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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 ;-)