Greetings! My name is Ms. Megan Haapala and I have been working in Mrs Lagitupu’s fantastic Year 7 & 8 class this week. I am from the United States, specifically from the state of Michigan (the one that looks like a mitten). I traveled to New Zealand with a group of 11 new teachers. We all just graduated from the university. We are from two different universities - Michigan State University and Oakland University. I am in New Zealand for 3 weeks and am visiting schools around Auckland and Wellington. Point England is definitely the best around and I don’t want to leave!
This week in class I have watched the students working hard on various assignments. With the theme “Art Alive”, I am very impressed with learning the class is doing on different artists. They have been working hard learning about famous artists, where they came from, and how they became the way they are. I sure have learned a lot from the discussion I have had with the students and by reading their compare and contrast 5 paragraph papers! Very impressive!
They have also been working on describing their “favorite place”. I have read about many different places including the rugby field, beaches, homes, and cities. The students are starting to draw these favorite places in the styles of the artists they have been working on. I can’t wait to see the final results! I also got to experience tech (at Tamaki College) with the Year 7s and got to try my hand at making some delicious chocolate cookies. Yummy! Along the same line, I was able to read some awesome podcasts on books the students have been reading. They are absolutely fantastic.
This week in class I have watched the students working hard on various assignments. With the theme “Art Alive”, I am very impressed with learning the class is doing on different artists. They have been working hard learning about famous artists, where they came from, and how they became the way they are. I sure have learned a lot from the discussion I have had with the students and by reading their compare and contrast 5 paragraph papers! Very impressive!
They have also been working on describing their “favorite place”. I have read about many different places including the rugby field, beaches, homes, and cities. The students are starting to draw these favorite places in the styles of the artists they have been working on. I can’t wait to see the final results! I also got to experience tech (at Tamaki College) with the Year 7s and got to try my hand at making some delicious chocolate cookies. Yummy! Along the same line, I was able to read some awesome podcasts on books the students have been reading. They are absolutely fantastic.
It has been an exciting week at Point England. I have had so much fun talking to the students and learning about their lives and sharing some laughs. I really love this school and have been very lucky to have been able to visit for a whole week! It has been absolutely fantastic! I look forward to looking at the students blogs when I am back in the states and leaving some comments on their work. THANK YOU FOR THE LOVELY WEEK!!
