A Surprise Visit

Today we had a surprise visit from Ms C's baby possum. Her name is Suki and Miss C rescued this possum. We really enjoyed Suki visiting us. 

Awesome Return To School

We are so happy to be back at school. Masks are up on our faces but so are our spirits. 

 

Our 2021 Memory Books

This week we have been working on creating our digital memory books for the year 2021. Here are some for you to have a look at. They are not completed yet. We will be sharing our memory books on our individual blogs by the end of next week. 

Screenshot from today's whole school assembly

Mr Herlihy our principal made us all laugh with his lockdown hairstyles. 

 

Online Certificates for this week

Online Champion Leaderboard for this week

Room 5 and 6, 2021 Highlights

 

Promo Video- GTS Online Learning Challenge

 

Online Learning Champions Week 4 Term 4, 2021

 

Room 5's Manaiakalani Film 2021

 

Youtube Link 

Click here to view the film 

News and Views

How Room 5 is looking after their devices during online learning from home?

This morning during our Google Meet we shared how we are looking after our chromebooks at home. 

• We close the screen when we leave the room

• We don't eat or drink by our Chromebook

• We keep our Chromebooks in a safe place when we are not using them

• We clean our Chromebooks regularly

• We don't leave our Chromebooks on the floor

• We make sure nobody trips on the charger

• We hold our Chromebooks with two hands

• We don't put our Chromebooks on the edge of the table 

Shout OUT TO Online Learning Champions

 This week's champion leaderboard

 

 This week's certificates for 100 percent attendance in Google Meets

This week's certificates

 

Diwali 2021

Today is Diwali which is a very widely celebrated Indian festival. It is celebrated not only in India but across the world through many Indians settled in different types of the world. 

Syntyche shares some information about Diwali  

A lovely card from Lara from Room 5 for me as her teacher because I come from India. Thank you to Lara for wishing me Happy Diwali.

Message from Miss Chan for all of us in Room 5

I would like to thank everyone in room 5 for always being so kind and welcoming. You have made this practicum an experience that I will always treasure. I have put together a class photo with all of us since we weren't able to take a photo with everyone. I will miss you all and I hope I can come visit once it is safe for schools to reopen. Until then, enjoy your time as students and never stop being curious, confident, and funny. 

- Miss Chan

Ngā mihi

A Class Click From This Week!!!

 

It was Miss Chan's (Student Teacher)last day with us today as she completes her practicum.

Room 5's Gratitude Tree 2021

Click on the tree to read our messages of gratitude.

What have we been up to in Room 5 this Term so far?

A little peek into our online learning from this Term so far...

We have been doing creative tasks, Maths, Reading, writing, PE, Cooking and so many more activities this Term. Our main theme for this Term is celebrating who we are. Celebrating our uniqueness and things that make us who we are. 

Isaac created a teddy with a towel. 

Towel Crab by Isaac 

This Week's Online Champion Learners

Poems

This week we have been learning to try writing a variety of poems. Check out some of the poetry styles Uheina from Room 5 has tried this week. 

Celebrating Niue Language

Today Mrs Kasipali from our school administrative team joined us in our morning Google Meet and shared some wonderful photos of Niue with us and her trip to her family village from the year 2013. It was so interesting learning about Niue, the culture there, food and language. 

Online Learning = Google Meet Fun

 

Awesome Room 5 | Online Learning

 Writing Poems

 Some Art and Creativity using Google slides

Video Message From Mrs Dhaliwal

 

Online Learning Starts 18th October 2021

 Kia Ora Ruma Rima

As you would have already heard that schools are not re opening yet so online learning will start at 10 am on Monday 18th October 2021. Please get your devices organised and ready by the end of the week and I look forward to seeing you all on Monday at 10 am at our first Google Meet after the holidays. Our second Google meet every week day will be at 2 pm. 

If you or your whanau have any questions please email me- manpreetd@glentaylor.school.nz

Kia Kaha

Mrs Dhaliwal 

Happy Holidays Awesome Room 5

Online Learning Champion Certificates

 

Champion Leaderboard

 

Congratulations to all the learners who have achieved the top 3 positions.

Holiday Activities

 

Here is a choice of activities you all could do if you would like. These are not compulsory but if you do decide to do activities then definitely there will be a reward for you once you get back to school.

Asking and Answering Critical Questions

 

In our class we are working on asking and answering critical questions. Here is a Google slide that has examples of critical questions we ask when we are reading texts and discussing ideas and information.

   

Here are the topics we are working on currently. We are sharing our opinions on these padlets. We ask and answer critical questions on these topics in our Google Meets. Leave a comment or add your opinion on the padlet if you wish to.

This Week's Champion Learners|Online Certificates

 

 

Well done everyone. I am so proud of you all and I am sure you all will continue to be the awesome yous in our last week of online learning before we meet at school (fingers crossed) next Term.

Happy Birthday To Joanna

 

Joanna 

Shout Outs for Today- Daniel, Isaac, Marcus and Faiva

Awesome Mahi from these learners- 

Isaac's Aotearoa Lockdown Slides  

Daniel, Faiva and Marcus's Slides on evaluation questions. We are learning to ask and respond to evaluation questions when reading texts.

PwC Explore- ToiToi Digital Activity Resource

 

Click on the image above to view the ToiToi literacy resource from PwC 

Latest Champion Leaderboard

 

New Lockdown Challenge

New lockdown challenge is ready for you to take part in. So, what are you waiting for? Get in action and make a movie and show a snippet of life in lockdown. 

Send your entries to entries@glentaylor.school.nz, or Mrs Faalili or send them to me. 

Online Champions For This Week!

 

Champion Leaderboard

Here is the updated champion leaderboard. If your name is in the top 5 on the board, you are in for a special reward. Have a read of the rewards on the champion leaderboard page on the class site. 

Learn some Kiwaha (Maori Sayings)

 

Write 3 sayings (Kiwaha) that you have learnt and would like to use. 

History of Te Reo Maori

 

Write 3 things you have found out from this video that you did not know and write two things we can do to keep Te Reo alive. 

Exemplary Online Learning Mahi (work)

Another week in level 4 of lockdown for Auckland but Room 5 learners and their whanau are just shining through their online learning. Level 4 lockdown has definitely been hard on many of us but their attitude, their never giving up spirit has not faded away and they just keep doing absolutely amazingly in their learning. I have shared some snippets here on the class blog but if you would like to visit some individual blogs then please feel welcome to. 

We hope you all are well and are keeping yourself busy with online learning. 

Please click on these images to go the blog post. Hope you enjoy looking at our blog posts. 

Uheina's quiz on Te Reo Maori. 

Uheina's Quiz on Te Reo Maori 

Mokoia's work on fractions. 

Mokoia's work on fractions

Maia's Fact File on Mr Herlihy. 

Maia's Fact File about Mr Herlihy (Our awesome principal) 

Joanna's Fact File on Ms McKenzie

Joanna having a conversation with teachers using the comment and reply tools on her blog post. 

Syntyche's mahi on matching an image with the feeling word in Te Reo Maori. 

Lara's work on working out half of a number.