Flora and Fauna of New Zealand

I've been pretty bad at updating this but here's some pictures I found on the internet to help show the children the flora and fauna of New Zealand, they have pretty mixed reactions about the kiwi.

This is Pohutukawa tree often found in coastal areas.

The Pohutukawa tree is also known as the New Zealand Christmas Tree.

This is the Kowhai tree.

The Kowhai is a favourite of many nectar feeding birds

This is the Manuka tree

The flowers are the source of some of the best honey in the world.

The is the Silver fern, national symbol of New Zealand

This is the silver fern frond also know as the Koru, a very important symbol for the Maori

The Kiwi

The Tui (sitting on a Kowhai tree)

 The Fantail

 The Pukeko

 The Kea

The Wood Pigeon

Little Blue Penguin

Short Tailed Bat (one of the only mammals in NZ)

The Weka

The Tuatara

The New Zealand Fur Seal

 Maui's Dolphin (smallest dolphin in the world and only 55 left)

Hector's Dolphin

Bottlenose Dolphin

Killer Whale

Sperm Whale

Southern Wright Whale

Humpback Whale

My Life

This is a slideshow I prepared for the 5th and 6th years to introduce them to my family, friends, pets and houses.

This is my family

This is my mum and dad at my graduation from university

My dad is called Noel, he's a pilot

My mum is called Susan, she used to be a pharmacist

On the left is my brother Douglas, he's 25 and is a website designer

This is Chris, he's 23 and he studies English literature

This is our house in Auckland

This is our farm in Raglan

This is my cat Clyde

This is my other cat Bonnie

This is our dog Zeus

This is our rooster Alfonso

This is my best friend Rhiannon

This is my other best friend Anusha

Introduction

Hola! My name is Rebecca, I am from Auckland in New Zealand and I am 20 years old.

I just graduated with a degree in Spanish and French and now I’m at Maestra Isabel Alverez working as a language assistant for the 2013-2014 school year.

I have been asked to write about what I am doing in class on this blog so I will try to regularly update it with the work I am do with the children :)

Until next time!

Bye Bye!

Today was the last of my time at Maestra Isabel Álvarez.

I want to say a big thank-you to you all, the teachers, the bilingual team and of course all you wonderful and eager young people and your smiles and joy for English! May it continue.

I leave you all to go travelling and to make my way back to Aotearoa, New Zealand...

I hope that you have learnt an enjoyed new things about my culture and country and wish everyone all the best.

My parting words for all:

3B NZ Project

3B have also done a great job on their NZ projects, have a look:

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6B New Zealand Project

6B have done a really great job on their NZ project, beautiful work and well done! Have a look: