How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? We loved seeing what another class came up with and it filled us with joy to have a package that has been put together especially for us to arrive at school and delight in!

“We absolutely loved this kit! We completed this kit with our buddy class. It was the perfect project to develop tuakana teina skills. It is fantastic to see the positive impact this has had on our Year 2/4 relationships. Our knowledge of sticky words has grown and when we are reading shared texts the students are quick to jump in and let us all know that they have heard a sticky word. Such great development of awareness!”

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Posted 6 years ago

How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? We are looking forward to receiving our buddy classes poems next week. The students were amazed to see how far away the buddy school in the North Island was.

“Excellent support, structure and resources. It was great to be able to do whole class, group and individual writing. This provided excellent scaffolding when it can to students writing their own poem postcards. The time frame to complete them was about spot on too, didn't feel too far away, or too soon to get it all done. The Warehouse Stationery kits, pens, highlighters etc helped add flavour to the activities and will be a great longer term resource to use.”

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Posted 6 years ago

How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? This is a cool part, I wonder if it would be possible for there to be planning created to help schools extend this relationship and keep it going? I know that is the idea but without help on how to do this or activities provided I reckon that most buddy c

“The kids LOVED the items in the tin. However we are not a confident device using school so did all the research together as a class and this was quite boring for the children and took a LONG time. We found this years activity MUCH harder than previous years, I understand the need to change it, keep it fresh etc but I feel that this task was too challenging for year 3/4. The boxes on the postcards were VERY small for children of this age to write in.”

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Posted 6 years ago

How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? Haven't yet received this years one but it is always exciting to receive mail from another class and learn all about them!

“This is the third year our class has taken part in the Get NZ Writing kit. I love the resources that School Kit has made to compliment the kit and it gives me lots of ideas that I use with my class for the remainder of the year. It is a highlight to receive some mail from another school and makes it even more valuable. Thanks School Kit!”

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Posted 6 years ago

How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? Great

“The class loved their items and really enjoyed writing their poems”

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How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? Great

“The student in my class loved engaging with all the activities and loved being able to hold a physical object and base their poem on that!”

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Posted 6 years ago

How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? A lot of value. That's why we do it in my class. Because we're swapping with another class and sharing our writing. It would be great to be able to opt into a say 3 times year option with the same class.

“Year 5”

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Posted 6 years ago

How did the swapping of mail with another class add value to the GNZW experience? It was interesting to see how others had interpreted them.

“The three activities did not connect and scaffold well together, it all felt a bit random and disjointed. We did enjoy the poetry aspect though.”

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Posted 6 years ago

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