My name is Terry van Dijk, I am the teacher for Jackson 4 in 2010 and I warmly welcome all new members of our class and their parents. It is going to be a very exciting year. There are lots of great things going to happen and I am sure everyone in the Jackson 4 team will enjoy themselves.
This year’s class motto will be "The map is not the territory". There are many ways to look at this motto and they are all fine. For me at this stage of the year it means "keep an open mind, look for other possible solutions and keep on believing in yourself and your dreams."
The door in Jackson 4 is always open for parents, so you are invited to stop by for a chat, a concern or even to help out during class hours.
The first five weeks of term 1 will be about getting to know each other, the class, digital learning in the fun and friendly environment of Jackson 4. We will also have some tests to provide data for our next learning steps. There will be a lot of student input in the planning of lessons and units and the actual learning itself. Running this blog, setting up and running a website are just a few of the exciting things we will look at.
The focus in these weeks will be on hands-on activities to create an effective learning environment that fosters both self-worth and diversity within a caring and inclusive classroom, Jackson House and the school.Already planned for the second week of the year are 2 fun swimming days, term 2 we will have camp, and we will also have an exciting tip at the end of the year. Next to English we will look at a few languages this year, eg. Te Reo Maori, Dutch, Spanish and French or German.
For those interested in my personal background:
Before I took up teaching in 2004 I had an extensive career in Law, Management and as a business owner. I was born in the Netherlands and have lived in several countries around the world before moving to New Zealand in 2004. Currently I live in Papamoa with my wife Danny-Eva and 2 children, Sarah (7) and Julian (4).
My hobbies and passions are: football, rugby, and most other sports, photography, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, scenery, different cultures and travelling.
I am very excited to meeting both the students and parents and hope to see you soon!
Kind regards
Terry van Dijk
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4 comments:
Hey Mr. van Dijk, it's your best student here. Reade... I see that you are enjoying your new class of 2010 and thats great. I hope to see you at the end of the year, i'll be coming to my cousin Zak's interview at the end of the year. So hopfuly i'll se you then. Bye for now... :-)
Thanks for today Terry
Kia Ora Terry,
Thanks for updating your blog today as well as helping others in the group.
Hello mr van Dijk its me aroha how have you been your the best teacher ever i am really enjoing my time in jackson 4.... :-)
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