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Learning at home
Here are the Middle School learning activities for Week 8, 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: Writing with Murray Gadd
Watch and listen to Murray Gadd reading you the ‘Diary of a Worm’ and have a go at writing a diary entry as a different animal.
A 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.
*To get you started this week, check out these videos from the Middle School Teachers*
Science:
The Ice Experiment with Miss Robertson
The ice experiment with Miss Robertson.mp4Have a go at fooling your family with this science experiment that could pass as a magic trick.
Science:
Walking Rainbow with Miss Doyle
Walking Rainbow with Miss Doyle.mp4Explore how paper towels and other absorbent materials work with this fun, and potentially messy, science experiment with Miss Doyle.
Science:
Invisible Extinguisher with Mrs Lameko
Invisible Extinguisher with Mrs Lameko.mp4How do you put out a flame without water? Give it a go with this experiment with Mrs Lameko. Adult supervision required.
Memorize and share a whakatauki with someone.
monday 13th september
monday 13th september
reading
reading
writing
writing
Letter to Your Favourite Book or Game Character
Who is your favourite book character? Or, do you have a favourite game character? Whoever it is, choose one of your favourite characters and write a letter to them. In your letter, make sure you include:
Who you are and tell them a little about yourself.
Why they are your favourite character.
What you like about them.
What questions you have for them.
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
maths
topic - science: plants
topic - science: plants
Parts of a plant
Choose a plant from your garden at home.
Look closely at your chosen plant. In the table below do the following:
Write the name of the plant if you know it, if you don’t then make one up
Draw the leaf (Look at the shape, texture, size etc.)
Draw the bud from the plant
Draw the flower from the plant
Draw the entire plant
Write down where you found the plant, why you chose it and any interesting points about it. (eg. one flower on each stalk, very leafy).
tuesday 14th september
tuesday 14th september
reading
reading
writing
writing
Creative Writing Prompt
Complete the story, where this is your first line.
I looked out the window and couldn’t believe what I saw…
Make sure you include WOW words and interesting descriptive words to interest the reader.
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
maths
topic - health and physical education
topic - health and physical education
CARDio
How to play:
1. Grab a full deck of playing cards.
2. Shuffle the cards, and then grab a card from the top of the deck.
3. The number on the card that you draw from the deck is the number of times you’ll do that exercise. Say the word in Maori. Do the exercise that is assigned to that card. (eg. If you get the 5 of hearts card, you have to say rima and then do 5 sit ups).
4. If you get a card with a Jack, Queen or King on it, you have to do 10 of that exercise. (eg. Jack of diamonds = 10 star jumps)
5. If you get a Joker you need to plank for 10 seconds and count from 1 - 10 in Maori.
6. Keep going for fifteen minutes.
wednesday 15th september
wednesday 15th september
reading
reading
writing
writing
Wildlife Photographer
Pretend that you are a wildlife photographer trying to get a photo of a rare (uncommon) animal.
- What animal is it?
- How will you find it?
- What happens when you do find it?
- Describe what it looks like.
Draw a picture to do with your story if you’d like.
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
maths
topic - Science
topic - Science
Create your own fossil
Geologists are scientists who study the Earth’s history and what it’s made of. Part of their job is to find and analyse fossils. Fossils are the remains of living things (such as animals or plants that have been preserved in mud and rocks.)
In many cases, a fossil was formed when a plant or animal was buried or became stuck in layers of sediment. As the sediment layers hardened and became rock, the animal or plant decayed away but left its imprint behind.
Palaeontologists are scientists who study fossils to learn more about life in the distant past. For example, they study the fossilised remains of dinosaurs to get a better understanding of what the world was like in that time.
Aim: To create a fossilised imprint.
Resources needed:
2 cups of dirt (enough to completely surround your fossil)
Water
Bucket and wooden spoon
Objects to use as your fossils. (eg. shells, plastic bugs, sticks)
Baking tray lined with baking paper
Method:
1. Create your mud by mixing together the dirt and water until it is thick and gluggy.
2. Stir in the object you wish to fossilise.
3. Pour your mud (rock) mixture on to the lined tray and form it into a rock shape.
4. Put your rock somewhere warm (eg. in the sun) until it is completely dry and hard.
5. Break your rock in half carefully and find your object.
6. Remove your chosen object carefully and look closely at the imprint it has left behind.
Results:
Present your observation like the table below:
In the table below, explain what happened in each of the steps in your fossil-making experiment. Use drawings to help explain your steps.
thursday 16th september
thursday 16th september
reading
reading
writing
writing
How to Make the Most Disgusting Sandwich in the World
Write the instructions, or a recipe, for how to make the most disgusting sandwich in the world. You will need to include:
Equipment
Ingredients
Method - a step by step list of what to do to make the sandwich.
If you would rather write instructions for how to make the most delicious sandwich in the world, then that is absolutely fine! We look forward to reading about your creations.
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
maths
topic - visual art and music
topic - visual art and music
Groovy Drawings
Draw along to the beat of the music
Choose four different types of songs - the less similar the better! Eg. some fast songs (rock), slow songs (classical), etc. (Prepare your pencils and paper for the activity).
Play the first song and try to draw in time to the music - be inspired by the song and how it makes you feel.
Continue this process with the other songs.
Can you see the difference between them? Eg. In the colours used or the marks you made?
eg.
Notice:
Which music was the easiest to draw to?
Do your drawings tell a story?
friday 17th september
friday 17th september
reading
reading
writing
writing
Acrostic Poems
Acrostic poems are simple poems where each letter of a word or phrase begins a new line in the poem. You could start off with something very simple, like your own name or your favorite pet and write this vertically down the page. For each letter, write a word or phrase that describes the topic of the poem. You could also write one about a family member.
If you want, you could take a word or phrase that is connected to a topic you have been learning about, or that you have a special interest in, and write this down on the page before beginning to write.
When you are finished, check that you have:
Re-read your work to check it makes sense
Checked your spelling
maths
maths
topic - science
topic - science
A Habitat for a Beaky Bird
Scientists have discovered a new creature called a Beaky Bird.
Some of the things it needs to survive are:
Insects to eat
A tree to live in
Water to drink
Twigs and sticks to build a nest
Draw a habitat where you think a Beaky Bird would live.
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