Middle School
Learning at home
Here are the Middle School learning activities for Week 10, Term 3. There is a Reading, Maths, Language, and Topic task each day. Also check out the ‘Lockdown Fitness’ link under the Week 5 work to make sure you’re keeping up with your daily fitness.
Your child’s teacher will have emailed you to direct you towards which reading and maths group your child is in. Just click on your child’s group for their online reading and maths activities.
Special addition this week: Making Mango Otai with Mrs Lameko
This week, Puhinui School is celebrating the Pasifika Cultures. Watch this video to learn how to make your very own Mango Otai at home.
Mango Otai - Mrs Lameko.mp4A couple of other places you can explore during your home learning time are:
Home Learning TV channels
MOTAT Youtube Channel and extra activities from MOTAT
Some websites that can help support the science and STEM learning your child has been doing at school are below:
STEM Challenges (on our school website)
Lockdown Fitness! Click here for fun ways to mix up your walking!
Middle School Home Based Learning
Government learning from home website - https://learningfromhome.govt.nz/resources
As well as daily activities, here are some websites that you might like to have a look at.
*Strategies and Skills with the Middle School Teachers*
Thinking Skills:
Mancala with Mrs Job
Mancala - Mrs Job.mp4Have a go at making your own mancala board and learning how to play this clever game. This could be an activity that your family can play on those rainy days, or quiet times during the holidays.
Visual Art:
Shading a 3D shape with Miss Oates
Shading a 3D shape - Miss Oates.mp4Learn how to make a simple circle look like a 3 dimensional object just by shading it in. You can then use the skill to make other 2 dimensional shapes look real too!
monday 27th september Monday in Samoan: Aso Gafua
reading
writing
Camping Weather
You and your family are out camping. You have your tent all organised, and your sleeping bag set up, all ready for a cosy sleep under the stars. Just when you thought you were going to have the best sleep ever, you hear big fat rain drops, slowly hitting the roof of your tent. Oh no! You just remembered what you were meant to tell your parents, there was a weather warning for this weekend….
Finish telling this story, making sure you include information about the weather. Was there rain? wind? snow? fog? Include as many details about the crazy weather as you can.
When you are finished, check that you have:
Re-read your work to check it makes sense
Checked your spelling
Checked your use of capital letters and full stops
maths
topic - Technology/Arts and Crafts: Design and Build a Fale:
Fale (fah-leh), is a word for all types of traditional houses in Samoa, from small to large. It is a traditional house which is rectangular, oval or circular in shape, with wooden posts holding up a domed roof. They have thatched or corrugated tin roofs and sides made of woven coconut leaves, reeds, or timber. There are no walls.
Task : Design and build a traditional Samoan house, otherwise known as a fale (fah-leh), Use your creativity to decorate the exterior as is done in the pacific islands.
B) A Snapshot of the Pacific Island.
Read some interesting facts of Pacific Island and draw a snapshot of what it would be like living on a Pacific Island.
It is illegal to swim in Tonga on a Sunday!
Samoan people are known as the “ happy people’ to the rest of Polynesia.
The road that circles the largest island in Cook Island, the Ara Tapu, is only 32 kms long. That means that a non-stop drive right around the island at the maximum speed of 40kph can take just 45/50 minutes.
In Fijian villages, only the chief can wear hats and sunglasses.
Boiled bat is a special dish served in Fiji.
Niue is commonly known as “the Rock of Polynesia”.
Tokelau is the first nation in the world to use 100 percent renewable energy. The entire nation is powered by solar power and biofuel from coconuts!
**Video****Extra Arts and Crafts challenge**:
These days, most of us take a snapshot on our smartphones. Watch this video with Miss Doyle and learn how you can make your very own phone holder using some recycled items.
tuesday 28th september Tuesday in Tongan: Tūsite
reading
writing
Pet Protests
Pretend you are a family pet who wants more freedom. Write a letter to your owners in which you ask them to let you do one or two more things that you normally wouldn’t do. Maybe you want to be able to go inside more. Perhaps you would like to be able to sit on the couch. Maybe you want to have the same thing that your owners are having for dinner! Really try to think about what your pet might want.
Make sure to give lots of good reasons for your request!
When you are finished, check that you have:
Re-read your work to check it makes sense
Checked your spelling
Checked your use of capital letters and full stops
maths
topic - te reo
Watch the video about Pacific Patterns by Mrs. Krishna. Practise some patterns and design your own Pacific patterns.
Try out different patterns, write the meaning behind the symbol. Design your own composition and write what object or shape has inspired your pattern.
Spearhead:
Manulua: Birdwings
Try some of the patterns below and design your own compositions
wednesday 29th september Wednesday in Cook Island Māori: Ru’itoru
reading
writing
New Creature
While out and about exploring one day, you spot a new creature. This animal has never been seen by anyone in the world before. You are the first person to ever see it!!
Your task today is to write a description of what this animal looks like. You need to make sure you describe it well enough that the reader can get an image in their head.
Information you will need to include:
Does it have hair, fur, feathers, scales etc?
What size is it?
What about tails, legs, wings?
What colours does it have? (try today’s pasifika languages challenge)
You could even draw a picture of it when you are done if you’d like to.
maths
topic - visual art
Draw a Polynesian Turtle
The turtle is one of the sacred animals of Polynesian culture. The turtle symbolizes strength and protection. Follow the steps and draw your own sea turtle. Decorate it with patterns
**Video****Extra challenge**:
See if you can make a 3D version of your turtle using playdough. Here is a video from Miss Robertson that shows you how to make your own playdough at home!
thursday 30th september Thursday in Niuean: Aho Tuloto
reading
writing
Design a Dessert
Your task today is to create a recipe for a tasty fruity dessert.
You will need to include an ingredients list, and then a step by step method on how to make the dessert. You can get creative and do something very imaginative, or you could try to write a recipe that you can actually make at home. See how you get on. Use the template to help you know how to set it out.
There are some fruits below in Niuean, so if you want to give today’s challenge a go, make sure you include some of those fruits.
**Video** Feel like a snack now that you’ve created a recipe?:
Watch this video from Mr Jolly on how to make some delicious chocolate chip cookies, and have a go at making them with someone in your bubble.
maths
topic - Map the Pacific Island: Where in the world are the Pacific Islands?
Use the map below, or do a bit of research on a device, to mark New Zealand and as many Pacific Islands as you can on the second map. You might need to do some research.
friday 1st october Friday in Fijian: Vakaraubuka
reading
writing
A Walk in the Forest
You and your family went to stay in a little cabin in the forest during the holidays. One day, you decided to go out and explore the area around you.
Tell the story about your little adventure and some of the things you saw while you were exploring. Make sure you include some animals in your story so that you can give today’s challenge a go.
When you are finished, check that you have:
Re-read your work to check it makes sense
Checked your spelling
Checked your use of capital letters and full stops
maths
topic - Visual Art/Arts and Crafts
Make a Cook Island “ei katu”.
An 'ei katu is a garland of flowers you wear on/around your head, also known as flower crown or head garland.
The word 'ei in Cook Island Maori is something that you create to be worn.
'Katu' in Cook Island Maori means head.
Template for flowers :
Use the flowers on the next page as a template to make the flowers you need for your headband.
Fitness: Pasifika Dance
Watch the video and try some moves to get you moving with your families at home wearing your head band.
