. So good!" - Stella Brown (Alex Year 11, Freya 8)
• "Zoe and Olivia are loving joining you on DANEfit, thank you so much  for organising this for the girls. I love watching them getting involved from a distance, whether from our front yard or their bedrooms."
• "Thanks again for all that you are doing to keep the girls fit during these crazy times, hoping that term 4 Saturday sport returns to normal!" - Jacqui Lassau (Zoe & Blake) Year 7 
• "Danefit has become an integral part of our lockdown sanity strategy! We love the variety of the workouts and it's been great for our physical and mental wellbeing. Julie's energy is contagious (in a good way!) and we're so grateful for her taking the time to keep us healthy, happy and zen."
  Ariana Crawford & her Mum (Year 7)

Quotes from parents re participating with their daughter: 

• "I just wanted to say what an excellent online program Danefit has been for Zara and all the girls, especially being stuck at home in this hard lockdown for so long.  I know that Zara text’s her friends in the morning to see if they are up and ready for the lessons.  It keeps them in contact and they have a shared daily goal."
• "Julie, the fitness instructor is amazing, always coming up with new dance routines and exercise classes that are engaging and fun!  The dance moves certainly get my heart rate up, but I especially enjoy her yoga classes!"
• "Zara and I have so much fun doing the lessons and giggling at each other’s uncoordinated dance moves .  But it keeps us healthy and active and is such a great start to the day!"
• "Thank you so much for organising Danefit – what an outstanding initiative and I hope that it continues."

- Kerrie Banfield, Director of Sport

The Bible in Australia : a cultural history by Meredith Lake

In this multi-award-winning history of the Bible in Australia, Meredith Lake gets under the skin of a text that's been wrestled with, preached and tattooed, and believed to be everything from a resented imposition to the very Word of God.

A must-read for non-believers and believers alike, The Bible in Australia explores how in the hands of Bible-bashers, immigrants, suffragists, evangelists, unionists, writers, artists and Indigenous Australians, the Bible has played a defining and contested role in this country.

At a time when public discussion of religion is deeply polarised, this multi-award-winning book offers an innovative and surprising new perspective on religion and society.

This book shows that in the hands of writers, artists, settlers, immigrants, Bible-bashers, wowsers, evangelists, suffragettes, unionists, Indigenous activists and many others - the Bible has played a defining role in Australia.

'Stunning, refreshing and original.' - Julia Baird
'Vivid story-telling and impossible to put down.' - Mark McKenna
'A book of remarkable originality... a ground-breaking cultural and social history.' Judges' comments, 2019 NSW Premier's History Award: Australian History Prize
'An endlessly fascinating book... Lake brings a generosity of both mind and spirit to this vast story.' - Michael McGirr, Sydney Morning Herald

Mindfulness for Beginners  by Jon Kabat-Zinn 

What if you could profoundly change your life just by becoming more mindful of your breathing? According to Jon Kabat-Zinn, you can. In Mindfulness for Beginners, this internationally known scientist, bestselling author, and teacher who brought mindfulness meditation into the mainstream of medicine and society gives you immediate access to a practice that can potentially add years to your life, and will certainly enhance the quality of your moments and your years.

Join Dr. Kabat-Zinn to explore five guided meditations that lead you breath-by-breath into the essence of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a program offered in medical clinics and hospitals around the world.

Winning the War in Your Mind by Craig Groeschel

We've all tried to think our way out of bad habits and unhealthy thought patterns, only to find ourselves stuck with an out-of-control mind and off-track daily life. Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel understands deeply this daily battle against self-doubt and negative thinking, and in this powerful new book he reveals the strategies he's discovered to change your mind and your life for the long-term.

Drawing upon Scripture and the latest findings of brain science, Groeschel lays out practical strategies that will free you from the grip of harmful, destructive thinking and enable you to live the life of joy and peace that God intends you to live. Winning the War in Your Mind will help you:

• Learn how your brain works and see how to rewire it

• Identify the lies your enemy wants you to believe

• Recognize and short-circuit your mental triggers for destructive thinking

• See how prayer and praise will transform your mind

• Develop practices that allow God's thoughts to become your thoughts

God has something better for your life than your old ways of thinking. It's time to change your mind so God can change your life.

The Power of Now: a Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle 

Open yourself to the transforming experience of The Power of Now, the acclaimed bestseller by revolutionary spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle, now in an audio program read by the author. To make the journey into the Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. 

 Responsibilities during online learning 

• Set yourself up in a quiet area, at a desk or table where you can work effectively and successfully.

• Follow your timetable and school hours (8.15am to 3pm).

• Join the zoom session at the beginning of each lesson with camera on. Set your background on blur or add a picture to protect your privacy, especially when working from your bedroom.

• Monitor Canvas and your emails regularly for announcements, instructions and feedback from your teachers and staff.

• Learning in any form requires commitment and being present and actively engaged.

• Complete all tasks with integrity and academic honesty.

• Do your best work, meeting timelines and due dates.

• Communicate proactively with your teachers if you cannot meet deadlines or require additional support.

• Collaborate and support classmates in their learning.

• Your online behaviour must reflect that of the School’s Code of Behaviour & Acceptable Use of Technology policies. Be respectful and display good online manners with your peers and teachers.

• Seek out and communicate with school staff as different needs arise.

• Sign out of all social media apps and turn messaging notifications off.

Be ready to learn at home

Your space

• Here's how to sit at your desk.

Online Zoom sessions: clothing, etiquette and work-space

• Remember you will be live conferencing using ZOOM.
• Dress appropriately for your online classes. Dress at home is mufti; dress at school is uniform. Danebank expectations for appropriate dress when wearing mufti to school, also applies when learning from home.
• Log on to Canvas and your email to check for announcements each period.
• Be seated and ready to start your online classes at 8.20am (or as per your normal school timetable).
• Join the Zoom session at the beginning of each lesson with your camera on. Remember, you are part of a learning community. 
• Understand how online behaviours affect others. Talk to your teachers online as you would in class.
• Sign out of all social media apps and turn messaging notifications off.
• Situate your device within your home or work-space so that it has an appropriate backdrop that does not expose any teacher or student to inappropriate imagery or conduct.
• Be safe, protect your privacy, security and wellbeing.
• Like at school, keep your smartphone off and away. 

NOTE: Should any student within the meeting behave inappropriately, be dressed inappropriately or be situated in an inappropriate location, your teacher will end the conversation immediately and contact you or your parent (if necessary) via email to pass on advice as to how you might be better prepared next time.

Be healthy

• Have your water bottle handy.
• During breaks, move, stretch your legs and get some fresh air - don’t sit all day at your computer.
• Have recess and lunch, eating healthy food
• With no commute to school, take advantage of the downtime and allow yourself to step outside, exercise, or find other ways to relax and regain your focus. 

Ask questions

Stumped by something? Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Click here to check the Who to Contact tab further down on this portal. 

So where can you find help when you are struggling at school?

Personal Issues

If things in your life are upsetting you or stressing you this will affect your ability to learn effectively. Talk to your family, talk to your friends or other people you are close to or teachers you feel comfortable sharing with. However if you need additional support you can approach the counsellor at your school and they can give you some professional help or find someone who can help you with your specific problems. There are also lots of support agencies, for example Kids Helpline, a free confidential service: 1800 55 1800 or use the online service at www.kidshelp.com.au. It is much better to talk to someone rather than lock it all inside you.

Learning Issues

If you aren’t having trouble with a specific subject, but are finding learning for school in general difficult, the first people to talk to are your parents. You might like to write down your feelings or what you are experiencing so you can explain things to them clearly. Your parents can then help you decide what steps to take next. It is probably a good idea for them to talk to your teachers first to get their perspectives. They might make an appointment with one of the pastoral care staff like a Year Coordinator to discuss with you and your parents to talk through the issues you are experiencing. The school might also have learning support staff who can help you work out what your issues are and who the best people are to help you. If the learning support staff can’t help you, they will be able to refer you to outside services who can diagnose and address any learning issues you might have.

Subject Specific Issues

If you are finding a particular subject difficult, or have fallen behind, the first place you should seek help should be your classroom teacher. Firstly, ask questions in class as problems arise. If you find you have too many questions that it is not practical to ask them all in class, then ask your teacher if you can make a time to discuss the issues you are having outside of classtime. Teachers are happy to help students who do their best and are keen to improve. Other places you might be able to find subject-specific help are: books or extra textbooks in the school or local library, other students in the class, students in older years, other teachers at the school, family members, family friends. If you try all of these options and are still having problems, then you might consider looking for a tutor. Often ex-students from your school who are at university might be interested in doing some tutoring or even teachers at other schools. Your parents could ask your teacher if they can recommend anyone.

So get started today!

Learn more this year about how to improve your results and be more efficient and effective with your schoolwork by working through the units on www.studyskillshandbook.com.au.

• Our school’s access details are:
  Username: Danebank
  Password: watermelon21

Smiling Mind is an awesome place to find fun activities, resources and videos to learn and practice mindfulness and support your wellbeing. Download the free app today. In our often busy, stressful lives mindfulness is a way to help us be calm, grounded and focus on the present moment.

Video Inspiration

Check out the 1st episode of the "Feeling It" series from Smiling Mind and learn about your self-care essentials.  

Activity Challenge

The uncertainty of this lockdown and COVID-19 can make us feel pretty anxious and worried, not to mention the long amounts of screen time for distance learning, so it's important to take care of ourselves. What are your self-care essentials? Complete this sheet and each day use at least one of your chill, flex, create and connect activities. 

Given that Danebank has moved to a distance learning platform for the short term, the biggest change to our services will be the way that the Counselling Team delivers counselling and support to you directly. This will primarily mean that in-person face-to-face appointments will not be possible during this time.

We know that the extension of the lockdown has been disheartening for many of us and that there are additional pressures on families and our girls. Please encourage your daughter to reach out to our wellbeing staff and to utilise our counselling services. Our procedures for connecting with our counselling services are linked here. When and/or if counselling is requested, our counsellors will email you the required consent form (which can be viewed at this link). 

The supports available are listed below for you. 

In the Senior School

• Senior School Counsellors are Ms Hanslow and Mrs Middleton. You can contact [email protected] if you require support. Sessions will be run via Zoom or phone. Please read about our Zoom Child Safe practices and print and sign the consent form for Senior School students when it is sent home from the counsellor. 

• Year Coordinators

• Mrs Flick (Assistant Head of Senior School) [email protected]

• Mrs Vos (Director of Students P-12) [email protected] 

• Mrs Tiina Hufton (Head of Senior School) [email protected]

In the Junior School

• Junior School Counsellors are Miss Jackson and Miss Petith. You can contact [email protected] if you require support. Sessions will be run via Zoom or phone. Please read about our Zoom Child Safe practices and print and sign the consent form for Junior School students when it is sent home from the counsellor. 

• Class teachers or Stage Coordinators 

• Mrs Fraser or Mrs Uebel (Assistant Heads of Junior School) 

• Mrs Buckley (Head of Junior School) 

In addition, Lifeline (13 11 14) and Kids Helpline (1800 55 1800) can be accessed for phone and online counselling 24/7. 
eHeadspace also offers free online and telephone support and counselling between 9am and 1am. 

Below are a links to some apps that can help you to maintain good mental health.

Please download your poster here or create your own!

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Creative Kids vouchers

Don't forget to make use of the Creative Kids vouchers on offer from the NSW Government. Parents and carers can apply for a voucher with a value of up to $100 per calendar year for each student aged 4.5 to 18 years old enrolled in school.

You can use the voucher for a variety of creative programs with approved Creative Kids providers. You can also easily order online art-packs for your children while during this lock-down.

• Check the eligibility requirements and the types of activities.
• Apply for the voucher here.

• Creative writing: Students could imagine what it would be like to spend a whole day with a fictional book character. Who would they choose and why? What would they do?
• Write as a story or journal entry and illustrate with a picture of themselves with that character
• What would Mrs Buckley say?... Read a book
• Write a letter to a family member or friend
• Write a song
• Make a word bank of ‘wow words' to use in writing next term (remember the power of the verbs)
• Try sketching a beautiful flower from your garden 
• Design and create a series of gift cards (Birthday, Thank you, Easter, Christmas)
• Take a photo of yourself reading your favourite book in your favourite reading nook at home
• Students might like to watch the following link of children reading the picture book 'Chalk' and also model this idea to record themselves reading a favourite book. Alternatively they could use chalk or pencils to illustrate what they would draw if they found magic chalk at a playground. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MomQf_CTksM

Colin Buchannan: Kids Talks, Songs and activities

• Research your family ancestry. Start or add to your Family Tree
• Online Sudoku puzzles (various levels of difficulty) 
• Video link on how to complete Sudoku puzzles efficiently 
• Interview the oldest person you know (via phone, email or face time) and find out how they entertained themselves when they were your age
• Online Science Workshops 
• QAGOMA: Learning resources for primary and secondary levels
• Design and make some jewellery
• QAGOMA: Kids Learning
• Compile some of your families favourite recipes in to a Family Cook Book
• TATE: Kids Learning 
• Create a board game
• Ideas for home learning 
• Learn some basic first aid skills (treating bee stings, simple cuts, when to call for help)
• Learn how to create a series of origami animals
• Kids National Geographic

• World Museum Tours
• Tennessee Aquarium
• NASA - Virtual Tour
• National Museum of Natural History - Virtual Tour
• The Met Museum for Kids
• The Google Art Project
• Musei Vaticani - Virtual Tour
• The Holocaust Museum - Online Exhibitions
• Womens History Museum online exhibits
• Great Wall of China - Virtual Tour 
• The Philadelphia Museum of Art
• SCAD Museum of Art
• Science Museum
• WOOL Covilha Urban Art Festival
• Beluga Webcam, Georgia Aquarium
• British Museum, London
• Guggenheim Museum, New York
• MoMA The Museum of Modern Art, New York
• National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
• Uffizi Gallery, Florence
• Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
• Benaki Museum, Athens
• Picasso Museum, Barcelona
• The Rijksmuseum Museum, Amsterdam 
• The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
• Musée d’Orsay, Paris
• Smithsonian Institute Museum
• Biennale of Sydney
• Art Gallery NSW Education Resources
• Australian Museum, Sydney
• Museum of Contemporary Art Learning Resources
• Earth Observatory NASA 
• Australian Tours 
• The British Library's Harry Potter exhibition 

• Wild Life Zoo, Sydney - live feeding demonstrations 
• Taronga Zoo TV
• San Diego Zoo
• Sea Life Sydney
• Australian Egg Farms
• The Cincinnati Zoo: Facebook Live Feed
• Atlanta Zoo: "Panda Cam" livestream 
• Georgia Aquarium: aquarium's live cam
• Houston Zoo: live cam
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• National Aquarium, Baltimore
• Farm Food 360
• www.weareteachers.com/best-virtual-field-trips/

See your notes in SeeSaw on how to log in. Log in through iDanenet → Junior School → Orbit → Storybox → login code is on the screen.

Storybox has some great activity sheets to go with the books online. Here is an example of an activity:

The Activity Time For the book Grandad's Teeth. Collect and compare fingerprints. 

What you need:

• Greylead and sticky tape OR
• Ink and paper OR
• Oil, dark-coloured paper and talcum powder

Ask each family member to first press their finger on to a "wet" item before pressing it on to a surface to collect their fingerprint. 
Try: 

• Colouring a patch of white paper with thick greylead pencil.
• Press a finger on to this before pressing on to the sticky side of a piece of sticky tape.
• Pressing a finger on to ink before pressing on to white paper.
• Pressing on to an oily surface (this could be your forehead or a sponge dipped in oil) before pressing on to a dark piece of paper. Then lightly sprinkle over the fingerprint with talcum powder).
• Compare the fingerprints of your family members. 

GOING FURTHER:

• Use talcum powder to try to lift fingerprints from household objects.
• Try to match these fingerprints to the family database of fingerprints you have created.

• Find things in your garage to build a tree swing (with an adult)
• Walk your dog
• Make an obstacle course around your house/yard
• Gardening - planting veggies and herbs
• Choreograph a dance and video it
• Bikes/scooters/roller skates/skateboards/hula hoops
• Practise your skipping for ‘Jump Rope for Heart’
• Scavenger Hunts 
• Cosmic Kids Yoga
• GoNoodle
• Adventure 2 Fitness
• Just Dance Kids
• Kids Zumba
• Kidzbop
• Sport Supermovers

• Help with some chores around the house - washing, cleaning, cooking, gardening
• Readers Theatre with favourite books and poems - dress up and film yourself reading a story with expression.
• Stem challenges: Make a shelter that can protect from sun/wind and rain
• Build a cubby
• Find things in your garage to build a tree swing (with an adult)
• Pitch a tent and camp out in the lounge room or back yard
• Learn to build a fire with an adult in a fire pit and discuss what a fire needs to burn. (toast marshmallows or make damper on the fire)
• Make a musical instrument
• Gardening - planting veggies and herbs
• Make a billy cart with an adult
• Cooking eg. Make pizzas (homemade dough) 
• Learn to knit
• Practice musical instruments
• Learn to braid hair
• Play a card or board game with your family
• LEGO
• Challenge yourself with a Rubik's Cube (some solutions here)
• Learn to tie shoe laces

The quality of the entries was outstanding and I congratulate each student and staff member who shared their beautiful work  with us. We are thrilled to announce the winners are as follows:

• Junior School Overall Winner: Zoe De Cean
• Senior School Overall Winner: Charlotte Najjar

• Stage 1 Winner: Aimee Zeng
• Stage 2 Winner: Isobel Ware
• Stage 3 Winner: Zoe De Cean
• Stage 4 Winner: Lani De Cean
• Stage 5 Winner: Charlotte Moran
• Stage 6 Winner: Charlotte Najjar
• Staff Winner: Karen Springstubs

• Stage 1 Highly Commended: Ishara Ranjan
• Stage 2 Highly Commended: Isla Duffy
• Stage 3 Highly Commended: Jessica Laws
• Stage 4 Highly Commended: Mackenzie Winney
• Stage 5 Highly Commended: Charlotte Moran
• Stage 6 Highly Commended: Megan Zakaria
• Staff Highly Commended: Danielle Clegg

Congratulations again to all our entrants!

• How the NSW GLS works
• The experience of the learner driver
• What is involved in being a supervising driver
• Lesson planning and dealing with stress
• Completing the leaner driver log book correctly
• Understanding the new law for L and P licence holders

The following resources are available to assist families to support their children in being responsible online users:

• Cyber safe families – an overview of cyber safety
• Technology and wellbeing – useful tips and tools
• Digital citizenship – a collection of articles and resources to maximise students’ use of technology.

The one hour session is broken into 17 bite sized chunks of mini-videos. 
Topics covered are:

• How can families make the home environment a better space for learning?
• How much schoolwork should students be doing each day?
• What is the best way to approach the day’s learning?
• How involved should parents be and what if they also have to work at home?
• How important is it to stick to the curriculum?
• Any specific advice for senior students?
• What if students have trouble learning this way?
• What should senior students do if they feel they are disadvantaged?
• How can students stay motivated to do their schoolwork at home?
• How can students stay more focused in online lessons?
• What do you need to know about webinars?
• How much screen time can students have outside of schooltime?
• What can students do outside of their schoolwork to be more effective learners?
• What are the top tips for parents?
• What are the top tips for students?
• Where can you get help from?

• talk to your whole family about the infection – understanding the situation will reduce anxiety
• help your daughter to think about how they have coped with difficult situations in the past and reassuring them that they will cope with this situation too
• remind them that the isolation won’t last forever
• exercise regularly - exercise is a proven treatment for stress and depression.
• encourage your daughter to keep in touch with family members and friends via telephone, email or social media (where appropriate). 

By submitting this content, you are providing Danebank with your permission to share them publicly on your behalf and you grant the School a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to use, reproduce, perform and communicate the work in hard copy and digital form. The Head of Community Engagement reserves the right to refuse any content deemed as unsuitable for publication or sharing. Further details regarding collection of information can be found in our school policies. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know by emailing [email protected].

Before you take any screenshots or photos, please follow these important privacy arrangements:

• Do not take screenshots of class groups.
• Ensure your daughter's name is not displayed on the screen or on their work.
• If your daughter is online, have her blur out her background or use a background picture that does not identify her by name, or show where she lives.
• Students are not allowed to take pictures of others online.
• Be mindful of the background in the photo (i.e. do not include identifying features or other siblings/family members unintentionally).

You can help support your daughter during Distance Learning by:

• establishing routines and expectations
• defining a space for your daughter to work in
• monitoring communications from teachers
• beginning and ending each day with a check-in
• taking an active role in helping your daughter process their learning
• encouraging physical activity and/or exercise
• checking in with your daughter regularly to help them manage stress
• monitoring how much time your daughter is spending online
• keeping your daughter social, but set rules around their social media interactions.

Click here to access a Learning Environment Check list from NSW Department of Education

 Join a Zoom Meeting

• Click on the link shared with you

• Click 'launch application' which will install the Zoom launcher on your computer. If needed, you can also install the client by following the directions on their website, https://zoom.us/

• After the Zoom launcher is installed, your meeting will start. 

• If needed, click "join audio conference by computer" to connect your headset/microphone. 

Once the meeting has started you will see the Zoom menu bar at the bottom of the screen. If you do not see the menu bar, move your mouse slightly and the menu will appear. The menu bar may disappear in full screen mode. 

From the menu bar you can:

• Mute/unmute your audio
• Stop/start your video
• Configure your settings for items such as audio and video
• Invite more people to join by email, IM, SMS (mobile users) or meeting ID
• View a list of participants
• Share your desktop (everything you have open) or select a specific application to share (for example, Google Docs)
• Send a message to one person (private chat) or to all participants
• Record the meeting (if you have been granted permission)
• Leave or end the video meeting

Guide

You will need:

• An internet connection - broadband wired or wireless
• Headset/earbuds with microphone
• Webcam - built-in or USB plug in

Enter the Zoom Meeting

Your meeting host/instructor will provide the URL to the Zoom room. Simply click the URL or paste into your browser of choice to open the meeting.

Audio and Video Setup

After joining the Zoom meeting, you will be prompted to join the room’s audio. Zoom allows audio participation through your computer’s internal speakers, a headset, or a phone line. The initial step of joining the audio by computer looks like this: 

• Click on "Join with Computer Audio" so you can listen in and use your mic.
• If you experience audio problems after clicking on "Join with Computer Audio", click the arrow next to the microphone icon in the bottom-left hand corner, and choose "Test Speaker and Microphone".
• If you need to change your audio/video input device, click the arrow next to the microphone/camera icon and select the appropriate device.

Enable/Disable Mic and Video

To mute yourself so others cannot hear you, click on the microphone icon in the bottom-left corner. To unmute, click the microphone icon again. Follow the same process to turn the webcam on and off.

Participants List

The participants list shows all the active members in the meeting, including your instructor(s) and fellow students. To open the participants list, click “Participants” in the bottom menu. This will open a list on the right-hand side of the meeting screen. You can mute yourself or change your display name by hovering over your name in the participants list, clicking on "More", then clicking on "Rename". 

Click here to download a PDF "Zoom Guide" 

Please visit our website to place your order. www.ranier.com.au

• Please utilise the filters at the top of the page to customise uniform selection.
• Sizing guides linked to each garment will help with size selection.
• Select Collect from Shop or have your order home delivered. Orders will be posted out from November. Collection date will be from November, further details to follow.
• The high school dress is in women’s sizing. If your primary dress is size 14, please order a 10, if your primary dress is a 12, please order an 8.

2022 Pricing lists:

• Pre-K
• Kindergarten - Year 2
• Years 3 - 6
• Years 7 - 9
• Years 10 - 12

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us via the website www.ranier.com.au/contact or email us on [email protected]

The Deadline for all uniform orders is 24 October 2021.

Junior School

Senior School

‘I Just Called TO Say I Love You’ – The Danebank Version!

We invite you to participate in this wonderful opportunity to bring our Danebank Community together through song. Every member of our community is invited to participate whether you be a student, a staff member or a family member of students/staff.

We ask that you to learn a simple song over the next 2 weeks, then record yourself singing it, either alone or with your family members, and then upload the recording by Friday 22 October 2021 (Week 3). We will then edit all the videos together into a great big Virtual Choir!

You do not need to be a great singer and no one will hear you as a soloist. You only need to bring a little joy as best you can through this simple song.

What you need to know

• Everything you need to participate is found in this folder. Any questions or issues can be directed to Ms Maguire - [email protected]
• You can choose to participate as one of the following easy parts:
  • SOPRANO (slightly higher part and often singing the melody and occasionally a harmony)
  • ALTO (slightly lower part with some melody and a little more harmony)

• Both parts are easy to sing and in a comfortable range for most voices.
• Both have a ‘record along track’ with a singer who is singing your part that is easy to hear. You can practice with it as well as sing along with it in your final recording to keep you on track.
• Choose your part and then spend the next 2 weeks practicing with the track as often as you can.
• Be prepared to record yourself on your phone and upload the video to the folder by Friday 22 October (Week 3). Please follow the below RECORDING GUIDELINES when making your final recording.

Recording Guidelines

• Use your phone or any easy device that picks up sound quite well.
• Choose a quiet location and try to use a blank wall or curtain as a backdrop. We encourage colourful walls and backdrops if possible.
• As the final video will be published, we ask that people are conscious of appropriate dress code. Summer uniform for students. Families and staff can dress comfortably but please no PJs or overly casual clothing. Danebank colours, green and watermelon, are encouraged but not mandatory!
• For solo videos, please film PORTRAIT ORIENTATION and fill the screen as much as possible with shoulders and head (think passport photo!)
  
• For family or group shots, please film LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION and fill the screen as best as possible while still fitting everyone in.

• Please make sure you are well lit from the front. Do not have a window or the sun behind you as you will appear in silhouette. If needs be, grab a lamp and shine it on your faces, but be sure to keep it out of the camera shot.
• If you need to display your lyrics, please try to also keep papers out of camera shot.

These next points are important

• You must record while listening to and singing along with the RECORD ALONG TRACK.
• Start your video recording then start the RECORD ALONG TRACK.
• In the beginning of the track you will hear a voice saying ‘1 – 2 – 3 – CLAP!’ You must join in with this voice and ‘CLAP’ at exactly the same time as the track. The music will start soon after that so just smile and wait for it. Once you have done the ‘CLAP’, anything from there may be used in the final video so make sure you are smiling and engaging with the camera, even in the parts where you are not singing.
• Make sure you have the RECORD ALONG TRACK playing through one headphone in your ear. Keep the other ear free so you can hear yourself sing. We do not want to hear the record along track in the recording so that is why you need to play it through headphones.
• If you are recording as a family group and cannot set up headphones for everyone, have the play-a-long track playing quietly and as far away from the camera as possible, so that the camera picks up your voices more than the track.
• At the end of the song, please smile and wave good bye for a few seconds before switching off your camera.