#NZraAnnual2

 With permission from Deb Lean at Akaroa School, I am sharing the results of her class survey for favourite pancake toppings. Click on the link below to view the 'live' version. https://datagifmaker.withgoogle.com/gif/ahxzfmd3ZWItbmV3c2xhYi1kYXRhLXZpei10b29schULEghEb3dubG9hZBiAgICe656HCww

 The final week of #NZreadaloud for Term 2! It has flown by - but what an amazing set of texts we have studied and been inspired by. This week we look at 'Cosmic Pancakes' by Kelda Hains. The challenge at the end is this ... Don't worry if you go into next week with your Masterchef Pancake Bake-off. It would be fab to see some photos on the blog as you complete the activities. Mā te wā Kerri

  Here are a couple of my students' version of the poem "Wealth". Tracey Hunter Outram School Wealth by Mya Wealth can be counted, but in time not in dollars or things. Days since you ate a warm roast, hours since you last played basketball with your brothers or swimming in the cold Bannockburn lake, how recently you've been running down the court playing netball. camping how many weeks before you get to see cousins how long until you get to spend Christmas with your family again. Wealth by Will Wealth can be counted, but in time not in dollars or things. Days since you made a batch of steaming raspberry muffins hours since you lay on the sun absorbing the sun streaming in or sitting round the table feasting on a lamb roast with your family how recently you've finished a lego creation How many weeks before you get to play a game of Friday night hockey in the winter cold How long until you next lie on the grass staring up at the clouds.

 We've finally got ourselves together here at Te Puru School! We posted to Twitter after we made a whole load of cool biscuits (our own style!)...but Twitter swallowed the videos and they disappeared!  In the middle of illness, days out and full-on crazy going on, we took time to create our own sculpture based on last week's text. Each part represents the creator in some way. I'll let the students explain their own art. Here we all are with our sculpture... My box's meaning really represents me in a way only I truly understand. The bottom half is my history. World war 2 (the nazi flag) Covid (you'll find virus signs around the whole box) and patterns in the middle. The different patterns represent my different life. The waves on the edges represent change and the colours in them represent the English flags colours.  At the top is the present. Airplanes at the top represent my move. Cats with love hearts around them represent the love for my cat, Tibbs. The two robbi...

  "Wealth can be counted, but in time not in dollars or things" How can time be seen as a form of wealth? Share your thoughts and opinions by replying to this post.

Lots of you have created some beautiful and carefully thought-out posters on things that are of interest to you. I was really impressed with al your attempts at fake Latin. I have permission to share this poster inspired by Giselle's and created by Joshua T, Joshua B, and Josiah from Hillmorton High School.