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  • Kia ora year 10's

    I hope you had a good Waitangi day long weekend with your whanau, and are refreshed and excited to get stuck into some learning!  A massive thank you for your efforts in welcoming the students to whanau this past week, you have already made a good impression on them and I encourage you to continue in this positive manner.

    Monday S1: Gym - where we will focus on agility and skills required to play tennis and similar racquet sports

    Wednesday S2: Kapua  - where we will work on serving and playing the correct tennis shots. We will also play a mini tournament towards the end of term

    Thursday S2: Health in M11 - we will look at the strands 'Community resources' and 'People and the environment'

    Activities 
    Wednesday: Introduction to Tennis

    Thursday: ABL & get to know you games (Ako, Awhinatanga and Pono)

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING... tennis, table tennis and badminton sports to discover hand eye coordination,
    • We are EXPLORING... tennis, table tennis and badminton sports to classify different racquet sports
    • We are EXPLORING... tennis, table tennis and badminton sports to recognise, interpret and analyse the different shots required to beat your opponent
    • We are EXPLORING... leadership to connect and collaborate with others, empathise with those around us and discover more of our selves

    Success criteria: I am able to.....

    • complete the agility and reaction exercises against my partner
    • control the ball whilst bouncing on a racquet for 1 minute
    • complete a rally against my partner by playing groundstrokes