Saturday, March 21, 2020

Week 8 Update

Kia Ora All,

I hope everyone has had a great weekend.  Here's a heads up about what's on:

  • The camp I had planned for Term 2 has unfortunately been cancelled. It is a Ministry directive that school camps don't go ahead until further notice due to Covid 19. I'll advise later in the year when we know if we can go ahead with something else in term 4.
  • Here is an article by Souxsie Wiles about how to talk to your child about Covid 19; I found it useful with tips about how to approach conversations about what's going on. It may be of use if you or your child are feeling anxious. Feel free to touch base with me if you have concerns about how your child's feeling about the virus. 
  • Remember that Monday is a teacher only day.
  • Homework books on Tuesday please.
  • Below are some photos of the students learning about binary digits, which we've spent the last few weeks chipping away at. Computers store information using binary digits, and exploring this basic concept will lead into other computer science concepts.
  • There are also some pictures of the students making metamorphic rock cookies. We looked at how metamorphic rock is formed, drew a diagram and made the biscuits to reinforce the idea that metamorphic rock is formed by heat and pressure.
Rock on,
Mr M



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