“My class gained much from the range of poetry they experienced. I also felt much more confident in trying out new poetic forms as well. The use of Google maps added a new dimension to writing poetry as well. This enabled students to see that poetry was not just words or some obscure meanings. We were pleased to get our package away to our sister school and wait in anticipation of receiving our buddy class's package soon. I will use this writing experience again as I think that it allows writers to explore different genres through alternative medium. Thanks again School Kit.”
“Thank you again School Kit for a fabulous writing kit. It is always great to have this kit at the beginning of the year to kick start our students writing. We did not quite get all of the writing completed when we went into lockdown so it was hard going back to it when we returned to school. We managed to complete our postcards and send them to our buddy school.
I will definitely sign up again next year.”
“Really enjoyed the descriptive language features of this kit - the poetry was excellent. Lots of laughter through this kit. Really appreciated the flexible from School Kit over lockdown and the mix up with all the parcels - their kindness and understanding through this time was much appreciated. Third time doing a writing kit, and they get better each year! Thanks team!”
“Another engaging kit that meant everyone was learning something new at the same time. We loved exploring NZ via our route to our buddy class and enjoyed playing with new language while we found an off the beaten track route. The poems on the postcards challenged us and we learnt that writing can be in the eye of the beholder too. Thank you School Kit.”
“Kids were engaged from start to finish with this year's Get NZ Writing activities. We had great fun finding locations around the country and working out how we were going to get there. We are still waiting for our partner class to get their writing to us (apparently it's on the way). Once this arrives it will be great to trace the journey back.”
“We really enjoyed the writing activities this year, especially the Just to Say poems. It was great to create a few different types of poems, to realise that poems don't have to rhyme, and to be creative in how we use and play with words. We especially loved receiving our the pack from our buddy school and exploring the different 'road' that they had taken to us.”
“There are three layers to why I liked this experience.
1) It gave me confidence as a teacher to teach poetry with creativity and structure.
2) It introduced students to poetry that is not just rhyming!
3) I enjoyed being able to connect to another group of students in the same age/stage of their learning. It was good for the students to see that they're not alone in this learning journey.”
“Our class absolutely loved this kit. We are new to School Kits and I did have the help of a colleague who was also doing this kit. The poem was a huge hit as were the postcards (once we got our heads around them). Thank you so much for this kit. Knowing that another class in a different part of the country was sending their work to us was very exciting also. The glass were fantastic as it started a lot of discussions and sparked quite a bit of curiousity.”
