Tonga
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Mālō e tau ma’u ‘a e ‘aho ni Team 4. Happy Tongan Language Week!
Today is Tuesday the 7th of September. Here are a few reminders for today:
You are still learning but in the comforts of your home.
Be on time to your Google Meets: 9am, 11am and 1:30pm.
Rooms 6, 7 & 8 click on the link for your literacy class with your literacy teacher at 11am.
Reminder about or kōrero - Be Kind (not only to your friends, but to your family as well), Be Active and Focus on Your Learning (especially during lockdown), and GM 4 GM (Good manners for Google Meets) & stay Cybersmart.
If there is something wrong with your Chromebook that is stopping you from learning, please let one of the Team 4 teachers know.
Mr Vogt will be having Makerspace everyday at 1pm. Feel free to go to his Meets where you will be making awesome things with him!
1.
Introducing - The History of the Tongan Royal Family
WALT: become familiar with a new topic.
Tongan Royal Family
Instructions
Watch the video.
Write five facts about Tongan Royal Family.
Use the checklist to make sure you are up to date.
Resources
2.
Reading
WALT: use our research skills to gain a better understanding about a topic.
Instructions
Watch the video and read the article
Complete the 'Response to Text'
Complete the Research Presentation
Share these tasks on your blog, along with a blurb telling your audience what you have done.
Resources
Finished?
Go to Epic or Sunshine Books
3.
Writing
WALT: write a newspaper article.
Instructions
Do some research on Captain James Cook finding Tonga.
Make a copy of the writing template.
Complete the writing task for today.
Post on your blog.
Resources
4.
Maths
WALT: identify and describe 2D and 3D Shapes.
Video: Learn how to say the names of different shapes in Tongan.
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Instructions
Malo e lelei and welcome to Tuesday's maths learning!
Watch the video to learn how to say the names of different shapes in Tongan.
Practice your times tables.
Complete a Bronze, Silver, Or Gold Activity. Challenge yourself!
Complete XtraMath and Maths-Whizz.
Remember to keep posting your progressions for Maths Whizz - keep working hard on it!
Resources:
5.
Design Task
Instructions
Make a copy of the Google Drawing.
Create a map of Tonga.
Post it to your blog.
Resources
6.
Chapter Book
Grandpa's Great Escape
Part 1
By David Walliams
7.
Blogging Help
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Instructions
If you need help with how to put things on your blog please watch this video.
Then place your blog link into the checklist so your teacher can see you have finished.
8.
Cybersmart
Good Manners for Google Meets (GM4GM)
Watch the video to find out more about how we can have good manners during our Google Meets.
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Be Active & Focus On Your Learning
Watch the video to find out more about how we can stay active during lockdown, and find some tips about how we can stay focused on our work.
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9.
Physical Education
Physical Education Challenge
Make a copy of these Slides.
Record yourselves completing the challenge that has been laid down for you.
Get the link for your Slides and put it into these Google Forms.