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Years 5 and 6 students at Paparoa School were amazed to receive correspondence from the Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
The children had written a series of tributes to Dr Bloomfield as part of their written English studies.
A display with their messages of thanks had been displayed in the school’s hall in recent weeks under the title “Ashley Bloomfield Hero!”.
“Ashley Bloomfield is an intelligent, cool-headed problem solver. He is the best leader in our team of five million,” one student wrote.
“In my opinion he is a brilliant, amazing person. He has earned the nickname Covid Crusher,” another said.
A parent decided to take a picture of the display and email it to Dr Bloomfield himself.
“Thank you so much, doctor, for making our tamariki feel safe through such an unprecedented time,” she wrote.
“Thank you also to your own whānau, who must have gone without you while you were working hard. We appreciate their sacrifice.”
The school was ecstatic when Dr Bloomfield wrote back.
“I feel very humbled and it’s so encouraging to see this feedback from the kids at Paparoa School,” Dr Bloomfield wrote.
“Please pass on a big thank you from me, and I hope the children have a very safe and enjoyable school holidays.”
