Build A Word

This week's Whanau time challenge was brought to you by Anika, Caroline, Yashvi and Jack! These are definitely some resourceful and artfully arranged creations. Great work!

Term 2 Week 3: Wednesday and Thursday

Week 3 Google Meet

Kia ora koutou, Room 2.

I hope you had an enjoyable Anzac weekend and are ready for another week of online learning.

Our meeting times will be Tuesday and Friday again.

These are optional and you can choose which day you want to meet.

Group 1 will meet at 1.30PM on Tuesday and 11.00AM on Friday

Students - Tanisha, Mahika, Aurel, Zara, Zoey, Jayna, Anika, Yashvi, Arhan, Teo, Caleb, Jack, Charlie, Matthew and Rayyan.

Group 2 will meet at 2.00PM on Tuesday and 11.30AM on Friday

Group 2 - Elliott, Jason, Karlos, Brent, Neelansh, Lee, Jonathan, Shlok, Georgia, Advika, Arina, Ashley, Caroline, Anoushka and Sanah.

Click here to learn how to see everybody on the screen at the same time.

I will email the link to your meeting 15 minutes before it starts. Please don't use Google Meet on your school account for anything else. You can email me if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Star Students Term 2, Week 2

It's great to see many Room 2 students continue to make a great effort in their schoolwork and persevering when they get stuck.

The Star Students this week are Anoushka, Zoey, and Tanisha. Congratulations! You will earn extra Banqer dollars.

These three students have stood out for the same reasons:

1. Managing self: They worked on their learning consistently throughout the week. They picked their tasks and worked towards completing it, without becoming distracted or losing interest. 
2. Contributing & participating: They persevered through challenging tasks. Persevering means being proactive and looking for different solutions to a problem on their own first. It can also involve speaking up during our online meetings or asking your family, classmates and teachers for help.
3. Relating to others: They used technology respectfully when communicating with everyone.

Since Term 2 started two weeks ago, many students around the country have had to get used to a new way of learning and doing their schoolwork. I know that it can be hard to find the motivation to do a task by yourself, especially with many games, websites and other distractions nearby.

Remember that managing self, contributing & participating, and relating to others are important skills that everyone can learn. I hope all of you will try to think of a way you can improve in these areas over the next few weeks.

Here is this week's Whanau Time challenge. Have fun!

Week 2 Round Up

What's Happened This Week?

Happy Friday, Room 2!

In this post, I will point out some reminders and shine the spotlight on the good work you have done this week.

Our second round of Google Meet chats is today. I have some surprises planned for those of you who can join!

If you have finished all your Must Do tasks in Reading, Writing, Maths and Inquiry from this week, you should work on your PE, Art and Music activities.

Then you can try the Balloon Challenge.

Take a look at the videos your classmates made for our Dance Challenge.

Make sure you find your Blog Buddies and go read their posts today! Write a comment and give them some feedback on their recent work. You need to be signed in to your school account to see this list (Room 2 only).

Tomorrow is Anzac Day - Try making an Anzac Poppy out of reusable shopping bags.

Wonderful Work

Here are some Anzac Day poems written by our class.

Test your understanding of coordinates with your classmates' Coded Messages.

Don't forget to check out the Passion Projects.

Finally, I will not be posting any learning tasks on Monday and Tuesday because of the long weekend and teacher only day. Please keep working on the tasks from the older slides I shared with you, and make sure to use Epic, StudyLadder, Prodigy and SumDog to practice your reading and maths. If you finish everything, you can work on your Passion Projects and Challenges.

I will hold more online meetings on Google Meet next Tuesday, so remember to check your emails for the link.

Take care, stay safe and have a great weekend!

A late entry for our Tik Tok dance challenge ;-)

Coordinate Code Breaker

As one of their maths tasks this week, students practiced reading and writing coordinates by writing Coded Messages.

Here is the Code Breaker you need to use. Each letter of the alphabet has its own unique coordinate. For example, the letter T is on E9

Can you use the Code Breaker to read these students' coded messages? Don't forget to post your own coded messages for other students to try!

Anzac Day Poems

A- a remembrance of the soldiers in Gallipoli remains in the heart of New Zealand and Australia

N -now  we pray on Anzac Day to those who died fighting for there  country

Z-Zimmerman remains a name on the Australian role of honour

A- To all the men and females that fought for us thank you

C-courageous soldiers that fought for us will always remain respected in  New Zealand  and Australia

By Anoushka

ANZAC Acrostic Poem

Australian and New Zealand stand together and fought for their countries 

Nervous and scared families at home, wondering what was happening

Zealous soldiers fighting to save their countries. 

Armies protecting their country

Crawling on their hands and knees they crawled through the murky, muddy grass

By Tanisha

Fun Friday: Let the dancing begin!!

Well done to everyone who took part in our first Fun Friday Challenge! It was awesome seeing your dance moves and creative costumes. The teachers hope you had lots of fun dancing and teaching your family! Take a look at our Tik Tok dancers and stay tuned :-D

The Balloon Challenge

Hi Room 2,

Here is your challenge for today, one that will seem deceptively easy! If you haven't got balloons, try using anything that's light and soft like stuffed toys, rolled up socks, scrunched up newspapers and more. Stay safe, have fun and tune in soon to see your classmates' dance videos!

Lego Campervan

Here is another cool project made by a student in our class. Wonderful work, Tanisha! Can you identify all the details she added to the campervan interior?

I am so impressed by the creativity that everyone has been proudly showing off lately.

Remember that Mrs Tomokino is collecting pictures of your lockdown building projects for this week's newsletter. If you have photos of your creations, send them in to your teacher or directly to Mrs Tomokino's email.

Term 2 Week 2: Wednesday and Thursday

Kia ora koutou, Room 2.

Here is your learning for Wednesday and Thursday.
I have changed the activities on some slides so anything on a purple background is new information. Please read the instructions carefully and remember to email me if you have any questions.



I have also shared some Art activities you can do this week. Enjoy!

Classical Music Description

One of your writing task this week is to write something inspired by one of the following audio tracks.







Take a look at some of your classmates' work. Can you identify which audio track their writing comes from? Can you identify any examples of descriptive language: adjectives, verbs, adverbs, similes, personification, etc?

The calm soothing beginning tells me that my team is on the right track. We are very strong and intelligent. As the music continues and the tempo goes faster I can tell that we are confused. I feel that we had made a wrong decision on the way and were thinking about what to do. We go on with the war anyway and end up losing badly. The entire team was stuck and were trying to get out. Once we get out it will be a guaranteed win because we discussed the plan. So how do we get out?

By Anika

The start of the music was loud and sounded like the army marching towards the tower. When the army lined up the King and Queen came through the gate towards the castle.

There were lots of trumpets, drums and violins and made it sound dramatic like something special was going to happen.

Then the music changed and sounded low, like there was someone trying to sneak into the castle. The secret agent for the bad guys followed the King and Queen. The king turned around and started to chase the secret agent the music sped up and when the King caught him he put him in the deep dark dungeon.

After the King caught the secret agent he felt dizzy and tired and fell in a daze, the music was slow and woke up in darkness.

By Elliott

By Brent

Writing Spotlight

During the Term 1 holidays, Advika planned, researched, wrote and edited her own newsletter. Great idea and awesome work!

Click here to read the whole thing.

Term 2 Week 2 - Monday and Tuesday

Week 2 Google Meet

Kia ora koutou, Room 2.

Your groups have changed so you can see more of your classmates during our meetings.

Group 1 - Tanisha, Mahika, Aurel, Zara, Zoey, Jayna, Anika, Yashvi, Arhan, Teo, Caleb, Jack, Charlie, Matthew and Rayyan

Group 2 - Elliott, Jason, Karlos, Brent, Neelansh, Lee, Jonathan, Shlok, Georgia, Advika, Arina, Ashley, Caroline, Anoushka and Sanah

Click here to learn how to see everybody on the screen at the same time.

Our meeting times this week will be Tuesday and Friday.

These meetings are optional and you can choose which day you want to meet.

Group 1 will meet at 11.00AM on Tuesday and Friday

Group 2 will meet at 11.30AM on Tuesday and Friday

Like last week, I will email the link to your meeting before it starts. Please don't use Google Meet on your school account for anything else. You can email me if you have any questions or concerns. I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Master Builders

Here are two awesome constructions by some students in Room 2.

A fantastic Ferris wheel made out of ice block sticks by Caleb.

A splendid catapult built from lego by Jack.

Great job boys!

Term 2 Week 1 - Friday

Happy Friday, Room 2!

Thank you for your great effort these last couple of days. You should feel proud of yourself. Here is your learning for today. I look forward to your blog posts and videos!

Lockdown Creations

Staying home doesn't have to mean staying bored. Many students in Room 2 have been busy working on their passions over the last three weeks. Awesome work, everyone!

Thanks for sharing your fantastic creations! If you have some cool projects you want to show off, then make sure to email a picture or share it with your teacher.

Friends or Family

Friends or Family

By Brent

Both friends and family are important to me but if I have to choose one I will choose family because family is the most important thing in the world. My family, especially my mum and dad has been with me ever since I was born. They fed me, took care of me and protected me. Family is important to me because they love me even though I’m naughty.

They bought me a trampoline on my 10th birthday. My grandma bought me my favourite chocolate and she bought me two of it. I ate it straight away because I was hungry. My aunt bought me an  RC car. My family bought me lots of presents and spoilt me on my birthday. They made me feel happy and special.

Family is important because they will always be there for you. Family will support you, help you and encourage you when you are feeling down or scared. 

Friends can also do this but sometimes friends just come and go. Unlike your family they will be with you forever. You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family. You and your family share the same blood and that is something very special. It makes you connected forever. My friends are special to me but I love my family more than anything in the world.

As my conclusion. I have chosen family over friends because your family was always there for you since you were born and until today and until I grow up.

Term 2 Week 1 - Thursday

Kia ora koutou, Room 2!

Here are your learning activities for today. Don't worry, many of you said you wanted more time to finish your activities so I have kept it very similar.

Look out for new instructions that are highlighted in yellow.


Remember to check your emails and documents for feedback comments.
If you need help with anything, I am around to answer questions - just email yours to me from 9.00am to 2.30pm

Don't forget to post your reading, writing and maths work to your blogs after I have checked it and given you the okay. There have already been lots of great character descriptions and treasure maps completed so make sure to check your classmates' blogs and leave them a comment.

Take care and have a great day!

Treasure Hunt Maps

Here are some cool maps that Advika and Anoushka drew for maths. If you fancy yourself a treasure hunter, then try following these directions and see if you can make your way across the island on the right path.

Remember that you can do some activities on paper. Just ask someone to take a clear photo and send it to your teacher if you want us to see.

Character Descriptions

Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Author: J.K. Rowling
Genre: ???

Albus Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts in J. K Rowling’s iconic Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Professor Dumbledore has a lengthy-silver beard. He has a crooked nose, underneath his half-moon spectacles. Albus Dumbledore may be old but he is always energetic. He’s very calm in times of need, but always compassionate to teachers and students of Hogwarts. Mr Dumbledore is a very cheerful fellow. Though he is old he is strong and only one who can beat the dark lord. Dumbledore is a role model for all wizards and witches whether they’re young or old.
Written by Advika.

Title: Jane Goodall
Author: Libby  Romero
Genre: Non-fiction biography

Jane Goodall is a primatologist. She has whitish-blond hair like the color of dried up hay. Her skin is a peachy color. Her eyes are brown like the color of tree bark. She has a very kindhearted personality. She also helps chimps by giving them vaccines to make sure they are healthy. She is determined to save chimps in Africa. She is brave because she would go into the forest without wearing any protective gear and would sleep in the forest occasionally. Finally, she is smart because she watched every move the chimps would make and became the first person to discover that chimpanzees use tools just like humans.
Written by Anoushka.


Title: Rise of the lioness National Geographics
Author: Bradly Hague
Character: Lady
Genre: ???

Lady, out of sight from her meal, moves closer and closer and pounces. This lion is a very amazing sight to see out in the wild because lions normally travel in large groups called prides but Lady is an independent lion she is famous for it she is also famous for being the last lion in Liuwa. Lady is marvelous and even though she is a powerful, strong, intimidating, large apex predator she is very lonely.

Lady is a survivor and was determined to stay alive but she was still very social. and since she had no lions to socialize with she ended up being friends with humans. some days she went starving because she was overpowered but she would always come back to the camp. She looked marvelous and she was the one who made lions stay and thrive in the plains. know there are lions everywhere in Liuwa and it is all thanks to Lady the famous lion.

Written by Yashvi.


Title: The Famous Five
Author: Enid Blyton
Genre: Mystery

Timothy, also known as Timmy or Tim is said to be the best dog in the world. He is strong and can easily defeat 5 humans at once. Tim is also friendly and good-tempered. He knows when to be affectionate and when to display his razor-sharp teeth. Timothy sticks by his Mistress, Georgina (better known as George) day and night no matter what happens. Timmy is intelligent and is a good listener. He makes people feel assured and protected. When Julian, Dick,  Anne, and George are together, Timmy considers himself to be ‘on guard’ and sleeps with one ear open for danger. Timothy's strong paws help him swim better than most dogs. His emerald eyes gleam at night and you can just make him out in the moonlight. His fluffy fur is well-kept thanks to George. Timothy is my favourite character in Famous Five and I love reading about him.

Jump Jam and Fun Friday Challenge

https://www.jumpjam.co.nz/quarantine/

If you have missed doing fitness, then here's Brett with some classic jump jam songs to get you moving again. Remember to stay fit and healthy by exercising responsibly!

Term 2 Week 1 - Wednesday

Ata mārie and welcome to Term 2, Room 2! I hope you are all safe and well in your household bubbles. Mrs Taege would like to kick things off with a special message for you. Make sure you are signed in to your school account so you can watch:



Here are your learning activities for today. Make sure you click full screen and read the instructions carefully. Remember to check your emails for any messages from me!

How to check in with Google Meet

As part of students' online learning, we will have weekly sessions using Google Meet.

These meetings are a way for you to connect with your teacher and other classmates. It will be an informal chat about what you have been doing at home, whether you need help for any activities, and a chance to share some of the interesting experiences you have had over the last 3 weeks.

This document has clear instructions about how to use Google Meet: Google Meet Starter Sheet

The students have been organised into 3 groups.

Group 1 - Tanisha, Mahika, Caleb, Lee, Jack, Elliott, Georgia, Advika, Anoushka, Jason

Group 1 will meet on Wednesday 15th April at 2.00PM

Group 2 - Charlie, Rayyan, Matthew, Arina, Sanah, Ashley, Teo, Brent, Aurel, Zara 

Group 2 will meet on Thursday 16th April at 11.00AM

Group 3 - Yashvi, Arhan, Caroline, Zoey, Jayna, Shlok, Neelansh, Jonathan, Karlos, Anika 

Group 3 will meet on Friday 17th April at 11.00AM

A link to join the Meeting will be sent to your school email on the morning of your timeslot. Please email me if you want to try Google Meet before that time.

Take care and I hope to see you soon!
Miss Jiang