Team Kereru Distance Learning Page

Team Kereru

The following information is for Year 5 & 6 students who are currently in the following classes;

Te Moana, Te Marama & Tirohanga

Here is a sample Team Kereru Sample Timetable IF you want one. It can be amended to meet YOUR schedule in YOUR bubble.

Online Learning Platform	Link to Student Login	Parent Information	Guidelines for students
	mathletics.com/		Students will have set tasks to complete. Feel free to explore Live Mathletics, Rainforest Maths, MultiVerse and Mysterious Mansion.
	stepsweb.com	Support Site StepsWeb for parents	X1 unit strand a week. STEPs improve your child’s spelling, vocabulary, sentence and word work.
	Educationperfect.com	Letter to parents	X4 tasks a week. Some students will have set tasks to complete. The key focus is Science. Feel free to explore the range of other subjects and languages available.
	educationperfect.com	Subject areas students can explore at their own pace and interest are: English Lit, Social Sciences, Science, Mathematics, Languages, Health and PE, Māori	Optional Exploring: There is a range of curriculum areas that students can access for free.
	studyladder.co.nz	About Studyladder-Parent information	Free choice although some students will have set tasks. A reminder that studyladder can be accessed from 9am-3pm for a range of subject and topic choices. Outside of these times, students can only do 3 activities.
	https://www.getepic.com/students Class codes have been sent out via Google Classroom.	Access to unlimited texts online. Introduction to epic	Students can access online texts.
	Google Classroom	Your child has access to Google Classroom through their gmail account. We use this in our regular class programme. Students are familiar with this. Teachers post activities and messages on here regularly during the week. Students have a class Google Classroom page and also a Reading Class page. They will receive an email notification when new information or work is posted.	Students are notified via their gmail every time information or work is posted on Google Classroom. Students need to check their school gmail account regularly.

Offline Learning

Home Learning Pack

Writing Exercise Book	For independent writing and writing tasks set on Google Classroom
Action English	1-2 pages a day. Please make sure you have marked these with your child when they are completed.
Dragon Maths	1-2 pages a day. Please make sure you have marked these with your child when they are completed.
Writing	Online lessons will be focused on writing. It is beneficial for your child to join in on lessons. Your child will be emailed lesson expectations and students in years 3-8 will need to preview lesson content prior to joining the lesson.
Reading	Try to read at least 15-30 minutes each day. This includes reading to another individual reading or being read to.

Well Being

Mindfulness Breathing: Magic Minute

Mindfulness: Body Scan

Mindfulness breathing techniques and body awareness to help students relax and manage their feelings.

Mandala Art for Kids

Using materials you can find near (preferably in nature) you create a mandala.

30 Day Fitness Challenge

Design a 30 Day Fitness Challenge for you and your family.

Go Noodle

Active Screen Time

GoNoodle® gets kids up and moving to fun, engaging content and games. Every dance party, yoga session, mindfulness activity, and game session is an opportunity for kids to wake up their bodies, engage their minds, and be their best.

Gratitude Journal Find one new thing everyday that you are grateful for. Record this your green writing book or you can use one of the templates below.

Gratitude Journal (editable) 1

Gratitude Journal (editable) 2

Five Daily Mental Health Practices

Five ways we can be mindful each day.

Find a time each day to step outside and take a moment to think about your senses. What can you see, hear, smell and feel at that time? Do these things remind you of anything? Record this in your green writing book.