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Hi Senior School Learners, Welcome to Alert Level 2! A huge thank-you to all our Mums, Dads, Aunties, Uncles, Nans, Grandads, Brothers and Sisters who have been part of our teaching family while we have been learning from home. Thanks so much for your support! You have done an amazing job.
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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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Travel the World in a Day!
Read: Travel to exciting spots around the globe without leaving your room in "A Small World."
Vocabulary: Find all the blue words in the text. Write the word, Draw a picture of the word, Write an explanation of what the word means. Craft a new sentence using the word.

Map it: Look through the slideshow "Map It!" to read clues and find landmarks around the world. Then think about which landmark you would like to visit. Write a paragraph explaining which landmark you'd like to visit and why.
Construct: Watch a behind-the-scenes video showing how  Gulliver's Gate is made. Create an Auckland landmark using recycled items from your home.
Write: A set of instructions of how to make your landmark include equipment, directions, bossy verbs, tips and photos or  draw pictures to support your writing.

Extra Extension Opportunities:
Investigate: Who is Gulliver? What is the book Gulliver's Travels about?
Read: Gulliver's Travels
Watch: Landmarks Around the World

Explore some famous landmarks around the globe.

Design: A landmark for your town, community, or state. Think about what it's made from, where it would be located, and why it represents your area. Then create a sketch or build a model of your landmark.

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Toys or Treasures?
Read: Explore the wacky world of toy collecting.
WALT: Synthesize

As you read the article 'Toys or Treasures?' and its paired text  'My Priceless Treasure', think about what makes an object valuable.
Draw: Your favourite toy or an item or object that you treasure.
Vocabulary: Write a list of all the describing words you can think of to describe your item. Think size, shape, feel, colour, etc
Synthesize: Think about how your thinking grew and changed as you read both pieces of writing. What did the author want you to know and understand as you pieced it all together. Write a paragraph explaining your thoughts.
Write: About the object, how you got it, and what makes it worth a lot to you. Include description, emotion and reasons
Extra Extension Opportunities:
Make a list of your five favorite toys and what you guess they might sell for 50 years from now. Based on the articles, think about what could make them worth a lot of money—or not.
Design an advert for a magazine selling one of these items.

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Chameleon's Slime Superpower
Read: Discover how chameleons use sticky spit to catch the insects they eat.

Watch: The video Sticky Spit about animals that use mucus to hunt, move around, stay healthy, and escape from predators.
Draw: An animal from the video that you find interesting.
Watch: The video Sticky Spit

again. Make a list of all the animals described.

Record: How each animal uses mucus. Write: Down three properties, or characteristics, of mucus that make it a useful substance for these animals. What would happen if these animals didn't have mucus? Explain why they need mucus!

Extra Extension Opportunities:
Mucus is very similar to slime—it's slippery, sticky, and takes all kinds of shapes.
Invent: a product that makes use of slime?
Draw: a picture of your new invention. Use labels to describe each part of your invention and how slime helps it work.
Make: Slime if you are allowed to at your house.

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The EASIEST Homemade Slime Recipe (3-Ingredients!) - I Heart Naptime

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This homemade slime recipe is made with only 3 ingredients and easy to make at home! It takes a few minutes to make and will entertain your kids for hours!

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I love Candy!
Read: Journey to a candy wonderland.
Watch: Math's link comparing and ordering decimals. Notice that in America they use ounces. What measurement do we use in NZ. Investigate: How many grams are there in 1 ounce?
Play: Aim for the Line, a fun math game about sorting and ordering whole numbers and decimal numbers

Write: A descriptive paragraph about your favourite lolly and about your least favourite lolly.
Interview: The people in your bubble. What can do they like? What lollies don't they like?
Think: What type of candy do you think would be the easiest, strongest, or most impressive to use in building a sculpture? Write a paragraph explaining your choice.

Extra Extension Opportunities:
Read: Charlie and the Chocolate Family
Design: of a candy sculpture you would make. How much candy do you think it would take to make it? Go to a supermarket and figure out how much it might cost to make your lolly sculpture.

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Dav Pilkey @ Home

Question of the Week:
What if you and your best friends were superheroes?  Design your costumes, name your team, and tell your story!
Read: Introducing the Supa Buddies!  Read an excerpt of Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas
Draw: Snout to Tail tips on How to Draw Piggy
Create: Make Your Own Flea (Mini Villain) Character

Extra Extension Opportunities:

Attention artists! Color the Book Cover

Choose the ending! Finish the Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas Story Starter

Fun: Watch the Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas Trailer

Check out this Funny Fill-in!

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Google an animal, for example: Tiger. Just underneath the image search results and the Wikipedia description of the panda, it says, “Meet a life-sized giant panda up close”.  You’ll be able to see a little blue cube with a View in 3D link. After that your animal will appear with a white background. Then Click View in your space and have fun taking video and photos with your wild animal in your home! Use these images to write a story. Check out the day a tiger came home with one of Mrs Gosnell's children!

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We are living through a unique time in history. Let's create a time capsule to remember this time.

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Exploring Ratios and Proportions

Jennie the old sheep dog is lazing around in the paddock near the house.

She counts the number of animals in the paddock. There are 11 of them, pigs and ducks.

Then she counts the legs. She sees 28 legs.

How many ducks are there?

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Covid-19 can be confusing. Here is a story which explains some questions you may have about the Virus. Reading this with your younger siblings would be a great idea. Click download on the file to view the whole story.

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Hey Seniors. Here is the link to our singing padlet where you can find a range of our songs. Enjoy!

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Mindful Noticings

Sit very still and take in a few, deep breathes (in through the nose, out through the mouth)

Notice one thing for each sense:

What can I - See?

- Hear?

- Smell?

- Feel?

- Taste?

You can write and/or draw about what you noticed for each sense.

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MWPS Options: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

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MWPS Options: Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths

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Follow the link above for a fun filled family iSteam Challenge!

Who can make a boat that floats holding the most weight? If you have coins at home use those or find something that you have a  few of that have a consistent weight.

Document your adventure with photos or video and make it into a BLOG or VLOG to share!

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Tense and Release

Starting at the feet, gently squeeze the feet muscles by tightening them, then slowly releasing.

Next, squeeze the large muscles in the calves for 5 seconds, then slowly release them.

Continue moving up the body, right up to your forehead!

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Heartbeat Exercise

Do 30 star jumps.

Sit down and put your hand on your chest.

Focus on your breaths.

Notice how each breath changes

as you slowly

calm down.

End with a smile :)

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Lockdown Family Memory Jar
Write down all the activities, thoughts and feelings you have shared with the people in your ‘Bubble’ on small pieces of paper.    Add the little notes to fill a special jar. Label your jar and decorate it if you wish.  Read your memory notes together this time next year!

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Exploring Multiplication
Dad plants 48 Broccoli.

How many rows could there be?

How many broccoli in each row?

Show all the different ways he could plant them.

Have you found all the ways?

How do you know?

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Solve addition problems using number lines

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NZSL Week has been postponed due to the Covid-19 situation.

NZSL Week 2020 will be held from 21st – 27th September

This gives us more time to learn the National Anthem in sign language in our last padlet and also to try Tiki Tane's 'No Place Like Home'

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NZSL Sign-Song with Tuhoi: “No Place Like Home” by Tiki Taane, ft. Ria Hall and friends

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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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Go Noodle will "Get Yo Body Movin!' Challenge the family to join you.

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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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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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How fast must Santa's sleigh travel to deliver presents to every child in just one day?  First we need to measure speed which is distance traveled over time. One fun way to do this is by building a balloon rocket!

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Nanogirl (Dr Michelle Dickinson) is a nanotechnologist, scientist and engineer with a passion for explaining complex concepts in simple to understand ways.

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A writing prompt for every day this month.

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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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Workout Challenge: Kids HIIT workout builds endurance, timing, coordination, and strength.

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Prodigy, Login and have fun while improving your Maths.

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Plan an indoor picnic for your whānau. Set out a picnic blanket and basket of food and eat your dinner as though you were having a picnic. Just having variety in your family life brings you closer together as a family unit. Events like this are often the catalyst for a fun-filled evening.

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There are many movies that have sequels. Pick a genre that your family would enjoy. Plan for a whole evening of back-to-back viewing of the movies. Make sure you have plenty of popcorn and snacks on hand! If you want to be really creative, find props that go with the movie and set them out. make tickets, posters etc You can even make a dessert that matches the movie theme. May the force be with you!

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Searches Part 2 

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Searches Part 2 

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Some wonderful reading activities designed by our wonderful Miss Tuiasau! Enjoy!

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Searches Part 1 

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Some wonderful reading activities designed by our wonderful Miss Tuiasau! Enjoy!

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Scrambles Part 1 

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Some wonderful reading activities designed by our wonderful Miss Tuiasau! Enjoy!

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Term 2 Theme: Resilience

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Goal Setting Level 3&4 - Graeme Dingle Foundation

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Check out this lesson on Goal Setting

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Scrambles Part 2

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Scrambles Part 2

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Some wonderful reading activities designed by our wonderful Miss Tuiasau! Enjoy!

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Searches Part 3

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Searches Part 3

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Some wonderful reading activities designed by our wonderful Miss Tuiasau! Enjoy!

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Recreate famous paintings with anything you can find at home

Look up the 100 most famous paintings of all time. Choose one to recreate at your place.  Here is one we made in our bubble .“A Friend in Need,”  was painted in 1903 by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Searches Part 4

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Searches Part 4

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Some wonderful reading activities designed by our wonderful Miss Tuiasau! Enjoy!

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Scrambles Part 3

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Scrambles Part 3

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Some wonderful reading activities designed by our wonderful Miss Tuiasau! Enjoy!

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Scrambles Part 4

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Miss Tuiasau's Quick 60 Word Scrambles Part 4

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Some wonderful reading activities designed by our wonderful Miss Tuiasau! Enjoy!

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Use the word wheels provided to make up a sentence using all the four words from the wheel.