Hōpara - Explore Blog 2020

Kia ora Whānau We have had a fabulous week in Hōpara! Below we have a new segment, where each week a new student will reflect on the week and what we have been up to! I hope you enjoy! Weekly student recap!  This week Hōpara has been looking at the water cycle and looking at the Auckland drought. We watched a video to increase our understanding. We have been using jars, hot water and ice to make rain and now we're thinking of possible ways for Auckland to rain.  We have been agents of change by adapting to our new time table which is maths and literacy in the morning and then science/investigation in the middle block and chill after lunch. People's digital skills have increased by using our new website. We are also continuing with our learning log from lockdown to record our learning, this will be posted every fortnight on Seesaw.  By Clara-Jane  Hōpara website -  https://sites.google.com/clarkville.school.nz/hopara-2020/home?authuser=0 . This will be...

Kia ora Whānau Wow what an amazing week we have had!! We have loved being back at school and have spent a lot of this week re-connecting as a class and doing activities to support our hauora/wellbeing.  This week we have spent time surveying and having conversations with our class on their "home learning" experience. Next week we will be kicking back into gear with our core learning areas but we will be slightly restructuring our timetable to suit their feedback and ideas. As a team we will work towards getting a majority of our Literacy and Maths teaching and tasks completed in the first half of the day, this will allow us to spend more time on inquiry and other learning areas of the curriculum, like science.  Hōpara students will be working from our classroom site  https://sites.google.com/clarkville.school.nz/hopara-2020/home?authuser=0 . This will be their "one stop shop" for their group tasks/follow ups.  ***Next week we are beginning an Ethical investi...

Kia ora Hōpara Whanau/Tamarki! YES!!! We're BACK!! Tomorrow we will finally be back in our classroom! Firstly, if we don't see you in the morning thank you for all of your support over the lockdown period, we couldn't have conducted the online learning without you. This week we will be running a programme that will focus predominantly on wellbeing, as we understand that it is going to be a big week getting back into "normal" routine. Please see below reminders for Hōpara students and families: DROPPING OFF AND PICKING UP YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN: * Children from Hōpara with siblings in other teams will go to the YOUNGEST SIBLINGS TEAM EXIT at the end of the day - (Pool gate for those in Whakarewa and the  main gate for Tūhura ).  * All other Hōpara students will be released FROM THE MAIN GATE.  * We need you come to these points to get your child.  * ALL children need to bring their own NAMED water bottle - we will not be opening up drinking fountai...

Kia ora everyone!   We hope you have all enjoyed your weekend. This week will run very similar to last week, so please refer to the links below for all learning that has been posted by your teachers. Mr B and Ashley will be going LIVE on Youtube on Tuesday at 9.30am so please tune in to hear any notices/updates. Fingers crossed we will be back in our awesome classroom next week!  Have a fabulous week, work hard and we will see you soon!  Please read and go through this information with your child:  You should be aiming to do at least  1 HOUR   of work per day. A note from Linda:  All children need to be checking their emails (gmail) regularly to ensure they are getting the correct links and ongoing information from their subject specific teachers. 1.  CHILL   (This can be located in your Chill folder in your Google Drive)  This will be marked and feedback will be given to determine whether you need to fix something or it is co...

Hi Everyone!   We hope you have all enjoyed your weekend!  This week will run fairly similar to last week, the only change being Ashley will be working in the "school bubble" on Tuesday and Wednesday. This means that replies to emails and commenting on work may not be as timely. Thanks for understanding this.  Reminders:  You should be aiming to do at least  1 HOUR   of work per day if not more. A note from Linda:  All children need to be checking their emails (gmail) regularly to ensure they are getting the correct links and ongoing information from their subject specific teachers. 1.  CHILL   (This can be located in your Chill folder in your Google Drive)  This will be marked and feedback will be given to determine whether you need to fix something or it is completed -  MAKE SURE YOU WRITE YOUR REFLECTION   Literacy:   This will be set by  YOUR  literacy teacher  (This can be located in...