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14 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 SEPTEMBER 2020 CORONAVIRUS CRISIS Entering school now looks a little different. When entering, students will now see signs reminding them that to enter school they need to wear a mask. Designs placed on the floor, show them where they can form a queue before entering school. Upon their turn, they'll enter the school, and have their temperature checked and told to sanitise their hands. Parents are being asked to also take the temperature of their children at home. If they appear ill, or their temperature is higher than average, they should stay home Where pamphlets for activities would have been affixed, now educational laminated instructions remind students to wash their hands, wear a mask and keep at a safe distance. The signs also remind students that they need to wash wash their hands frequently. It also shows them how they can reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection Schools are using a walk left system, with signs on the floor, showing students which direction they should walk in. Students will be escorted straight to their classroom. Students who receive breakfast will be able to pick it up at the door, before heading to class Students now must social distancing and remain 1.5 meters apart. This will be a big change from what children are used to. The walls have been mostly cleared out, and teachers will only be allowed to hang up things that are out of reach, and that are lamented. The teacher's desk is 2 metres from the next desk beside her. Teachers will now be encouraged to correct in class, and hand out homework digitally when possible Sanitisation is key and students will be asked to sanitise as they enter the classroom. Classrooms will be sanitised daily, and students will be asked to remain in their own seat, switching will no longer be allowed. School in the age of COVID-19 It's an entire different experience entering a school that has to cater for social distancing and rigorous hand-washing, as LAURA CALLEJA finds out at the Kalkara state primary school