Kia ora and arohanui from New Zealand

Morena koutou (Good morning everyone),
We are all thinking about you and hope that all of your friends and family are safe. 

New Zealanders have been following the news and send lots of aroha (love) to everyone in France. There are many French families who live in our little city of 45,000 people and we don't know if you have seen on the news but our Sky Tower in Auckland was lit up in red, white and blue just like the other major monuments around the world to show you all that we are thinking of you. We have a beautiful French 
restaurant here called 'The Marina' and I am sure over the last day it has been a meeting point for our french families so that they can all support each other too.

It is Sunday here so tomorrow I will get my class to write you all messages as they will be worried about you all too. If you have not received a letter from your buddy yet please don't worry as they will be on their way soon. We have been busy doing our end of year assessments so things have been a little bit hectic but events that you are all experiencing definitely put things into perspective. We hope you all remain safe and just wanted to say we are thinking of you.

Arohanui 
Lots of love
Mrs Devery and Room 22 in Gisborne, New Zealand