Monday was a great day. Both students and staff were glad to be back. The day was geared up to slowly get everyone back into routine and structure after such a long break away. By God’s grace, by the end of the day, most of us had gotten our brains back into study mode, even if it was still in low gear.
To make the transition from distance learning back into the classroom easier, our Year 7 Homeroom made up a COVID-19 time capsule sheet - a reflective worksheet for students to fill out about their experiences during the COVID-19 restrictions. The classroom certainly buzzed with excitement as the students shared what made the transition from school to distance learning and back to school difficult, or fun or exciting. Students were encouraged to share what they missed most, what they liked most, who they shared their isolation with, the feelings they had during isolation and their favourite memories.
When asked “What did you miss most?”, almost every student replied something like “my friends”, or “talking and playing face to face with my friends”, or “hanging out with friends”. The students’ responses show just how much the school and the friends they make here mean to them.
The COVID-19 time capsule sheets will be put in a sealed envelope and returned to the students, at the end of the 2020 school year.
Jared Khu - Secondary Teacher
