Robotics - The Gruffalo Bee-Bots

 Team Maunga have been learning to use the bee-bots. We got creative and attached a mouse to the bee-bots. Team Maunga children then helped the mouse get to the nut, in order to do that they had to dodge the 'bugs' - The Gruffalo, Snake, Fox and Owl. It was great to see the children communicating in their groups and supporting each other to work out which direction the mouse needed to go.

Check out your children's Seesaw account to see their robotic learning.  

Computational Thinking can be practiced by using our own bodies and leading someone from one point to another without bumping into obstacles along the way. 

Different language that can be used; go forward, go back, turn left, turn right, turn clockwise, turn anti-clockwise. 

Challenge: During lockdown can you use your knowledge of Computational Thinking to lead someone from one point to another?

Bertha and the Beeman - Explain Everything

Again we have been working hard in Team Maunga in our reading.  This week our shared book was called Bertha and the Beeman.  Here are some examples of work that children have produced.  They have also been busy learning about bees using our 'BEE AMAZING' site.  They are also busy working on the 'create' part of our bee theme with some amazing artwork being produced as well as the creating of stop motion movies.  Looking forward to being able to share all this amazing mahi with you soon.

Hawaiki-Roa

Quinn

Tyler

Subira

L'Sayn

MacKenzie

Honeymakers Explain Everything Learning

This week our shared book has been based around Bees and much of our 'Bee amazing' learning.  Here are a few examples of Explain everythings that have been completed by students to share some of what they have been learning.  

We have also had students starting to work on the Create part of our 'Bee Amazing' learning.  Most students have also made a Bees-Wax wrap (we just have a few people who have been away to catch up).  We also had 2 groups of students recording this and have been working hard to make this into a movie.  Watch out next week for the upload on this, as one group has a little bit more tweeking to do.

All in all it has BEEn a full on week with lots of great learning.  

Hawaiki

(Hawaiki you have become so independent at completeing these and uploading them to the right place)

Tyler

(Love how excited and focused you have become at reading time)

L'Sayn

(What a great example of work you have shared this way!  Well done on perserveering to get it finished and uploaded.  Keep it up.  I can't wait to see next weeks!)

 

T-Shirts from Nana's - Additional Post

 

Here is another post of work from last week.  Well done both Hawaiki and Tyler for fixing a few mistakes and posting your work to Drive and Seesaw!  You are all doing a fantastic job.

Hawaiki-Roa

Tyler

T-Shirts from Nana - EE uploads

Here are a couple of examples of Explain Everything that were completed last week as part of our reading program.  Last week was an extremely busy week for us with all our other activities going on at school, and Mrs G being out for a couple of days as well as Greats and Grands day.  

It is fantastic to see how independent some of our tamariki are getting at completing these tasks and uploading them to the right places.  Well done guys.  

We are hoping to have a few extra "T-Shirts from Nana" EE's added to our blog later this week, but enjoy these in the meantime.  Also, look out for this week's Honeymakers activity which will also link to our play make create T-Shaped literacy, reading and Beeswax wraps that we will be completed in class this week and next.

 

Evie

Subira

Sunshine Classics Fun

This week we have been learning how to login and use Sunshine Classics.  For some, it was just a quick refresh and learning their new login details.  For others, this was more difficult, but we are really proud of each other as everyone can now login with NO teacher support!

This is great learning for all and will be something that supports our reading learning both in class and to continue this at home.   Sunshine Classics is fantastic as the teacher sets books for students to read and then students can login and complete both reading and activities based around books at their current reading level.

Ask your child to login and show you at home.

Learning beyond expectations.

This week we have had a couple of students choose to do additional creative work, and it has been such a busy week with shows, assembly and fire men visiting as well.  Here are a few that got finished and are ready to share with others.

This is Kaye-Lani's.  She has spent 2 weeks getting this ready to share.  She got inspired to write her pepeha (which we had been discussing in class).  She brought it in to share with us and when we suggested that she record it on the ipad, she went away super excited, and created a stop motion.  She was super proud of herself.  We however said that this was by no means finished.  She then had to go back and research her Tongan pepaha so she could also include this.  This has been something Kaye-Lani has been very shy about within our class.  After the suggestion was made, she was still very apprehensive, so we tried to enlisted the help of her brothers ... In the end, we just rang home.  Kaye-Lani's mum was fantastic to chat to and within a few days Kaye-Lani bounced into school carrying her Tongan version of her Pepeha.  She shared it with us, and then added it to her Explain Everything.  She was very excited to share this today as part of our school assembly.

This is an amazing example of a student using writing to bridge not 2 languages but 3, not just English and Te Reo but also Tongan.  Seeing her now sharing her understanding of all 3 language in class as well as in this Explain Everything has been PRICELESS!!!  Well done Kaye-Lani and your family.  You guys ROCK.

This is Nicks, he is learning to use his imagination to create different stories, about a range of different things.  He has used Lego to create a scene, and has then been able to use some Lego ships and other creations to create a stop motion story.  When Nick had finished making the stop motion movie he then started learning how to record the oral story that goes with his stop motion movie. 

We can't wait to see the sequels Nick.

Cyber Smart Awareness

Kia Ora Blog Readers!

We have been learning all about how to keep ourselves safe when using a digital device.  See if you can hear some of the important things we need to do to make sure we remain safe on line. Check out our link to Hector's World.

Nakita

Ross

Honey

Cheyne

Kaelan

Calla

Ruby