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.
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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
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.
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.
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”
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.”
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Amelia
Age: 5
What do you know about the coronavirus? I think when you get coronavirus you have to stay home.
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.
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.
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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