THORPE HOUSE LOCKDOWN MESSAGES BY S RYATT

THORPE HOUSE SCHOOL

Astan Hamid Year 6

LOCKDOWN MESSAGES 2020 - 2021

BY SHAAN RYATT (YEAR 6)

A MESSAGE FROM SHAAN RYATT, HEAD BOY (2020-2021) In summer 2020, I was selected as Head Boy for Junior School whilst sitting at home in my room listening to the end of year school assembly. Once my initial disbelief had worn off, I was excited by the opportunities the role would bring. This excitement, however, was short lived. We were in a national lockdown due to Covid-19 and we didn't know when this would end. As the year went on, we spent more and more time at home. We faced many restrictions in our lives, forcing us to get used to a new way of living and working. We were unable to attend school, our parents had to work from home and we were taught online. We even did our PE & Games lessons at home!

My lockdown message: When the world around us starts to change, we have to be willing to change the way we do things too.

Don't be afraid, use the opportunity to learn something new.

By January 2021, I was starting to realise that we were becoming a part of history and that future generations would look back on how Covid-19 changed our lives. I asked boys at Thorpe House School to share some of their experiences and record some lockdown messages for future generations.

I hope that this little e-book will give you an insight into what life was like for us during these strange times and provide some helpful advice about how to survive a national lockdown.

Shaan Ryatt

THE BEST THINGS ABOUT LOCKDOWN Spending time with friends and family

Online school

Time to yourself to destress

Being able to go on walks and explore nature Getting a new pet and spending time with it

Just being at home

Exercising more and being Playing video healthy games with friends

Less pollution and taking care of the environment

Stopping the spread of Covid Unleashing creativity in order to keep occupied

Learning how to cook

Alone time to revise, write songs and create music

Learning new skills

Experiencing new things and learning new ways of having fun

Sahit Sahni, Year 11

THE WORST THINGS ABOUT LOCKDOWN

Being stuck indoors all day

Feeling lonely

Shops being closed

Having to wear masks everywhere

Lack of exercise

Not Being able to go to restaurants

Slow internet

Not being able to play sports

Screen time

Not being able to see family and friends

People dying

Not having anyone to talk to

No access to healthcare

THINGS THAT KEPT US ENTERTAINED James Attfield Year 8

HOBBIES Shyam Pattni Year 11 Zain Irani-McCormack Year 4

EXERCISE

NEW PETS

Hamish Graham Year 4

BAKING Aryan Sharma Year 7

UNLEASHING CREATIVITY Casper Selwyn Year 10

BUILDING THINGS Hugo Watson Yaer 4

NEW ADVENTURES Noah Wheeler Year 9

ENJOYING NATURE Jake Bowden Year 5

Locked in our house with nothing to do Overlooking the world going by Cooking and baking for mum and dad Keeping healthy Doing things differently Other people walking by Walking in the woods No more hugging Louis Ayers-Mason Year 8 Lockdown - Arjun Sahota (Year 8) We all knew 2020 would be unique, The lockdown turned into weeks, then months, The government repeatedly gave warnings of social distancing, And the country sat there listening.

Everyday, I am thankful for my family, But it is not just me, it is all of us internationally, Another reason of gratitude towards technology, And all the scientists who studied biology.

Henry Wojcik Year 7

Hope by Henry Busse (Year 8) Hope for me is a power And it flourishes like a flower Life is in danger because of us Trying to stop pollution is always a fuss We have to look around our Earth Us trying to stop, is mirth Potential is everywhere in the air Making sure that we all care Mother Nature is deteriorating And it is not so captivating The thing we fear “the virus” Life becomes lifeless We have lost the admiration for our Earth Destruction, Is that what our planet is worth We gaze upon the stars with awe But our Earth is not Brawl Life within is so gratifying But what is around us is so horrifying Plastic pollution is rising Species are dying because of us which is not surprising The luxury we take for granted I am quite disenchanted At the appalling damage we have done The worst has just begun But there is still some fighting serendipity Help is always something with affinity We have to stop over-consuming The factorities are fuming With clouds of black smoke The movement to help is choke Hope for me is a power And it flourishes like a flower Life is in danger because of us Trying to stop pollution is always a fuss We have to look around our Earth Us trying to stop, is mirth

Hope - Aryaman Tendolkar Year 9

LESSONS LEARNED How lucky we are to be able to go to school Treasure your time with other people

How much good can come from desperation

Stay home Stay safe Protect the NHS

Sahit Sahni, Year 11

To be resilient

Take care of others as well as yourself

Working as a collective community

The importance of interacting with people

The importance of friends and family

Make the most of what you have, live in the moment

Being patient

Perseverance: Never give up

Stay positive

Be grateful for all that you have

Don't take anything for granted

The most important thing in your life is your health Look after it!

MESSAGES FOR YOU Take it seriously and abide by the rules Don't panic

By working together, you'll get through it

Enjoy spending precious time with your Wear a family mask and wash your hands

Keep in contact with your friends and family

Get lots of exercise & fresh air Enjoy the time,

try out new things that make you happy

No matter what happens, keep going

Find someone to talk to Stay strong don't be and have alone Keep calm, be hope patient and it'll be fine

Take the vaccine - it saved lives

Remember, it will end eventually!

Take care of yourself so you can help take care of others Be kind and Try to try not to stay worry

positive Use the opportunity to learn new skills or take up a new hobby

Be safe, listen to the guidance and encourage Laugh others to do the and have same fun

Leo Finn Year 6

Charlie Ciesielski Year 6

COVID - 19

Akhil Vedi Year 6