Pandemic Home Learning

Welcome to the Snells Beach School Pandemic Home Learning Support Page.

This page is designed to provide support for students and families during school closure.

Please note, teachers’ main point of contact with families will be via email – if you are not receiving these, please email the teacher directly (teacher emails available on the school website).

Daily Schedule

Routines bring a sense of normality and a feeling of safety for children. This is a stressful time for parents – we are doing our best to ensure home learning doesn’t add to this stress. Having a daily schedule can take the pressure off parents who feel they are “battling” their children to get things done. Feel free to say “Here’s the schedule Miss Ramel (or your teacher) wants us to follow”, but make sure you adapt it to suit you first! We are here to support you.

Home Learning Resources from the Ministry of Education can be found here:

https://learningfromhome.govt.nz/learning-resources

Home Learning TV, (via TVNZ on demand), can be found here:

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/home-learning-tv

Juniors (Year 0 - 2)

It would be a really great idea to go and get an exercise book/ scrapbook so that the children can have something to keep their work in over Lockdown.
Click on any of the [+] buttons below to open the Plan for that day.

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Y0_1 Home learning 23-27 August

Junior Plan (inc Yr 2) 23 – 27 Aug

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Y0-1 Home learning 30 Aug – 4 September

Junior Plan 30 Aug – 4 Sep Mini beasts

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Year 0-1 Home Learning 6-10 September 2021.docx

Junior Plan 6 – 10 September

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Year 0 1 13-17 Sept Fairytale online planning

Junior Plan 13-17 Sept Pirate Week

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Year 0_1 20-24 Sept Home learning 2021.docx

Junior Planning 20 – 24 Sept Fantasy Week

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Year 0-1 Home learning 27 Sept -1 Oct

Junior Planning 27 Sept – 1 Oct

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Year 0-1 18 Oct – 22 Oct

Junior Planning Space & Star Week 18 Oct – 22 Oct

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Year 0-1 Home Learning 26 Oct – 29 Oct

Junior Planning Around the World 26 Oct – 29 Oct

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Year-0-1-Home-Learning-1-Nov-5-Nov

Junior Planning Knights and Castles 1 – 5 Nov

The Year 0-1 Home Learning is a better fit for most younger students – Rimu and Rātā classes. The Junior Plan is more suitable for older or more capable students – Kauri and Kahikatea classes. Pick the best fit for your child.

Year 0-1 Fairytales Home Learning 8 Nov – 12 Nov

Junior Planning Circus 8 Nov – 12 Nov

Independent and Extra Learning Support

Curriculum Areas Support

We recommend “Science with Mrs B” for some at home science experiments and kitchen chemistry:

https://sites.google.com/view/sciencewithmrsb/kitchen-science-experiments?authuser=0

The legendary Brett Fairweather has made his Jump Jam Routines available for free during the Lockdown:

https://www.jumpjam.co.nz/quarantine/

Dave Moran is a Kiwi teacher who has recorded himself reading  a number of popular picture books. Fun for kids to listen to or read along with:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSQ1_1Xa_eiTA6NAX4Vg8qjHWQ-yE-gcq&fbclid=IwAR0EKo02JmekJmaJdHwmDedyCzYLOR23iZUeMkiIARbzCdIkKYnNJrAjmYY

“The Cups Song” (otherwise known as Pitch Perfect’s “When I’m gone”), is fun and easy to learn. Perfect for a family challenge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bqjTVGnlBg

Wanting to know exactly how to teach handwriting? This resource is excellent:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDmpL85V85lPaxHJ381WQa_dgI1boP3x&fbclid=IwAR1o0EL-WxJPl_WV1O68FooVUBevCwQxOWgWizK2jTD2O5bL1vmSIS98HCk

Quentin Blake has such recognisable way of drawing and is famous for bringing many books to life, especially Roald Dahl’s.

Learn how to illustrate just like him here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZJm6QXSOP4

The Young Ocean Explorers have a wonderful, interactive website. Hosted, by a local SBS family, there is an excellent mix of scientific explanation and environmental awareness…….all in language and themes that kids understand. Totally worth an explore:

https://www.youngoceanexplorers.com/

The NZmaths families section is really good as it focusses on problem solving and using real authentic contexts.

https://nzmaths.co.nz/families-and-whanau

Lava Lamp in a Glass, Ice Cream in a bag……..some fun science here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF3-lKdSNalDXhCzGvy5ujg?view_as=subscriber&fbclid=IwAR1ri-m8b0TmDaRtOASFrQucKe7OCbzfZ1dovXP5g6rajG4RDizeN6OYYpQ

Learning Support for students in Years 1 – 4 from the Ministry of Education:

https://learningfromhome.govt.nz/age/years-1-4

Learning Support for students in Years 5 – 8 from the Ministry of Education:

https://learningfromhome.govt.nz/age/years-5-8

Our Art Specialist, Mrs Lovegrove, has put together a wonderful lesson you can do, with examples, building on last term’s work, which focussed on the artist Marc Chagall.

Art – My Bubble (Lesson Plan)

Demonstration 1

Demonstration 2

Demonstration 3

Our Art Specialist, Mrs Lovegrove, has put together a wonderful lesson you can do, with examples, building on last term’s work, which focussed on the artist Marc Chagall.

Art Year 0-2 My Bubble