Jump Jam This year I have been coaching our school Jump Jam team. This has involved weekly meetings and trainings. We trained for the National competition where we came in the top 10 in the South Island but missed out of the National Competition. The competition usually goes regionals then Nationals but it changed this… Continue reading WEEK FOUR TERM THREE REFLECTION: PARTICIPATING IN THE WIDER SCHOOL COMMUNITY

Ive been teaching for a whole year!! Time flies when you are……. Super busy. Now that I am a year in, I know have a release day every second week rather than once a week. Almost a grown up teacher as they say. This is why I have joined these two weeks together into one… Continue reading WEEK TWO & THREE TERM THREE REFLECTION: NOT ENOUGH HOURS

This week we had a professional development session that introduced coding. I personally did not know anything about coding so I had no idea where to start. With the new digital technology coming into to New Zealand Curriculum, it was a great place to start. Coding teaches a lot of things- perseverance, resilience, and problem… Continue reading WEEK ONE TERM THREE REFLECTION: CODING THE WAY OF THE FUTURE