This has been a very unusual year for everyone. It's been a relief to finally get back to school. This is the final week that learning opportunities will be made available online for our students in Team 4. We had our final Google Meet for the benefit of our students at home, last week on Friday. Reports have been completed, which was also an interesting task as we did not get to see quite a few of our students during the lockdown.
Inquiry: It was hard to assess students as most of my literacy class did not attend the meets or return to school. It was interesting to note that during the lockdown, the students in the higher ability literacy groups attended the meets more regularly and more often than those who were in the lower reading ability group. I did wonder if this was due to more parental support at home, or whether they were more independent and able to access their learning. Many students from the lower ability group also had behavioural and/or self management issues as well, so were probably less inclined to join the online learning meetings. A few were also ESOL students.
On Thursday we look forward to our end of year Awards day for the Junior and Senior School. I was actually surprised to feel quite relieved when I heard that both events would be held during the day. The Senior Awards are normally held in the evening so that our parents could attend. This year, it will be held outside under Te Kapua (sheltered structure) and will be live-streamed.
Our teachers have worked incredibly hard this year and I am so proud of our team.
