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Here’s how you find and get to the Ready Money Trail in Cheviot 👇 📍 Where it’s located The Ready Money Trail starts within the Cheviot Hills Reserve, just outside the town of Cheviot on Domett Road / Gore Bay Road area. It’s a 3 km easy walking and biking loop through woodland with scenic views and historic points.  🚗 How to get there from Cheviot town centre 1. Head out from Cheviot on Gore Bay Road (this is the road that turns off from SH1 through town). 2. Follow Gore Bay Road / Domett Road for about 2 km into the Cheviot Hills Reserve area — there are usually signs or a car park area near the start.  3. You’ll find a car park and a trailhead with an information board/toilets where the walk begins.  👉 Tip: It’s only about a 3-minute drive (≈2 km) from Cheviot township to the trail start.  🥾 What to expect on the trail The track is well signposted with orange markers and easy to follow. There’s a lookout point with views over the Cheviot basin. It’...

  📘✨ KIP McGRATH BASE LESSON TEMPLATE ✨📘 🔵 SIDE A: THE BASE KIP LESSON (ALWAYS THE SAME) (Consistent structure = student confidence) 🧺 Base Lesson Components 👋 Check-in & confidence boost 🔄 Review of previous learning 🎯 Explicit teaching focus ✍️ Guided practice 🧠 Independent practice 🌟 Review & encouragement 🥣💛 Base Lesson Flow (30–60 mins) 1️⃣ Welcome & goal setting 2️⃣ Review last skill 3️⃣ Teach one new skill clearly 4️⃣ Practise together 5️⃣ Student practises independently 6️⃣ Celebrate success & reflect 🎯 Teaching Approach 🧠 Explicit instruction 📈 Small steps & mastery 👀 Modelling & think-alouds ✍️ Scaffold → independence 💬 Positive reinforcement 📊 Assessment (Built In) ✅ Continuous observation 📝 Error analysis 📈 Progress tracking notes 🎟️ Quick check at end 🟢 SIDE B: THE SWAP-IN OPTIONS (CHANGE THESE) (Choose based on learner needs) 📚 Skill Focus Swap 🔤 P...

  🍰✨ Simple Base Cake Recipe (One Recipe, Many Cakes!) ✨🍰 🧺 Ingredients 🍚 1 cup sugar 🌾 2 cups flour 🥚 3 eggs 🧈 ½ cup butter (soft) 🥛 ½ cup milk 🥄 2 tsp baking powder 🧂 ¼ tsp salt 🌼 1 tsp vanilla 🥣💛 Method 🧈🍚 Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy 🥚 Add eggs one at a time 🌾🥄 Mix dry ingredients in a bowl 🥛➡️🌾 Add dry + milk alternately 🔥 Bake at 170–180°C for 30–45 minutes 🎂🌈 Change the Flavour (Choose One!) 🍫 Chocolate: Replace ¼ cup flour with cocoa powder 🍋 Lemon: Add zest of 2 lemons 🍌 Banana: Add 2 mashed bananas (use a little less milk) 🍎 Apple: Add 1–2 cups grated apple + cinnamon 🍂 🫐 Berry: Fold in 1–1½ cups berries 🌰 Nut: Add ½–1 cup chopped nuts (reduce flour a little) 🔄✨ Easy Ingredient Swaps 🧈➡️🫒 Butter → oil = extra moist 🥛➡️🥣 Milk → yoghurt/buttermilk = softer crumb 🍚➡️🍯 White sugar → brown sugar = richer flavour 🎨💐 Easy Mem...

 (taken from Open polytechnic site) Module 1 Assignment 2:  Part 1: Professional Goals Part One Question a Goal 1: Slow down lesson pacing and check for understanding more regularly I sometimes teach too quickly because I think momentum helps create interesting classes. However, I need to improve my pacing because many of my learners are international teens and senior adults, and both need more time to cognitively process English language learning. If their understanding is embedded, this will create an upward spiral of increased confidence, success, motivation, and joy in the learning process. This goal aligns with the teaching standard to “teach and respond to learners in a knowledgeable and adaptive way to progress their learning at an appropriate depth and pace” (Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, 2017, p. 20). As I adjust lesson pace and check for understanding more often, learners’ needs will be better met and help create ...

Your next step On your next suitable day , just do this: Go out with no goal except 20–25 minutes Walk 5 minutes Jog easily until it feels like “this is enough” Walk when you want Finish feeling pleasantly worked, not spent That’s it. No tracking, no pace, no judgement. If that feels good, repeat it every second day for a week or two. Let the habit settle back in — the joy usually follows quickly once the body realises, “Oh, we’re doing this again.” When you’re ready (after a couple of runs), tell me: How it felt during How you felt the next day We’ll adjust from there and build it around your body — not a generic plan.

The Southern Pegasus Bay Track is a scenic coastal walking, cycling, and running route located along the southern edge of Pegasus Bay in Canterbury, New Zealand. The track follows the coastline north of Christchurch and provides a varied outdoor experience that combines coastal dunes, beach views, and forest park trails. It is a popular route for both locals and visitors due to its accessibility and natural scenery. Location Region: Canterbury, New Zealand Area: Southern Pegasus Bay coastline Nearby Suburbs and Areas: New Brighton, Southshore, Burwood, Bottle Lake Forest Park, and Spencer Park Access Points: Multiple entry points including New Brighton Beach, Broad Park, Bottle Lake Forest Park, and Spencer Park Distance and Duration Total Length: Approximately 10 kilometres (varies depending on entry and exit points) Time Required: Around 2.5 to 4 hours for walking the full length; shorter sections can be completed in less time Track Description The Southern Pegasus Bay Tr...

2025 Social English Class Term 1: Monday, 3rd February – Friday, 11th April 2025 Week 1 Tuesday, 4th Feb –  Lunar New Year Wednesday, 5th Feb –  Waitangi Day Friday, 7th Feb –  Welcome Back Party Week 2 Tuesday, 11th Feb –  Donald Trump’s Leadership Wednesday, 12th Feb –  Going to the Pharmacy Friday, 14th Feb –  Romance & Valentine’s Day Week 3 Tuesday, 18th Feb –  Christchurch Earthquake Remembrance Day (22nd Feb) Wednesday, 19th Feb –  International Mother Language Day (21st Feb) Friday, 21st Feb –  Happiness Week 4 Tuesday, 25th Feb –  New Regent St  Wednesday, 26th Feb –  New Regent St Friday, 28th Feb –  New Regent St Visit  Week 5 Tuesday, 4th March –  Artificial Intelligence Wednesday, 5th March –  Board games Friday, 6th March –  World Famous Places Week 6 ...

🟦  TOUCH RUGBY – ONE-PAGE KID PACK (Rules + Score Sheet + Tick Boxes + Umpire Signals) --- ⭐ KID-FRIENDLY RULES ✔️ 1. Six Touches Your team gets 6 touches. After the 6th touch → other team’s ball. ✔️ 2. Gentle Touch Use one hand only. No pushing, tackling, grabbing, blocking. ✔️ 3. Stop & Roll the Ball When touched: Stop Stand on the mark Roll the ball on the ground Defenders run 5 big steps back. ✔️ 4. Pass Backwards Ball must go backwards. Forward pass = handover. ✔️ 5. Halfback Rules The halfback (dummy half): Can run If touched → handover Cannot score a try ✔️ 6. Score a Try Put the ball on or over the try line. ✔️ 7. Be Safe No charging into players. Stay controlled. --- 🏉 TOUCH RUGBY SCORE SHEET Game: __________________________________________ Date: __________________________________________ Field: __________________________________________ Umpire: __________________________________________ Team 1: _________________________ Team 2: _________________________ ...

STUDENT WORKBOOK VERSION for the 2-week / 46-hour course STUDENT WORKBOOK New Zealand School Skills & Confidence Program 2 Weeks – 46 Hours Age 11–12 | ESOL Students | Returning Korean Learners ⭐ WEEK 1 — Building Core Skills 📍 DAY 1 — Diagnostic + Classroom English 1. About Me (Warm-up) Write full sentences. 1. My name is: _____________________________________________ 2. I am from: ______________________________________________ 3. I have been in NZ for: ____________________________________ 4. Something I like about NZ is: ______________________________ 5. Something hard about NZ school is: _________________________ --- 2. Reading Check Read the short passage and answer. Passage: Tom walks to school every morning. He likes watching the birds on the way. Today, he saw three fantails and one tui. He arrived at school early. 1. Why does Tom like walking to school? --- 2. How many birds did he see? --- 3. Was he late or early? --- --- 3. Writing Check Write 5–6 sentences a...