Team Ponga Iti Classes (Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8)
Children should complete at least 10 minutes of home reading every evening. This can be either a ‘school reader’ or the ‘poem folder’ brought home in the book bag.
The Reading Log is to be signed daily by parents.
Children will have ‘alphabet’ or ‘sight words’ to learn, related to their reading level.
Maths
Children will have a sheet in their Learning @ Home book to practise their Number Knowledge. This may include number identification, counting forwards or backwards, before and after numbers or basic facts.
Digital Activities
Children should be working on Reading Eggs for 15 minutes three times per week. They can work on the following activities on Reading Eggs
- My Lessons – the reading lessons
- Story Factory – story writing
- Puzzle Park – word puzzles and sight word recognition
- Skills Bank – spelling, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
Children who do not have internet access at home will be able to use the class laptops in the morning between 8.30am – 8.55am.
Children could also participate in some of the following activities as part of a wider ‘Learning @ Home’ focus:
- Sports teams or games
- Music/dance/drama
- Household chores or tasks
- Visit public library
Team Manuka Classes (Rooms 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15)
Children are expected to do daily reading for at least 10-15 minutes. There may read a reader from school, poems, a library book or a digital book. Note: Children may not necessarily have a different reader to bring home each day as some texts are longer and more complex. Some children may have word lists’ to practise and learn.
Digital Activities
Children should be working on Reading Eggs for 15 minutes three times per week. They can work on the following activities on Reading Eggs
- My Lessons – the reading lessons
- Story Factory – story writing
- Puzzle Park – word puzzles and sight word recognition
- Skills Bank – spelling, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
Children could also participate in some of the following activities as part of a wider ‘Learning @ Home’ focus:
- Sports teams or games
- Music/dance/drama
- Household chores or tasks
- Visit the public library
Team Totara Classes (Rooms 9, 21, 22 & 23)
Here are some ideas for students’ to practice and support their in-class learning:
- Children should read for 20-30 minutes each day independently and/or with a parent. (library books, magazine, graphic novel, books on Reading Eggs/Reading Eggspress etc)
- Alternate 20 minutes each day between Reading Eggs and Mathletics where children can practice reading comprehension and basic facts.
- Spend time reviewing your child's class learning through Google Classroom and/or Dojo.
Children could also participate in some of the following activities during the week as part of a wider ‘Learning @ Home’ focus:
- Sports teams or games
- Music/dance/drama
- Household chores or tasks
- Visit the public library
Children who are non-BYOD are able to sign into their Google Classroom on any device at home.
Team Pohutukawa Classes (Rooms 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20)
Children should read for a sustained period of 30 minutes each day. Some children may choose to read for longer, depending on their choice of reading material and their reading age. It is important that children are given space and time to read quietly. This can be any reading material e.g. library books, magazines, graphic novels, books on Reading Eggs/Reading Eggspress etc.
Children should also complete a minimum of 1 lesson in their Comprehension Gym and 1 lesson in the Library on their Reading Eggs/Reading Eggspress account per week. They may also choose to use the selection of vocabulary and spelling games and activities.
Children should achieve at least 1000 points on Mathletics within a week. They should be completing curriculum activities before going onto “Live Mathletics”. When appropriate to their learning programme in class, teachers will assign specific tasks for students to complete at home. This will prevent them from doing other activities on Mathletics until these tasks are completed.
Children will share their learning with their family on Dojo
Children who do not have internet access at home will be able to use the class desktops in the morning between 8.30am – 8.55am and during lunchtime in the Library.
Children could also participate in some of the following activities during the week as part of a wider ‘Learning @ Home’ focus:
- Sports teams or games
- Music/dance/drama
- Household chores or tasks
- Visit the public library