"Listening"

One of Room 19's Seesaw activities this week was to listen to the poem "Listening" by Peter Bland.

They then had to go outside and sit and listen for a few minutes, then complete their own version of the poem, using both what they heard and what they imagined they could hear. The resulting poems were wonderful.

By Ceddrick:

 By Nate:

 By Opal:

 By Riley:

By Hailey:

By William:

By Isabel:

Poem of the Week

This week our poem was "Changes In The Year". There were some beautiful illustrations done by Room 19 learners.

Virtual Learning Spaces

Learners from Room 19 show us the things that have been important to them during their time distance learning. These items are part of our Virtual Learning Spaces.

Te Kotare Songbook

One of the things Room 19 loves to do is sing. Last year we introduced Te Kotare songbook to the learners and they should be familiar with most of the songs.

Rangi and Papa is a favourite, but you can also access the songbook and videos at Te Kotare website

Distance Learning Positive Assembly Week 2.

The Pets of Room 19

One of the best things about learning from home has been being able to share a little bit of life outside the classroom with each other.

This week one of the tasks was for learners to take a picture with their pet (or favourite soft toy if they don't have a pet).

Poppies for ANZAC Day

One of Room 19's learning tasks this week has been to create a poppy or a wreath for ANZAC Day.

Once again, learners exercised their creativity and found all sorts of ways to make poppies. Some did it digitally, some with lego, others with things they could find around home.

ANZAC Day activities

I have set some ANZAC Day activities this week for Room 19's learners, however if you would like to do more, visit the Green Grubs Website or complete the scavenger hunt below.

Positive Assembly from a distance.

In celebration of the fantastic work done this week by Akomanga 19's learners, I put together a wee "positive assembly" to share with them. I hope you enjoy. 

Chapter Chat Week 1

One of the tasks given to Room 19 this week was to read chapters 1-4 of Judy Blume's book "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" and answer some questions about what they had read and complete some tasks. These were the tasks

1. ART - Draw a picture of Fudge. Or draw Mrs Fargo's Jelly bean jar. Or draw a picture of Dribble the turtle.
2. DESIGN - ​Peter​ ​wonders​ ​what​ ​it​ ​would​ ​be​ ​like​ ​to​ ​visit​ ​police​ ​headquarters​ ​and​ ​look​ ​at​ ​mug​ ​shots.​ ​Design​ ​mug shots​ ​for​ ​yourself.​ ​(Front,​ ​back​ ​and​ ​side).
3. Create ​your​ ​own​ ​advert​ ​for​ ​Juicy-O.​ ​It​ ​could​ ​be​ ​a​ ​video​ ​commercial​ ​or​ ​advertising​ ​poster.
4. ICT - Fudge loves socks. Use the Sock Puppet app to create a conversation from the story.
5. WRITING - Fudge wants a dog or a bird. Select an animal you would like and write a letter to your parents asking for it.
6. RESEARCH - Research​ ​New​ ​York​ ​City!​ ​What famous landmarks has New York City got? Present​ ​your​ ​findings​ ​in​ ​a​ ​poster​ ​or​ ​slideshow.
&. HANDS-ON - Fudge​ ​would​ ​like​ ​to​ ​fly​ ​like​ ​a​ ​bird.​ ​Unfortunately,​ ​he​ ​discovers​ ​the​ ​principles​ ​of​ ​aerodynamics​ ​the hard​ ​way​ ​and​ ​lands​ ​on​ ​his​ ​face.​ ​Explore​ ​the​ ​basic​ ​principles​ ​of​ ​flight​ ​by​ ​constructing​ ​and​ testing​ ​paper airplanes.​ ​Have​ ​a​ ​contest​ ​to​ ​see​ ​whose​ ​airplane​ ​can​ ​fly​ ​the​ ​farthest.
8. FLIPGRID - Fudge is a very fussy eater. What are your favourite foods? Least favourite foods? Who does all the cooking in your household? Are they good at cooking?
Add your thoughts to this flipgrid:
https://flipgrid.com/2dab9167 PASSWORD ChapterChat
9. MINECRAFT - Make the Empire State Building on Minecraft.

And here are some examples of the learners responses to these tasks:

And We're Off!

What a cracker of a start to term two (and it's only day two!).

It has been so lovely to see everyone's smiling faces, so I just thought I'd share with you some of the learners of Room 19 staying safe in their bubbles.

It can be a difficult time when we're missing our friends and those we can't be with, so it's great to be able to share in some small way.