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Main Star and Independent Learning

Main Star and Independent Learning

The Main Star Award – Pohutukawa Hub - Term 1 2017



All students must complete 6 Key Com Activities:
Gold Award = 10 activities completed 
Silver Award = 8 activities completed
Bronze Award = 6 activities completed
Parents and caregivers please act as “quality control”.  Only sign off activities that you believe have been completed to a good standard. (Don’t forget that evidence is the key to getting platinum at the end of the year i.e. photos, tick charts, a written response from someone who was there etc)


THINKING     
• Share a story with the class during Read and Feed. (Teacher will allocate a time) As part of the Main Star Award this term, we would like the children to share a book they enjoy.  They will need to practice it at home and then present it with expression and fluency on their day.  

• Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
  13 February Mackenzie	14 February Saamiya	15 February Jaydee	16 February Jamie	17 February Swimming Sports
  20 February George	21 February Jake	22 February Grace	23 February CAMP	24 February CAMP
  27 February Summer	28 February Tayla	1 March Skylah	2 March Quanika	3 March Isabella
  6 March Zyah	7 March Vadim	8 March Quaide	9 March Breanna	10 March Dylan
  13 March Lucas	14 March Thomas	15 March Belle	16 March CJ	17 March Riley
  20 March Xavier	21 March Jacob	22 March	23 March	24 March

• Plan a camp dinner or a camp lunchbox. (To be handed in at the end of Week 3)


PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING
• Take a new task or chore at home and complete until the end of the term. Make a tick chart or include photos as evidence.
• Share a game we could play on camp. It could be an indoor or outdoor game. Remember to list rules and equipment. (To be handed in by the end of week 3)


MANAGING SELF
* Complete all homework as independently as possible and return each Friday   * Participate in Swimming Sports and Swimming with correct, named gear.


USING LANGUAGE SYMBOLS AND TEXT
• Read a book and write a review to display. Include title, author, short blurb and a part you enjoyed.
• Follow instructions to make something and then bring it to school to share or take a photo and be ready to teach the class. (optional)



RELATING TO OTHERS


• Write on Seesaw about a time at camp that you had to others. E.g. Kayaking, blind bush walk, talking to parents.
• Nominate someone for Take the Cake by email,  letter, card or complete an Act of kindness for someone in the school family or community.

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This Term Room 9 has become Pohutukawa 3

Main Star Term 4

The Main Star Award – Syndicate 2 - Term 4 2016

All students must complete 6 Key Com Activities:

Gold Award = 10 activities completed 

Silver Award = 8 activities completed

Bronze Award = 6 activities completed

Parents and caregivers please act as “quality control”.  Only sign off activities that you believe have been completed to a good standard. (Don’t forget that evidence is the key to getting platinum at the end of the year i.e. photos, tick charts, a written response from someone who was there etc)

THINKING     

• Introduce yourself to your class using 2 different languages. This could include your personal mihi with your own mountain and river.
• Design and make a simple flotation device using recycled materials.  Have this ready to bring to the swimming pool to test on  4 November.

PARTICIPATING AND CONTRIBUTING

• Make an A4 First Aid poster for safety at home (e.g. the kitchen, garage, in the garden) Include the correct emergency number to call.
• Teach someone in your class an ICT skill and support them to become independent. Post on Seesaw a video of person using the skill.

MANAGING SELF

• Make a small Christmas gift for someone in your family spending no more than $5.00. Include a picture of your gift.
• Plan a simple meal for the family using supermarket brochures and a budget of $15.00. Include the plan in your book.

USING LANGUAGE, SYMBOLS AND TEXT

• Find out why we have Westland Anniversary Day (Monday November 28, 2016) Add your findings to seesaw or write it in your book. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/public-holidays/page-3
• Get outdoors and grow a plant or a vegetables in your backyard  Keep a visual diary of progress from garden to table. This could be a New World little plant.

RELATING TO OTHERS

• Compare how you celebrate Xmas to the way your grandparents celebrated Xmas or share a cultural festival from your family.
• Create a map of local community services that you can share with your class; swimming pool, sports fields, parks, library, movie theatre etc. Include fun places you like to go as a family (e.g. beach, cycle trail or ice-cream shop).

Room 9's Book Door...

We had a great time making ourselves our own magic bus tickets and magic musical bubbles. The 'almost' parrots and optional soup were purchased from the supermarket at the end of the world. For our almost party Thomas helped create a jar of almost Jelly Beans... Where will the Number 13 bus take us next? Read this book to go to the world of Margaret Mahy imagination. But watch out for the Dowlers who are looking for all sorts of ways to get your 100 ride bus ticket!!!

But watch out for the Dowlers who are looking for all sorts of ways to get your 100 ride bus ticket!!! (Exploding porridge may deter them...) 

Room 9 spent time with Room 18 sharing books and stories. Thank you Room 18 for taking the time to share with us.

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