Getting Ready

Soon, my husband and I will be flying to Christchurch, New Zealand, on the other side of the world. I will miss my family and friends, and everyone at Cottage Lane School, especially my students. However, I am looking forward to my adventure with great excitement. There will be so much to learn about New Zealand culture, and especially about their schools.

Fortunately, my students did some research on New Zealand and created a PowerPoint to share the information with me. I'm sure the information will prove to be very useful when I arrive down under. I know they will be very disappointed if I don't send back pictures of kiwi and kaka birds, as well as people bungy jumping!

I have been thinking about the fact that New Zealand is in the southern hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere. That means the seasons are the opposite of ours here in New York, since we are in the northern hemisphere and western hemisphere. While we are in the middle of a hot, sticky summer now in July, it is still July in New Zealand, but it is the middle of winter there. You can check out the daily temperatures. Go to www.weather.com and type Christchurch in the box at the top. Follow the links to find Christchurch, New Zealand, 10-Day Forecast. See what I mean?

I hope you are having a wonderful summer and that you'll keep in touch with me while I'm overseas. Please visit this site often and post a comment when you have a chance.