Home learning update
Home learning update
Firstly, thank you all for reading this blog and getting involved with your child's learning. We recognise that the coming weeks could be stressful for families and urge you all to look after yourself and your families first. In regards to learning at home we the teachers of Clarkville are committed to providing an experience that leaves students uplifted as well as educated.
Key Information
- Term 1 has been shorted to 9 weeks. This means the holidays will start at the end of this week and run through to the 15/4.
- In term 2 students will be provided with new maths, Chill and Literacy work to be completed online.
- Students will be able to interact with us via email and shared doc/files (Home learning log slideshow - YOU WILL FIND THIS IN YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE)
Online Learning Websites
We have set up all Hōpara students with the following accounts
Maths Prodigy - All student logins are linked below (Ashley's Groups have their logins already)
Literacy Studyladder -
CODE GROUP ONLY - Literacy "Teach your monster to read" - (Ashley's Groups have their logins already)
WEEK 9 Literacy Tasks (Tuesday to Friday)
READING:
Meet Hulk, The German Shepherd Puppy Born With A Bright Lime Green Coat
Shana Stamey and her family had no doubt that their gorgeous white German Shepherd, Gypsy, would give birth to some adorable puppies. However the North Carolina residents would have never guessed that one of the eight dogs born on January 10, 2020, would emerge into the world with a stunning lime-green coat!
“I started freaking out,” said Stamey. “I knew it wasn't harmful, but I still had to look it up again to make sure.”
She was right. Suzanne Cianciulli, a veterinarian technician at the nearby Junaluska Animal Hospital, has a simple explanation for the puppy's unusual coloring. The expert told CNN, "Each puppy is located within their own sac in the uterus, and the sac is full of fluid. If they have meconium [an infant mammal's first poop] in that sac, it will actually stain their fur."
Stamey and her family considered several names for the newborn, including Gremlin, Pistachio, and even Mr. Green. However, after observing his aggressive personality, they decided to name him Hulk, after the green-skinned Marvel superhero. "It was lime green. He was super mad. So, yeah, he became Hulk,” Stamey said.
Unfortunately, the coloring is temporary and Hulk's fur, which has already started to appear more yellow than green, will turn the expected white within a few weeks. “I wish he would stay green forever,” Stamey said. “But as Hulk’s mom licks him more and cleans him more, and once I can give him his first bath, it’ll probably fade away.”
However, Stamey, who plans to put the eight puppies up for adoption once they are old enough, believes Hulk will always be a one-of-a-kind pup. “He’s definitely a good luck charm,” she says. “He’s a pretty special dog.”
Your responses:
- Why was the colour temporary?
- Shana Starney wished Hulk could stay green forever. If scientists had a way of making puppies born green and stay green forever, would it be a good idea? What do you think? Would they make the best pets ever, or would it be cruel? Write your answer as a paragraph.
- Upload this to your Home Learning log slides.
Writing Task
Scientists have discovered a dinosaur fossil that shows a perfectly formed feathered raptor. Draw a picture of your idea of a feathered dinosaur.
Write about this dinosaur by including
- The name of the dinosaur
- A written description of what it looks like
- How it moves
- What it eats
- What is does every day
Upload your writing to your Home Learning Log slides
Read about this dinosaur HERE
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