Mumford & Sons (playlist)

Sooo going to see these guys when they come to NZ!!!  CANNOT WAIT! :)

Making a Vid Using Movie Maker

At the beginning of the year, my class, a few buddies from two other older classes and myself made a video for a school assembly as one of our items.  Our class was hosting the school assembly.

Enjoying Watching NZ's Got Talent

I was watching NZGT a couple of weeks ago and saw these two brothers.

Back at School! :)

Back at school and pretty refreshed and...felt tired after the first day back at school!  :)  I have 1 NE but have 3 very new students that started in the last 1-2 wks of last term and so essentially beginning this term with 4 NE...hence...tired, lol.  Am enjoying being back with the 'fantastic babes' and even though am feeling tired by 3pm, loving being back in the classroom.

Have also started a new semester and the readings alone look so, so, SO daunting!  I have sat down to read a few pages and found I have falled asleep, not once, but twice this week just trying to start my course readings!  Gosh, not the rivoting start I had in mind but I will get there :)

Anyway, here is a song from a group I sooooo love!

School Holidays - YAY!

Yay...I'm enjoying the school holidays!  My family and I have already spent the first weekend of the hols at Mt Ruapehu (had fun snowboarding) with two other families and I'm back at home...house is clean!  I've already spent the second day exploring new websites (educational) and trying to get my head into planning for Term 3 (at a leisurely pace :) ).  Looking forward to adding new and exciting website links to my class wiki and learning lots of new things!

PS I have already finished my first semester paper (only 1!) and have had good grades and now am looking forward to the second semester!  PG Dip...here I come!  :)

A cool start to the weekend!!!  :)

Continuing Studies

Before I forget...I've started a year of study (while teaching!  Groan  LOL).  As if teaching wasn't already challenging enough, I've now started part time study via the internet with Waikato and at the end of 2011, I was thinking "Yep, online study should be pretty 'sweet'"...NOT!".   I'm new to online study.  I'm new to online 'moodle'.  I'm new to the whole online learning/study thing...BUT...I'm really enjoying the challenge.  I'm taking a good look at myself as a teacher and the role I play as 'educating our young minds'.  So far, as honest as I am, I'm not as good as thought!  But that's ok because I know I'm 'pretty OK' and for my next level, I will be...WAY BETTER!