Term 2 Start

Well, we have had an unexpected start to Term 2. On Monday morning, we were preparing our bags and uniforms for face to face instruction. By the afternoon we put everything away. The government of Fiji announced a possible case of local transmission. Parts of the country were placed under lockdown. In a quick decision, the international school decided to open up on Tuesday with virtual learning as the local schools moved their holiday up, effectively keeping students out of school for the next three weeks.

So, we started Term 2 virtually. This was the scene as we practiced logging in.

We are trying to get back in to the routine of screen work.

Tuesday afternoon the community transmission of Covid was confirmed. Even more concerning, the person in question attended a 500 person funeral and travelled in a large part of the containment area.

Wednesday (today) we decided to up our virtual learning game. We cleared a space for the boys to work.

Lucky kids get an office with a view. After we wrapped up the assignments for the day, we watched another government press conference. Not great news. A case, an attendee of the funeral, was found in Suva. This has effectively put the entire island of Viti Levu under a bunch of restrictions for at least the next 14 days.

We will try to make the most of it. We will keep to our bubble, practice mask wearing if we need to go out for some reason (hopefully not too frequently), and work hard on our school work.