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Attended the unveiling and blessing of the Te Hōnonga a Iwi stone today. Planted a kōwhai tree to join the 1,500+ trees planted over the last year. It’s an awesome community project with some very lofty goals. businessnh.org.nz/te-hononga-a-i…

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Mānawatia a Matariki Remember | Reflect | Recharge I hope this Matariki weekend you find moments of stillness & your pondering is fruitful. I hope you find energy for the coming year. I hope you share a laugh with someone special to you. Arohanui. ⭐️ news.library.auckland.ac.nz/2023/07/10/mat…

Pretty happy that I get to hand this session over to the professionals. Being able to swim is such an important skill. We are lucky to have the opportunity to get some time in the pool to polish skills - at whatever level our learners are at. 🏊‍♀️ 🏊‍♂️ 🏊

Read our new article on disciplinary literacy, & what teachers @ all levels can do to help students better understand science language: nzase.org.nz/resources/?res… Members only, but membership is cheap: nzase.org.nz/membership/ Science Learning Hub Welly ED Ryan Timoko-Benjamin @DigitalCircusHB

Love this so much. Adding it to my travel bucket list. 🪣

Student excuses - today’s one made me laugh. “Miss, the dog at my goggles.” Luckily, there are spares. 🏊‍♂️🏊🏊‍♀️

Our Rangers (Girl Guides) were working on mapping skills tonight. Thinking about what contour lines on maps represent by making playdoh models based on maps, and making maps based on models.

Today’s after school meeting for PD (professional development) involves rainbow coloured craft materials… 🌈 ✂️ ✏️

Pretty happy with this as my first ever stop motion project. Interesting PD in class today.

I didn’t grow up celebrating Halloween. It’s wasn’t big in NZ. Somehow the parenting compromise has become a spooky lunchbox instead. They’re all teens & can handle their own insane sugar highs. No teachers were harmed in the provision of these lunches. And I’m excited for mine!

Our house smells amazing.

Gearing up to enter my 10th year in the classroom. It feels like a blink & a lifetime. What would I tell my first-year self? Listen more - to students, to colleagues, to the things not said... and if in doubt listen even harder. Trust your instincts. What about you? #EduTwitter

Making the most of the summer… this place was pure magic.

Everyone researches second hand bookshops before they go on trips… don’t they? #books

Yesterday afternoon’s staff PD meeting saw us greeted at the door by SLT proffering Lemonade Popsicles!! Shout out to our Principal both for arranging them, and for acknowledging her sister for the inspiration. 🌸 Great visions travel far. 🌻 Little things make a big difference.