Section outline

  • This week begins with a Public Holiday - Labour Day - it celebrates the 40 hour working week in NZ.


    Learning Intentions: We are learning to (WALT)...

    • summarise using a selection of sources including online sources
    • use a variety of sentences in our sentences
    • increase our vocabulary around festivals and celebrations
    Success Criteria: I can/have...
    • critically viewed the youtube clip about "Diwali"
    • used festival and celebration vocabulary in my writing
    • provided details to support my answers using correct grammar and punctuation

    Activities:

    Tuesday S3: view the Diwali clip, read a selection on EPIC about 'The festival of Lights'


    Thursday S2 : Library session - returning, browsing, selecting, issuing and reading 
    Friday S5: Athletics Day! You will either be at the track competing or at school doing great fun tabloid sports activities :o)
    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

    • We are EXPLORING recognising vocabulary associated with specific festivals
    • We are EXPLORING investigating the history and importance of festivals and celebrations
    • We are EXPLORING connecting the structure of our writing to persuade readers of our point of view about a topic