Over the past eight weeks New Zealand has changed radically! The country went into lockdown and we experienced life as we have never experienced it before.
On Thursday 25th March the country went into lockdown which means we had to close the school early and miss two weeks of Term One. This proved to be a bit of a challenge, as nobody was as prepared as anyone would have liked due to the short notice.
As soon as the “school holidays” finished during lockdown, the students, parents and teachers of Owairoa were tasked with tackling our new normal! Distance Learning. The teachers worked very hard to plan programmes for the students to complete and they were very pleased with the outcomes! We were receiving a lot of work each day which truly proved the wonderful work ethic that Owairoa students have.
A lot of credit must go to the parents and caregivers of the children. Without their commitment and enthusiasm, it would have been a very difficult programme to run.
We are all very happy to be back at school and are looking forward to the term ahead!
