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  • Kia kaha, kia maia, kia manawanui

    Be strong, be brave, be steadfast

    Kia ora. I hope you have all had a restful weekend and have not had to stress too much over assessment tasks.  If you have managed your time well, your may have had a few polishing details to do, but the bulk of your work will be completed.  Remember, this week you are uploading the same document with all required tasks to both Global and English.  You will need:

                      • Short Text (Poetic writing)
                      • Paragraphs about Kiwiana and National Identity
                      • Paragraphs about Poetic Language Techniques

    We will be continuing our work on the Taonga of New Zealand by researching a specific geographical area of Aotearoa and creating a shared map (with 8M2) that details they many treasures we have in our beautiful country.  We will be focusing on how people make decisions about access to and use of resources.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

        • Identify the resources of a geographical area

        • Research how the resource is perceived, used and protected

        • Explain how these ideas determine the decisions made about the resources

    Activities:

    1. Submit Assessment task
    2. Brainstorm resources of your assigned geographical area
    3. Create a KW chart about these resources to identify research focus

    Homework:

    UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE......

    Phew - now that I have your attention.   

    If you can get your assessment task uploaded, please do so - it is important that we stick to routines where we can - but then.......  relax, find something to do that calms you - perhaps it is reading, or craft, or a walk or even gaming.....

    I have started a diary - not necessarily to share but to record what is happening at the moment and how I feel about it.  I encourage you to do the same.  Your perspective is important - you are able to be the historians of this moment.  You can use an online platform like blogger.com - create a google doc, or go old-school like me and grab an exercise book (or a fancy diary with a lock).

    We have 4 days until the end of the term as the school holidays have been moved to the start of next week.  We will have some distance learning after that until we are all able to return to school.  This all happened so suddenly we were unable to farewell each other and that is pretty unsettling - so from me to you,  Have a safe and relaxing holiday break and I will see you all next term.  I am looking forward to ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ hearing about what you have got up to.  

    I have set up an edmodo class page - you can access it by going to edmodo.com and signing in with google (school account) Chick on "I am a student" and join with class code 73d5uh - please don't share this with anyone who is not in 8M1.  I will remove anyone who is not in the class, and can also see everything you write.  I can change your status to read only if you do not use this space appropriately.  Oh - and I will put the general Knowledge Quiz up on google classroom for you.  May the odds be ever in your favour.







    REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO

    REFLECT / WHAIWHAKAARO learning intentions:

    • We are REFLECTING...on our assessment task and reviewing our work. We are evaluating any gaps and generating personal next steps to improve our work. We are identifying problems or barriers to learning and checking our work fit the intended purpose