T2 PENN Learning from home.

 

Online Teaching/Teaching from a distance during the COVID-19 Lockdown.

Fun science experience that Dad has put together. My brother and I are taking turns shaking the bottle to create mini tornadoes! then I'm going to write about it!

On the 23 march 2020 our Prime minister announced that NZ was going to Alert 4, which meant the entire country was in lock down mode. Of course this meant that I would not have the face to face contact with my children or be allowed to visit the school or my classroom.

I must admit I was quite anxious as a beginner teacher with how our team was going to deliver a package that was going to meet every individual child's learning needs. The concept or idea of not being there with them on their learning journey to guide them and encourage them was a frightening thought.

But I have a wonderful team that was able to make up physical learning packages and deliver a robust, flexible digital platform, (which we had already created, but we were able to tailor this to meet the learning needs of our children) . This platform enabled our children, their whānau and others in the community  to access learning tools to carry on with their child's educational development and growth-without interruption. Thrown in the mix is of course  "Faith" and "Hope".

Over the past 2 weeks I have not only been amazed with the "comaraderie" amongst teachers  but the extention of this word "comaraderie" goes out to whānau and the community as a whole.


Which just proves "we are all in this together"

A big Thank you to all the teachers and staff who put these learning packages together for our Tamariki!

         Learning goes from the classroom to the Family Home.

Doing Aerobics with the family.

Doing some maths with my brother.

 

                                               

Just amazed with some of the learning that children are sharing with me, and how involved and engaged their whānau have become.............Huge Pakipaki with all my aroha!