NewsWeek - Early Days

Each week we have a number of independent tasks to work on. Some of them are directed by Mr K, but others we have choice over. One of these new 'You choose' tasks is NewsWeek.

We've been running NewsWeek every Friday this term. It gives us a chance to connect with what has been happening in the news, both in New Zealand and around the world. We can put our name on the NewsWeek list anytime throughout the week if there is something that has caught our attention in the news that we want to share. On Friday mornings, our teacher's assistant will run the NewsWeek session and those on the list will have speaking rights. The audience also has a chance to provide further information and ask questions about stories being shared.

This week we heard seven stories. Some of these included the merging of the Mana and Internet parties, a shooting incident at a high school in America, Football World Cup preparations, a Google self-driving car, and the sad story of a missing mum in Auckland.

It is early days for NewsWeek, but we can see it developing into an exciting part of our classroom programme.

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