Wednesday, 1 September 2021

Wellbeing Wednesday!

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.


Tuesday, 31 August 2021

Friday, 27 August 2021

Some extra learning and creating that has been happening!

 

Day 5 Friday 27 August - Home Learning

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 


Check out Jared's Hut
Now you see him......

.... and now you don't!



Levi's family having afternoon tea in his fort.


Emily in her hut

The hut made by Jarvis and his brothers.

Lee and Paddington picnicking in her pillow hut.

Thomas and Quinn in their hut.

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



Thursday, 26 August 2021

Day 4 Thursday 26 August - Home Learning



Today's Unplugged Challenge is:  Create a dinosaur out of an empty cardboard box using only triangles

Dinosaur created by Leighton



Dinosaur created by Lee

Dinosaur created by Jarvis


Spiky the Dinosaur created by Emily



Carrot the Rabbit created by Emily

Trianglasaurus created by Stella


T-Rex exploring the garden created by Thomas



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;





Wednesday, 25 August 2021

Day 3 Wednesday 25 August - Home Learning

  

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.


Created by Leighton











This butterfly was created by Lee.


My Creation by Annabelle!










Emily and her Dad made one of these each.  One is a dragonfly and the other a tree insect.  Can you pick which one is which? 







This insect was made by Stella.


                                                            
                                                                        This insect was created by Jarvis. 



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

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