A visit from Kidsfirst Hornby

On Wednesday Ms Courtney and her homeroom hosted a visit from Kidsfirst Hornby.  They all had lots of fun making jellyfish in J week.  There were lots of smiling faces from all concerned.  The primary children were great role models for the kindergarten visitors.  Wonderful behaviour from all students.  We shall look forward to their next visit later in the term.

Once again Dylan has been busy!

 Take a look at Dylan's hard work! He has practised his sight words, his handwriting and his 2D shapes. Check out that train. Ka Pai, Dylan!!

Zara's home learning

 Wonderful to see you have been so busy Zara! We can't wait to see you back at school on Thursday. 

Zack has been doing his Maths

 

Great job Zack! It is great to see you practising your numbers and letters.

Home learning week 7

 

Amber has been decorating the footpath

 Amber has been making the most of the beautiful weather and has been drawing these gorgeous pictures on her footpath. 

I bet it was lots of fun Amber, I love your pictures.

Week Seven

 

Welcome to Week 7 in Level 3.

I hope we move to Level 2 this week then we can see all those smiling faces.

                    Here is the google meet link;    

meet.google.com/mji-cdbm-zae

Yes, it is the same as last week! Remember don't try to access before 9.56am as the teachers are in a meeting on another meet link.

Themes for this week:

Monday:  Show us your pet!

Please make sure no animals are hurt in the filming of this segment! If the participant is unwilling you can talk about your pet, or maybe draw a picture.

Tuesday: Favourite toy! Oops, Ms Norris said it was favourite colour today! So lets roll with favourite toy and favourite colour!!

Wednesday: Sharing the best thing about Lockdown!

We will review the planning during the week just in case we do go to Level 2.

We are looking forward to seeing lots of faces in the morning.

Reading Superstars!

 

!!N E W S F L A S H!!

Congratulations to the following students who have completed all their reading tasks set on Sunshine Classics for the past two weeks.

Adam Hughes, Dylan, Izayah, Maybelle, Amber, Mason and Sophia.

You are superstars.  Your reading will be taking off.  Great work.

Dylan's delightful duck drawing!

 Take a look at the brilliant work Dylan has been doing while at home. Dylan's favourite letter is D! 

D is for dog

D is for donut

D is for daisy 

D is for Dad

and D is for Dylan!

He has been practising his duck drawings too. 

Awesome work Dyls, it is fabulous to see your smiling face everyday too. 

Crazy Hair Day - Sofia style

 Sofia I think your hair is beautiful!

Thanks for making such a big effort for crazy hair day. Did you have fun?

Soul is working hard at home

 Soul has been using blocks to help him with his addition.

What a great way to help you Soul.

Soul - I can also see you are trying hard to leave spaces between the leeters.

Yoga at school with Level 3 tamariki

 This morning we couldn't get outside for a play as it was raining, so we did some Cosmic Kids Yoga to get our bodies moving.

Pyper loved it because yoga is good for your brain.

Maxwell said it's like being a whale or a friendly shark on an adventure. 

Amber liked doing the surf boarding.

Louie said yoga is really good exercise for your body.

I certainly enjoyed moving my body too and having some fun while I exercised. - Miss Clothier

Moving with McKenzee!

 

Check out McKenzee moving and grooving with the alphabet.

Te Ope Ruaraki during Level 3 - August, '21

 A very different looking learning space now with areas marked off and equipment inside each area.  Great work to the teachers that are at school with the essential worker's children.

Another great turnout at the Google Meet this morning and Wacky Hair day was a hit.  We had some fantastic ideas, including helium balloons, wire, plants from the garden, clothing from dolls, gel and so the list goes on.  Thank you to all involved for your time and no doubt your patience!  You all looked fantastic.

Tomorrow is Favourite Food day! So draw a picture, or even bring it to the Meet tomorrow, show us and tell us why it's your favourite.

Enjoy your day.

Google Meet Link

Just to keep this link near the top of our blog!   

Here is the google meet link;    

Week 6 meet.google.com/mji-cdbm-zae

Mason's favourite letter!

 Mason I love the work you have done around your favourite letter.  There are lots of M words on your picture.

Thanks for sharing your work with us.  This is a fun way to learn to write letters and to say the sound they make.

 I'm looking forward to Wacky Hair day tomorrow!

Sofia looks like she has been very busy

Look at all this maths Sofia!

And I can see you have been practising writing your numbers too. 

 

Lexie and her dog

Check out this gorgeous photo of Lexie with her dog Phoenix. They are great mates and Lexi has even written a story about Phoenix. 

Lexi, I am so impressed with your story! I can see you have listened carefully and written down the sounds you heard. You even remembered your capital letter at the beginning of your sentence and a full stop at the end. Kai pai. 

Adam has been baking

 Adam has sent us a photo of his scrummy date scones.

They look delicious Adam! I bet you enjoyed eating them as much as you enjoyed making them.

Miss Sofia loves drawing

 Look at this brilliant drawing from Sofia. She has completed a follow up activity from a book she read. What a brilliant picture you have drawn all by yourself. I love getting your home learning emails.

Check out the dessert she made for her family. When I showed my Tommy he said, "Can we have dessert like that tonight mum?" 
I think I need your recipe Sofia. 

I bet everyone in your family loved your dessert.

Keep up the great work gorgeous girl.

Dylan has been busy!

 Wow! Look at all the hard work Dylan has been doing at home in his bubble. He has been practising his sight words from the blog, matching spelling words and doing the cut and paste activities from the home learning pack. Awesome work, Dyls! Keep it up. 

Exciting news for Tuesday 31st August, 2021

 

Gosh didn't our Meet go quickly this morning.  Great to see so many faces and all of you are so good at muting and unmuting your microphones.  Fantastic.

The teachers loved seeing all your favourite cuddly toys.  If we missed anyone out our apologies, time went very quickly.

We have now put up the slide deck for this weeks online learning.  Enjoy!

Our exciting news for tomorrow is that ASB are presenting their financial literacy workshop to us.  Here is the link:

Topic: GetWise South Hornby School - Te Ope Ruaraki

Tuesday 31 August at 12.00

https://zoom.us/j/92076282850

Passcode: getwise

I have been assured that you are able to go straight in with this link.  Please do not try and get in before 12.00 as once again the teachers and tutors from ASB will be chatting regarding the meet.

It would be fantastic to see as many of you there as have been on the Meets!

Looking forward to our Pyjama Day tomorrow!  A good opportunity to stay in your PJ's.

Home Learning Week 6

The Meet Link for this week!

  Here is the google meet link;    

Week 6 meet.google.com/mji-cdbm-zae

Yes, it is the same as last week, as this worked well.

Looking forward to seeing you all in the morning at 10.00am

Remember, please don't try and enter earlier as we are having a Team meeting.

Theme days;

This week on Monday: bring your favourite soft toy!  We may ask his/her name, and why it is your favourite.

Tuesday: Pyjama Day.

Wednesday: Favourite letter day, write your favourite letter and draw some pictures that start with that letter.

Thursday: Wacky Hair Day!  Surprise us.

Friday; Favourite food day.  Draw your favourite food - be ready to tell us why it is your favourite.

We're looking forward to having a great week and seeing lots of smiling faces.

Varun has been enjoying working at home

 My gosh Varun, you have completed so much work!

I can see you have been practising your numbers and letters. They look outstanding. 

Thank you for sharing them with us.

Amber has been working hard too

 Amber sent in these photos to share with us.

She has been really enjoying doing work from her pack.

Your lovely smile shows me how much you are enjoying it Amber. I'm so glad!

Well done you and your family for keeping up your learning whilst we are in lockdown. 

Soul has been keeping busy during lockdown

 Have a look at these photos of Soul and his family keeping themselves entertained.

Well done folks on spending time outside in the sun and exercising.

Soul it is also great to see you working on your pack. Keep it up!