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My name is Hailee and I'm 12 years old. I am in year 7 at Marist Catholic College Penshurst. I have been in isolation for 7 weeks.
Isolation hasn't been easy. I am an active girl and I have only been outside the house to walk the dog for exercise of a morning, when there are not to many people around. Although I have already missed an entire netball season and lots of Physical Culture lessons, I feel like I am luckier then most kids my age because I have a big backyard where I can play and run with the dog for exercise.
I miss my friends and I miss my team sports but I know I have to put my health and safety and the health of my family first. My living situation is a bit different to some others. My Pop lives with us and he's in his 70s and my little sister is 6 and is a coeliac. That is an autoimmune disease. I can't risk getting out to help Mum with the groceries or to see my friends. Even now with phased schooling, I can't attend and I am still learning online.
I have been learning online for 5 weeks. At first it was hard, scary even. I felt nervous and anxious every time I had to complete a task online. It was all new. I started to understand though, that every kid in NSW was in the same situation as me.
Isolation hasn't been all bad. I have learned a lot about myself and my family. It has made me value them more.
I know Covid-19 will end and isolation will lift. I also know that my generation has made history during this time. I am proud to be apart of that.
Isolation hasn't been easy. I am an active girl and I have only been outside the house to walk the dog for exercise of a morning, when there are not to many people around. Although I have already missed an entire netball season and lots of Physical Culture lessons, I feel like I am luckier then most kids my age because I have a big backyard where I can play and run with the dog for exercise.
I miss my friends and I miss my team sports but I know I have to put my health and safety and the health of my family first. My living situation is a bit different to some others. My Pop lives with us and he's in his 70s and my little sister is 6 and is a coeliac. That is an autoimmune disease. I can't risk getting out to help Mum with the groceries or to see my friends. Even now with phased schooling, I can't attend and I am still learning online.
I have been learning online for 5 weeks. At first it was hard, scary even. I felt nervous and anxious every time I had to complete a task online. It was all new. I started to understand though, that every kid in NSW was in the same situation as me.
Isolation hasn't been all bad. I have learned a lot about myself and my family. It has made me value them more.
I know Covid-19 will end and isolation will lift. I also know that my generation has made history during this time. I am proud to be apart of that.