Room 4's Kindness Project

The Compliments Project

Blogger of the Month 2020

Blogger of the Month

Thursday 2nd July

My Fight

Reading

1. This week we will be thinking about making ethical decisions and money! Start by silently reading the text: Group A, Group B

2. Discuss the text with your group and answer the comprehension questions

3. Share your slides on your blog


Tuesday 30th June + Wednesday 1st July

Fractions Level 2.11

Maths

1. Work out what your maths goal is today then select the slides that match this: Level 2.11, Level 2.21, Level 2.3, Level 3

2. Work through the slides independently and go to the workshop when called

3. Share your learning on your blog

4. Early finishers check this out


Monday 29th June

Fractions Level 2.11

Maths

1. Work out what your maths goal is today then select the slides that match this: Level 2.11, Level 2.21, Level 2.3

2. Work through the slides independently and go to the workshop when called

3. Share your learning on your blog

4. Early finishers check this out


Bootcamp

Reading

1. This week we will be thinking about making ethical decisions and money! Start by silently reading the text: Group A, Group B

2. Discuss the text with your group and answer the comprehension questions

3. Share your slides on your blog


Thursday 25th June

Reading

1. Visit the Reading Site for this week (you may want to bookmark it)

2.Choose your own text and create activity.

3. Share them on your blog

4. Early finishers: Write your own satirical article!


Fake News

Writing

1. Write your own satirical news article

2. Use a newspaper generator like this one

3. Share your creation on your blog.


Check out this site that our student teachers have created for you!

Wednesday 24th June

Reading

1. Visit the Reading Site for this week (you may want to bookmark it)

2. Read Scandalous Satire and complete the slides

3. Share them on your blog

4. Start thinking about your own satirical article


Fractions Level 2.1

Level 1

Fractions Level 2.2

Level 2

Maths

1. Choose whether you are level 1 or level 2

2. Complete the activities online and offline

3. Share your slides on your blog

Tuesday 23rd June

Fractions: Level 1

Level 1

Fractions Level 2

Level 2

Maths

1. Choose whether you are level 1 or level 2

2. Complete the activities online and offline

3. Share your slides on your blog

Monday 22nd June

Testing Transformations

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your maths folder.

2. Complete the activities on each slide

3. Share them on your blog


Reading

1. Visit the Reading Site for this week (you may want to bookmark it)

2. Read 'Fake Facts" and complete the slides

3. Share them on your blog


Friday 19th June

Terrific Transformations

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your maths folder.

2. Complete the activities on each slide

3. Share them on your blog


Thursday 18th June

Reading

1. Head to the Stand Up site to access your learning for the week - it may be helpful to bookmark the page.

2. Read any text of your choice from the site

3. Choose a create activity - will you make a screencastify, poster or static image?

Sentence Types 2

Writing

1. Look at the exemplars and consider the effect of varying your sentence structure

2. Continue writing your essay

Wednesday 17th June

Reading

1. Head to the Stand Up site to access your learning for the week - it may be helpful to bookmark the page.

2. Read the text assigned to your group and complete the activity.

3. Discuss the ideas presented in the text as a class. What causes some people to protest?

Sentence Types 1

Writing

1. Consider the effect that varying your sentence lengths has on your reader.

2. Write your first body paragraph - what is a protest?


Terrific Transformations

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your maths folder.

2. Complete the activities on each slide

3. Share them on your blog


Tuesday 16th June

Writing an Effective Essay Opening

Writing

1. Consider what you have learnt about protests from your reading book

2. Explore some effective introductions and discuss the features of an introduction

3. Write your own introduction for an explanation titled 'why do people protest?'

Drawing 3-D Shapes

Maths

1. Consider what you learnt about 3D shapes last week

2. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your maths folder.

3. Let's get creative! Today we will be creating 3D shapes using isometric paper

4. Write your name using the paper and colour it in for our maths wall!

Monday 15th June

Reading

1. Head to the Stand Up site to access your learning for the week - it may be helpful to bookmark the page.

2. Read the text and complete the learning activities. Remember to post your create activity on your blog and put your learning in the correct folder!

3. Discuss the ideas presented in the text as a class. What is a protest?

Writing an Effective Essay Opening

Writing

1. Consider what you have learnt about protests from your reading book

2. Explore some effective introductions and discuss the features of an introduction

3. Write your own introduction for an explanation titled 'why do people protest?'

Friday 12th June

The Biosphere

Inquiry

1. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your inquiry folder.

2. Watch the video and discuss your understanding with your class.

3. Explore a biome of your choice and share your learning on your blog.

Thursday 11th June

Give Nothing to Racism

Hauora

1. Discuss the video and the prompt Taika Waititi makes

2. Practice responding to stereotypes

3. Write down an action plan on slide 3

Drawing 3-D Shapes

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Watch the video to learn about isometric shapes

3. Create an image of your name using isometric dot paper

Wednesday 10th June

If Only

Literacy

1. Make a copy of the slides - Group A, Group B

2. Revise your knowledge of the clause

3. Create your own sentences inspired by the text

Great Geometry

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Explore some key Geometry concepts

3. Create your own 3D structure and 2D representations

4. Share your learning on your blog

Tuesday 9th June

This is Just to Say

Literacy

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Revise your knowledge of the clause

3. Create your own poem and share it on your blog

Stop Motion

Steam

1. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your inquiry folder

2. Start considering your story for a stop motion animation

3. Create your backdrop, props and character/s

4. Take an image of each frame of your story

5. Use google slides and screencastify to animate your creaton

6. Share your movie on your blog!

Monday 8th June

What's the point!?

Literacy

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Explore the features of a narrative by reading the texts

3. Create your own story with a point and share it on your blog

2D Representations

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your maths folder

2. Investigate the different 2D representations of 3D shapes by showing the side, front and top view.

3. Go to the jellybean table when your group is called

4. Share your learning on your blog

Stop Motion

Steam

1. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your inquiry folder

2. Start considering your story for a stop motion animation

3. Create your backdrop, props and character/s

4. Take an image of each frame of your story

5. Use google slides and screencastify to animate your creaton

6. Share your movie on your blog!

Friday 5th June

The Atmosphere

Inquiry

This week we are learning about the atmosphere. Watch the video and discuss your understanding with your class.

Make a copy of the slides and record your learning. Remember to share this on your blog!

Describing our product!

Steam

After creating your cupcake prototype and packaging, write a description of the product to tempt others into eating it.

Post your advert on your blog and in a separate post share your packaging, cupcake and description.

Thursday 4th June

Sweet Nets

Steam

1. Complete your net from yesterdays maths lesson

2. Design a logo for your company to place on your packaging

3. Write an advert for your bakery !

Wednesday 3rd June

Examination Day: Intro to Narratives

Literacy

1. Make a copy of the slides (group A), (group B)

2. Explore the features of a narrative

3. Plot your reading book on the 'narrative mountain'

4. Plan your own narrative and share your slides on your blog

Sweet Nets

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your maths folder

2. Recap what you have learnt about nets and 3D shapes

3. Construct your net and start designing the packaging for it - don't put it up just yet!

Tuesday 2nd June

Love's 3D Shapes

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides and put them in your maths folder

2. Recap what you learnt last week about the properties of 3D shapes

3. Construct your own net for a 3D shape

4. Share your slides and creation on your blog

Friday 29th May

Form!

I am

Hauora

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

3. Kindness Padlet

The Atmosphere

Instructions

This week we are learning about the atmosphere. Watch the video and discuss your understanding with your class.

Make a copy of the slides and record your learning. Remember to share this on your blog!

Thursday 28th May

Form!

Ko wai au

Hauora

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

Kensuke's Kingdom.

Literacy


1. Make a copy of the slides and add them to your writing folder.

2. Discuss the text with your class

3. Complete your slides and share them on your blog

Wednesday 26th May

#Fake

Hauora

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

3D Shapes!

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Consider the properties of 3D shapes

3. Share your learning on your blog

Tuesday 25th May

What is a Stereotype

Hauora

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

What are 3D Shapes?

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Consider the properties of 3D shapes

3. Share your learning on your blog

Monday 25th May

Whare Tapa Whā 5 - Kid President

Te Whare Tapa Wha

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

The Triangle

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Think about the properties of Triangles

3. Share your learning on your blog

All Rivers Flow to the Sea.

Literacy


1. Make a copy of the slides and add them to your writing folder.

2. Discuss the text with your class

3. Complete your slides and share them on your blog

What is a Stereotype

Hauora

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

Friday 22nd May

Whare Tapa Whā 4 - Taha Wairua

Te Whare Tapa Wha

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

3. Check out these slides for your next activity.

My Genius Hour Project.

Genius Hour

1. Make a copy of the slides and complete slide number 2

2. Customise the slides to suit your genius hour

3. Start investigating!

The Water Cycle

Inquiry

1. Make a copy of the slides and complete the activities

2. Use the new vocabulary words that you have learnt to complete the create activity

3. Share your creation on your blogt

Thursday 21st May

Whare Tapa Whā 4 - Taha Wairua

Home Class

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

What if...

Literacy - FIOP!


1. Complete our slides from the week and post them on your blog

2. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities. Just choose ONE writing activity.

3. Share your learning on your blog

Choosing my topic

Home Class

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

Wednesday 20th May

Whare Tapa Whā 3 - Taha Hinengaro

Home Class

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

Literacy groups:

Group A: Aaliyah, Caleb, Chance, Laolao, Nina, Kauri, Jordin, Reece, Pauline

Group B: Everyone else

We will all be working on linguistics and studying sentence structure for the next few weeks.

Kensuke's Kingdom
Art of the Sentence 2.0

1. Make a copy of the slides and add them to your writing folder. Make sure you have the right slides for your group!

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Complete your slides and share them on your blog

The Quadrilateral

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Think about the properties of Quadrilaterals

3. Share your learning on your blog

No hangout for maths today

What is Genius Hour?

Home Class

1. Discuss genius hour with your class

2. Start thinking about a topic that you will investigate

Tuesday 19th May

Polygons

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Think about the properties of shapes and what they have in common

3. Share your learning on your blog

No hangout for maths today, tune in at 11.30 for tech!

Whare Tapa Whā 2 - Taha Tinana

Home Class

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

Welcome to Term 2!

Monday 18th May

Welcome back to school!

Crafting.mp4

Literacy Term 2 Intro

Shape up.mp4

Maths Term 2 Intro

New Literacy groups:

Group A: Aaliyah, Caleb, Chance, Laolao, Nina, Kauri, Jordin, Reece, Pauline

Group B: Everyone else

We will all be working on linguistics and studying sentence structure for the next few weeks.

Downriver
Its not what you say...

1. Make a copy of the slides and add them to your writing folder. Make sure you have the right slides for your group!

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Complete your slides and share them on your blog

Grouping Shapes

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Think about the properties of shapes and what they have in common

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Whare Tapa Whā 1 - Taha Whanau

Home Class

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

Friday 15th May

Teacher only day

The Water Cycle

Inquiry

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Share your learning on your blog

Thursday 14th May

Stay safe at level 2!

WODB - Shapes

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides

2. Think about the properties of shapes and consider the reasons why the shapes could be the odd one out.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Wednesday 13th May

All Rivers Flow to the Sea

Literacy


1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

They're Everywhere

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Monday 11th May

Water

Literacy


1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Before I forget

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Friday 8th May

The Hydrosphere

Inquiry

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Thursday 7th May

Mini Statistical Inquiry!

Maths

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Wednesday 6th May

Various Volcanoes

Literacy

Today our literacy work is combined - it's time to apply the clause!

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Goodbye Graphs

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30

3. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is our turn in sheet for now.


Tuesday 5th May

Time Capsules

Literacy

Today our literacy work is combined - it's time to apply the clause!

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Monday 4th May

May the fourth be with you

We are one with the clause!

Literacy

Today our literacy work is combined - it's time to apply the clause!

1. Make a copy of the slides and follow the instructions to complete the activities.

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Which Graph?

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30

3. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is our turn in sheet for now.


Friday 1st May

Lets finish the week off properly and blog our learning!

Tectonic Plates

Instructions

This week we are learning more about the Geosphere; specifically about tectonic plates. Tectonic plates are part of the earths crust and cause volcanoes and earthquakes.

Make a copy of the slides and record your learning about the Geosphere and the structure of the earth.

Tune in to the hangout at 11.30am to share your ideas with the class!

Thursday 30th April

Literacy

Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am

Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is acting as our turn in sheet!

Sense Making

Reading

1. Make a copy of the slides,

2. Read the texts and make sense of the information within them

3. Share your slides on your blog

Sentence Series!

Writing

1. Make a copy of the slides and create your sentences

2. Share your slides on your blog

Tuesday and Wednesday 28-29th April

Revise the Clause!

Literacy

Today our literacy work is combined - it is a recap of the clause

1. Make a copy of the slides and use the text/ video to complete the activities

2. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am!

3. Share your learning on your blog

Which Graph?

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

3. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30am!

3. Recap your knowledge. HINT: a scattergraph compares the relationship between two variables (or things).

4. Share your slides on your blog

5. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

6. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is our turn in sheet for now.


Lest we forget

Anzac Day 2

ANZAC

How are you remembering the ANZACs this weekend?

Complete this bonus activity if you are looking for some extra home learning.

Friday 24th April

The Geosphere

Inquiry

Today we are learning about the Geosphere

1. Make a copy of the slides and watch the video

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30am

3. Share your learning on your blog

Thursday 23rd April

Anzac Day

Literacy

Today our literacy work is combined - for ANZAC day

1. Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am

2. Make a copy of the slides and use the text/ video to complete the activities

3. Share your learning on your blog

Wednesday 22nd April

Spheres of the Earth

Literacy

Today our literacy work is combined - all about the Geosphere!

1. Make a copy of the slides and use the text/ video to complete the activities

2. Share your learning on your blog

Other graphs!

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

2. Tune in to the hangout at 10.00

3. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is our turn in sheet for now.


Tuesday 21st April

Literacy

Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am

Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is acting as our turn in sheet!

Its all about the clause!

Reading

1. Make a copy of the slides, watch the video and read the description

2. Identify different clauses!

3. Apply your knowledge to an excerpt

Caption this again!

Writing

1. Make a copy of the slides and watch the video

2. If you already completed these slides yesterday, click here. Take your time to craft the best sentences you can!

Monday 20th April

Literacy

Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am

Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is acting as our turn in sheet!

Art of the Sentence

Reading

1. Make a copy of the slides, watch the video and read the description

2. Identify the subject and verb in the sentences

3. Apply your knowledge to an excerpt

Caption this...

Writing

1. Make a copy of the slides and watch the video

2. Craft a sentence to accompany each image. Remember we are writing very little, so take the time to ensure your sentences make sense, contain one idea and use great vocab

Line Graphs!

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30

3. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is our turn in sheet for now.


Friday 17th April

Goal: Everyone has at least one blog post up this week.

We are the World 1

Home Class

1. Make a copy of the slides (you can start before we meet)

2. Watch this video - is this your future?

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30

3. Share the slides on your blog


Thursday 16th April

Literacy

Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am

Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is acting as our turn in sheet!

The Goldilocks Zone

Reading

1. Make a copy of the slides, watch the video and read the webpage

2. Skim and scan the text to find key information. Use this information to answer the questions on slide 2.

3. Choose one create activity and share it on your blog

Its not what you say...

Writing

1. Make a copy of the slides and watch the video

2. Complete the short activities, considering the difference between a casual conversation and a written text

3. Write down a short conversation that you have had with a member of your bubble. What editing does it need to make sense to your reader?

Pie Graphs

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30

3. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is our turn in sheet for now.


Wednesday 15th April

Literacy

Tune in to the hangout at 9.30am

Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is acting as our turn in sheet!

Structure of the Earth!

Reading

1. Make a copy of the slides, watch the video and read the webpage

2. Skim and scan the text to find key information. Use this information to answer the questions on slide 2.

3. Label the diagram and share it on your blog

Its not what you say...

Writing

1. Make a copy of the slides and watch the video

2. Complete the short activities, considering the difference between a casual conversation and a written text

3. Write down a short conversation that you have had with a member of your bubble. What editing does it need to make sense to your reader?

Bar Graphs

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

2. Tune in to the hangout at 11.30

3. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form, this is our turn in sheet for now.


EASTER HOLIDAY LEARNING JOURNEY

Easter Learning Journey

1. Work through this Easter Learning Journey - one day at a time

2. Everyday complete this survey to let your teacher know what you've completed

3. Your teacher will visit your blog and award you points!

4. Continue with your daily reading, maths and fun writing. Share this on your blog too! Every extra post outside the Easter Learning Journey wins you points too!

5. Be kind to your whanau - we can get through this together!


Friday 27 March

Todays goal: Get at least 1 blog post up for the week!

Home Class

1. Complete something from this week and post it on your blog

2. Complete the google draw with words/ images of how you will keep well throughout the lockdown

3. Tune in to the team hangout at 9.00am

4. Tune into our hangout at 9.30

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form


Finishing Friday!

Literacy

1. Complete something from this week and post it on your blog

2. Get creative! I've given some suggestions on the slides

3. Tune in to the hangout at 11.00am

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form

5. Remember to update the Turn in Sheet


Stats Create Fri

Maths

1. Complete something from this week and post it on your blog (if you haven't already)

2. Complete a create activity like the one on the slides

3. Tune in to the hangout at 12.30 or 1pm

4. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

5. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form

6. Remember to update the Turn in Sheet


Thursday 26 March

Survival Story

Literacy

1. Reading: make a copy of these slides

2. For writing make a copy of these slides

3. Tune in to the hangout at 9.00am

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form

5. Remember to update the Turn in Sheet


Ratio Thursday

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

2. Tune in to the hangout at 1pm

3. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form

5. Remember to update the Turn in Sheet


Wednesday 25 March

Distant Delicious Description

Literacy

1. Reading: we are working on the same slides as yesterday!

2. For writing make a copy of these slides

3. Tune in to the hangout at 9.00am

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form

5. Remember to update the Turn in Sheet


Ratio Practice

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

2. Tune in to the hangout at 1pm

3. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form

5. Remember to update the Turn in Sheet


Tuesday 24 March

Writing Tues 24 March

Literacy

1. If you are in Wilson check out these slides, everyone else is working on these. See the video below!

2. For writing make a copy of these slides

3. Tune in to the hangout at 9.00am

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form

5. Remember to update the Turn in Sheet

To access Tamaki College E-Library you need to use the first part of your school email address. For example: Sione8cxmbrf


Rambunctious Ratio

Maths

1. File make a copy of the slides

2. Tune in to the hangout at 12.30pm

3. Practice your skills on Maths Whizz or Prototec

4. Ask questions/share your blog post on this form

5. Remember to update the Turn in Sheet


wednesday.mov

Tuesday 25th March

Online learning.mov

Wednesday 26th March

Seuss 2.mp4
Wilson lesson 1.mp4
The Water Cycle

Inquiry

1. Make a copy of the slides and complete the activities

2. Use the new vocabulary words that you have learnt to complete the create activity

3. Share your creation on your blogt