Learning for Term 2

Term 2 Learning at Ridgeview: From Idea to Impact

This term, our Ridgeview learners are diving into the exciting world of product development and marketing. Under the theme From Idea to Impact, students will explore how everyday products are created—from the spark of an idea to making them appealing for an audience.

Across the curriculum, students will:

• English: Students will be learning how to write persuasive texts and advertisements, using strong language to convince others to buy their products. They’ll also read and analyse ads, media, and visual language to better understand how marketing works.
• Mathematics: Our tamariki will explore financial literacy, developing number skills through budgeting, pricing, and calculating profit and loss for their Market Day stalls. Students will continue to work through Maths no problem.
• Science: Students will investigate simple machines and how they help create useful products, while also exploring how materials can be used and repurposed for sustainable design.
• Technology: Each class will plan, design, and create a product for sale, learning about the design process, materials, sustainability, and digital technology like coding and automation for older students.
• Te Ao Māori: Students will learn about Māori business concepts, language, and values around trading, creation, and sustainability, using kupu Māori related to enterprise and community.
• Social Sciences: We will explore the difference between wants and needs, and how people make choices when buying and selling. Students will consider how cultural values and social structures influence the way we interact with products.
• Health & Hauora: Classes will continue to explore the Hauora model of wellbeing, looking at how being part of a community project, working as a team, and using personal strengths can support wellbeing.
• The Arts: Students will design packaging, logos, jingles, and adverts to promote their product using skills in visual art, music, and drama. Classes will also create a short performance or video to present their product or learning.
• Physical Education: Movement and teamwork remain a focus, with a Colour Fun Run and ball skills being developed through structured games and team sports.

This term's whakataukī, Tē tōia, tē haumatia – “Nothing can be achieved without a plan, workforce and a way of doing things” – reflects our focus on teamwork, effort, and creative thinking.

How parents can support at home:

You can help your child by using key vocabulary at home (words like consumer, budget, advertising, product, persuasive), asking them about what they’re learning at school, and encouraging conversations about money—such as how your whānau makes decisions about what to buy, save for, or spend on. These real-life connections enrich their classroom experience and build lifelong learning habits.