Amazing 🤗, Scary 😯 and Relaxing😴

Welcome to Term 4!

This morning I asked the Tui Team to share something amazing, something scary and something relaxing they did in their holiday.

This was a great way to recap our break with our class - I have to say there were some responses I did not expect! I actually thought some kids were playing a trick on me... bungy jumping and sky diving..really!? 

After thinking, then sharing, the children blogged about their responses.  Check out their individual blogs for some amazing holiday recaps😊

Take Note! 💰

Tui class have been learning about NOTEworthy people in NZ. We started with the people on our NZ money.  

Sir Edmund Hillary, Kate Sheppard, Queen Elizabeth, Apirana Ngata & Ernest Rutherford.

We read, researched and wrote autobiographies before looking at how the landmarks and birds on the notes also relate to the person.  Through our literacy contracts we got into groups and researched each note and created a wall display showing our learning, pictures and quotes.

We began to ask questions about other NOTEworthy New Zealanders.  We did a bus-stop activity with several other NZers - from Jean Batten to Whina Cooper.  We were brimming with knowledge and questions.

NOW Tui class are designing their own $200 note.  They are choosing their own NOTEworthy person, landmark and bird.  Once they have designed their note they are writing to explain the reason they chose who and what they chose. 

Keep an eye out on the individual blogs to see their amazing creative $200 note designs!