Knowing Our World

Knowing Our World

Nations of the World

Things you didn’t know about NZ

What do we know about our world??? Let’s do some exploring
of our globe and the interesting places it has spread all across it.

Using an online map and the Internet search and explore
- let’s get to know our world and share.

Q1. Where in the world would you like to visit and why?

Q2.  Can you find out what continent this landmark is in and
what the landmark is? Can you name the other continents?

Q3.  Can you name any archipelagos?

Q4.  What are some well known international landmarks and
what country are they in? Can you share a photo?

Q5.  Can you name some of the most captivating Atolls in the world?

Q6.  The highest mountain in Mexico is Pico de Orizaba,
a dormant volcano .Can you find the height of it?

Q7.  What are some interesting facts out about a country
that interests you that you can share in a tweet?

Q8.  Throughout the world are man made islands which
have become part of countries? Can you find any?
Share a picture of one and a tell us a little about it.

Q9.  What makes us believe New Zealand is one of the most
beautiful countries to live in?

Q10. What are some of the changes that are happening to
New Zealand that might change people’s thinking about New Zealand
being one of the most beautiful countries to live in and what
can we do to stop that change?

See you at 2pm on Wednesday!

Telling a Story

A very exciting week this week! We will be talking about telling stories. We are even going on a field trip to India!

Some people express and tell stories through different ways. Artists tell stories with their creations. Musicians can tell stories through songs. Dancers create stories with their movement.

Stories are a way we can express ourselves. We would love to have a chat about how you best like to share your stories. We would love for you to have a piece of work, writing, etc to share with us all.

We would love for you to share something you have created. You could take a picture of a piece of writing you are proud, you could create an artwork that tells a story. We would love to have lots of stories this week!

Q1: What do you think a story needs to make it really interesting?

Q2:What other ways could you tell a story to someone?

Q3: What do you think would be the best way to tell a story for you? E.g. dance, music, drama

Q4: Could you share with us a picture of a story you are proud of, or art work?

(If you don’t have one you could leave a comment on other work)

Q5:: What do you think the technical art house work artist is trying to tell you through his piece of art? Link to artwork

Q6: What things can infer about the people in the piece of artwork?

Q7: What is your favourite story and why do you enjoy it so much?

Q8: Can you create a story for us? You won’t be able to use many words!

Your Success - Who is responsible?

This week’s chat is all about ‘not giving up’.  
We are over half-way through term one and we thought this was the perfect time to chat about what to do when things get hard!

With your teacher or by yourself watch the following videos before our chat.  They may help develop your thinking around having the ‘courage to continue’.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Wednesday.

1. "Failures open the doors to success!" Tell us about a time when you failed with something? 

2. Tell us about a time when you had success? What did you do to achieve success?

3. We are responsible for our own success and learning. Do you agree or disagree?

4. What is a challenge you have faced this year? Explain what happened.

5. There's no such thing as an overnight success. What does this mean? Do you agree?

6. Why do we give up? What can we do to avoid giving up in the future? Who can help us?

7. "If you do what is easy, your life will be hard." What is this trying to tell us?

8. Inner confidence and self-belief are the keys to success. Do you agree or disagree?

9. Who is responsible for your success?

See you on Wednesday :)

How Well Do We Know Our Teachers?

How well do we know our teachers?

This week is get to know your teacher time? As teachers we get to know a lot about our students, their families, their hobbies, likes/dislikes etc.

How well do you know your teacher?

This may require a bit of work before you start the twitter chat on Wednesday. Have fun

You will need to interview them as a class or as individuals to try and get the best answers you can fo this. (Try and guess the answers first before you ask them to see how well you do know them)

1. What schools did your teacher go to when they were growing up?

2. What is your favourite thing about your teacher and why is that important to you.

3. What does your teacher enjoy doing when they are away from school?

4. What made them want to be a teacher?

5. What is it about your school that your teacher likes the most?

6. Why are you his/her favourite students?

7. If your teacher could do another job what would it be and why?

8. What do you think your teacher would be great at if they were not a teacher?

9. Why do you think it is important that you get to know your teacher?(Do you know how many hours on average you spend with your teacher?)

10. If you were your teacher what would you do differently to make your classroom better?