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Hi Senior School Learners, Welcome to Alert Level 3! A huge thank-you to all our essential workers and those who have worked diligently through Alert Level 4 supporting whānau and community. A big thank-you from the team at Manurewa West Primary School.
Plan your day
Look at the Senior School Padlet and choose 4 activities to work on today. Some activities will take 2 – 3 days to complete. Talk about these with an adult in your house.
Fitness activity 20-25minutes

Make a timetable

Padlet Activity 1

20 minute play break

Padlet Activity 2
Lunch
Padlet Activity 3

20 minute play break
Padlet Activity 4

Choose one of the MWPS Options

or do some discovery learning at home.

2:45pm
Daily Journal Entry: Learning Reflection

What went well today?

Did you stick to your timetable?

What did you notice about how you learn?

What helps you to concentrate?

What will you adjust and do differently tomorrow?

3:15pm
Offline time, Play, Help with Family Jobs, Help prepare dinner.

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Built for Thrills
Take a ride on a record-breaking roller coaster in "Built for Thrills."
Think: At what points on the ride will riders have more potential energy than kinetic energy? Write your opinion including your thoughts on why. Share and discuss with an adult in your house.
Play: The game "Roller Coaster Engineer"
Design: A roller coaster with the right balance of forces.
Make: A poster advertising your roller coaster! Include information like the number of loops, jumps, and other features that make your roller coaster a thrilling experience.
Write: Imagine that you took a ride on the Maxx Force roller coaster. Write a first-person narrative story about your experience. How did you feel during the ride? What was the most exciting part? Make sure you use the words gravity and force at least once in your story.

Extra Extension Opportunities:
Meet a 12-year-old comic book author.
Design: A comic strip of a day at Rainbows End Theme Park. It needs to include something funny, something disappointing and something surprising or scary.
Make: Your comic and share it with your family

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A Pirate's Life for Me
Join the hunt for lost pirate treasure in "The Search for Pirate Gold."
Search & Find: Persistence means not giving up, even if you face setbacks. In this story, look for how Barry Clifford showed persistence.
Draw: A map of New Zealand. Label all the main cities where ships dock.
Write: Imagine you were in Barry Clifford's crew exploring the Whydah treasures. Write a journal entry about the incredible items you discover on the ship! Use details from the article. You can include pictures too.
Create: Choose an island off the coast of the North Island. Draw a map and design it as your Pirate hideout.
Write: At the end of the story, Clifford says he can "feel in his heart that the pirate Sam Bellamy would approve of his decision" to keep the pirate treasure together. Write a letter from Bellamy to Clifford, in which Bellamy says what he thinks about Clifford's decision and why.
Design: Choose 4 objects from around your house. Hide them and make a pirate treasure hunt. You will need to make a map and hide clues.
Extra Extension Opportunities:
Find out if it's a good idea to keep wild animals as pets.
Study the statistics on trash floating in outer space.
Meet a chef who prepares food for more than 10,000 zoo animals

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How Fast Can They Go?

Scientists use math to learn more about animals’ top speeds

Read: Find out how fast animals are by reading this article.
Math and Science Links:
What are some different ways you can measure speed?
Research: Visit National Geographic Kids and discover 10 interesting facts about your favourite 'fast' animal.
Make: A google slide presentation and share your 10 facts with a friend.
Move: Time yourself as you run from one end of the room to the other. Time your family members as they run the same distance. Who was the fastest? Write a comparison statement to compare your time with a family member's time
Design: There are a lot of speedy animals! Make a poster that shows the top speeds of each animal mentioned in the article and math exercises. Rank them from fastest to slowest.
Extra Extension Opportunities:
Chew on this! An engineer uses recycled gum to make new products.
Read an interview with a best-selling graphic novelist.
Gobble up two articles about the sweet history of chocolate.

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Viral Challenge Hoax!
Read: Learn how to spot social media hoaxes, like the broomstick challenge, in "Were You Fooled?"
Experiment:If you haven't already, give the broomstick challenge a try. Why do you think so many people were tricked by this challenge?
Write: Imagine that in your Home Learning Pack you were sent a Nimbus 2000. Yes, a working Harry Potter broom. Where would you fly? What would you? What adventure would you have? Make a plan and write about it.

Explore: What else can you balance at home? On your hand? On the ground? On your head?
Write: Make a kids book about your balancing adventures. Include tips and tricks so your reader is successful
Talk: With the adults in your house about keeping safe on the internet

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Dav Pilkey @ Home

Question of the Week:

If your best friend was a robot, what would you do together?

Draw It! Write It! Act It Out!

Read a Sneak Peek of Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties
Draw: He's a fan favorite! Learn How to Draw Li'l Petey
Create: Attention artists! Color the Book Cover
Design: Choose the ending! Finish the Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties Story Starter

Fun:  Watch the Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties Trailer

Woof! Woof! Word Scramble

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Watch the video a couple of times; you may wish to take notes!
Your tasks :
1.Write descriptions for each planet as if you are an astronaut
landing on them.
2. Write descriptions of the alien life forms.
3. Write dialogues between you and the aliens or between the aliens.
4. Create holiday brochure entries for each planet.
5. Discuss and write a set of rules for the argumentative aliens on
planet 6.
GO FOR GOLD EXTENSION TASKS
1. Write narratives set on any of the planets describing how they
survive there and escape (if needed)
2. Create your own planets – each planet having a different setting
and characters – these characters could then interact with each
other.
3. Write poems based on the song at the end.  Looking at rhyme,
structure etc

Enjoy this awesome animation and I look forward to reading your creative
pieces. Mr Dilling

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Maths, the Arts and Digital Technology (Unplugged)                                  

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Maths, the Arts and Digital Technology (Unplugged)                                  

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Talofa Lava senior students, as part of The Arts and integrated learning, we will be taking you on a journey to different parts of the world. Let's start with sharpening our skills with Mapping.
Just click onto this part of the padlet and away you go.Don't forget your bag pack.

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Writing                                  WALT: Write Creatively

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Writing                                  WALT: Write Creatively

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Click onto here, choose 1 or 2 writing prompts and get your creative juices flowing.

Remember to :

Use lots of adverbs (describes a verb)

Use adjectives (describes a thing or someone),

Use similies (directly compares two different things. The simile is usually in a phrase that begins with the words "as" or "like."

Use onomatopoeia (is when a word describes a sound and actually mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to when it is spoken. Onomatopoeia appeals to the sense of hearing and writers use it to bring a story or poem to life in the reader's head.

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Practise your Maths Skills.

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Choose a quote from Alert Level 3 Information or CoVid 19 messages. Use that quote as the first line of your own song or rap. Have fun and be creative!

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Create your own code and write a secret message to a friend or family member. Programmers use code to communicate instructions to computers.

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Mother's day is fast approaching. Plan and design a special card with a thoughtful message expressing how much you appreciate the little things. Check out these ideas on the link below.

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Discover recipes, home ideas, style inspiration and other ideas to try.

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Hour of Code. Code your own flappy game.

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Are you ready to level up your Zumba moves?

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Zumba Fitness 20 Minutes Intermediate Routine

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Are you keen to improve your Basic Facts. Try this interactive site where the challenges start easy and then get harder as you go along.

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Free printable basic facts and times table worksheets with instant feedback and certificates.

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Prodigy, Login and have fun while improving your Maths.

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Interactive game to practise number bonds, doubles & halves, time tables, multiples, division facts and square numbers.

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QR CODE

Scan this on mobiles and tablets to quickly open this web page.

Hit the Button is an interactive maths game with quick fire questions on number bonds, times tables, doubling and halving, multiples, division facts and square numbers. The games, which are against the clock, challenge and develop mental maths skills. An untimed, practise mode is available in our Hit the Button app along with lots more extra features.

The activities can be matched to appropriate mathematical ability. Regular use of Hit the Button can help students to sharpen their recall of vital number facts in a fun way and learning multiplication tables need not be boring.

AGE

6-11 Years

SUBJECTS

Maths Times Tables Division Number Bonds Doubles Halves Square Numbers

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Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds

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Quick fire questions on number bonds, doubles, halves, times tables, division facts and square numbers against the clock. Superb!

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Want to have some fun today? Clear some space and turn up the volume, Brett is ready to do his Spiderman Push Up,....can you?

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Read a book or choose one from our online library. Keep a journal of what you read each day and for how long.

Extension: For each book or chapter that you read on EPIC! Complete one of the reading response activities below.
Text Structure: What are the important events in this text?
Author Purpose: Was the author trying to persuade, inform or entertain the reader and how do you know?
Making Connections: What other stories does this story remind you of?
How are you similar or different to the main character?
Inferred messages:
What do the characters choices or actions tell you about him or her?
Asking Questions:
What would you like to ask the author or one of the characters?

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Instantly access over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids on Epic

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A writing prompt for every day this month.

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Go Noodle will "Pump it Up!' Challenge the family to join you.

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Pump It Up With Fresh Start Fitness | Activities For Kids | Exercise | GoNoodle

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Three different  problem solving activities to challenge your math skills.
Warm Up: Level One independently
Main Activity: Level Two, remember to talk and share your thinking.
Extension: Try Level 3

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Have a go at this step by step tutorial. Learn the moves and feel the beat.

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10 Minute Bollywood Dance Workout to Improve Your Mood While Burning Calories!

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Create your own paper skyscraper (or maybe three or four of them). Colour it and add some detailing to make it extra special.

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Over the next few weeks we will be sharing new activities for children whilst at home, away from school. We'll include drawing, making, playing, thinking, reading, watching and other activities to keep them entertained - for at least a few hours!

Use the template to create your own skyscraper (or maybe three or four of them). Colour it and add some detailing to make it extra special.

We're hoping that you'll enjoy making them as much as we did.

Paper skyscraper: Download template

We'd love to see your creations come to life. Please share on social media using #architecturefromhome and tagging Foster + Partners. Alternatively you can send your picture to: marketing@fosterandpartners.com.

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Make a paper skyscraper #architecturefromhome | Foster + Partners

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Over the next few weeks we will be sharing new activities for children whilst at home, away from school. We'll include drawing, making, playing, thinking, reading, watching and other activities to keep them entertained - for at least a few hours! Use the template to create your own skyscraper (or maybe three or four of them).

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Family is Everything. Continuing our theme of Whānau choose one person in your family to do a pencil sketch study on. Draw their eye in deep detail, now try their mouth, nose, hand, foot. Think about different use of line and shading.

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Nanogirl is on a mission to build superpowers using science and engineering! This week it's the superpower of flight! Why not try out this experiment at home and if you like it subscribe to Nanogirl's Lab!

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Join Joe Wicks, The Body Coach, for 30 minutes of daily exercise in the comfort of your own home

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Welcome to the Body Coach TV where I post weekly home workouts to help you get, stronger, healthier and happier.

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Looking for something different? checkout today's option on Pobble365.

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Instead of groans at the beginning of a writing lesson, your class were excited to pick up their pencils and you were the teacher that sparked their imaginations!

Even your most reluctant writers are generating adventurous vocabulary, perfecting punctuation and filling the page with no signs of stopping!

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Learn the National Anthem in sign language.

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New Zealand National Anthem in NZSL, Maori & English

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A fun drawing activity with author Rob Biddulph. Have a go!

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Are you interested in learning more about Anzac Day and going deeper into our history and events at Gallipoli. On 25 April 1915, ANZAC troops landed at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula, to fight the Ottoman Empire. Explore this significant First World War Dardanelles campaign, through maps, diaries, paintings, photographs and memorials

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On 25 April 1915, ANZAC troops landed at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula, to fight the Ottoman Empire. Explore this significant First World War Dardanelles campaign, through maps, diaries, paintings, photographs and memorials. SCIS no. 1816212

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On 25 April 1915, ANZAC troops landed at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula, to fight the Ottoman Empire. Explore this significant First World War Dardanelles campaign, through maps, diaries, paintings, photographs and memorials. SCIS no. 1816212

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Are you interested in Volcanoes? Check out these exciting activities.

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Your task is to instruct a buddy or family member through your own obstacle course. You will be the programmer and your buddy will be the robot. Be creative and use the resources around you.

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Read Harry Potter. You can listen to it on last weeks padlet as an audio book. Then click the link and discover what house are you in! What is your wand like? What animal is your patronus?   Then in your daily diary write your thoughts and opinions on what house your Senior School Teachers are in and why?

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Wizarding World: The Official Home of Harry Potter

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Join the Harry Potter Fan Club for free to discover your Hogwarts house.

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Are you looking for some easy, fun science activities to do at home without needing to buy fancy stuff? Check out these activities!