We have seen slotxo the effect that school bubbles have had on pupils - separating them from friends and leaving them unable to play in big groups.
But it can be just as hard on teachers too.
And when your school has only 77 pupils, those bubbles can be very small and lonely.
The "little family" at Ysgol Cynwyl Elfed school near Carmarthen have found it especially tough, with even the most basic day-to-day chats between staff becoming difficult.
Read here how they are handling the isolation of the pandemic, and how there is hope for better times in the September term.