Alert Level 4 Lockdown

Dear Parents / Family / Whanau

Welcome to our first ever issue of “Reflections”.

This is a termly publication where we can share with our community interesting aspects about our school life. We had anticipated this issue being sent out in late March, but as this picture aptly illustrates, Covid-19 had other ideas.

I would like to begin this issue by acknowledging the professionalism of our staff during this unprecedented period. I was extremely thankful for, and immensely proud of their amazing professionalism and resilience during this time. Teaching during lockdown meant staff had toface challenges they normally would notface. My advice to staff during this time was that they cannot expect the same of themselves or their students as they would in their physical classroom. We have all experienced an extraordinary period of history. I wish to acknowledge the economic turmoil created by COVID-19 and the impact on a number of school families, along with the consequent stresses and strains of being housebound for significant periods of time. These impacts cannot be overstated. We have by and large navigated our way successfully through alert level 4 and we are enjoying being back together as a school community. Thank you for taking the time to read Issue 1 of “Reflections” and we hope to bring you Issue 2 later in Term 3.