Lockdown Slideshows

Talofa everyone!
Over the past week , Week 6 of Term 2, we have been talking about our experiences during Lockdown. Here are a few of the "Lockdown Slideshows" that are finished.

PHILLY'S UPDATE FOR LEVEL 2

I would like to share my favourite animal which I made up with combining UNICORN with SHEEP =UNISHEEP( first photo)

The horns is the unicorn part, and the sheep part is the body. I added a CAPE to make him look like a super HEROE.

I also started making UNISHEEP some friends using rocks from my garden and also with clay/ice block sticks a bed, and a mushroom stool for his use, then I created his friend the BUNNIE.

I will make some other details as I go along.

Hope you like my creation.

DAYELLE'S CHOICE BOARD ACTIVITY

This is my 20 items activity. 

I sorted them into smallest to biggest, shortest to tallest and colours

We were doing homework when we came across a praying mantis.

I think it really liked us. I got a picture until he tried grabbing the phone. I thought it was really funny my brother really liked it. We named it Gill but then we had to put him back.

PREPARATION FOR MONDAY 18 MAY

Dear families,

We are ready to welcome all students to their respective classrooms from Monday 18 May.

In order to help maintain social distancing requirements, if possible, we request that you consider
providing the following items:

• A pencil case or a plastic bag which can be used to store stationery. 
• Year 4 will need to bring their pencil cases if they took them home during Lockdown.
• A named drink bottle (drinking fountains will remain closed for now)
• Shoes that will be easy to put on and off

Please note that students will not be bringing readers home for the first 2 weeks. They will still be using
readers in class. We have shared some useful reading websites on our blogs and Duffy books will be
sent home for those who haven’t already received them.

Kind Regards, 

Puriri Teachers

Luka's Lockdown Activities

I have been doing Slovenian lessons with my Dad, he is teaching my Mum and Niko too.

We have been leaning about the seasons

This is how you say leaves are falling in autumn - Jeseni odpada listje

I made a sloth and a tiger using a toilet paper role body, I cut cut arms and legs from cardboard and stuck everything together with a glue gun.

I did screen printing with my Mum in her studio, we cut out paper cuts to create patterns.

I have been doing lots of maths and challenging myself.

I am enjoying reading, my favourite book so far is the Worlds Worst Teachers by David Williams. I made a reading log.

I have been writing a long story, I have have recorded this for you to listen to, its not finished yet.

I have been going for long walks, one day we walked 10 kilometres and I counted 248 bears and toys in the windows.

I have been making lots of Lego too.

Here is a recording of Luka reading a story he has written.

XAVIER'S CHOICE BOARD CHALLENGE

This is what I chose off the your choice list #5

Guess what I cleaned my room! 

Who else has completed this challenge during lockdown? I hope you all have!

HOME LEARNING CHOICE BOARD #6

Here is our final Learning Choice Board for our Learning From Home. It's actually the same one I posted at the beginning of the "holidays" because I don't think I have seen any of these activities (maybe a board game) on our blog.
I hope you have enjoyed doing the activities and look forward to hearing more about them next week when we are back at school.

HARRY'S MEGATRON PROBLEM

Have you been doing the Maths problems on our "Learning From Home Activities" page at the top of our blog?
Harry emailed me this message this morning:


In question number 5 the transformer Megatron would not cost $38 I think it would be $99 or $100.

I have written a transformer problem for the blog for people to solve.  It is a transformers cyberverse toy.

From Harry

PROJECT FOR YOU

Ata marie everyone.

Over the past weeks I have received lots of wonderful emails about what you have been doing at home. Because we are back at school next week I would like you to share your "bubble time" for the rest of the class.
In your presentation I would like you to include:

• Who is part of your bubble
• Examples of things you did at Level 4 and Level 3
• Give more detail about one of your favourite activities

You can present your information in any form e.g. a slideshow, a chart, a model, a video, a speech, a booklet, etc. If you need photos printed for your presentation send me a maximum of 4 and I will print them out ready for you on Monday.

Be prepared to share it with the class at the end of next week. 

HARRY'S REPORT

Harry created this amazing Powerpoint about Guardians of The Galaxy.

PHILLY'S LATEST UPDATE

Here is Philly's latest update of her learning that she has been doing at home with her Mum.

AD ASTRA     *****'to the Stars'*****

Philly loves" Space "and had loads of fun constructing her rockets made of recycled paper towel roll, wooden chopsticks and plastic bottle.

With the help of Marina the dog  and project accomplished it was time to go out and test if it would launch from the launching pad //  using vinegar, water and baking soda! Sadly for Marina she cannot fit the space craft …….ooooh nooooh

CATAPULTING NAKED EGG-!!!-….oooh la la

Philly loves making this experiment, and has done it many times because she wanted to test how long the egg could last without bursting, so after bouncing, throwing and finally catapulting it with her home made catapult, Blaaaht, the egg finally gave up!!Woooooh, it was fuuuunn!!

CASA FOR MARINA DOG....."woof woof"

Finally to finish off this week, Marina deserved her reward----a new bed! a new mattress! What a spoilt doggie WOGGIE!!

So quickly some left over toitoi branches and cardboard for the base and headboard,  measured and glued together with the gun glue, and mattress made with a big plastic bag stuffed with more recycled plastic bags and boy that bed was a hit. Marina went quickly for a well deserved rest!

DAYELLE'S MOTHERS' DAY IDEAS

Dayelle and Harper have been making cards for Mothers' Day. Very creative ideas you two!

JOSH'S LEVEL 3

Josh and Eva did the PH experiment today with red cabbage liquid. Some amazing colours!

Now we’re in level 3 we’ve been enjoying biking around western springs. We’ve seen a lot of baby birds there. Josh and Eva managed to quietly gain the trust of the swans and fed the signets very close. They fed them frozen veges (peas corn and carrot) and rolled oats.
Josh has also enjoyed spotting other animals. His favorite being the rabbits. We’d never seen any there before but there seems to be quite a few. At least one black fluffy one. And some more wild looking grey ones. We stop to look at the eels when we cross the bridges too.
He’s also found rats and mice there. And we can see the elephants at the zoo through the fence. 

VIBHORE'S RIDDLES

Vibhore not only collects jokes but he collects riddles as well. Here are his favourites:

BUSY LUCY

Lucy has been busy making cupcakes in her mock business called Candy Rush. These are Sprinkle Surprise: she used an apple corer to remove a segment in the middle of each her freshly baked cupcakes, filled it with sprinkles and then iced them so no one knew there was a crunchy surprise inside. 

She also built a cool hut and read books all morning with Neena and Marcus. 

She is looking forward to coming back to school and seeing everyone.

Thank you to everyone who has been commenting on our blog posts. 
Room 21, if a post is about you please check if someone has left you a comment that you can reply to. 

HOME LEARNING CHOICE BOARD #5

Here is this week's Choice Board. There are some great activities on this week's board. I wonder how many of you could tidy your bedroom and send me a photo. 

If you choose to investigate traditional Maori medicine, Rongoa Maori, check out this site that gives you information about the particular plants. Some of these plants are in our rongoa garden at school. Do you have someone in your whanau that knows about Rongoa?

Don't forget to send photos and descriptions of what you have been doing in your bubble. Thank you to everyone who has been sending me your learning!!

PAPIER MACHE PIG

I have finally finished my paper mache pig. It has been a collaborative piece of artwork between myself and my 4 year old grand daughter. She helped me with some of  the gluing, most of the painting and she stuck the googling eyes on. I must say that we are both proud of our finished product.

DAYELLE'S BIRDHOUSE

Harper, dad and I did a little birdhouse out of ice cream sticks. We placed it by the roadside and put heaps of bread in it for the birds to eat. Here are some pics of us making it. It was super fun.

SCIENCE ACTIVITIES

This term is our Science Term. Here are some science experiments you can try at home. Some of them you can do on your own and some of them may need a little help from someone else in your bubble.

Happy experimenting!

HARRY SHENANIGANS

Harry and Oreo listening to the Beast of Buckingham Palace. Both of Harry's parents have been to  the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and St Paul’s Cathedral. 

Harry and Shrewsbury – the tiger and the cat. The cats are named after biscuits as their mother was called Cookie.

The cat =1 Harry’s pompom =0 = Harry still thought it was hilarious J

Harry and Mum's ANZAC project. Pavement paint courtesy of Messy Play Book (1-part water to 1-part cornflower + food colouring) Mum help a fair bit and did the writing – Harry did some of the leaves and a soldier crawling in his tummy.

PHILLY'S DREAM DISH

MY DREAM DISH: by Philippa  

Steps to follow:

 Step 1- I drew a picture of my dream dish---- theme- ( A rainbow with horse droppings)   (see photo)

Step 2. I baked a vanilla cake with sprinkles--(see photo), then I cut it up into a rainbow shape

Step 3. I prepared two icings, one with chocolate , the other pink chocolate

Step 4.  I cut up some fruit, kiwi, apples, bananas, pears

Step 5. I decorated the rainbow with the fruit , rows of  apples first then bananas , kiwis etc..(see photo)

Step 6. With the chocolate icing decorate the  two ends of the rainbow and also make the horse dropping in the middle of your rainbow. You can also use pink icing to decorate the droppings and also the fruit if you want.

Finally my Dream dish is completed! Yum, yum!

VIBHORE'S FACTS

Did you know this?

LOCHIE'S DRAGONS #2

Lochie has created his own slideshow of his dragons. He has been experimenting with animation to make his presentation interesting too. Just click the play button and watch.

Don't forget to write a comment for Lochie to read.