12 October - 18 October

Ko te pae tāwhiti, whāia kia tata. Ko te pae tata, whakamaua kia tina.

Seek out distant horizons and cherish those you attain.

Kia ora. I hope you have all had a good break and maybe have also been following the elections.  I completed an early vote during the break and was really comfortable with the process as it was just like the kids vote elections we held at the end of last term.  The only thing that was sort-of confusing was the location of the ballot boxes after I had been to the voting booth - I think our Returning Officers did a much better job of assisting the voters than the Officer at my polling station.  The General Election is this Saturday - if your parents have not cast an early vote, perhaps you could go with them when they vote to check it out for yourself.  We will be counting the votes from our kids vote election next week!  This leads us nicely to this terms context - while we are still coming up with a 'snappy' name for it, it has to do with the skills you need as you begin to adult (Yes, adult can be a verb!  English teachers everwhere shudder a little bit inside). 

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• Identify decisions I will be making as a young adult
• Locate information to help me with these decisions
• Understand the procedure or process involved in these decisions
• Know my rights and responsibilities under New Zealand Legislation

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING the legislation in New Zealand that relate to Young Employees and how this will affect the decisions we make when we start paid employment