Teddy Bear Activities

Check out some of the cool activities that Piako Rua children have done with their Teddy Bears!!
I especially loved the Teddy Bear pancakes I saw, they made me feel very hungry!!

 Michaela making her yummy Teddy Bear pancakes!

 Mack and his delicious looking pancakes that he is sharing with his brother!

Distance Learning - Friday 24th April

Morena Whanau!

Here is today's video for our lessons (24/4/20). You will need to watch the video first to get the information and teaching skills you need.

It might be a good idea to stop and start this video so you can complete activities as you go.

Teaching Video - Teddy Bears 

Below are the extra links you will need if you want to have a go at the other activities that go with this days lessons.

Baking Teddy Bear Pancakes (Measurement/Following Instructions/Reading)   https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/teddy-bear-pancakes-recipe/hilfav4u

Building a Bear House (Technology/Measurement/Planning)  

https://lottiemakes.blog/tag/teddy-bear-house/

Please feel free to email me some of your teddy bear activities if you want!

sbest@riverdale.school.nz 

ALSO... As it is ANZAC DAY on Saturday 25th April I have attached a couple of  extra links...

A simple video explanation of why we celebrate ANZAC day

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3007939079262245   

This is a school reading book about ANZAC Day.
You might like to open up the text and play the audio.

Some of you could even read it instead of listening to the audio!!

http://instructionalseries.tki.org.nz/Instructional-Series/Ready-to-Read/Dawn-Parade   

Thursday's Distance Learning Examples:

It is so cool to see the puzzles that you have been creating in your homes! Here are some of the puzzles you have sent me! Keep them coming. We love seeing your beautiful little faces and amazing creativity you have! Ka Pai Tamariki ma!



Ilma's colourful creation 



Enya's walnut puzzle!



Michaela's 'Yummy Treats' Puzzle



Aidans African Rainforest puzzle. Dad is testing it to see if it works!

Bede's ANZAC poppy puzzle!

Mac's Puzzle!

Rylah's Puzzle of her name

Rin's Puzzle - she even put all the pieces in a bag so they wouldn't get lost! Check out her brother trying to solve her puzzle and put all the pieces back together!

Connor's tricky puzzle! He even used black paper in the background to challenge himself 

Paige W puzzle! 

Distance Learning - Thursday 23rd April

Kia Ora Piako Rua,

Here is the challenge for today!
Remember to watch the video all the way to the end to get all the skills you need to complete the activity. After you watched the video, get as creative as you can!

The links discussed in the video are here:
LINK ONE: https://www.homespellingwords.com/1st-grade/spelling-games/memory-game

LINK TWO: https://www.digipuzzle.net/minigames/findthedifferences/puzzle_animals.htm?language=english&linkback=../../main/kids/index.htm

When you have completed the activity, I would LOVE to see some of the photos. Email them to me at 'samantha@riverdale.school.nz'

If you have any troubles or the links aren't working feel free to email me and I can help you out.

Leaf Art Photos

I have been so impressed with all the leaf art I have seen, I just wanted to share some with you all!!
Here are a few of the ones I've been lucky enough to be sent today!!

 Isla's Bunny

 Thomas' Peacock

 Paige's Flame Neck

 Aiden's Stingray

 Bede's Lion

 Lachlan's Kiwi

 Alannah's Alien

Isaiah's Warrior

Evie’s Alien

 Harper B's Alien

Harper B's butterfly

Ryan's lizard

 Jaxon's Minecraft Creeper

Maddy's Mermaid

 Jackson's Alien and collage leaf

Michaela's leaf bug

Distance Learning - Wednesday 22nd April

Hi there Piako Rua!

Here is today's video for our lessons (22/4/20). You will need to watch the video first to get the information and teaching skills you need.

After you have watched the video you can complete the activities.

Teaching Video - Leaf Activities

Below are the extra links you will need if you want to have a go at the other activities that go with this days lessons.

Visual Arts Task - https://thecraftyclassroom.com/crafts/fall-leaf-art-projects-for-kids/texture-pattern-fall-leaf-art/

Maths Task - https://www.pre-kpages.com/leaves-math-activity/

Please feel free to email me your story or a picture of your leaf creature if you want!

sbest@riverdale.school.nz 

Distance Learning (15th April - 21st April)

Hi Everyone,

We are hoping that you are keeping well in your bubbles and making the most of your family time with each other.
We miss all of you terribly and can't wait to see you back at school when things settle back into a more normal routine.

School officially starts back tomorrow (Wednesday 15th April) but of course this will be distance learning until further notice.

The links below provide you with Learning Tasks for this week (15th - 21st April)

Unplugged Activities for Year 1-3
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L8cVBMO3-IlNB6eb0w4N_TtwPGAs7X2Phhmzzq9xsoA/edit

Plugged In Activities for Year 1-3
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Jis00McOAeCWtPkUdzlOi16dbdtOlt8XBnuu5zXKSmQ/edit


ALSO... HERE IS A LINK SHOWING ALL THE PROGRAMMES ON THE LEARNING CHANNEL STARTING TOMORROW (TVNZ 2+1 OR SKY 502)
https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/Fun%20Kids%20Daily%20Learning%20Schedule.pdf?token=AWz-jJCEarAOqwyqKodfYMGtI5Dym2xH-o71seSclo5_Vji1WD6Qdv6El49QqgDJNMImplYDtV1j7dNZDvJGzn4L6F8Z2BKMSI62R5AzucBNk-2oidbTabgGuDbX8EscpOxvfR6cI1lg3UmKhT1_3OVMkTQZippJ6L_AAJfP-FObMNmt6paqegC2n1TXiX5cl3De1r2BljibCc_F9R6GI_GW


Next week (from Wed 22nd April) we will also have lessons online that you can do at home with your children. These will be on the blog too.


Please feel free to email any of us if you have any questions or queries related to school.
We are available on school days 8.30am - 4pm.

Sarah Best                                   sbest@riverdale.school.nz
Sarah Ruawai                              sarah@riverdale.school.nz
Samantha Fairbairn                     samantha@riverdale.school.nz