This year's prizegiving was very different to normal. It was a very casual affair that took place at the outdoor classroom on Putitikitiki. No parents were allowed to attend due to Covid 19.
Apart from all the prizes for academic, sports and social achievements, the Year 6's were presented with Leaving Certificates.
We were very proud of Maia as she received the Speights Shield - for academic achievement as well as sports, culture, citizenship and music achievement.
This week has been all about Science. We received the Invasion Busters Kit from the House of Science on Monday and have spent the week learning about how there are measures in place to protect our native fauna and flora. We have been working as biosecurity agents. It has been a lot of fun with a lot of hands-on activities. On the last day, we had to search an area of Putikitiki to see there were any signs of insects, or actual insects. Once the insects or signs were found we had to identify them to see if they were an actual threat.
Today we were creating catapults. Every group was given the same materials and asked to create a catapult that would send a cotton wool ball flying as far as possible.
Students were asked how could they come up with evidence to prove which catapult design or modification was the most successful.
Here are some photos of some ideas they came up with.
Today is a day for you to be away from more formal digital learning. Today you will have the opportunity to learn offline and engage in a range of non-digital activities. They might be tasks that you would like to do together with your family or alone, or it might be something else entirely. Below are some suggestions:
Today is a day for you and your whanau to: connect, be active, notice, keep learning and give.
I am so impressed with the home learning you are doing. As today is Friday, check if you have finished the 2 tasks on Education Perfect. I have seen 20 of you have been on there but not all of you have finished the Te Reo task. I did set more tasks on Mathletics, so get those finished off too. I will be putting a new assignment on Code Avengers next week which is the next level up, so see if you can get this weeks assignment finished today.
Daily Challenge: Create a Pillow Fort/Hut
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| Check out Jared's Hut Now you see him...... |
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| .... and now you don't! |
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| Levi's family having afternoon tea in his fort. |
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| Emily in her hut |
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| The hut made by Jarvis and his brothers. |
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| Lee and Paddington picnicking in her pillow hut. |
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| Thomas and Quinn in their hut. |
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| Annabelle in her pillow hut. |
DO: Ask your parents or caregiver if you can make a hut inside using cushions from the couch or sofa. You can use sheets, pegs, and even pieces of furniture to help build your hut.
It would be great if you could build this collaboratively with your siblings. You are good at working collaboratively in the class so see how you do at home.
Once your hut is built spend some time playing in it, possibly reading your book or having a picnic (if it's okay with your grownups).
When it is finished take a photo and email it to me at cmaunsell@hameast.school.nz
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| Dinosaur created by Leighton |
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| Dinosaur created by Lee |
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| Dinosaur created by Jarvis |
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| Spiky the Dinosaur created by Emily |
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| Carrot the Rabbit created by Emily |
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| Trianglasaurus created by Stella |
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| T-Rex exploring the garden created by Thomas |
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| A Horned Dinosaur that eats meat created by Jared. He says its head is red because it is covered in blood! |
WATCH: ArtJohn make a simple dinosaur sculpture from a cereal box!
DO: Find a cardboard box, a ruler (or something straight you can use as a ruler), a pencil and a pair of scissors. Follow the steps on the video to make your own dinosaur sculpture. It needs to be able to stand by itself (using some of the triangles).
When it is finished take a photo and email it to me at cmaunsell@hameast.school.nz.
YOUR NEXT MISSION: When you are finished making your dinosaur, is there another animal you could create using only one shape? What about a teddy bear using only circles?
First thing this morning, I would like to a big shout out to everyone who has been having a go at our Daily Unplugged Challenges. It's great to see what you have come up with. I would also like to share with you photos sent to me from Toby's household. Toby and Finn have been very busy creating with their lego. Here is what they have made:
I would also like to share what our lovely Learning Assistant Kathie has been up to. Kathie has made a movie which is called Aussie Adventures 1. As the title suggests, there may be more to come.
Here's Kathie's Movie;
Yesterday afternoon I found this tiny feather on my driveway. It reminded me of a learning task Room 10 did last year when we were in lockdown that you might like to have a go at. The weather forecast is fine for today, so it would be a great day to get outside and find some natural treasures to create your own insect.
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| Created by Leighton |
CREATE AN INSECT OUT OF STUFF IN YOUR BACKYARD |
WATCH: How to turn stuff from your backyard into stunning insect sculptures. TALK TO SOMEONE IN YOUR BUBBLE: What are the steps Raku takes to create his sculptures? Do you think they look realistic? Are they easy to make? How do you think he chooses which animals to make? What do you have in your backyard? What could you use to make a sculpture? What insect would you choose? DO: Create an insect out of stuff in your backyard. Go into your backyard/garden or anywhere you can access outside (with your parents or an adult in your bubble). Forage - which means collect - a range of natural items like leaves, twigs, flowers etc. Bring them back home and lay them out. Think of an insect you would like to try to create and use your items to rearrange into the shape of it. What can you create? |
Share your sculpture with me by either putting a photo on a google drawing, give it a title and share it with me or take a photo on a phone and email it to me: cmaunsell@hameast.school.nz |
Here is Lee's first boat. She then made some improvements. Both versions of her boat floated. Once Lee was finished Paddington tried to eat it!
Here's Emily's boat made from an egg carton and tinfoil.
Just reminding all students from Room 10 that we have a range of digital learning opportunities accessible from this blog page. These are sites that we use during the week when we are in school. I have emailed your parents/caregivers with all the details you need to access these in case you have forgotten your email address, usernames or passwords. Please email me if they haven't received this: cmaunsell@hameast.school.nz
Kia Ora! Here's another update from what we've been up to in room 10! This time it's about our writing - we've written Hai...
