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I never make snowflakes with my classes. I don't like things hanging from the ceiling. This year was the first - a bit of a gift to my co-teacher (who loves to hang things in the classroom) as a way to say thank-you for putting up with all the things that it takes to co-teach with me. 

As I entered my classroom for the first time in months, they were the first things I noticed. 25 beautiful snowflakes gently flapping in the summer breeze. Pictures of Australian animals staring at me from their wildfire posters, seemingly saying - "Remember us?". The date on the calendar still read: Monday, March 9th. My furniture had been removed from the room or stacked in corners, replaced by eleven large, individual desks spaced evenly across the classroom placed by someone with a ruler in hand and brand new rules on their mind.

For a class that has always been built with collaboration, small group instruction, and conferencing as three of its core pillars, this set up wouldn't do. 150cm between desks is the rule, yes, but so is creating our learning spaces - even in the time of Covid-19.  Time to rearrange...