Yo!

Well, we now know what's happening - we'll be back at school on Thursday!  It's good to finally know the plan and we can start thinking about what the last three weeks of the term are going to look like.

Thanks to the Red and Green groups for your participation in the Zoom meetings we had yesterday.  It was nice to see your gorgeous faces.  Don't forget to update your HRR :)

To those that joined in the Dizzy Challenge - nice!  I hope no one felt too ill after spinning around all those times... sorry (not sorry).  As you know, I have a tiny (major) issue with motion sickness, so there is no way I was going near that challenge!  I hope no mums were harmed in the filming of the videos - those poor ladies!

HOME LEARNING UPDATE

• Mark yesterday's work - 'Quiz 4' and the Whizz-Kids maths worksheet:

• SPEECHES - writing your speech will be one of the first jobs we do when we're back at school.  You need to take some time over the next couple of days to think about what you want to write about.  I would suggest you talk to ma and pa, and get some ideas from them too.  It is not a particularly easy topic, and you'll probably need all the help you can get!
• Topic:  INSPIRATION
• This could involve speaking about uplifting stories, taken from the lives of ordinary people, or even famous people.
• Or, you could write about someone close to you who has inspired you, someone from history that has inspired you, or even how YOU have inspired others.

• PET DAY 2021 - our Pet Selfies are sorted.  Now it's time to think about our second indoor exhibit.  Please read through the information on the Pet Day 2021 tab (above).  Again, you have perfect opportunity to seek help/ideas/inspiration from your bubble buddies.  If you have any questions, please send me an email.  I need you guys to be really onto it with this.

• TECH UPDATE - we have three more sessions of Tech this term, and then we'll have the final rotation in Term 4.  Tech dates this term are:
• Thurs 23 Sept
• Fri 24 Sept
• Thurs 30 Sept

• It's important you have the following things finished by the time we return to school on Thursday:
• Lockdown Thinker's Keys x4
• Daffodil Day Colouring Competition
• 'The Scream'
• Decide the focus for your speech
• Decide what your recycled animal is going to look like and gather materials
• Lucy, Lily, Brooke and Seianna - you missed your group reading Zoom meetings, so I'm not sure if you've finished reading the book or not.  If not, this absolutely needs to be done

• Our trip to the Feilding Sale is cancelled, so don't worry about returning the transport forms.

• DANCE - we are all go!  We have about five practice sessions before the social which is on Thurs 30 Sept.

• INTERHOUSE NUKUMBALL - we're all go for this too!

• CHIN UP CHAMPS - this is ON (hope you've been working on those arm muscles Lily!)

• NETBALL - we will have one final practice on Thurs 16 Sept (we'll take team photos at this practice, but we're going to ditch the parents vs kids game), and the last game is being played on Mon 20 Sept.  We're still deciding about whether we have time to play the staff vs students game.

• THURSDAY - you need to be super onto it on Thursday.  Make sure you bring the following:
• lockdown hard pack including the atlas and your PC/CF etc
• all reading/library books
• Shelby, Sophia, Maia - Daffodil Day dress up stuff (we still need you to promote this event - Daffodil Day is now Fri 17 Sept).
• Jesse, Austin - hockey tops
• Austin - cycling top
• Lily - I want my umbrella back!
• dental forms
• Riley - $5 for scissors
• Riley - bring the hockey goalie gear to school
• Millie - new ruler

• ATTITUDE - I know that some of you are quite happy at home, and that you aren't all that excited about returning to school.  I also know that some of you are desperate to get back into a routine and see your mates again (and me of course).  Others will fit somewhere in between.  Wherever you're at, make sure you turn up on Thursday with the right attitude - be ready to work hard, and play hard!  There are 12 weeks of school left this year - be ready to make the most of it.

That's it from me today.  See you on Thursday.  Hasta la vista!

MS

 

Good Morning Room 8

Welcome to Week 7!  It seems strange to say that I hope you all had a great weekend, when it feels like the last few weeks have been one long weekend!  Make sure you watch the Prime Minister's press conference at 4pm - then we'll know (hopefully) when we're returning to school.  

CAMP:  A reminder that the next $100 is due at the end of this term - Friday 1 October.  You might like to remind your parents about this.  Some of you may have already paid this - all details are in your KIT Books.  If your parents have any questions about camp money, tell them to contact Mrs Stace.

Check out the AMAZING lip sync skills of these clever kids:

HOME LEARNING - MONDAY

• Complete 'Quiz 4' (page 5) - answers coming tomorrow!

• Complete one of the Whizz-Kids Worksheets (maths) - the one where the first question is 25 - 21.  You'll get the answers for this tomorrow too.

• Please start working on the art activity, the paint by numbers of 'The Scream' (kind of sums up how some people might be feeling during lockdown).  This is one of the most famous paintings in the world.  You can use coloured pencils, water colours, felts, whatever to complete this art.  You'll notice that I copied it on to fancy paper, so make sure you do a good job.  We're going to display these in class too, so keep it safe in your CF.  You don't have to do the whole thing today, but keep working on it when you can.  Here is my effort:

• Reading Groups - the Zoom code will be emailed to you just before your meeting starts:
• Green - 11am
• Red - 11.30am

• Complete today's challenge - The Dizzy Challenge!  You need a broom (or similar) and someone to video you... hold the end of the broom to your forehead and LOOK UP at the end of it - don't take your eyes off it.  Spin around in a circle, fast, TEN times.  Try to run, or kick a ball.  Send your videos to me by 6pm tonight.  This should give everyone a LOL experience!  Also, you get bonus points if you can convince your ma or pa to give it a go too.  Check out last year's video for inspiration:

That's it for today Room 8.  Have a good one!

MS (the G.O.A.T)

 

Hey Room 8

FRIYAY!  It's impossible for me to know how much home learning work you guys are actually doing.  Yes it is totally optional (apart from the reading), BUT... soon we'll be back at school, and if you haven't been doing a wee bit of work at home, you'll be in the hurt box on Day 1.  Remember - your brain is a muscle, and it needs to exercise!

Dance Update:  Mrs Higgie and I are very much hoping the senior social will be able to go ahead as planned on 30 Sept.  We'll be practicing our dancing as soon as we get back to school.  Lucy, Maia, Sophia and Emily - we'll be relying on you to lead these practices.  Make sure you know what you're doing please!

To those that joined in the Trick Shot Challenge - epic effort!

Here are the answers to the Staff Baby Photo Challenge (told you Baby 12 was cute)

 

HOME LEARNING FOR FRIDAY:

• Mark your division and 'Lockdown Riddles' work:

• Catch Ups - by now, the following things should be finished... and if you haven't... well, you know, do it :)
• Lockdown Thinker's Keys x4
• Daffodil Day Colouring Competition 

• Green and Red - you must finish the book by Sunday.  Zoom sessions will be on Monday - I'll email you the code just before your meeting starts:
• Green - 11am
• Red - 11.30am

• Just one other activity today team, and that's the 'Map of Aotearoa New Zealand' (page 8).  Use your atlas to mark all those places on the map.

• Make sure you send me an entry for the 'Room 8 Snapchat Lip Sync Battle' - thanks for the idea Mrs Higgie.  Use a fancy filter (please choose one where it's possible to actually see who is singing), find a cool song with appropriate lyrics, and get stuck into it.  Send me your video by 6pm today.  Happy Snapchatting!

Remember, no home learning on the weekend.  Enjoy a couple of days doing some rad stuff... in your backyard.

Love,

MS (the OG)

 

Kia Ora Kidlets

Thursday today!  Yay!  Who doesn't love Thursdays?  Another gorgeous day too.  I know some of you will be getting a bit tired of being at home now - hang in there!  I'm sure you're looking forward to seeing the video of the Tik Tok Challenge - it's pretty rad!  It was a small, but dedicated group of people who participated in this challenge.  Well done to the mums and dads who got involved.  Legends.

Thought you might like to see everyone else's Pet Day Selfies too:

HOME LEARNING FOR THURSDAY:

• Mark your multiplication algorithm work and 'Quiz 3':

• Complete the division algorithm sheet - answers coming tomorrow.

• Have a go at the 'Lockdown Riddles' (page 18) - answers coming tomorrow.  Some of these are quite tricky, so get some help if you need it.  Good luck!

• Finish your Thinker's Keys work.  If you've been doing a little bit of work each day, this shouldn't take too long.  Remember, this is one of the pieces of work we'll be keeping so it does need to be finished by the time we're back at school.

• Keep working on the Staff Baby Photo Challenge and the Daffodil Day Colouring Competition.

• Red and Green.... just keep reading, just keep reading, reading, reading.

• Start planning something cool to do on the weekend - use this to help:

• Complete today's challenge:  Trick Shots!  Use our 2020 video for inspiration and make your own.  Email me the video of your success/failure by 6pm tonight.  Fraser, no need to get half naked in this one.  Have fun everyone :)

That's it from me today darlings, love you long time!

MS

Good Morning Boys and Girls

Sing it with me now.... good morning, good morning, the sun will shine at breakfast time, good morning, good morning to you!  

What a beautiful day to be alive!

Level 3!  Which won't make hardly any difference to our lives at all.  That's okay though, if you're missing your mates, do not worry - this video of the Dare Challenge will be sure to make you feel happy in your heart.  Again, it's awesome to see some siblings getting in on the action.  A couple of shout outs:

• James S - that was an excellent effort to hold that egg down
• Jordan - what a gorgeous babe of a woman you'd make

HOME LEARNING FOR WEDNESDAY:

• Mark your subtraction algorithm work:

• Complete the multiplication algorithm sheet - answers coming tomorrow.

• Complete 'Quiz 3' (page 4) - answers coming tomorrow.

• Complete the third Thinker's Key.

• Keep working on the Staff Baby Photo Challenge.

• Keep working on your Daffodil Day Colouring Competition.

• Red and Green - keep reading.

• Complete today's challenge - the Tik Tok Challenge.  Choose one of the challenges shown in the video, and do it (well, attempt to at least).  You know the drill - send me a video by 6pm tonight.  FYI - if you choose the Towel Challenge... it is possible!

Hang loose guys and gals,

MS