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Prep students back to school after coronavirus time out

What do five-year-olds really think about COVID-19? Now that they are getting settled back into school after a good break away, find out what these Caboolture preppies love about being back in class after a pandemic.

Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Preppies Darcy, Zander, Fleur, Abigail, Seth and Amity. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Preppies Darcy, Zander, Fleur, Abigail, Seth and Amity. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

A WEEK is a long time when you’re five-years-old, and these Prep students spent lots of them at home as they waited for the COVID-19 all-clear to go back to school.

Now as they happily make themselves comfortable back in their classrooms, we find out what some of Caboolture’s cute preppies they thought of the whole pandemic saga.

ST PETER’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

Prep students from St Peter's Church, Caboolture (clockwise from left) Ava Powell, Jack Walters, Karter Runge, Corbin Sylvester, Lauren Holmes and Lorelei Proctor, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker
Prep students from St Peter's Church, Caboolture (clockwise from left) Ava Powell, Jack Walters, Karter Runge, Corbin Sylvester, Lauren Holmes and Lorelei Proctor, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker

Corbin Sylvester

Age: 5

What do you love about being back at school? Because we get to specialist lessons and do learning and handwriting. I love it when my teacher reads “Jack and the Beanstalk” to us in the classroom.

Prep student Ava Powell from St Peter's Church, Caboolture, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker
Prep student Ava Powell from St Peter's Church, Caboolture, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker

Ava Powell

Age: 5

What do you love about being back at school? I love being back at school because it is fun. I like doing dancing with my teacher and playing skipping with Lexi.

Prep student Lorelei Proctor from St Peter's Church, Caboolture, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker
Prep student Lorelei Proctor from St Peter's Church, Caboolture, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker

Lorelei Proctor

Age: 5

What do you love about being back at school?“I like going to the music room to sing. I love being at school because I want to play with my friends”

Prep students from St Peter's Church, Caboolture (left to right) Karter Runge, Ava Powell, Jack Walters, Lauren Holmes, Lorelei Proctor and Corbin Sylvester, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker
Prep students from St Peter's Church, Caboolture (left to right) Karter Runge, Ava Powell, Jack Walters, Lauren Holmes, Lorelei Proctor and Corbin Sylvester, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker

Jack Walters

Age: 5

What do you love about being back at school? “I love being back at school because we do really fun stuff like drawing and playing with cars. I love doing my sight words because I am so close to getting to 100.”

Prep student Lauren Holmes from St Peter's Church, Caboolture, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker
Prep student Lauren Holmes from St Peter's Church, Caboolture, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker

Lauren Holmes

Age: 5

What do you love about being back at school? I get to play with all my friends, we play soccer. I like going in the sandpit and in the classroom we can draw pictures.

Prep students from St Peter's Church, Caboolture (left to right) Jack Walters, Corbin Sylvester, Karter Runge, Lauren Holmes, Lorelei Proctor and Ava Powell, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker
Prep students from St Peter's Church, Caboolture (left to right) Jack Walters, Corbin Sylvester, Karter Runge, Lauren Holmes, Lorelei Proctor and Ava Powell, Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - Picture: Richard Walker

Karter Rung

Age: 5

What do you love about being back at school? I like to draw a picture of my Mum because I miss my Mum when I am at school. I love playing in the playground with Ocean.

TULLAWONG STATE SCHOOL

Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Preppies Darcy, Zander, Fleur, Abigail, Seth and Amity. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Preppies Darcy, Zander, Fleur, Abigail, Seth and Amity. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Prep student Fleur is happy to be at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Prep student Fleur is happy to be at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Fleur Ellis

Age: 5

Why do you like being at school? I like show and tell.

What do you know about COVID-19? It’s everywhere.

Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Amity is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Amity is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Amity Edwards

Age: 5

Why do you like being at school? Because I like writing.

What do you know about COVID-19? The coronavirus is almost finished.

Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Abigail is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Abigail is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Abigail Doherty

Age: 5

Why do you like being at school? Because it’s so much fun!

What do you know about COVID-19? If you touch someone, they’ll get sick.

Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Seth is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Seth is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Seth Whatley

Age: 5

Why do you like being at school? I like to do my best.

What do you know about COVID-19? I don’t know.

Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Darcy is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Darcy is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Darcy McNamara

Age: 5

Why do you like being at school? Learning. I like to play with my friend Abs (Abigail).

What do you know about COVID-19? We wash our hands and cough into our elbows.

Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Zander is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Tullawong Primary School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Zander is happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Zander Harris

Age: 5

Why do you like being at school? I like playing.

What do you know about COVID-19? Wash your hands with soap 100 million times a day.

CABOOLTURE STATE SCHOOL

Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Preppies Jacob, Addison, Tyrell, Eve, Evie, Madison, Tyler, Noah and Harrison are happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Preppies Jacob, Addison, Tyrell, Eve, Evie, Madison, Tyler, Noah and Harrison are happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Age: 5

What do you know about the coronavirus? One time I had a doctor’s appointment so I stayed home and always wash my hands.

What do you like being at school? I like to play with the Barbie dolls.

Addison

Age: 4

Why do you like being at school? Because we get to play.

What do you know about the coronavirus? You can’t touch anything.

Jacob

Age: 5

What do you like about being at school? I come to play, I come to class to learn. I learn numbers. I play two times a day.

What do you know about the coronavirus? You can’t play on the playground.

Tyrell

Age: 5

Why do you like being at school? I like playing and I like to learn.

What do you know about the coronavirus? Washing my hands all the time and staying home.

Eve

Age: 5

What do you like being at school? The toys.

Harrison

Age: 5

What do you like being at school? The toys.

What do you know about the coronavirus? I don’t have any anymore.

Tyler

Age: 5

What do you like being at school? Bringing your bike and riding it.

What do you know about the coronavirus? You have to wash your hands and you can’t play on the playground.

Noah

Age: 6

What do you like being at school? Playing in the playground.

What do you know about the coronavirus? You get sick.

Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Willow poses for a photograph at the school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Willow poses for a photograph at the school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Willow

Age: 5

What did you do while you stayed at home because of the coronavirus? I did playing outside with bubbles.

Why do you like being at school? I like drawing. That’s my best thing to do.

What do you know about the coronavirus? Well, I did think about when people died.

Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Kasen poses for a photograph at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Kasen poses for a photograph at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Kasen

Age: 6

What did you do while you stayed at home because of the coronavirus? Go on the iPad.

Why do you like being at school? I like doing school work.

What do you know about the coronavirus? People getting sick.

Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Jesse poses for a photograph at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Jesse poses for a photograph at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Jesse

Age: 5

What did you do while you stayed at home because of the coronavirus? Set up my computer.

What do you know about the coronavirus? Every time we eat we have to wash our hands.

Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Lucy and Amelia are happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Lucy and Amelia are happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Amelia

Age: 5

What do you know about the coronavirus? I think when you get coronavirus you have to stay home.

Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Hector poses for a photograph at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Hector poses for a photograph at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Hector

Age: 5

What did you do while you stayed at home because of the coronavirus? Did some maths.

Why do you like being at school? Washing your hands.

Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Jackson and Jaxon are happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Jackson and Jaxon are happy to be back at school. June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Jaxon

Age: 5

What did you do while you stayed at home because of the coronavirus? (Learning resource) Reading Eggs.

What do you know about the coronavirus? I don’t know.

Jackson

Age: 5

What did you do while you stayed at home because of the coronavirus? We just played at home.

Why do you like being at school? I like getting excited.

What do you know about the coronavirus? Don’t get coronavirus.

Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Lacey and Khatanah-Rose are happy to be back at school June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop
Caboolture State School prep students are back at school after COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Lacey and Khatanah-Rose are happy to be back at school June 17, 2020. Picture: Renae Droop

Khatanah-Roze

Age: 5

What did you do while you stayed at home because of the coronavirus? I didn’t touch anything while I was sick.

Why do you like being at school? I like to play with friends.

What do you know about the coronavirus? Washing our hands.

Lacie

Age: 5

Why do you like being at school? You get to play with friends.

What do you know about the coronavirus? When coronavirus is here and somebody comes to school you have to try to not get sick.

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