New+Zealand+2013

Hello you guys way over the other side of the Pacific! I'm Brigid Stevens teaching a year 7 & 8 (12-13 ) class in Greytown, New Zealand.

We are very excited to meet you. It's been a while since Mr Guptill's class and us have worked together and we are keen to find out more about you and what you like to do. Wondering...anyone notice something in the background of my photo that looks familiar? Have made the photo as big as I dare!

Right now, we are half way through our third term, then two weeks holiday and then eight weeks for the fourth and last term of our year. School will then be out for six weeks and we will come back for the new school year at the start of February. It will be very hot.

Oh! I nearly forgot! Wonder if you can figure out what's had us a bit on the nervous side lately...happened last Friday, 16 August.

Anyway, here's what I was thinking could be fun to do. Have a look at what our past students have posted on the Wiki, look at videos and see if you can come up with six questions you'd like to find out more about, OR six comments about what you read.

If you're interested, here's a link to a site we use a bit for reading activities, which tells you a bit about what's happening "Down Under." Do you know why New Zealand and Australia are referred to as being "Down Under?" http://www.kiwikidsnews.co.nz/

Here is a bit about some of my girls...

Jack, Cameron and Chris created this photopeach about our school. The music is called"Poi - e" The song was written by a cultural group in Patea(a small town http://www.newzealand.com/int/patea/ ) that was in financial trouble in 1984, after the closing of a local industry. The song was hugely popular and the kids still know about it today. media type="custom" key="23924110"

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DYLAN LINKS AND IZZY LET YOU KNOW A BIT ABOUT THEMSELVES