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1. Design and make a bookmark

2. Complete the Tui Whānau Top
10 Great reads google survey

3. Read three or more green fact
files with your learning buddy.

4. Who is your hero or heroine?
Research the life of your chosen
hero  and why they are your
hero. Make notes in your literacy
book.

5. Present your learning from one
of the red padlet ideas.

6. Be ready to share with your
Buddy Class on Friday.

7. Come to school in dress up on
Friday as a character of your
choice. This can be any book or
movie character you wish. It's up
to you. What do you think your
friends will come dressed up as?
What about your teacher?

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Make a comic strip or flip book about the life of your hero.

Be ready to share with your Buddy Class on Friday.

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Make a slide presentation about the life of your hero.

Be ready to share with your Buddy Class on Friday.

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On the middle page of your Literacy Book, make a double page spread about the life of your hero.

Look at the examples below. What will you draw? What information will you include? How creative will you be?

Be ready to share with your Buddy Class on Friday.

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Present the life of your chosen hero and why they are your hero.

Be ready to share with your Buddy Class on Friday.

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Using the app ClapMotion make a stop frame animation about the life of your chosen hero. Use lego or play dough to create your characters.

Be ready to share with your Buddy Class on Friday

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Peter Jackson?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is she?
What is her story?
Why is she a heroine?
What is your favourite fact about Valerie Adams?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Taika Waititi?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is she?
What is her story?
Why is she a heroine?
What is your favourite fact about Lorde?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Jonah Lomu?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is she?
What is her story?
Why is she a heroine?
What is your favourite fact about Nanogirl Michelle Dickinson?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Stan Walker?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Richie McCaw?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Julian Dennison?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who are they?
What is their story?
Why are they heroes?
What is your favourite fact about Six60?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is she?
What is her story?
Why is she a heroine?
What is your favourite fact about Jacinda Arden?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is she?
What is her story?
Why is she a heroine?
What is your favourite fact about Sophie Pascoe?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Dan Carter?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is she?
What is her story?
Why is she a heroine?
What is your favourite fact about Gin Wigmore?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is she?
What is her story?
Why is she a heroine?
What is your favourite fact about Dame Whina Cooper?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Kieran Read?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is she?
What is her story?
Why is she a heroine?
What is your favourite fact about Joy Cowley?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Ashley Bloomfield?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is she?
What is her story?
Why is she a heroine?
What is your favourite fact about Kate Shepphard?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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Who is he?
What is his story?
Why is he a hero?
What is your favourite fact about Peter Blake?
What did you discover that you didn't already know?

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1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
2. What was the key event from the news article?
3. Where did this event take place?
4. When did this event take place?
WALT: Question
Craft 7 questions that you would like to ask PM Jacinda Ardern?

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The lady I am writing about today needs little introduction. I'm sure you all know who she is - our current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern?

But you might not know her backstory. I thought it could be interesting to do a profile on her just as we did with Judith Collins (click here to read). If you read the article on Judith Collins, you will know that currently, both the Labour and National Party are being led by women. That's pretty cool! It's something that hasn't occurred for over twenty years.

In just two months after being elected the leader of the Labour Party Ardern became the third female prime minister of New Zealand. Ardern is currently the world's youngest female leader and the second leader to ever become a mother whilst in office.

She has had some setbacks as well as successes.

Jacinda Arden grew up in Morrinsville, where she said she often saw " children without shoes on their feet or anything to eat for lunch. " Ardern says that kids going without the things they need is what inspired her to enter politics and help. She got involved in the political world very young and joined the Labour Party with her aunt when she was just 17 years old.

Since then, she has worked for some famous politicians such as Phil Goff (the old leader of the Labour Party whom Jacinda took over from), Prime Minister Helen Clark, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Although Ardern has had luck on her side, she also has had to be resilient. In 2008 she ran as Labour's candidate for MP of the Waikato district and she lost by 13,000 votes (that's quite a lot). In 2011 she ran in Auckland Central and this time she only lost by 717 votes. In 2014, she lost again in Auckland but this time by only 600 votes. Only in 2017, the year she became prime minister did she win a seat as she ran unopposed.

This is the kind of thing you don't read about as regularly, and it shows the importance of resilience. I hope it's a lesson for all the girls (and boys and whoever else!) that you can do anything you want. You too could be running for Prime Minister one day.

Would you ever want to be prime minister? If so, what would you do! Let us know in the comments below

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The lady I am writing about today needs little introduction. I'm sure you all know who she is - our current Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern? But you might not know her backstory. I thought it could be interesting to do a profile on her just as we did with Judith Collins (click here to read).

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What is a biography?
What is an autobiography?

Read these short biographies about amazing New Zealanders

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To be eligible for this award, the nominee must be an individual who has made (or is making) a significant contribution to their region, town, suburb, community, iwi, or local group. The impact can be across any field or have displayed courage in overcoming personal adversity.

Nominators should consider talking about the following areas in their nomination:

THE NOMINEE: Describe the person you are nominating and what they've done to inspire you over the past year to nominate them as 2023 Kiwibank Local Hero of the Year Te Pou Toko o te Tau.

PURPOSE: Who benefits from the work, contribution, or influence of this person - and how?

LEADERSHIP: How does this person set a positive example for other members of their local community?

COMMITMENT: Describe the commitment of time, risks, and challenges overcome to create an impact to this point (this may still be ongoing). What have they done that has gone above and beyond to show leadership, create change, and give back?

PROVEN IMPACT: How has this person clearly demonstrated a positive impact in their local community

How do the Kiwibank Local Hero Awards work?

1. All Local Hero nominations are divided up into regions across Aotearoa

2. Nominations for each region are then sent on to the three Local Hero Judges for that region, for their consideration.

3. Nominations are scored by regional Local Hero Judges based on the criteria above

4. The top 100 (highest scoring) Local Hero nominees across New Zealand will be honoured in December. While we won't be having official medal ceremonies this year, we're making sure we recognise these inspiring New Zealanders by sending each of them their medals - and even hand-delivering a few throughout Aotearoa

5. The 100 Local Hero Medallists go forward to Category Judging Day in November for the 2022 Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year Te Pou Toko o te Tau national award and 10 semi-finalists will be announced in mid-January

6. The 10 semi-finalists will be considered at the Executive Judging Day in late January. Three will be announced as the finalists in the New Zealand Local Hero award in February, and of those three, one will be awarded the 2023 Kiwibank New Zealand Local Hero of the Year Te Pou Toko o te Tau title at the Gala event in March 2023 in Auckland

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Kiwibank Local Hero Award Te Pou Toko o te Tau recognises everyday people doing extraordinary things in their local hapori - communities over the past year. This award acknowledges the enormous contribution, sacrifice and commitment of Kiwi who have selflessly worked to make their local hapori a better place.

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Looking for facts about NZ Heroes. Try this website

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All text is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 New Zealand Licence. Commercial re-use may be allowed on request. All non-text content is subject to specific conditions. This site is produced by the Research and Publishing Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Manatū Taonga.

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Read and research your favourite sports star.

Write a series of closed and open questions that you would ask them if you had the chance

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Watch this documentary on our NZ hero. What are the main points and messages? Write a short summary of this documentary in your Literacy Book

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In 2007 Willie Apiata, of the NZ Army's elite SAS unit, was awarded the Victoria Cross for carrying a wounded soldier to safety while under fire in Afghanistan. This documentary had exclusive access to Corporal Apiata, from the moment he was told about the VC to his decision a few weeks later to gift the medal to the nation. The shy soldier struggles to deal with his sudden celebrity, and military bosses have to cope with the dual demand of handling media interest in the VC win while still keeping the work of the SAS relatively secret.

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Reluctant Hero | Television | NZ On Screen

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Reluctant Hero - In 2007 Willie Apiata, of the NZ Army's elite SAS unit, was awarded the Victoria Cross for carrying a wounded soldier to safety while under fire in Afghanistan. This documentary had exclusive access to Corporal Apiata, from the moment he was told about the VC to his decision a few weeks later to gift the medal to the nation.

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Just For Fun: Create a Book Week Poster 

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Just For Fun: Create a Book Week Poster 

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Here at MWPS we think Book Week is awesome so lets tell everyone about it!

Create it on paper or digitally.
Include book recommendations and facts about why reading is important. Share the benefits of having a school library.

Be ready to share with your Buddy Class on Friday.

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Complete the scavenger hunt. You can choose to buddy up or in a group.

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Just for Fun: Create a self of yourself as a future hero

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Just for Fun: Create a self of yourself as a future hero

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Choose 3 words from your favourite book.
Use a thesaurus to find  3 synonyms for each word.

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Collins Thesaurus | Synonyms, Antonyms and Definitions

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Online English Thesaurus from Collins: More than 500,000 synonyms and antonyms - With definitions, meanings, phrases, and examples.

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Do you know who our famous New Zealand heroes and heroines are?

Take the quiz to find out then share your new knowledge with a buddy.

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New Zealand's legends inspire our tamariki to believe that the sky is the limit. How much do you know about these biographies targeted at children and their kiwi connections?

1. David Hill and Phoebe Morris have paired up on a series of picture book biographies for young children. Which of these historical figures have they not yet featured?

A. Kate Sheppard

B. Edmund Hillary

2. Maria Gill has written several collections of biography stories. Which of these titles is not correct?

B. New Zealand Hall of Fame

D. New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame

3. Which former All Black wrote The Beginners Guide To Rugby?

A. Aaron Cruden

B. Josh Kronfeild

C. John Kirwan

D. Jeff Wilson

4. Which of these authors has not written a book of Maori Myths and Legends for the trade?

5. High-profile basketballer Steven Adams has a new biography coming out soon. What is David Riley's book featuring him called?

A. Dunkin' with Steven Adams

B. Jammin' with Steven Adams

C. Ballin' with Steven Adams

D. Hoops with Steven Adams

6. There are five other male sporting icons in the same series of books. Who are they?

A. Reiko Ioane, Kieran Read, Richie McCaw, Sonny Bill Williams, Winston Reid

B. Kieran Read, Joe Rocococo, Winston Reid, Sonny Bill Williams, Benji Marshall

C. Richie McCaw, Joseph Parker, Winston Reid, Sonny Bill Williams, Benji Marshall

D. Kieran Read, Joseph Parker, Winston Reid, Sonny Bill Williams, Benji Marshall

7. Whose tale is told in Patricia Grace's book Haka, illustrated by Andrew Burdan?

8. Stacy Gregg has written several books inspired by the lives of real horsewomen. Which was the first in that series?

A. The Princess and the Foal

9. Who was the ghostwriter of Parris Goebel, Young Queen?

A. Madeleine Chapman

B. Toby Manhire

C. Alex Casey

D. nobody - she wrote it herself

10. NZCYA 2018 Non-fiction finalist Explore! Aotearoa tells the story of many of New Zealand's adventure heroes. Who wrote this book?

A. Bronwen Wall

C. Alison Ballance

D. Maria Gill

1. A.Kate Sheppard

2. C. Animal Heroes

3. A. Aaron Cruden

4. D. Chris Szekely

5. B. Jammin' with Steven Adams

6. D. Kieran Read, Joseph Parker, Winston Reid, Sonny Bill Williams, Benji Marshall

7. A. Te Rauparaha

8. A. The Princess and the Foal

9. C. Alex Casey

10. B. Bronwen Wall

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Book Quiz: New Zealand's Heroes and Heroines

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New Zealand's legends inspire our tamariki to believe that the sky is the limit. How much do you know about these biographies targeted at children and their kiwi connections? Test yourself, share with a friend, and let us know on Facebook or Twitter how you do! 1.

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How many books have you read?
Will that help you to answer these questions?
In a group choose who will be the quiz master. The quiz master will read out the questions. How many questions can you get correct?
Share you quiz skills with Ms. Codling for an extra prize!