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  • Kia ora whanau, welcome back to the third term!
    He waka e rua, ka taea te hoe – With two canoes, it can be paddled. 
    This proverb reminds us that by working together, we can achieve great things.

    Just like successful Olympic teams, our classroom whānau will be stronger when we support and learn from each other.

    This term, we'll be using the Olympic Games as a springboard to develop our literacy skills. This week, we'll be diving into reading comprehension passages, putting our critical thinking caps on as we analyze the information and answer questions. Get ready to test your reading muscles and learn all about the exciting world of the Olympics.

    Success criteria:

    • I can identify the main ideas and key details from reading passages about the Olympic Games 

    • I can use context clues to understand the meaning of unfamiliar words related to the Olympics 

    • I can answer questions that require making inferences from the text about the Olympics