Lockdown Week 2 Part 1

 Wow, we have had a very busy week already. Two days down and the children are already sharing some amazing adventures, creations and learning that they have completed or participated in.  I want to take this time to thank all our whanau for being so proactive with their tamaraki. Not all learning happens while reading, writing, and counting. We learn by experimenting with different things, baking with whanau, going on walks, eeling, painting and so much more!

On Monday in our class Meet we had a special guest author join us. Whaea Karen is our facilitator at Waitangi Museum, where we participated in the Raranga Matihiko programme - weaving digital futures. Whaea Karen has written a couple of children's books, and on Monday, she came to our class Meet to read one of her books. 

Of Course You Can!

By Karen Hinge

On Tuesday, we played a game called "I went camping". This involves students knowing their alphabet and the order of it. Each child takes a turn adding one more thing we are taking on our camping trip, but it has to start with the next letter of the alpahbet. On top of that, I also have to remember what everyone else has already said! Quite a challenging game, but the tamariki did really well. Well done Te Tinana!

Lockdown Week 1, done and dusted!

 Wow what a week! I loved this week and being able to learn more about the students, their hobbies and interest and seeing all the wonderful creations they have been making during this time. 

We've had Dwayne and his whanau create an obstacle course.

We've had some students in class have a go at creating a bouncy egg, using vinegar (with some hilarious outcomes)

We've had shared reading sessions. These have all been recorded and are shared on our class site. 

Tyson shared his amazing Lockdown hangout place of choice. This looks amazing Tyson, I can see why you enjoy spending so much time here.

And we've had games, including a memory game,  as well as a Nearpod activity and a scavenger hunt with Te Manga today. 

Here are some of the pictures the students had to draw during their Nearpod activity.

And then of course we have our fabulous learners that have continued reading and writing and have earned their next certificate! Keep up the great mahi everyone!

Week 4 Fun

 This week has been just as busy as the past 3 weeks. I can't believe 4 weeks of school has already passed.

Maths Kahoot

Over the past 4 weeks, we have been focusing on learning our basic facts by heart and increasing our speed and accuracy when answering.  As a fun activity, we all participated in a Basic Facts kahoot. The students thoroughly enjoyed this and are getting quicker with their responses. 

Duck Duck Goose

As a reward for fantastic behaviour and the need to move, we went out for a game of Duck Duck Goose. Such great fun had by all.

Statistics

This week we started to talk about statistics. We looked at or favourite ice cream flavour and grouped the students accordingly. Next week we will look at how we can show this data.

Fruit flavoured ice cream - lime, strawberry, boysenberry, etc.

Chocolate Ice Cream

Cookies n Cream

Goody Goody Gum Drop

Doesn't like ice cream, or can't eat ice cream.

Can you see which flavour is the most liked in Te Tinana? Which one is the least liked flavour?