/At 11 weeks old/, Daisy joined/ the school/ two weeks ago/ to be trained/ as a /therapy dog/, and as /students enter/ Te Ao Mārama /primary school/ in Flagstaff/ each morning,/ they are greeted/ by a small furry spoodle Daisy/, the latest /member of the /school's staff./
Deputy headmaster/ Anna Pratt/ — and Daisy's owner/ — said she /became interested/ in the growing phenomenon /of therapy dogs/ being used /in schools /around the world./
"It is /really popular/ in America,/ and also /in Australia,"/ Ms Pratt said./ "There were/ a lot of /things we considered/, such as/ the breed/, the size,/ the type of coat/ — Daisy has/ a wool coat/ so she doesn't/ trigger any allergies/. She has/ been at school/ now for a/ couple of weeks,/ and she has been/ growing in /confidence and/ the students/ have been /getting more/ confident around/ her as well."/
Daisy,/ who is/ a half poodle/ and half spaniel/, is identified/ by the /fluoro orange jacket/ that has been /specially made for her,/ to show/ that she is a/ dog in training,/ and to /also make her/ stand out/ when at school events./
Ms Pratt /said that /having a /therapy dog /as young as Daisy/ also helps /with dog education/, and the responsibility/ that comes/ with owning a dog./
"I was astounded/ as to /how many kids/ here had /never touched a dog,/ or even seen a dog./"
"So many kids/ come up/ saying I'm really/ scared of dogs,/ but I really want/ to pat her/ and now /those kids /are some/ of the ones /who come up/ first to greet Daisy./"
Daisy's routine includes/ heading to road patrol in the morning and roaming through the learning areas of the school or teaching spaces./
"Children will/ read to her /or draw pictures/ for her in class,/ and then after /that she will/ eat and sleep/ for a bit."/
"In research/ it shows/ that patting a dog/ releases the /feel-good hormones/ and it just helps/ settles the kids,/ and they /don't become distracted."
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Task description.
Ms. Tapuke created a longer version of the "In the news..." task. Today I did activity 2. We had to make a copy of the article and then break it into a word group. After we finished breaking our text into word groups, we then have to share it on our blog.
Labels: 2020, reading 2020, Writing 2020, Word Groups, Ms. Tapuke, Room 2, Year 7
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