Photos of our first week back - Busy Beavers in Patiki

Zavier having fun with the Duplo.

Ethan and Alex have been one of many this week tackling our new puzzles.

Ava is especially proud of her Project. We have displayed this in the school office as she has shown detail, quality and sequence. Our 3 special words in Patiki.

Elise has also worked incredibly hard creating her Project this week. 

Children working hard at our creative table.

Tikva and Sally creating a block construction together. We love your teamwork girls!

Alex and Kaden also creating with the blocks.

Wow Lizzie, look at your Animal Project. We love the glitter in the background.

Leo and Thomas have used our shapes to create the most amazing pattern. They have also included Symmetry.

Busy at work making and creating.

Our Project area has been flat out all week with children creating their masterpieces.

Lachlan, Joseph, Kyron and others took on the Lego Challenge of creating a Space Scene, this is the initial stages. The final product was amazing.

Busy making their own books with pictures and stories.

This week we have welcomed Sophie to Patiki. This is Sophie's farm Project which she created and worked on throughout the week. She is already a fully-fledged member of Patiki. Well done Sophie!

END OF THE FIRST WEEK BACK!

Hi All

We've had a great week back. We have been so impressed with the children's independence in the morning and getting themselves organised for the day and they are particularly proud of themselves.
Let's keep it going next week!

Just some reminders:

Please return poetry books that are still in lockdown. Lots of children didn't have their books today.

Reading books are coming home next week as per usual. So if reading folders are still in lockdown can you please send them back to school.

As you will be aware from Mike Andersons email you are able to come onto the school grounds after 8.30am on Monday. One person per family please. You must sign in and you are unable to enter any buildings. However, you can purchase a coffee to support our PTA. Please don't mingle in groups. In the afternoon you can enter the school at 2.55pm and sign in but you must be off the school grounds by 3.10pm.

The new 'normal' of arriving and departing school has been a really positive experience for the children because they have the security of you dropping them off and being where you say you are going to be at the end of the day. They have unpacked their bags and put their own belongings in the correct places in the room and what it has meant is that the children then know where their things are. e.g. reading folders, fruit break. We would like to see this momentum continue.

Enjoy your weekend.

Kirsty and Tracy

Reports and Interviews

Written Reports Terms 1 & 2

Due to the Covid 19 Lockdown the usual parent teacher reporting interviews from Term 1 for Years 1, 3, 5 will be a written report only. They will be sent home before 5 June. 

This year, reporting in Term 2 for Years 2, 4 & 6 will also be a written report. They will be sent home before the end of Term 2.

We value having the opportunity to share your child' s progress but with recent events we are not able to offer that.

Our intention is that in Terms 3 and 4 we will resume our normal parent/teacher interview schedule. 

Thanks for your understanding.

NO PENCIL CASES NEEDED

Hello All,

Thank you for your patience and understanding as Tracy and I work through Level 2 teaching, we are fine-tuning all the time. We now NO longer need pencil cases at school.

A HUGE thank you for your constant support throughout Home Learning, we know that your guidance through this was constant and you all did an incredible job.

Just a reminder that this is the last day of Home Learning. We look forward to seeing you all back at school next week, Monday 18th May.

Have a nice weekend,

Kirsty and Tracy

Term 2 Week 5 - Friday 15 May

LAST DAY OF HOME LEARNING!

Today’s song	You tube: Count on Me
Today’s challenge:  DRAWING ACTIVITY	Who have you been living with in your bubble? Draw a picture of all the people and animals in your house and upload to Seesaw. We can display these on our Class blog for all your friends to see.
PE/Health/Well-being-Daily	Cosmic Kids Yoga: Marv the Metal Detective Click on this link Head outside and play with a ball for 5 minutes. Might be a soccer ball, basketball, tennis ball, rugby ball. Do some passes or kicks with a family member. Or maybe play on your trampoline with a ball.
Science-Today	We know that force is a push or a pull. You have explored how force made objects move. Today we are going to look at Friction and what effect that has on movement. Watch: Friction is a Force. Click on this link Now explore on your own. You will need: Toy cars or Duplo cars or Lego cars 3 ramps the same length. Variety of textured materials to create friction- For example: handtowel, sandpaper, rubber grippy mats. Tape measure.(Optional) To Start: One ramp is free of material. Cover the other two in a different material. Line up your ramps side by side. Make sure your ramps are the same height. If they are the same height they should be on the same incline (angle). Now using your cars let them go down each ramp one at a time. What happens? You might like to measure from the end of the ramp to where the car stops.  Which goes the furthest? Can you change the angle of the ramps. What difference does this make? Have fun!
Reading-Daily	Grumpy Monkey enjoy this story. Continue to use: Oxford Reading Tree
Maths-Daily	Arty Shapes Today we are going to make pictures using shapes.  We know that you have probably done this before but if not you can give it a try now. Famous artists use shapes in their art work and create amazing and unusual pieces of art.  This painting was by Pablo Picasso. How many shapes can you see? Go to Seesaw for the instructions for you to create your own Shape Art.

Information regarding Level 2 in Patiki

Hello All,

Tracy and myself are back in today getting things up and running for Monday. We are very excited to catch up with all our wee people!

Below are some bits and pieces to help make our arrival back at school a little easier:

-Please could you arrange for your child to bring a named pencil case, this will be kept at school in their tote tray, we will give out stationery to the children on Monday.

-All children need their own drink bottle every day. The school drinking fountains will be closed.

-Please remind your child to leave their fruit break in their bag.

-Children are more than welcome to bring their scooters and ripsticks to ride on during break times.

-Please remind your child we can not give hugs, high fives or hold hands. However we can give big happy waves and hellos to each other.

-Each morning one of us will meet children at the Tillman Ave gate from 8.30am onwards. At the end of the day we will walk all children back to the front gate with their bags, lunch boxes, jackets etc...

-Next week is going to be called Week 4 and moving forward we will finish in Week 10, Friday 3rd July. (Just in case you wanted to make any holiday plans)

-Reading books will not come home in the first week back. All books need to be wiped clean after being used. Children will read each day with the teacher and then the books will be handed back in. This will be re-looked at for the following week.

Notice for Music lessons:

Music lessons are able to start up again next week. The violin, ukulele, piano, cello, guitar, keyboard, and drum teachers are all good to go. Lesson days and times are the same as last term so please remember to bring your instruments to school.  Singing and Brass lessons will be recommencing in Week 5. 

I think that is all for now. I know this is a lot to process and get your heads around. The most important thing is that we will be ready to meet your wee person on Monday morning from 8.30am onwards and we have a very settled and routined day planned in Patiki. I think there will be a lot of excitement catching up with friends as well.

Enjoy being in Level 2, see you all on Monday morning.

Kirsty and Tracy

Term 2 Week 5 - Thursday 14 May

Today’s song	You tube: You’re Welcome
Today’s challenge:	Science Experiments Click on this link Enjoy this fantastic Science website with lots of fun and easy experiments you can do at home.
PE/Health/Well-being-Daily	Gonoodle: Try Knicky, Knacky, Knocky knoo. Go for a ride around your neighbourhood or to your local park. You might ride a scooter, bike, ripstick, roller skates… remember your helmet.
Science-Today	Watch on Youtube:  A force is  Push or Pull.  For a demonstration and an explanation. This experiment shows how air can create a force. You will need: Balloons A straw Thin wire-Fishing line is perfect. Tape Thread the straw onto the wire. Attach the wire between two stationary objects-chair legs work well and pull the wire until it’s straight. Blow the balloon up and attach it to the straw with tape. Don’t tie the balloon just hold it so the air is trapped inside the balloon. LET THE BALLOON GO! What happened? Watch the Youtube clip again:  A Force is a Push or Pull.
Reading-Daily	I need a new bum Scottish Granny. Another version This version you can see the pictures of the story. Continue to use: Oxford Reading Tree
Maths-Daily	Problem-solving Activity. You can choose one or both problems to do. Stick Shapes-Think about the features of a 2D shape.   You can use two short sticks and two long sticks to build a rectangle.  What other shapes can we make from these four sticks? Give each of your shapes a name.   Note: This activity requires materials for manipulation. The sticks could be actual sticks or just strips of paper.   Here’s another challenge: You need to think about Odd one out Eva, Tamati, Noah and Jo are looking at the objects. Eva says, ‘Hey, the square is the odd one out.’ Tamati says, ‘No, Eva, the circle is the odd one out!’ Noah says, ‘No, it is the box!’ Jo says, ‘Well you are ALL wrong! The pentagon is clearly the odd one out.’ Who is right and why? This problem explores some basic properties of shapes. It is important to get a good 'feel for' shapes, to name common shapes correctly and to begin to identify their properties. There is no correct answer to this problem. It is likely that they will come up with several answers. Accept correct answers and ask for them to explain their thinking.

Term 2 Week 5 - Wednesday 13 May

Today’s song	You tube: Lava
This week’s challenges: (We have provided you with a variety of challenges, you may like to choose 1-2 to work on during the week, or as many as you like)	Tricky Challenges -Create a 3D construction with wheels, you could use duplo, lego, boxes.. -Create a birds eye view (map) of your house. Remember to label each of the rooms. -Find a Science Experiment you could do at home and have a go at it. -Learn, practice and perform a magic trick. -Squeaky Clean; clean 2 areas of your house. This could be your bedroom, toilet, sink or try out the vacuum cleaner. Detectives (optional activity) Living Under the Sea, can you find the answer to some or all of the following questions? -Is the bottom of the sea pitch black or is there still some light? -What animals does a killer whale eat? -Can you name 4 animals that live under the sea. -How do Dolphins talk under the sea? -Do you like it out deep or close to the shore? Why? -Can you draw your own sea creature with improved features so it can survive against predators. (Draw/write down your findings on paper or upload your findings on Seesaw- share on Friday)
PE/Health/Well-being-Daily	WHAT’S  YOUR  NAME? This is a physical fitness workout. First write your last name out. For each letter of your name that is the activity you need to do. Remember to warm up first. A-5 star jumps                            B-10 skips                                    C-10 steps with your knees high   D-10 side steps                            E-5 star jumps                              F-10 arm circles                           G-10 leg raises                             H-10 sec jog on the spot              I-5 star jumps                              J-10 jumps on the spot                    K-10 knee high steps                    L-10 sec running fast on the spot     M-Touch your toes 10 times N-10 sec running on the spot O-5 star jumps P-10 knee high steps Q-10 jumps on the spot R-10 sec jog on the spot S-10 leg raises T-10 arm circles U-5 star jumps V-10 side steps W-10 knee high steps X-10 skips Y-10 side steps Z-10 jumps on the spot ------------------------------------------ Cosmic Kids Yoga - Dance Party Click on this link
Writing-Daily	What do you want to be when you grow up? Follow the Seesaw activity.
Reading-Daily	Listen to the story - Pete the Cat, Important to be a Team Click on this link Continue to use: Oxford Reading Tree
Maths-Daily	Geometry Today we are going to be looking at the features of 2D and 3D shapes.  Some of the words you may not have heard before. We wil be looking at sides, corners, straight lines, faces (flat surface),  edges (where the surfaces meet), vertices (corners). (Parents: With the activities for the next three days some children are familiar with 2D shapes and will be ready to explore 3D shapes and some will be happy to explore 2D shapes. That is O.K.) Please see Seesaw for the activity.