XERVIER BUSY IN LOCKDOWN

By Paul Doney

Lockdown was interesting. It gave our family of three time to be together and it's nice to know we enjoyed each other’s company. The most interesting thing was helping Xervier with his online schooling. Xervier goes to te Wa Ora Montessori School in Naenae, Lower Hutt, and has just started high school this year (Year 8). We have heard that some schools were pretty relaxed about school during the Lockdown but Xervier's had a really active programme. We had to be careful not to over-commit to too many classes. There were class meetings on Zoom then classes in the usual subjects using Zoom, or Google Classroom. There were also some great drama and film study subjects, yoga classes and dance parties. We kept up PE by going for bushwalks and playing badminton inside the lounge room. Best of all was the cooking classes. We made bread, Anzac cookies, pizza, bagels, coleslaw and quiche. All delicious. Xervier had his 13th birthday at home during lockdown. We had been planning a big party at school that would have involved a Taiko Drumming and Lion Dance class, but that all got cancelled due to COVID-19. Maybe next year.