Term 3 Week 1

Kia ora Year 7s! Welcome to Term 3, our Olympic term! This will be a very busy term, with an assessment and a strong Olympics focus inside of class and out of it. Additionally, our primary curriculum focus for the term is government & organisation. We will begin in Ancient Greece, look at the history of the Olympics then & today, and focus on our twin heritage of democracy & Te Tiriti, looking at our contemporary  unique status as a country that has roots in Greek tradition while honouring the defining and governing document of Aotearoa's past and present, Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Further information about the direction of the term depends on the status of your assessment and when it is completed - a road map is available on Classroom on request.

Success Criteria: I can/have...

• I can explain what strength of character looks like to me
• I can describe a wide variety of facts about how the Ancient Greek world operated

All activities available on Classroom, slideshows available on request.

Activities:

1. Strength and Spirit Powerpoint (What does strength look like - Writing activity)
2. Strength and Spirit Powerpoint (Visual Interpretation of Character - Literacy Activity)
3. Greek Culture - Introduction (Literacy - Word Search) and Key Facts (Writing activity - memory through physical writing)

Follow Up Tasks:
Ancient Greece - Mapping Activity
News of the World 2.0 - New methods

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING the history and culture of Ancient Greece, connecting their beliefs to the modern day
• We are EXPLORING and observing strength and spirit across different cultures and ways of life