Our ICE Time approach is focused on our vision and values.

ICE time is designed as a menu - to select as much or as little works for each family.

It contains daily ideas, and also a weekly challenge. These will be updated each Sunday for the week ahead.

We are very mindful that we have many parents as essential workers, parents trying to work from home, parents under pressure regarding loss of jobs etc.

Our job at this time is to infuse any home learning plan with a deep sense of humanity.
- Perry Rush

Use the following link to go to the website for ICE Time and our rationale for our approach: ICE Time Overview

Important Considerations:

• It is impossible to try and fully replicate a school day for you at home, nor should we be attempting to. We don't expect you to become teachers at home, and the most important thing right now is to keep your children safe and secure.

• Our key advice to parents and caregivers is to create a small degree of structure, make some time for learning, but also allow space and time for play and exploration.

• Try to make learning fun as your child’s wellbeing is more important than any academic learning. If the learning becomes stressful for anyone...Stop!

• This is a whole new experience for all of us & we don't want it to be overwhelming for anyone.

• Most importantly, keep it simple and make it work for your whānau — there are no rules as such, and nor is there one “best way”.

Ko koe ki tēna, ko āhau, ki tēnei kiwai o te kete.
You take that handle of the kete and I’ll take this one.