Kiwi by Habibah

Well done to Habibah for creating this excellent online drawing of a kiwi!

By Habibah

Caring For The Land

Well done to Christian for creating a poster about looking after the planet. Keep it up!

Look After Our Land!

Ka pai to Kodi for creating this online art using AutoDraw about looking after our land.

Kiwi Art

This week, students have been reading the book 'How Kiwi Saved The Forest'.

They had to create their own kiwis on AutoDraw. 

Here are a few examples!

By Melepalu

By Kodi

By Reece

Caring for our land

I am receiving some excellent art work from students in Room 9. 

They had to create a poster/art piece based on caring for the land/environment. Here are some great examples from Mele and William!

 By Mele

By William

Te Reo

Well done to Habibah for creating a poster showing te reo and English words for different fruits and vegetables.

Picture Prompt Writing

Here is a story Melepalu wrote using the picture prompt below.

Strolling through the smelly park, I can see birds flying around the rubbish bins. After all, it was quiet but it was very dirty and smelly.

 As I kept walking the piles of rubbish kept on getting bigger and bigger. Suddenly there was a sound coming from back where I had been walking. It was like someone was nibbling something behind the humongous trash piles. A raccoon jumped up quickly, trying to hit me in the face. I quickly slid to the side and it fell on the floor and ran away. Phew! That was close, I almost got a raccoon scratch in the face. So as I dusted myself off  I ran down the road to see why it was so quiet. 

I knocked on people's doors with no answer. Since it was so quiet I decided to just pick a few bits of rubbish. I picked up about three of those disgusting bits of rubbish and stood those rubbish bins up. I then left for the day. 

The very next day I saw that the roads were very clean. I then saw people outside playing and they were also cleaning up their rubbish. That day I realised a lot of people were showing up to help to clean up the mess. I felt very happy that everyone decided to clean up for the good of the environment.

By Melepalu.

Creating Environment Posters

This week, students are creating posters about how to look after the environment!

Here is an example from Tasmah.

By Tasmah.

Te Reo - Fruits and Vegetables

This week, Room 9 students are learning the te reo Māori words for different fruits and vegetables. Here is a posted Irene created about some fruits/vegetables she has been learning about.

ANZAC Recount by Melepalu

On ANZAC Day which was on 25th of April, my family and I played some games outside like hand ball and capture the ball/flag. That was pretty much it, but we had so much fun that we played all day. I was injured after playing a few games but I took care of it and kept on playing.

For handball we play mostly everyday but Saturday was all about capturing the flag. We played with our own rules that we had to follow. Having our own rules kind of makes it a little fun. 

We separated the back yard into two parts and made one square in each side for the other team to run in and get our ball and it was the first one to return the ball to their territory wins a point but to get a point you would have to catch the ball in the other teams territory and run in you part of the backyard without getting tagged from the other team.

What did you do on ANZAC Day?

By Melepalu.

Caring for the land

Well done to Melepalu for creating a poster about how we can care for the land.

New Inquiry Topic

ALERT: New Topic

Over the coming weeks, students will be learning about Mana Whenua - caring for the land. Keep an eye out for some new exciting posts!

How to stay safe

Bailey created a slideshow presentation about how to stay safe during lockdown. 

Give it a read!

Eye catching ANZAC Poster

Well done to Melepalu for creating an eye catching poster about ANZAC Day.

Te reo

This week students will be learning te reo words for different fruits and vegetables.

Here is an example I created to help students with their learning.

ANZAC Day Poster

Mele created a poster on Google Draw about ANZAC Day.

Solving Multiplication Problems

We have been learning how to solve multiplication problems. 

Here is a poster created by Irene showing how she solved a problem.

ANZAC Biscuits

Tasmah has been baking ANZAC biscuits at home with her whanau. Here are some pictures.

Well done Tasmah, they look yummy!

Ingredients:

100g softened butter (plus extra for greasing)

2 tablespoons of boiling water

85g desiccated coconut

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

100g caster sugar

100g plain flour

85g porridge oats

2 tablespoons golden syrup

      Method:        

1. Put the sugar, flour, oats and coconut in a bowl, then mix well.

2. Melt the butter in a small pan and stir in the golden syrup.

3. Add 2 tablespoons of boiling water to the bicarbonate of soda , then stir into the butter and golden syrup mixture.

4. Gently pour and stir the butter and golden syrup mixture into the bowl with sugar, flour, oats and coconut.

5. Spoon dessert spoonfuls of the mixture on to buttered baking sheets.

6. Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden, then transfer to wire rack to cool.

ANZAC Ted

WOW! I am receiving some great completed ANZAC Ted art.

Here are some more finished pictures.

By Kodi

By Lesley

Blog Commenting

Room 9 is learning to do positive, thoughtful and helpful comments on blog posts. 

Well done to Irene who is learning to blog comment by leaving lovely comments. She is currently winning our blog post challenge!

Remember, if you are leaving a comment on someones blog post, check below to make sure it is a quality comment!

Maths Slideshow by Jamal

Jamal created a slideshow presentation showing how he has been solving some maths problems.

Well done Jamal. Keep working hard with your learning!

ANZAC Poetry

Soldiers had to die to protect us. Families and friends worry. Red flowers are called poppies. 

This is my poem.

April 25th

War, battling, fighting

Will never forget you

Remembrance 

By Irene

Lest We Forget

Well done to Lesley for creating a colourful and eye catching poster for ANZAC Day.

ANZAC Ted by Irene

WOW! Look at Irene's completed ANZAC Ted art.

 Your ANZAC Ted drawing looks great Irene. I love how you put plasters and marks on his arms, head and tummy to show where he has been stitched up.

Google Hangouts

Well done for all those students who joined the Google Hangout today. It was awesome catching up with you all and going over todays learning together.

Keep it up!

ANZAC Ted Online Art

Room 9 students have been really enjoy using Auto Draw to create online art. Well done to William and Tasmah for completing their ANZAC Ted art so quickly.

Click here if you want to read the book ANZAC Ted

By William

By Tasmah

Picture prompt writing

Well done Mele for using a picture prompt and sentence start to create a story.

Here is what she wrote:

Thump! He slammed  his enormous, grass-covered foot into the middle of the road, sending dust in all directions.The giant monster carefully put back the roof down and he felt lonely and sad because he just wanted to play with someone but they thought that he was a strange monster. But then a little boy came to the monster and said “are you alright” and the monster replied “no, I am not alright, I am looking for a friend to help me fix my boat's engine for the monster's boat race tomorrow". "Oh I can help you", said the little boy but only if I can come and watch your boat race. The giant agreed.

Lest We Forget Art

Well done to William for completing his 'Lest We Forget' art on Auto Draw.

It looks fantastic!

Lest We Forget - Reading

Room 9 students have been reading the book "Lest We Forget" by Kerry Brown.

Students are learning to respond to questions about a text.

Well done to Irene for answering all the questions about the text and using full sentences! Here is what she said:

1. Grandad said there are two types of days - write down what they are.
Those who you want to remember and those you want to forget.

2. What did Mum do on the boys first day of school?
Polished his shoes until he could see his face on them.

3. What did the boys coach say about their soccer team? 
That they were like a family and is important to look after each other on the field.

4. How do YOU think the soldiers looked after each other when they were at war?
By helping if they were injured and got each other’s back like if someone is out of bullets, his/her friend will come and help out.

5. What did Mum burn in the kitchen to make the whole house smell like smoke?
It was the roast.

6. Who made the ANZAC biscuits for the soldiers?
Their families made the biscuits.

7. How did the families find out if their sons, brothers or dads had  been killed at war?
They found out through a telegram.

By Irene

Click here if you want to listen/read to the story too!

Cinquain Poems

This week Room 9 students have been learning to write a cinquain poem about ANZAC Day. 

Here is a great finished example by Kodi.

Poppies by William

Well done to William for finishing off his fantastic poppy art using Auto Draw!

Keep up the excellent work!

What has Kodi been learning?

Ka pai to Kodi for creating a poster using Google Draw about what he has been learning in maths.

I agree with you Kodi, it's really important to remember to not give up and keep trying. It will get easier and easier!

2 Digit Addition Problem - by Reece

Well done to Reece for creating a poster using Google Draw about how he solved a 2 digit addition problem.

I really like the colours you used and how you clearly showed how you solved the problem.

Keep working hard!

Blueberry MUFFINS!

Miss Smith has been busy in the kitchen baking blueberry muffins! YUM!

What have YOU been baking/cooking at home during the lock down?

Dawn Parade

This week, we are learning about ANZAC Day. 

On Monday, students read the book 'Dawn Parade'.

They then had to answer and respond to questions about the text.

Well done to Irene for completing this task! Here is what she said:

1.  What date do we celebrate Anzac day?

On the 25th of April every year.

2. “There metals glinted under the streetlights. What does ‘glinted’ mean? 

It means shining.

3. ‘Leo gazed at the long list of names…”what does the word ‘gazed’ mean?

It means he was staring/looking carefully at the names.

4. Why do we wear poppies on Anzac day?

 Poppies grew in the field where soldiers died. Then this man called McCrae who was also a soldier, wrote a poem about poppies, so it’s a reminder of all the people who died in the war and represents blood spilled.

5. Why was the parade called the ‘Dawn parade?’

Soldiers wanted to remember their friends who had died so they decided to meet at dawn (early morning) because it is peaceful and quiet.

ANZAC Poppies

Well done to Lesley for creating an ANZAC Poppy using Auto Draw.

If you want to have a go at drawing your own poppy, head to: autodraw.com

Picture Prompt Writing by Irene

Well done to Irene who finished her story based on a picture prompt. Here is what she wrote:

One day there was a giant who lived on the mountains. The next day he was so bored looking at trees and rivers, all he wanted was to have something to play with. So he climbed a very tall tree and saw a boat on the ocean. He climbed down and ran as fast as he could to get that boat. When he got to the ocean, he walked to the boat and just grabbed it. He didn’t even care about the people trying to swim to land.

When he grabbed the boat he went to a city that was right next to the ocean. He then opened a roof from someone's house and looked through it. All the people that were on the ground were screaming and running away from the giant because they thought that he was there to eat them. The person on the ground in the blue van was so scared to be stomped on that he went crazy and needed to calm down before he could drive probably.

When he finished looking into the houses, he got bored again and went to have fun playing on the mountain with his new boat. The people that ran away came back and saw that the giant was gone. Then they were happy because they did not get eaten by the giant.

I hope you enjoyed my story about a giant who lived on a mountain.

By Irene.

AUTO DRAW

Miss Smith has been having lots of fun creating her own online art examples on Auto Draw.

Here is a picture of an ANZAC poppy. 

This is where I think the giant troll lives from the writing prompt.

I look forward to see some finished online art by Room 9 students!

How to solve a maths problem

Danielle has been working really hard on ways to solve 3 digit addition problems. She created a poster using Google Draw. 

Can you think of any others ways to solve this problem?

Safety Poster by Danielle

Ka pai Danielle for creating such an informative poster about how to be safe during lock down.

I really liked the colours you used and how you wrote in full sentences!

Keep it up.

Week 2: Home Learning

It is SUPER easy to access your home learning everyday.

 New learning will always be at the top of the "Home Learning" page. 

You can click on the links for writing, reading, maths and art, and it will take you straight to your activities for the day.

Picture Prompts

This week, Room 9 students will be using picture prompts and sentence starters to create exciting writing.

This is the picture prompt they will be using.

I look forward to seeing some wonderful, creative stories from Room 9 students!! 

Keep an eye out over the next few days!

Chromebook Safety!

Isla created a poster about important chromebook safety rules we need to remember. Ka pai Isla, it is a very informative poster!

Do you have any other safety rules for when you use your chromebook? Leave a comment if you do!

Ring Ring!

Melepalu read the story Ring Ring by Diana Noonan.

She then responded to questions about the story.

Well done Melepalu for reading the story really carefully and answering the questions using full sentences.

What was making the ‘phit, phit’ sound?

It was a fantail.

Where did Charlie wish he was?

He wished he was at Pipi Bay camping grounds with his friends.

Where were Charlie and his family staying?

They were staying at Mr.Rose’s farm.

What did Charlie and his dad make down by the river?

They made stick boats together.

What whooshed past them and cave mum a fright while they were at the river?       

A tui swooshed past them at the river.

What was making the mobile phone sound?

 It was the tui’s making the sound

Why did the family decide to go back to Pipi Bay? 

Because they didn’t want to stay near the tui’s as they were loud.

Click here if you would like to read/listen to the story too!

Google Hangouts!

Keep an eye out for the below picture on your Home Learning page! 

It will tell you your Google Hangout time below and if you click the picture it will take you right to the Google Hangout meeting.

Next meeting: Monday 20th April 2.00pm-3.00pm. 

Don't be late! See you there! Miss Smith 🤓