What a great first week back!

Kia ora whanau, 
Our first week back, was a week of first...learning our "Cardio" fitness routine, introduced to Mr Kandinsky and a wee bit of fun with Mrs Hamilton.

First Day back!

Kia ora whanau, what a fun filled day we had! 
Back for more tomorrow, see you all then.
Mrs T

Yipeee Schools Back!

Kia ora tamariki and whanau, one more sleep till school!
Be ready, we're going to have an awesome time!
Nga mihi
Mrs Tidswell

Fabulous Friday!

Kia ora whanau,
Room 7 has done an awesome job with their Virtually assembly.
Special shout out to Frank, Madisyn, Sebastian and Diego!
Remember if you need anything or have any concerns flick me an email.
See all Monday
Nga Mihi
Mrs T

Final countdown!

Morena whanau, as the sun comes up on one of our final days at home before we return to school, I reflect on how amazing we all are!
Time to celebrate heading back to our school. We have lots of activities organised for next week and our classroom is bright and colourful and ready for all to see. 
Remember to let me know if you need anything! 
Nga mihi
Mrs Tidswell

Back To School!

Yippee!
Whats on this week!
This week we'll be getting our uniforms and school bags ready for heading back to school on Monday the 18th.  Remember to bring back your books and any devices you've been using for home learning.
See you Monday
Mrs Tidswell

Hello From Mrs Tidswell

Kia ora,  Room 6 Tamariki!

I am really looking forward to meeting you all soon.

In the meantime let's start preparing for when we meet.

What’s next for our learning journey?

In your book, record your thoughts and ideas on these topics of learning.

You can check out the internet or ask someone in your home to help if you need it.

Kaitiakitanga  

What does it mean? 

How do you think we can link it to our learning?

Manaakitanga  

What does it mean? 

How do you think we can link it to our learning?

Looking forward to hearing what you've written.

Nga mihi

Mrs Tidswell

Mrs Tidswell, the new teacher in room 6

A very warm Ruapotaka School welcome to Mrs Michele Tidswell who will be the new teacher in Room 6 from this week.

Please visit the Ruapotaka School website, Room 6 learning site to view Mrs Tidswell's messages.

You may also contact her on her school email michelet@ruapotaka.school.nz 

Water-week 5

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink! 

                                                                                         
                                 
Have you noticed that there has not been a lot of rain since we have been in our bubbles?
Over summer we had no rain for over 70 days.

Water is very important for life. 
What things do we need water?
List everything that you can
think of like: showering, watering the garden, and washing the dishes.

Can you find out how much of the world is covered in water?

Mother's Day

MOTHER'S DAY

We all have a very special lady in our lives.

It might be your mum, nana, aunty, sister, grandma or cousin.

 
 Think about who your special person is.
                              What makes them special?
                                What words could you use to describe them?
                         What do they do for you that makes them special?

A special poem



Could you think of something special that you could do for your special person?
What about making breakfast?

      Make a card?

Road Safety

Riding your own vehicle

Many people have been out and about walking, cycling and skateboarding to get exercise while we are in our own bubbles.
This is really important as we all need to get some exercise and fresh air.
We do though need to take extra care.

Draw some things which you can move on that have wheels like roller blades and scooters.

                  Think about how many
                                                                                                                      wheels they have.

What safety gear should you wear when using these vehicles? What part of your body do you need to protect?

Words with a suffix which means a number.

uni means one
bi means two
tri means three

unicorn-one horn on the head
bicycle-two wheels
triangle-three sides and three corners

What other examples can you think of?

Road Safety

Make it click!!! Being safe in the car

When you travel in the car there are some rules that you must remember.



Can you see what these children are doing that is right?
Where in the car are they?
What are they putting on?
When do you do this?


Watch the video below, you may know the song that Ronald MacDonald sings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZjJxOnJVGs

Younger children and babies have to use a different type of car seat.



Present and past tense
Here are the words that show the present time, can you write the past tense word?
For example   sit -present     sat-past

Present                                             Past
drive
see
come
look
bring
do
get
hear
run
take

Road Safety Week

Maori words to use:                               

walk    hikoi                       bus    pahi                                        bike    paihikara                                                                                                        
       
              path    tukutata                                look    kaikanohi                     road    rori                               
    
van    wakena                      motorbike    motopaika                            truck    motorore               
                                                                            
                   
safe    haumaru                            car    motuka                 listen    whakarangona 
                                                                            

Some of these words are vehicles which we move on like bike and car.

Can you name and draw some others like train and boat?
                                                                          
                                       



Sorting  vehicles

List 5 (rima) vehicles that travel on the road.

List 4 (wha) vehicles that travel in the air.

List 3 (toru) vehicles that travel on the water.

Vehicle Maths

If you had 3 cars, how many wheels would there be?
If you had 5 motorbikes, how many wheels would there be?
If you had 2 bikes, how many seats would you have?
If you had 4 vans, how many steering wheels would you have?
If you had 1 bus, how many seats would you have? Tricky!

Road Safety Week, Week 4 of home learning

Road Safety Week


 As we begin to move round a bit more, it is really important that we                                                                            think about keeping ourselves safe.

We will be walking to school in the next few weeks.
What are the main points that we need to remember?
Answer these questions by drawing you walking to school on the footpath.



List the right actions you are doing.
1. Walking not running.

                                                      

Think about the way you walk to school.
Draw a map that shows the route you take.
       
        

Think about which way you turn-left or right? Do you have to cross a road?

Kaitiakatanga Week 3-caring for friends

Friends
Lots of people will come into your life. Some you will be friends with for a short time, others will become friends for life.

Can you name your school friends? Why are these people important to you? What are the activities you like doing together? How would you describe these friends?

  List some ideas of what you can do to keep your friends like:
                                                    I can include them in games.



 Read this poem about school friends.

Can you write a name for each letter of the alphabet? Think about children at our school:
A  Anna
B  Bob
C  Charles