Christchurch Earthquake

What a start to the week!
Yesterday was my birthday - one day after the September 4 earthquake. Obviously there was a bit of cleanup to do at home, so the birthday was a bit strange.
I spent about 3 hours at school also, checking that everything was OK and talking a great deal with Alan Grey, the Board Chairperson about the state of the school, what the next steps were to be and how we were going to support the community.
Fortunately, our school has not had any significant damage to the buildings. This doesn't mean that the community is not affected in other ways and the staff will be working to support our school community as well as supporting one another.

The Ministry website has some very useful information regarding traumatic response as well.
Canterbury Earthquake MoE link

School will remain closed until Wednesday September 8.