The Final Week of Homeschool

Kia Ora All,

School starts back on Monday the 18th so this is the final week of homeschool. I've thoroughly enjoyed working with you all and getting updates about what you and your children have been up to. It's been very inspiring seeing the effort that's gone into home learning over the last six or seven weeks. It has been an excellent opportunity to work closely with students and whanau. I've especially enjoyed seeing the family effort that's gone into supporting students with Zoom sessions, recipe creation, student driven learning, and some very creative and impressive projects. I think you've all done a fantastic job, so make sure you schedule time to treat yourselves to a cup of tea and a lie down.

This week I'll send out some work, but I'm also planning work for the upcoming term so I'll have to simplify slightly.

• Wednesday at 11.00am is the final Zoom session as I'll be setting up the classroom on Friday. 
• Maths Buddy tasks are set. I suggest trying to knock a few off this week.
• When we get back to school, I'm planning on getting into some serious times table learning. Reviewing this post and making some times tables flash cards would give your child a good boost if you haven't been working on them. 
• Write a creative story using this story starter: My cousin can talk to goldfish. A great way to change up how you write a story is to set a timer. See how much you can write in 10 minutes. 
• Give the below time problems a crack.
• This DOC resource for learning about 10 native birds is very cool. 

Rock On,

Mr M

Time Problems

• Mr M went swimming at 4 o’clock and got out of the pool at half past five. How long did he swim for?
• If it takes half an hour to walk to school from home, how long will it take to walk to school and back home again?
• Mrs Cullen had an appointment at the dentist at quarter past three. She didn’t arrive until 4 o’clock. How late was she?
• The movie started at 6 o’clock and finished at quarter to eight. What was the running time of the movie?
• Bodhi went to bed at 8 o’clock and woke up 11 hours later. What time did he wake up?
• Muffins take half an hour to cook. If a batch of muffins goes into the oven at half past five what time will they be ready?
• Amelie went to play netball at 4.00 and came home at 5.45. How long was she away?
• If it takes 30 minutes to walk to the beach from home, how long will it take to walk to the beach and back home again?
• Jodie had an appointment at 2.35. She didn’t arrive until 3.00. How late was she?
• Hine’s TV programme started at 7.00 and finished at 8.45. How long was the programme?
• Mr Cullen went to his grandma’s at 2.15 and stayed there for 6 hours. What time did he leave?
• Potatoes take 25 minutes to boil. If Layla wants the potatoes to be ready by 5.30, when must she put them in the boiling water?