Hi all, trust this post finds you all fit and well and most of all safe.

Welcome back to a Term 2 like no other!

Below are some resources that provide advice and suggestions about how to support wellbeing while in lockdown.

As we all embark in this unprecedented situation most of us are focusing on how to communicate, collaborate and learn as best we can, while staying safe in our respective bubbles.

The school library may be closed but there are some great databases out there for you to use for your research during this lock-down period.

The Connected Learning Advisory Help desk support is available for teachers, kaiako, leaders, tumuaki, parents and whānau from early learning through to secondary in English medium and Māori medium settings. You can phone the Learning from Home helpdesk on 0800 700 401 and Ki Te Ao Marama on 0508 294 462 between 8 am and 5 pm on business days.

Congratulations to both Maggie McDonald and Maya Satake in Year 9 Art.

The Learning Place

Well done on the first week of online learning (if we count two days last term and three this week!).

The current situation is a challenging one for all of us. The following link provides advice about how to talk to and support children during this time.

Talanoa Ako (to talk and discuss education and learning) is a Pacific responsive education programme that builds Pacific families knowledge about education and learning.

Hi to you all from my Harwood bubble. As we are yet to start assemblies, and until we do, I will try and keep you updated with what will be happening with winter sports. Before we finished school for the term, we had some sports results to report.

The Ministry of Education is working to provide a range of distance learning options for ākonga and whānau in reo Māori and Maori medium education settings.

Dealing with Disapointment

Home Learning | Papa Kāinga TV started education broadcasting for early learners and students in Years 1 to 10 from 9am on Wednesday 15 April, with Māori Television launching te reo educational programmes on the same day.