Friday, May 15, 2020

Te Kauru- Our classroom May 18th 2020 Covid 19 Level 2

After the announcement, last Monday, May 11, [schools to reopen Monday, May 18] 2020, all staff at Paparore school met on Wednesday, May 13 to discuss and prepare for the reopening of the school. 
Guidelines, health, and safety, classroom organization, distancing, hand washing, school breaks, duties, buses, hand sanitizing, drop-offs and pickups, clean up surfaces, staggered lunch and play breaks, and as the day went on lots of other things to consider in our classrooms; 
Seating arrangement, toilet breaks, hand washing, sanitizing, classroom equipmentmovement in the classroom, use of devices, entering and leaving the classroom. 
This Monday as we discuss the changes to what we knew as normal there will very likely be more to add to the changes within the classroom and school environment we will have to learn. I sure together as a school community we can deal with the new look and keep on with the learning. We can do this.

The first change the students will see and get used to is the classroom environment. The seating arrangement takes me back to memories of when I was in a senior class with up to 30 + students seated at desks in rows. Not much room to move around. We are so lucky to have a large learning space for the senior class. It is a perfect space for the 30 students, a teacher, and a teacher aide. 
New times new challenges. Kia Kaha.