ASHS Update – Level Three Lockdown

Learning from Home 14 February 2021

Kia ora whānau

As you will have heard in this evening’s announcement we are moving to Level Three for a period of three days. At Albany Senior High School we have been planning for this possible situation for some time. We want to assure our learners, staff and whānau that we are well placed to continue with delivering learning whilst our students remain at home. We recognise this lockdown will have been a shock to many and that it will be a challenging period as we get used to being in lockdown once again. Firstly, it is okay to not be okay and secondly, we are all in this together and as a school community we will work together to get through this period with a sense of purpose and a whole lot of kindness! 

As a school we are focusing on three areas: wellbeing, connectedness and doing NCEA from home! We recognise that as a senior school our young people want to continue to work toward their academic goals. To this end, we will work with our school leaders and teachers to focus on meaningful learning and assessments that lend themselves to working from home. We will look to manage learning and assessment as effectively as we can and will keep you informed with any updates we receive from the Ministry of Education and NZQA (who manage NCEA) as they come to hand. As it is early in the year we are primarily focused on connecting with you all and engaging in learning! Read the instructions below to see how to engage with your learning!!

Please do not hesitate to get in touch with your (or your young person’s) Tutor teacher to make a plan if learning from home is a challenge in any way.  

 Link to ASHS Learning from Home Update 2021