McKenzye's facts about bees

 Nice work McKenzye! Some very interesting facts you have researched. I wonder if anybody knew any of these facts?

Muhammad's boredom busters

 Muhammad has created some scientific boredom busters that you might like to try at home. Have a look at his slides and leave a comment telling us which ones you would like to try. Thanks Muhammad!

Wordshake

 Here is the Wordshake game we have played a few times in our class Google meets. Click the image below or the link and you can play it as many times as you want while learning from home. Challenge yourself or your family to see how many words you can make in three minutes. What is your best score? Leave a comment below to tell us. Have fun!

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/games/wordshake

Green Week - The Buzz Of Bees

 This week is 'Green Week' and our learning focus is 'honey bees'. September is also 'Bee Aware Month', a month dedicated to celebrating the fascinating honey bee. Your tasks this week are in these slides. Please complete at least three activities from the 'Activity Choice Board'. Bonus points if you can complete them all! Please send me your work and leave a comment below the post telling others which activities you have done. You could also leave a comment telling everyone the most interesting fact you have learned about bees. What a buzz! It's going to be a hive of activity!

Radical Readers!

 Well done for responding to the 'Read Anywhere Challenge' in the post below and reading in a radical way just for fun. View the slideshow to see some of the creative ways and places we decided to read while in our bubbles. A big 'ka pai' to everyone who got involved. Keep reading room 16!

Read Anywhere Challenge!

 Kia ora. Here's a fun Friday challenge for Book Appreciation Week. 

It is a 'Read Anywhere BINGO Challenge'. 

Just for fun, see how many different ways or places you can read for 15 minutes. See if you can complete a BINGO by getting 4 in a row either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Take photos of yourself reading in different ways or places and I will post them on our blog. You can even make up your own! Leave a comment on this post telling others some of the ways or places you have read.

Read! Read! Read!

Story writing

 Kia ora koutou. Here is a fun story writing idea. You will need a dice and something to write and draw with. Choose one of these 'roll a story' frames to use to help give you ideas for your story. There is a superheroes one and a fairy tale one. Roll the dice. 

First roll = your setting (where your story takes place). 

Second roll = good character

Third roll = bad character

Fourth roll = a prop to include in your story

Talk to someone in your bubble about how your story could go. Make a plan. Your task is to write 1 or 2 stories this week. You could even use your story to complete the 'create your own book' activity that we all need to complete for sharing on Friday (see the post below for details). You could add illustrations to make it like a real book. Bring your story/book to our class Google meets to show others. Have fun!

*(If you cannot view the storyboards below, trying clicking this link or this link)

Pukapuka / Book Appreciation Week!

  Kia ora whanau! This week we are going to have a book appreciation week to celebrate all the great things that books and reading can do for us. 

To get involved ... Read! Read! Read!

During lockdown this week, place extra focus on reading. Make a special reading log for this week and record all the books you read, including online books (e.g. Epic!). Bring your special reading log to our class Google meets to show and share. Let's see what everyone else is reading. Leave a comment on our blog telling others some of your favourite books you have read this week.

Have a look at the slide below. It has some cool book appreciation activities to do. I would like everyone to complete the 'Create A Book' activity during this week. We will share your books at our class meetings. Also choose 3 of the other activities to do and email me your work.

Remember, this week ... Read! Read! Read!

McKenzye's word art.

 Ka pai for getting involved McKenzye! Our school value of Manaakitanga is a great value for life. So colourful too!

Jack W's word art

 Ka pai for getting involved Jack! What a great word choice too. Arohanui Aotearoa!

Stella's word art

 Ka pai for getting involved Stella! Your message is so important right now and the objects you have used show amazing creativity. Ka mau te wehi - fantastic!

Millie's word art

 Ka pai Millie for getting involved! Earlier this week we learned how 'Kia Ora' can mean so much.

 Ka rawe - awesome!

Word art challenge

 Kia ora! Just for fun, we are going to do a word art challenge. 

Your task is to create a piece of word art using things you can find in your bubble.

Your message should be a positive inspiration to others. 

You could choose to use Te Reo Maori words as it is Maori Language week. You could choose to use items from nature. This example uses puriri flowers I collected from my yard. I placed them on a blanket to make a plain background so it was easy to read. My message is a positive message to Aotearoa for staying strong during lockdown. 'Kia Kaha' means stay strong, dig deep, give it your all, remember you purpose.

Send me a photo of your word art and I'll post it on our blog for everyone to see. I look forward to seeing your creations!

                                                                      Tena koutou katoa. 

Have a go at this Te Reo BINGO challenge! You could even get your whanau to join in.

I wonder if anyone can do them all? Leave a comment telling your classmates which ones you have done. Remember what we have learned about quality blog comments and write your own.  Read the comments to see which ones your classmates have done.

Kia pai to ra - have a good day.

Making quality blog comments

 Kia ora room 16. As part of our writing learning from home, we are learning to write quality comments on our class blog (and on other Owairaka School blogs). We have been learning that to be a quality comment, our message should be positive, thoughtful and helpful. Remember to start with a greeting and end with a sign off using your name. It is thoughtful to make connections to the blog post by answering or asking questions. As with all writing, you must check your spelling, your punctuation, and that your writing makes sense. You should get someone else in your bubble to check your writing before you publish. Your task is to write some quality comments to post on our class blog. I look forward to reading them!

Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori Fitness Activities

 Tena koutou katoa. Karawhiua - have a go at these Te Reo Maori kemu or games. 

They could be fun to try with your whanau and will help to get you moving.

Leave a comment on this post to tell us which ones you have tried or which ones are your favourites.

Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori

Nau mai haere mai ki Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori.   

Welcome to Maori Language Week

This week, work through the activities on the choice board below.

Share any work with me or leave a comment on this blog post telling everyone what you have done. 

Kua ngahau, have fun! Ka mau te wehi - awesome work! 

The Human Body - The Respiratory System

Here is our next learning slide about the human body. Find out about our respiratory system by clicking on the link. I have also shared this slide into your Inquiry folder in your Google Drive. 

Remember, you can present your learning in any way you wish. Please share your learning with me or bring it to one of our class meets. Happy learning everyone!

Human Body - The Immune System

Here is your next learning slide about the human body. Find out about our immune system by clicking on the link. I have also shared this slide into your Inquiry folder in your Google Drive. 

Remember, you can present your learning in any way you wish. Please share your learning with me or bring it to one of our class meets. Happy learning everyone!

Tongan Language Week

Malo e lelei. 

This week is Tongan language week. 

Click the links on this slide and learn about the Tongan language, music, art and fun facts about Tonga. 

Leave a comment below telling us which activities you have done. 

Monu'ia = good luck!

Human Body - The Digestive System

Here is your next learning slide about the human body. Find out about our digestive system by clicking on the link. I have also shared this slide into your Inquiry folder in your Google Drive. 

Remember, you can present your learning in any way you wish. Please share your learning with me or bring it to one of our class meets. Happy learning everyone!