School - Wide
The well-being of our learners and their whānau remains the most important thing and is therefore central to our approach to Learning@Home.
Top Tips for Learning@Home
1. Syndicates will plan a variety of on and offline learning experiences. The Arts will feature along with Acts of Service. Literacy and Maths/Pangarau will remain an important focus for our students.
2. Engage and do what works best for your whānau. Aim to create structure and routines that allow your children to be successful and to enjoy learning.
3. Learning for each syndicate can be accessed from the links at the top of this page. Further learning links for everyone are available below.
4. Every child has something unique that hooks them into learning e.g. dinosaurs, insects, machines. Feed this natural curiosity by helping them to find out as much as they can and to share this learning with others.
5. Our school facebook page (Gate Pa - Pukehinahina) is a great tool for staying connected with our school community and for accessing additional support.
CONSERVATION WEEK 6 - 12th Sept
Conservation Week Grid (1).pdfHOUSE CHALLENGE
Chacha slide with Matua Roha
Give the Chacha slide a go, take a picture of you doing it and paste it into the comments section of the house challenge post on our school face book page to get points for your house.
If you cant post on fb, you can email it to Mr Furmage on tfurmage@gatepa.school.nz.
good luck!
Current Competition !!
Choose one of your favourite native animals (can be bird, reptile, insect, fish or mammal!) and see if you can find out the following information about them!
1. What family are they in?
2. Where are they found? (habitat & distribution)
3. What’s their favourite food?
4. What threats do they face today?
5. How can we help them?
6. What’s an interesting fact most don’t know about your animal?
If your feeling extra creative, you can also (or instead) do some artwork, write a story or poem, or even make a waiata about your favourite animal!
Share your mahi by sending it in to me at jandersen@gatepa.school.nz or (when school restarts!) bring it in to one of our lovely office staff. Two prizes will be awarded, one for the most well-researched mahi and one for the most engaging creative piece!
To help you, you can call a knowledgeable friend or family member and look for books or magazines your whānau may have tucked away! There are also some awesome online resources which may help too, including...
Looking forward to seeing the contributions that come through and our awards will be announced upon school commencing back 'on campus'.
Have fun and take care whānau!
Matua Jake
Example from Matua Jake:
One of my favourite native animals is… a kererū
1. What family are they in?The pigeon whānau!
2. Where are they found? Throughout the country, although they are most abundant in forests with low numbers of introduced animals and lots of kai!
3. What’s their favourite food?Fruit.
4. What key threats do they face today?Predation by introduced mammals and habitat loss
5. How can we help them?
Controlling introduced mammals such as possums, rats and creating habitats they like
6. What’s an interesting fact most of us don’t know about your animal?
Kereru are naturally a flocking bird!
HAKA CHALLENGE
While you are at home, continue learning and practicing the two haka- Maunganui and the haka powhiri.
Get your whānau involved and get your haka on!
The kupu for the haka are below.
House Haka challenge words.pdfWHARE TAPA WHA FOR KIDS vs 2.pdfCopy of Whaea Skye’s At-Home Guide.pdf