19 March 2020
Kia ora Whānau,
Because of the possibility that schools may close due to the coronavirus,
we have made a plan to help your child be able to continue their learning
and cover their curriculum topics at home.
Pohutukawa teachers have put together a selection of websites that each
class in Pohutukawa could visit to continue literacy and numeracy learning.
You can find the links for this learning on the Glendene School website
now, so have a look and get familiar with all the activities they offer.
As per the Ministry of Education guidelines, we will no longer be sending
daily reading books home because they may potentially carry the virus.
Please continue daily reading at home using whatever sources you have
available; ie newspapers, magazines, Duffy books, mail fliers etc
If you don't have internet access, over the page you will find some great ideas
to keep literacy and numeracy learning going at home.
Keep well, keep warm, kia kaha!
Many thanks from the Pohutukawa teachers,
Shelley, Rasmita, Moana and Bernice
Things you can do at home with your children:
- How to tie shoe laces
- How to follow a recipe
- How to make a meal plan and grocery list on a budget
- How to write a resume / CV
- How to tell the time
- How to look after the house (mow the lawn, do the recycling, budget and pay bills).
- How to be a good citizen (mow your neighbour’s lawn…)
- How to read (ask questions about what they’re reading, read together, make predictions,
discuss why characters behave the way they do)
- How to write (keep a journal, keep a gratitude list, write instructions for something, write
alternative endings to favourite stories or movies, write a story, keep a book of facts)
- How to advocate for a positive change in the world (write a letter, sign a petition, join an
on-line group)
- How to maintain a vehicle (how to check the oil, change a tyre)
- Build physical education (do yoga, play tiggy, play netball/soccer, shoot hoops)
- Build fine motor skills (draw, knit, colour, crochet, cross stitch, sew, weave)
- Go outside. Walk, bike. Keep at least 10 m away from other people.
- How to exist without the internet.
- Talk about dreams, hopes, fears.
- Have children research what they’re interested in (future careers)
- STEAM (Science/Technology/Engineering/Arts/Maths) challenge (build towers etc)
- Write own daily learning plans
- How to write thank you letters to your grandparents, aunties, parents etc.
- How to decorate your room, home
