Kōwhai
Welcome
Kia ora whānau and welcome to the Kōwhai Learning at Home page.
There are a range of online and offline activities you might like to complete during the day, also shown below. We expect you will be engaging with at least one of the new daily learning activities each day, and you and your parents will need to decide which activities will work best in your home situation.
Please contact your home group teacher if you have any questions.
rowena.barker@beckenham.school.nz nick.bruce@beckenham.school.nz
tracey.maloney@beckenham.school.nz laura.williamson@beckenham.school.nz
Good Morning
Ke te pēhea koe?
Kei te pēhea koe?
Watch these videos showing you how to say how you are in Te Reo Māori.
Complete the task by using the filling in the answers for Kei te pēhea koe? activity on Seesaw and record how each picture is feeling.
Extra task: Video yourself saying some of these responses to practice your Te Reo.
You can see this poster to help you: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cSTmKlKXLgIgVIaa9ugVZbept-97UXrd/view?usp=sharing
Ka taea e koe! You can do it! :)
More Learning Activities
Here are some other home learning activities that you know about and are familiar with from term one. You can carry on with these when you are looking for another activity to do.
Reading
Epic
Read a digital book on Epic. Use the class codes below.
Nick's Literacy Class: qzc3557
Laura's Literacy Class: rxu9688
Rowe's Literacy Class: trc5801
Tracey's Literacy Class: kxb9241
Sunshine Online
Read a digital book using Sunshine Online. Use the account below.
- Username: beckenhamschool
- Password: pride
Note: Your web browser needs to support Adobe Flash Player. Check out this tip sheet if you need help with Adobe Flash Player.
Silent Reading
Read your own books.
Storyline Online
Listen to an audiobook on Storyline Online.
Maths
Studyladder
Complete a lesson set by your maths teacher using Studyladder.
Maths Games
Practise your basic facts through a maths game.
Basic Facts Challenge
Learn your basic facts.
Writing
Writing
Write a story using pencil and paper.
Free Choice Writing
Use Google Docs or Slides to write your own story.
Animator
Create a animated story or digital book in Animator.
Play-Based Learning
Free Play
Engage in free play.
Baking
Look up a recipe online and do some baking.
Play Dough
Make and play with some play dough.
Build a Hut
Construct a hut inside or outside.
Drawing
Draw a picture.
Painting
Paint a picture.
BMX Track
Make a BMX track in your yard.
Inquiry
Research
Research a topic of interest to you and create a model, slideshow website etc.
Whānau, please talk with your child about using devices safely at home...
Seesaw
To sign into Seesaw, go to the Seesaw website and log in with your normal Google login (the same one you normally use on Chromebooks at school). Your parents have been emailed instructions if you get stuck. You can use Seesaw to easily share your learning or other photos and videos of activities you have been up to. Your parents can install the Seesaw app on an iPad, tablet or smartphone to make sharing easier.
Here are the videos of how to upload a picture to Seesaw and how to find your activity on Seesaw.