Term 2 and we are working from home and boy oh boy, teaching the students is different. We have an amazing group of parents and carers who have stepped up to the role of teacher in the home front. By the end of home schooling, I believe teachers and families will have acquired more knowledge and skills from each other. I know I have already.

At home we are continuing our literacy with an online book each week. Our students have also received resource packs of work to complete at home. As they progress through the tasks, I am finding that our students are working in different ways that best suit them and their families.

I really look forward to contacting each student’s family every day to hear about the work they are completing. It is great to hear about the way parents and carers are engaging their children by combining chores and numeracy and literacy. For example students using the pantry to find letters and words.

We have experienced a unique ANZAC Day with no group commemorative gatherings. Instead, many people chose to stand at the end of their driveways or post comments on social media. What a different world we are living in right now.

Finally, to help our students to understand why they are learning at home, we have a book called ‘John B Jovial stays home.’ I have also read a book, ‘Who sank the boat,’ for student to view on our school Facebook site.

Hopefully, we will get the okay to have all students back in the classroom soon, until then, stay safe.

Tony, Bree, Debbie and Deb.