It is the start of Week 2 Term 2 2020!

Last week I received some amazing photos and a few movie clips of learning happening at home. Thank you for getting in behind this challenge.  As you can see it was worth it!

There are some amazing ideas and you can clearly see there is lots of learning happening in all different shapes and forms.  You can see highlights from Zoom conferences with teachers and classmates, obstacle courses in and outside, building (basketball hoops, go-karts, bike ramps), creative thinking (photos with optical illusions that play on the eye, robots, beautiful art etc), PE lessons, Family time, cooking (and eating!), Maths in action, great story writing, handwriting, new time…..the list goes on!  This slideshow is now on our school Facebook page and I hope you enjoy it. It may also give you some ideas for this week.

As the week goes on we will add some of the movies sent in.

Keep sending your photos or movies in as we can do the same again at the end of this week.

Enjoy your day!

Miss O

LEARNING IS FUN CHALLENGE 2

Hi everyone!  I am Esther and I am the Head girl at Greytown School.  Here is my “Learning is Fun Challenge” for Week 2.

Can you build a tiny house?  You can use Lego, Wood, Cardboard, Paper, Cards…..be creative!  You could even design the inside or draw it (for a challenge make a scale drawing!)

Check out the video on our school Facebook page!

Upload your photos in the comments below  the challenge on our Facebook page or you can send them to Esther wilest@greytown.school.nz  Include your school house name underneath if you want house points ie: Takitimu, Te Arawa, Tainui or Aotea
At the end, you will get points for your houses AND go in a S.H.A.R.P draw with prizes given out when school returns.
Looking forward to seeing your amazing creations and sharing them with others!
Esther W!

Hi everybody.

I know that a few people are not linked to our Greytown Facebook page so here is a fun update for Day 2.

Here we go Greytown School…Day 2!

Yesterday I received some great photos of children learning and teachers teaching. I won’t show you them just yet so people can still send theirs in…but I did see some incredible learning taking place.

These are only a few examples that you will see tomorrow.

• Hugo Preston was learning how to add while baking…He added the smarties on the first two biscuits together to make the last biscuit have even more Smarties!
• The Bliss family was learning about the correct angle, speed and height to make the perfect jump shot. They even added in a frog leap!
• Orlagh was biking while listening to Harry Potter in her backyard.
• Hugh was learning how to construct a fort so he could read, play and learn in it.
• Claudia and Genevieve were learning about machinery, hydraulics, pressure etc while helping the family split logs outside.
• Numerous families sent in photos of children Zooming with their teacher and class, learning in their Google Classrooms or with Seesaw. AWESOME!

I did have one question though about Mr Salter’s photo…Was he cold like he said he was?…or has he got a really bad lockdown hair cut that he is hiding? LOL…Room 14 and Mr Salter might be able to help us answer that question today.

Remember Carlo’s plane challenge Facebook post from yesterday….if you are like me I am having to do a lot of trial and errors. I could get a prize for the curliest flight and thankfully I have improved since my first attempt that landed less than a metre away. See how you go! Challenge the adults in your house to help.

So here we go for Day 2. We’ve got this! All we need to do is be S.H.A.R.P and give it a go.

Enjoy Miss O

PS: For those who haven’t sent a photo of them learning remotely yet…I look forward to seeing even more emails today of what you are up to for learning. Simply send them to principal@greytown.school.nz