Room 12's Zoom Meeting

Two students from Room 12 joined a zoom meeting this morning.  We had lots of fun.  Here's a video showing a few highlights. 

Conservation Week

Here is the link to some awesome conservation week activities you can do with your families.  I'll be posting some up on seesaw so keep an eye out for them. 

Did Oscar do it?

Wally has been injured and some of the children suspect Oscar was to blame.  Miss Mac asked Oscar if he did it and this was his response. 

Dragon vs Wally

T.J had a different idea about how Wally got his injury..

What happened to Wally

Here are some more stories from Nathaniel and Esela and about what might have happened to Wally.  

Wally's Injury

A few weeks ago our class giraffe Wally got a mysterious injury.  We didn't know what happened but some of us thought it might have been Oscar, Miss Mac's cat.  Listen to the storie to hear what Zahara thinks happened to Wally. 

Starting the day with a smile

In Room 12 we like to start the day off with a smile.   One way we do this is by passing a smile around a circle.  Smiling is contagious, so if you watch the video and aren't smiling by the end we'd be surprised! 

We go out

Today Piwakawaka read the book We go out.  They then completed an activity on Seesaw where they had to make sentences and read them out loud.  Take a look at what they did.

An Art filled day

Today Room 12 spent the day with Ms Taplin.  They worked on creating a siapo, take a look at what they created. 

Ant on My Shoulder - By Sione

Sione has been working really hard on his writing this week.  He drew a picture to plan his story and then used the alphabet card to help him find the words he needed.  He needed the word ant but it wasn't on the card so he went to our inquiry wall and found it there.  When he had finished his story he carefully read it to himself while pointing at the words to check it made sense.  Well done Sione!

Slater Learning

We loved doing our slater investigation on Tuesday and we learnt alot about slaters just by observing them.  La'talia and Beth-lyn have written about the experiment and what they found out.  

Buzzy Bee - Read by Esela

In Room 12 we have been working on reading with fluency.  Esela has practiced reading her poem and recorded herself reading it.  

A slater Investigation

On Tuesday we wanted to find out whether slaters preferred the light or the dark.  We decided to do an investigation.  Here's what happened...

        

Kung Fu Preying Mantis

Here is the video from BBC earth that inspired our story writing this week.  It lead us to learn the words predator, ootheca, nymph, carnivore and adaptations. Do you know what all these words mean?

Preying Mantis by Demetrius

Demetrius worked hard on his writing yesterday and he used a very interesting word.  Listen for it in his story - Do you know what it is?

The Praying Mantis By Esela

Esela has shown hiranga/excellence this week in her story-writing.  We watched a video about a praying mantis being stalked by a spider.  Esela then wrote a story to retell what happened.  Listen for the surprise at the end.

Values in Action

Last week three students in Room 12 were awarded a certificate for displaying the school values.  T.J and Zahara got a certificate for hiranga (excellence).  T.J has been working very hard on his writing and Zahara is giving thoughtful and detailed comments to her classmates.  Esela was awarded a certificate for pakirehua (curiosity) - she has been asking lots of questions to help her learning. Well done!

Learning to Comment

Today we were learning how to write comments on the blog, we focused on giving compliments.  We worked in pairs to write a comment on a white board and then onto the blog.  It was hard work and we made a few mistakes but we got there in the end and we are very proud of ourselves.  Soon we will be blogging masters!

Growing Gardeners

Today Room 12 went into our garden and planted some seedlings.  We can't wait to eat the our own homegrown vegetables!

Insect Learning from Sala

Sala has been using seesaw to learn the parts of an insect.  Check out the work she has done!  Sala, you are going to be the expert when we get back to school!

In the next video Sala had to move the words to label the body parts of the insect.  She then practiced saying the words.  Ka pai Sala! 

The Very Quiet Cricket By Eric Carle

This a great story and it has lots of insects in it.  When you've finished watching it maybe you could retell the story to someone in your family.

Sala's Reading

Sala used Seesaw to complete a reading activity.  She read the book Stick Insect by Dawn McMillan.  Here is a video of Sala reading two pages of the book.  I love the way you read the book with fluency Sala!

An insect filled meeting

Kia ora tamariki.  Yesterday I met La'talia, Sala and Naomi on Zoom.  We learnt a little bit about Wētā and read a story.  We also got to share what we had been doing by looking at our class blog together.

 Here is a short video of what our Zoom, along with some pictures.  There is a video of the story we read at the end of this post so you can read it too.

Here is a video of the story we read:

Wally's Insect Hunt

Kia Ora e hoa ma! Wally and I went on an insect hunt, it wasn't very successful but maybe you guys want to have a go and see what you can find. You can send photos of what you find to Miss Mac, good luck!

Stick Insect By Dawn McMillan

Watch the video and listen to the story.  Then test your knowledge by clicking on this link to complete a kahoot quiz.

Minibeasts

This term we are going to be learning about minibeasts.  Check out this slideshow to learn a little more about all those creepy crawlies in your garden.

La'talia's Maths

Latalia has been learning to count on to solve addition problems.  Check out what she has been doing.

Darth Oscar

Last week I posted a picture of my cat Oscar dressed as Darth Vader.  I asked Room 12 to think of some words to describe him.  Take a look at the picture.  Can you think of any words to describe Oscar? Write them in the comments or on a piece of paper.  You could think of words to describe what he looks like, what he might be feeling and what his personality is like.

Take a look at the work Sala did.  Well done Sala!

Bugs Bugs Bugs

Take a look at the video to see what our topic is going to be this year.  Think about what you already know about bugs.  You could write it in the comment section or on paper and take a picture of it, or you could just tell someone in your family.

Another Zoomtastic Meeting

We had another zoom catch up today.  It was fun, we heard what everyone had been up to and we read the story 'Not Now Bernard' by David McGee.

If you missed out and want to listen to the story here it is. I challenged the students to draw their own monster and write a story about what it would get up to in their houses.  Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with. 

Pigeon Post

Marley-Anne drew a picture of the pigeon playing with her and wrote a story about it.  Well done Marley-Anne! 

Pigeon Drawings

Yesterday I posted a video showing how to draw the pigeon from Mo Willem's book 'The Pigeon Wants a Puppy'.  Take a look at the drawings Sala did, practice makes perfect! 

  

Maths Fantastic!

Marley-Anne, Demetrius and Sala have been doing some maths investigations on Seesaw.  They were asked to look at the picture below and think like a mathematician. 

Take a look at some of the maths thinking they did:

How to Draw the Pigeon

Please take a look at the video below to see how to draw the pigeon from the book The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems.  See if you can follow the instructions and draw your own pigeon.  Can you change your pigeon to look angry, sad, happy? Could you create your own story about the pigeon.

The Pigeon Wants a Puppy

Kia ora Room 12,  today in our zoom chat we read the book 'The pigeon Wants a Puppy' by Mo Willems.  It's one of Wally's favourites.  I've put it up here for all the students who couldn't make it to the zoom.  Enjoy

Zoom Chat

Room 12 had their first Zoom chat today.  It was a lot of fun!  We read the Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems and caught up with what everyone has been doing during lock down.  Not everyone could make it so we are all looking forward to a proper catch up once lock down is over!

Exercise with Maths

Do you want to learn math and get fit? Check out this video to see how you can do two things at once.

Teddy Bear Health Check

Do you have a teddy bear at home who might need a health check?  Watch this video from Auckland Zoo vet James to see how you can make sure your teddy is happy and healthy!

La'talia's Keke Isite

La'talia has been busy cooking again, this time some delicious keke isite.  Take a look at the video to see how to make them.  They look amazing, Wally is thinking of trying to make them.

Demetrius' Maths Work

Demetrius has been using seesaw to work on some maths problems.  Take a look at his finished work:

Sala's Seesaw Work

Sala has been trying out Seesaw.  She has been working on her maths and getting creative with some craft.  Leave a message to let her know what you think.

Wally Misses You

Wally really misses all the Room 12 tamariki.  He has written you a letter and he would love to hear back from you.

A seesaw conversation

Room 12 and I are just learning how to use Seesaw.  Today I left a recorded comment for Demetrius on his seesaw work and he responded to the comment with his own one.  Here is a video of Wally listening to Demetrius' comment.

Here is a photo of what it looks like on seesaw:

Demetrius' Seesaw Work

Demetrius has been trying out some activities on Seesaw and he has been doing a great job.  Check out what he has done!

Marley-Anne's Home Learning

Marley Anne has used Seesaw to share what she has been learning at home.  Leave a comment to let her know what you think.

Naomi's Home Learning

Naomi has been doing lots of learning at home with her whānau.  Check out the banana cake she made! Awesome work Naomi!

How to make Weetbix - By La'talia

La'talia has been doing lots of work at home with the support of her whānau.  Here is a video she made showing how to make Weetbix for breakfast.  What have you been making for breakfast?

Recycling Challenge

Earth Day

Wally's Busy Day

Wally spent the day helping me around the house, he is now exhausted.  What jobs have you been helping with at your house.  Leave a comment and let me know, or email through a picture!

Demetrius Learning from home

Wally misses all the children from Room 12 so he was very excited to get an email from Demetrius.  Demetrius and his Aunty have been doing some really amazing home learning and they sent us some pictures to show everyone what they have been doing.  Keep up the awesome work!

Wally looking at the pictures Demetrius sent through

Leaf Art

Wally has made a picture with his leaves, can you guess what it is.  Maybe you could try and make some leaf art too.  Check out the video and pictures below for some more ideas.

Animal Yoga

Who loves animals? And exercise? See if you can do some of these animal yoga stretches with Patrick from Auckland Zoo! Take some pictures if you can and send them through.

Maths with Leaves

Take a look at this bunch of leaves, can you estimate how many there are?

Watch the next video to see if your estimate was close.  Let us know in the comments. 

Rhyming with Humpty

Kia ora Tamariki, yesterday I asked if you could find the Rhyming words in the Humpty Dumpty Poem.  Take a look at this video and see if you were right.  Can you find any more?

Humpty Dumpty Puppet Show

Talofa! I hope everyone enjoyed the Humpty Dumpty Poem in the last post.  I know Wally did, he liked it so much that he made a puppet show.  Take a look at this video to see how you can make a puppet show at home. 

Humpty Dumpty

Just before the lockdown started we were learning the poem Humpty Dumpty.  Read and listen to the poem.  Can you hear any rhyming words?  Write them in the comments! Can you think of any other words that rhyme?

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Blogging 101

Kia ora everyone, here is a quick video explaining how you could use the blog to support your home learning.

Sorting and Ordering Leaves

Kia ora tamariki mā, here are two more leaf activities for you to try.  Please leave comments and let me know what you have been getting up to.  How did you sort your leaves?

Guji Guji - A reading Activity

Guji Guji is a little crocodile who thinks he is a duck.  Listen to the story to find out what happens when he meets some crocodiles who aren't very nice.  See below for some ideas of things you can do after you've finished the story.

After you have finished the story you could choose some one or more of the activities below to do:

Home Learning Timetable

Kia ora e hoa mā, I hope the first day of term 2 has started well for you.  Here is a timetable that you might want to use to help guide your home learning. 

Leaf Hunt

Kia Ora everyone one!  Here are some ideas for your leaf hunting, see if you can find all these different types of leaves.  Can you find any that don't fit on this sheet.  How would you describe them?

Term 2 Home Learning

Kia ora everyone.  I hope you had a great Easter weekend.  Wally enjoyed eating lots of hot cross buns and easter eggs.

Term 2 is due to start tomorrow and we are encouraging everyone to try and do some learning at home if possible.  I'll be posting up ideas and activities that you can do at home with your whānau.

You can also check out the home learning channel on TV2+1 which starts this Wednesday at 9am.  You can find the schedule here.

Finally two home learning packs have been sent out to your home address.  If you haven't received them please contact me by email: kirstym@ngaiwi.school.nz

Wally trying to decorate his Easter Egg

Enjoying a hot cross bun

Leaves

Kia Ora everyone, this week Wally and I will be posting up some videos of ways you can practice your learning with leaves! 

Wally's Easter Egg

Happy Easter everyone!  After seeing how Sala had decorated her egg Wally was very keen to decorate his own egg.  He worked really hard and got a little stuck in the middle but he is super happy with the finished product.  Take a look at the two videos below to see how Wally got on.

Wally's Finished egg:

Easter Egg Instructions

Wally and I were really excited to get an email from Sala with some ideas of how to decorate an egg for Easter.  Take a look at the video below to see what she suggested.

Sala's Home Learning

The students at Nga Iwi Primary have been given access sunshine classics to practice their reading online during the lockdown.   Sala has been working hard completing the activities that were set.  One of the activities requires her to read the story out loud and and it will record it so Wally and I can listen to it.  Here is a video of Sala reading her story.  I'm so proud of all your hard work Sala. 

If you are a caregiver of a Room 12 student and don't know what your child's log on is please email me and I'll let you know what it is - kirstym@ngaiwi.school.nz.  

Wally's Easter Egg

Wally has been busy over the school holidays doing a lot of sleeping! Now he is getting ready to start the school term.  He was very excited to see a comment on the class blog from Demetrius:

Demetrius suggested that he decorate an Easter Egg which Wally thinks is a great idea.  Right now he is thinking about what he can use to decorate the Egg. 

How to Comment

Hello everyone, I hope day two of the lock down is going well.  Please take a look at this short video showing you how to comment.  It would be great to get comments from children and families.  You can make a comment on the post itself or comment about some of the work your child has done in response to a post.

The children love to have comments from family, so feel free to pass the blog address onto family around NZ and the world so they can comment on Room 12's work too.

You can also take a look at our how to comment page to get some ideas about what to write.

Puppet Theatre

Last week the students in Room 12 became very interested in puppet theatre. We used stick puppets to act out our poem of the week 'Incy Wincy Spider'.  You can recreate this at home using any available toys.  The children could create their own story or retell one they already know.  It's also a great way to keep younger siblings entertained!

Spelling Practice

Wally has been working hard on spelling some of the high frequency words.  Since he's at home he had to get creative and use knives and forks to spell out words.  Can you tell what word Wally has spelt?  Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

You can find things in your home to help you practice spelling your high frequency words.  You'll find the words glued in the back of your homework book.  If you don't have a homework book you can go here and choose an appropriate list for your child.

Wally

Wally has left school, he is going to live with Miss Mac over the lock down period.  Do you have any suggestions for what he could do to keep from getting bored? Leave a comment with your name to give him your ideas.

Bubble Bubble Read by Alizaye

Last week the Kakapo reading group was practicing reading with fluency.  They learnt how to use the ipad to record themselves reading poems aloud.  

Here is a video of Alizaye reading Bubble Bubble, recorded by Nathaniel.  It was the first time they had worked together to record poetry readings.  Please watch it and have a think about the following questions:

1.What do you think they did well? 

2.What could they do differently next time?

Learning Sight Words

Demetrius has been working hard on his knowledge of sight words.  On Wednesday he worked independently to write is, a, the in playdough.  Well done Demetrius, keep up the good work.