It is week four at school already! Where did the time go? Some of my big projects are starting to take off and I am learning more and more about the students everyday. My students have a large range of abilities and talents and I am now finding how important it is to differentiate in the classroom. Small groups are a great way to differentiate and Green Bay Primary focuses on placing students in groups for most subjects. I believe that this is best for the students and I am learning how to best organize small group activities.
This past weekend Bre and I stayed in Auckland. The highlight of our time off was on Friday night when Bre and I made dinner for her host family. We struggled with the idea of making a "typical American meal" because we never really had to define what food is "American" before now. We decided to make BBQ beef sandwiches, potatoes, salad, and apple crisp. It turned out to be a huge hit! During the weekend we also toured downtown Auckland and went to a food and wine festival. One food that I ate was called a Whitebait Fritter. The base was a pancake-like batter with then whole little fish all stuck within them. I was fine biting into the little fishies, until Bre's host dad pointed out the little fish eyes that were looking at me inside the fritter. Whitebait Fritters seem to be a local delicacy, however I don't think I'll be trying one again soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment