Here s what parents have said about schools across Bracknell Forest:
Great Hollands Primary School Great Hollands Primary School Nigel Crump: Great Hollands Primary year 4 teachers (I can only speak for them with my child there) have been doing live lessons all day every day during this lockdown which is admirable. t must be exhausting for them and I m so thankful to them for doing it especially as it sounds like other schools are only doing partial live contact with their pupils. They ve really been amazing and I can t give enough praise. Thanks GHPS. Faye Winfield: Year 1 and year 5 have been amazing, very supportive of the kids and parents. The teachers have worked tirelessly to ensure all are well catered for through zoom calls, live lessons, cooking tasks, model building, fun PE sessions etc all work has been marked by the teachers and feedback given with support when needed. Well done GHPS!
While the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a new era of screen time Zoom teleconferencing, more Netflix than anyone thought possible and FaceTime as a way to socialize it also seems to have brought out a lot of authors and other creatives in our own backyard.
Here’s a look at the local books, murals and more of the past year, as well as the inventive ways that arts institutions have continued to provide programming during the pandemic.
January
Polar Bear Plunge: An estimated 400 people participate in the Polar Bear Plunge on New Year’s Day at La Jolla Shores. Sponsored by the La Jolla Cove Swim Club, the plunge is a 30-year-old local tradition in which La Jollans and others rush into the cold ocean for play or swim.