Toitoi TV

A large number of students at our school enjoy the Toitoi Journals that regularly get sent to our Library.
Recently Toitoi released details for their own TV channel.  Interested?  Please click the link to find out more.

Also on their site is a challenge on their Home page to write a story inspired by this picture. 

MUST WE DO EVERY ACTIVITY THAT COMES THROUGH?

This post was added earlier 

DISTANCE LEARNING EXPECTATIONS

at present as we feel our way through how distance and digital learning will go, there is no expectation that every activity be done. The goal is for all of you to feel linked with school and classmates, safe and supported with your families, and for all of us to get through this strange time.

You can do a mix of activities in our Google Classroom, on our flip grid, links on this Blog page, from your Home Learning kits, on the TV Home Learning programmes on both TVNZ 2+1 and TV 3 kids programmes, or even your own personal passion project - as long as you can show what you have been working on (a report, a google document or slide show, movie/video, photos, model ...

Ministry of Education's handy website for Home Learning

learning from home links and sites

We will remember them - Anzac Day

New Zealand and Australia come together for their Remembrance Day, a day that helped forge them as nations that stood apart from Great Britain.  The April 25th is hugely important to our 2 countries, as it is the day we have chosen to remember those who have served in many wars that we have been involved in together.
Other countries have their own Remembrance Days,  selected for them through different dates that have gone down in history as being important or significant to them.

Worthy of their Sacrifice - Schools Spectacular 2013

As the Corona Virus still affects both countries, this will be a very different Remembrance day for our nations. No attending the Cenotaphs for the Dawn Services, no watching the light displays and films being broadcast across the walls of our National Museum at the Domain, no expeditions to Gallipoli or Passchendaele to see the battlefields.

This year will see a number of New Zealanders and Australians of all nationalities standing outside their homes, looking to the stars or the oncoming sunrise or the new day. A day when we remember the huge loss of life and injuries suffered by all sides affected by this and every war that has come after.

“The landing at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915, and the fighting which took place on the peninsula will never be forgotten. They showed to the world the heroism of all those who shed their blood there. How heartrending for their nations were the losses that this struggle caused.” - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Extra Home Learning Sites

During our Zoom discussion today, we were talking about how there is also Home Learning on TV during the day.  If you would like to see what is on offer check this out:

Home Learning | Papa Kāinga TV is free to air, on TVNZ channel 2+1 and on TVNZ on Demand, as well as on Sky Channel 502,running from 9am to 3pm on schooldays with programming for children and young people aged 2 to 15, as well as for parents.

Māori Television broadcasts te reo educational programmes (for ages 0 to 18) from 9am to 3pm on schooldays.

Programmes that are aimed at our age level start around 11am and include cooking, literacy, maths, inventing, science and history.

https://storytime.rnz.co.nz/

Radio NZ has released this website link, with stories being read aloud to listeners.  There are a range of stories - hopefully something for everyone.

Zoom Meetings for Week 2 - Monday 20 to Friday 24 April

Our schedule of meetings this week are:

Class meeting - check in of tasks for the week
10.30 am Monday 20 April
10.30 am Wednesday 22 April
10.30 am Friday 24 April

Catch-up/Help desk - time to share or ask questions, or a Zoom for help or how to use our tools, or a smaller group activity
1.30 pm Tuesday 21 April
1.30 pm Thursday 23 April

Please check your class email account daily for the links.

DISTANCE LEARNING EXPECTATIONS

MUST WE DO EVERY ACTIVITY THAT COMES THROUGH?
at present as we feel our way through how distance and digital learning will go, there is no expectation that every activity be done. The goal is for all of you to feel linked with school and classmates, safe and supported with your families, and for all of us to get through this strange time.

Want to know more about New Zealand History?

Ever felt that what you know about New Zealand's History is small.  A new video channel has opened, presented by 2 New Zealand Journalists from NZ on Air.  Interested to know a bit more, click the link for episode 1 from The Aotearoa History Show.

If you have been watching the Distance Education Learning channel of TVNZ 2+1 you may already recognise this series.

Digital Citizenship at New Windsor School

Digital Citizenship Guidelines for New Windsor School

There is a saying that "with great power comes great responsibility". This is no different now that we are creating digital footprints. You will need to view this link to the Digital Citizenship Guidelines for use of devices in our school work, school bubble and school network.

Zoom discussion guidelines

Hello wonderful Serens
From our first Zoom meeting it is timely to remember our class behaviour agreement, as this will allow us all to be part of the meetings and share in the discussions. 
Here is a visual to help guide us.

be a respectful digital citizen

Remember our Be respectful, Be responsible and Be the Best you can be when making comments. If you wouldn't say it to Queen Lizzie or to Mrs Siohane, it doesn't get posted here.

Zoom Meeting Schedule survey

Please either go to our Google Class page or use this link to help us work out the best times for our whole class Zoom meetings.
You have a deadline of Friday at 3.15pm to make your choices.

Day 1 task for Maths

Just had a brief Zoom meeting with S and B. I have asked them to make 3 paper darts which need to be from the same size paper and same weight paper. Maybe you have some A4 paper or newspaper you could use? The 3 darts need to be different designs, so if you are allowed, google some origami/folded paper darts.  Here is one to start you off.

We had problems with our meeting, so I will be sending out another invitation to one about 1.30pm. See you then

Flipgrid and Google Classroom

https://info.flipgrid.com/

If you are having trouble getting into Flipgrid, perhaps use this link and try searching for our user id.

Also if you are having trouble getting into Google Classroom here is the link to their help page.  In your personal school gmail accounts there should also be an invitation, which should help you get in.  You will need to make sure that no other account is signed into your computer's google system while you do this. 

Auckland Museum

As we start our Term 2 a great many organisations and places are sending through a Virtual Space to help us learn and explore.
The Auckland Museum is one of those groups, and it is quite timely, as their current exhibits fit alongside our new science topic.  As we discover our own backyards have a look at their details on insects and plants.
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/your-museum/at-home#for-the-kids

Home Learning on TVNZ 2+1 Schedule

Home Learning TV Channel

Please see below a copy of the programme outline for the new Home Learning TV Channel, that starts this Wednesday 15th April on TV2+1.

9.00am - 9.10am       Parenting - Nathan Wallis

9.10am - 9.25am       Early Learning

9.25am - 9.40am       Junior Health (Age 5 - 8)

9.40am - 9.55am       Junior Literacy (Age 5 - 8)

9.55am - 10.05am     Maia the Brave

10.05am - 10.30am   Beginning Te Reo

10.30am - 10.50am   Beginning Te Reo

10.30am - 10.50am   Junior Science and Maths (Age 5 - 8)

10.50am - 11.00am   Kai 5

11.00am - 11.15am   Middle Literacy and Language (Age 9 - 11)

11.15am - 11.40am   Middle Maths (Age 9 - 11)

11.40am - 12.05pm   Junior Project

12.05pm - 12.30pm   Animals

12.30pm - 12.40pm   Parenting with Nathan Wallis

12.40pm - 1.00pm     Aotearoa History

1.00pm - 1.30pm       Senior Literacy (Age 12 - 15)

1.30pm - 1.55pm       Born to Move - (Teens)

1.55pm - 2.25pm       Advanced Te Reo

2.25pm - 2.50pm       Senior Project

2.50pm - 3.00pm       Daily Diary

Science in a Van

The guys from Science in a Van have made it possible for us to view daily after 12.45pm science experiments and theories.  Updated daily, they have already shared their lessons on floating and sinking, and forces.
You can subscribe to watch it live, or wait for their updated lesson to come on line.
Science Caravan video

Online learning ideas

A number of well known people are setting themselves up with links to their own web pages that will allow us to spend time with them and learn new things.

Like Mo Willems has done in setting up drawing lessons inspired by his Don't Let the Pigeon character series (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzjCPQv3y8 ), David Walliams (https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/ ) and others are reading their own books, taking writing sessions, maths sessions and even daily sports challenges.

As more comes available, I will add more links. I am also really interested in using some of the activities from Taskmaster NZ kids.  I will also use our Google Classroom page more to set specific work and schedules, and we can dabble with Google Hangouts and Zoom for some face to face time.

I really hope the novelty of being at home hasn't worn off, and that you're all rested after our early holiday break (and hopefully not home sick with that fierce head cold some of you were sharing before school finished - my hand's up for having now had it too).

To begin us off, here is a home scavenger hunt, a home game you can play and a drawing challenge. The scavenger hunt asks for an American Coin - can I suggest a NZ coin instead? - Don't forget to share in the comments below.