Final Posting for 2020

 Here are some final images from Fun Day. 

As I sign off I'd like to wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Travel safely. 2020 has certainly been a memorable year for us and the world, but we made it.

Enjoy a well deserved break and time with family and friends

Recent Events

                                              Constable Ian spoke to us about Safe Walking

                                                  Here we are learning to use our scooters safely

and lastly Crazy Hair Day

Travel Wise Twins and Triplet Day

 Here are our Twins, Triplets  - another fun Travel Wise event.

 Can you spot our real twins who came out of their classes to join their twin for a photo?

Apologies to Mai and Melissa - I somehow missed taking your photo. 

Well done and thank-you parents for supporting this event - it does take a little prior thinking and organisation. 

Travel Wise Super Hat Day

 

Here we are supporting Travel Wise Super Hat Day.  

Friday Challenge and Funky Feet

 

End of Term Three

 

Room 24 Poetry Finalists

 

Little Garden League

 

Design and make a mailbox

 

Celebrating Father's Day

 

I had to wait until Monday to post these photos so as to not spoil the surprise. 

We illustrated a tie template and included a Morse code element. I hope that all the Dad's had a special day and that you enjoyed our gift. They were all so different and unique.

Wearing them to work could be a great conversation starter.

Monday August 31st Sharing the Learning.

 

Day 10 Version 2 Sharing the Learning

 Oops I missed off Isabella's lovely work. 

Day 10 Sharing the Learning

 

Day 10 Distance Learning Friday August 27

 Hi Folks,

It is officially Daffodil Day today. Thank-you for drawing or making daffodils. If you wish to and are able you might like to make a donation also?

Day 9 Thursday August 27 Sharing the Learning

 

Day 9 Distance Learning

 Good Morning Room 24,

I recommend watching the Silly Billy Story and drawing or making your own worry doll.

Have you checked out the Morse Code slide? - you can email someone a coded message  - remember to ask and show your parents firstly.

Day 8 Sharing the learning Learning

 

Thank-you to those of you that have made daffodils!

I think you will find the Science Slide about different cloud formations fascinating and also the technology slide. Can you make some semaphore flags and signal your own name? 

Now that's an interesting challenge indeed.

 

Wednesday August 26 Distance Learning

 

Day 7 Distance Learning Tuesday August 25

 

Tuesday August 25

 

 

Good morning Room 24

Just a reminder to check out Mrs Madden's Math's Challenge and Mrs Daniel's Enviro Challenge. Maybe you would like to try out the card game I explained in today's video? 

Tomorrow we have a Google Meet at 10:30, please bring along something interesting and a piece of paper with T on one side and F on the other for a true/false game. Join us if you can?

Thank-you for those children who are sharing their learning today.

Monday August 24 Day 6 Sharing the Learning

Monday 24th August

Good Morning Room 24! I look forward to seeing you on our Google Meet today at 10.30am. Try to bring one piece of learning from home that you would like to share.

Day 5 Sharing the learning

 

Day 5 Distance Learning Friday August 21

 Good morning Room 24

Daffodil Day is looking different this year. Can you help by making or colouring in a daffodil and displaying it in your window?  ( refer to slide  8   ) They will look cheerful and promote this important day. If you wish to make a small donation you can at daffodilday.org.nz

Thank - you for sharing your learning, this inspires others and celebrates what you have done. I look forward to the videos and photos and a brief description about them.

Day 4 Sharing the Learning

 

Thursday August 20 Day 4 Distance Learning

 Hi Guys,

Oops, I forgot to mention that Math's Week activities close on Friday. I recommend Daily Dollar and Math's Millionaire Junior.  

Try to keep up some reading. The Flyleaf Publishing website on the Reading slide has lots of stories at different levels. For those wanting more it also has homework pages you can print out (or write out) to help you understand the story better.

Day 3 Sharing the Learning

 

Wednesday August 19 Day 3 Distance Learning

Hi Room 24,

I have assigned many more tasks in Study Ladder - check them out when you can.

Day 2 Sharing the Learning

 

Tuesday August 18 Day 2 Distance Learning

 

Hi Room 24.

A big Happy Birthday to Astin who is 7 toady. I hope you have a very special day with your family.

Don't forget to keep learning your Poem Festival Poem. If you are looking for books to read - check out the Flyleaf Publishing link on the Reading slide.

Thanks to those who have sent a photo or video of their work along with a brief description. It is wonderful to see your efforts. Thanks for sharing and shining!

Monday 17th August

Good Morning Room 24! I hope you had a lovely weekend enjoying the super sunny weather. Have fun learning from home this week and enjoy exploring the new learning from home slide. The Year 2 Distance Learning Slide deck is now available on our class blog. This slide deck will last for two weeks. You can complete as many activities as you are able to however, there is no pressure to complete them all. The TV channel also starts up again this morning for you to access at home. The slide deck and daily videos will be our focus for this week (Week 5). Teachers will be discussing the possibility of having Google Meets in Week 6. We will let you know specific details nearer the time. Feel free to share your learning with me once a week and we can post it onto the blog.

Monday 17th August

Friday August 14

 FYI: Once again  there is a daily message from me on the blog.  If you would like to do some learning at home you can access the previous slide decks - there may be activities that you didn't try last time?  Remember that it is Math's Week and the website has fun activities for you to figure out.  This link is https://www.mathsweek.co.nz/ Access to the website has been extended until August 21st.

Keep up the reading - re-read a favourite book or try a new one that you have at home. Can you read to yourself or someone in your family or can someone read to you?

Should we be in Level 3 for a while, new distance learning from home slide decks will be accessible from Monday 17th August.  As we value the well being of our GEMS and whanau at Sunnyhills please complete tasks as and when you are able to. The school will continue to communicate with you via email and the blogs. 

We will be in touch as we know more.

Thursday August 13

 

https://www.mathsweek.co.nz/

Wednesday August 12

 

Looking for some learning to do,  check out Math's Week  https://www.mathsweek.co.nz/

We are working at Level 1

Communicating by Braille

 

Communication Learning

Last day of Term 2 2020

Performing at Koru Assembly

Friday Challenge

Sharing the Learning Term 2 Wk 9

End of the second week back at school

Returning to school

Sharing the Learning

Our latest slide deck will give you an idea of what the class have been doing since returning to school. The class have settled in well and we ended the week having a different bubble experience.

Day 21 Distance Learning May 15

Day 21 Sharing the Learning May 14

Day 20 Distance Learning

Day 20 Sharing the Learning May 14

Day 19 Distance Learning May 13

Day 19 Sharing the Learning

Day 18 Distance Learning May 12

Day 18 Sharing the Learning May 12

Hi Room 24
The new slide deck of learning for weeks 5 and 6 has begun. Lots of exciting choices for you to make.
I love receiving your photos and videos with a brief description explaining what you did exactly.  The sharing of your learning can be enjoyed by others and might inspire them to have a go also. Don't forget to read the comments and you are
welcome to reply or add a comment of your own. 

Monday 11th May

Day 17 Sharing the Learning

Friday 8th May

Day 16 Sharing the Learning

Day 15 Distance Learning Thursday May 7th

Day 15 Sharing the Learning

Hi Room 24,
Don't forget to check out all the wonderful comments that the Teachers and Learning Assistants have made about your learning. You and your parents are welcome to add a comment also.
We are all super proud of your efforts!!!

Day 14 Distance Learning Wednesday May 6th

Day 14 Sharing the Learning Wednesday May 6th

Day 13 Distance Learning

Day 13 Sharing the Learning

Hi Room 24,
Don't forget to check out all the wonderful comments that the Teachers and Learning Assistants have made about your learning. You and your parents are welcome to add a comment also.
We are all super proud of your efforts!!!

Day 12 Sharing the Learning

Day 12 Distance Learning

https://studio.code.org/s/starwars/stage/1/puzzle/1

May the forth - click the link above to try a Star Wars coding challenge.

Day 11 Sharing the Learning

Day 11 Distance Learning

Day 10 Sharing the Learning

Day 10 Distance Learning

Day 9 Distance Learning

Day 9 Sharing the Learning

Day 8 Sharing the Learning

Day 8 Distance Learning

Hi All,
Please keep sending me photos and brief descriptions of your learning and short videos.
I love seeing all the creative, imaginative, clever and challenging things you are doing.
I know that you are inspiring each other and I am proud of all your efforts.
Have a lovely weekend. I will see you again next Wednesday.
Mrs Dijkstra

Day 7 Sharing the Learning

Day 7 Distance Learning

Day 6 April 22 Sharing the Learning

Hi Room 24 and Families,

Here is the updated slideshow with all your awesome learning in it. It is so fantastic to see you all working hard on your Studyladder, Inquiry,  Baking,  Building, Reading, Healthy Foods and other exciting and creative ventures.
Don't forget to send me photos or videos of what you have been doing, so that I can share it with the class. A brief description of what you have been doing would be helpful.
Keep up the fabulous learning and special family times.
Mrs Dijkstra

Day 6 Distance Learning

Sharing the Learning Day 5

April 21 Day 5 Distance Learning

Hi All,
I hope you have had a great time exploring the distance learning slideshow. Choosing activities that you are interested in or are curious about is a good place to start. Some things may take longer to finish than others. That's okay.You can come back to it tomorrow. Remember to have a break and go outside for a bit.
Please do what you can manage, fitting in and around what the rest of your family is doing.Your learning is flexible. It can be from The Koru Distance Learning Slides or from programmes on TV or something Mum and Dad have created.
Please keep sending me pictures, messages or videos of what you have been doing, when you are able and I will post them on the class blog. If your parents could include a brief description about your work that would be helpful.

I love seeing what you are doing and I'm sure you love seeing what each other is doing also.!!
Have another great Distance Learning Day!!
From, 

Mrs Dijkstra

Monday 20 April

Friday April 17

Hello Room 24 and Families.

It has been wonderful seeing all of the amazing learning that you are doing at home.

I like the way you are being so creative and inventive.

Here is the updated slideshow with the photos that you sent me today. If you see something that someone else did, you would might like to try it? This is what Annabelle did. She tried Harry's experiment.

Day 3 April 17

Here is a slide show with some of the amazing learning that you have been doing.
I will be adding to it as I receive new emails.
There is some wonderful and exciting learning taking place in your homes.
I am proud of you all!
Remember that you and your parents are welcome to add a comment
about the blog posts if you wish.
See you tomorrow.

Day 2 April 16 Sharing the Learning

Day 2

Hi folks, for those of you that I spoke with yesterday, thank you for assisting with the survey. Just a reminder that you are welcome to send me photos, written messages and short videos when and as you are able. These will be uploaded to the class blog as a way of sharing and celebrating your child's learning. The aim is one post per child per week. Have a wonderful second day of Term 2.
See you tomorrow.

Wednesday April 15 Term 2 Distance Learning Begins

Hello from Mrs Dijkstra and Owl and Owl

Origami Pig

For our Friday Challenge today we made an origami pig. That's because one of the Big Ideas videos that we watched on Class Dojo taught us about Respect. It likened respect to a piggy bank. If we treat people the way we want to be treated we earn and gather respect. It is something that happens over time like collecting gold coins.

Counting

Today we used a variety of materials to practice our counting. We were learning the difference between our "teen" (11, 12, 13, 14,15, 16, 17, 18, 19) and "ty" numbers ( 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90)

Construction Set

Mrs Dijkstra brought a giant construction set. Astin, Cameron and Alex used the parts to invent these creations. What clever building!

A pair of old slippers to chew

Mrs Dijkstra read us a story called "Arthur". It is about a dog who lived in a pet shop and desperately wanted a home and an owner to love him and a pair of old slippers to chew. Our Friday challenge was to design and make those slippers from a store brought paper bag. We had some amazing creations and inventions. We are learning to stretch our brain and problem solve. If it's tricky and we are in the learning pit that's ok, we can ask for help or try to figure it out for ourselves.

David Goes to School

Mrs Dijkstra read us a story about David - a boy who doesn't make good choices at school. We discussed making good choices so that Room 24 would be a happy and safe place to learn. We made posters with messages like -"Take turns"

Frozen Key

Today was our first Friday Challenge. We were given a cup of frozen water with a key in the middle. The  challenge was to bring the key to Mrs Dijkstra and complete the sentence " This is the key to......" 

We had a smashing time!