Covid Investigation

Covid Level 2 we have over half of Tui students back at school. It has been great to see so many faces and catch-up with everyone and how each whanau survived lockdown.

We discussed many questions to help students feel safe returning to school and help them feel informed about what happened. 

What is Covid-19?

Students created a poem and acted like a lung breathing in and out.

How does Covid-19 spread?

The Students wanted to act it out: They were pretending to cough, sneeze and spit onto the ground or our hands and forgetting to clean our hands then touching someone else. (Please remember we were acting we did wash our hands thoroughly when we were finished before we actually touched someone.)

 

What does eliminating Covid-19 mean?

We had created a skit: One person cleaning away the germs (in art shirts once clean they were removed) and they became cleaners, helping to sanitize and clean the area.

Getting rid of or Remove the Germs / Virus

List the signs and symptoms of Covid-19.

We found out that not all of these were true symptoms of Covid-19.

What did you do during the Lockdown?

We found out that we did a range of activities during lockdown that included...

UNO, Hide n seek, GTA - Car driving game on the PS4, Sonic Force - PS4, Colouring, Drawing, Watching TV, Races, Monopoly, Cludeo, I spy and Pandemic a Board Game - Protecting the world from viruses, you can be a medic, doctor, scientist...

Teacher Lockdown Mid Point Update

Hello Everyone

I hope you are keeping safe. I can now say I have ventured out, apart from the dog walking and been to the supermarket. I think I was lucky reading some of the story on social media. I was supposed to get to Pak n Save by 8 but slept in ("But Mum, it's the Holidays"). The queue moved quickly and I was inside in 30 minutes, I meet some new people and was able to chat from the 2 metre distance with others. Then inside I managed to get everything I needed including a small bag of flour (better than nothing).

Over the 'holiday' part of lockdown our family has been busy getting to know different board games and card games. So spending lots of time together. We have previously played Euchre but everyone now knows how to play 500, we haven't tried Gin Rummy (where you collect a set of 3 or 4 numbers the same or a run) yet but no doubt we will. My boys have even asked to play Go fish. We have played Monopoly multiple times and everytime I have spent more time in jail than out. I think I need to change the order of how we sit. (He he he) Now Blokus was great I kicked butt, well that was until others started using strategies too. Cluedo was another game we played, I would ask a questions that would give food for thought to the others and then they would get the accusation correct, that happened twice before I won one, now sure if I like being Ms Scarlett, may have to change seat for that one too.

Can you pick the game we are playing...

I even have a recordings of the crazy. 

Lockdown Teacher Update

It has been a week since we had to leave school. It is interesting being stuck in our family bubble. Ben and Matthew spent most of last week working on their school work. Ben has an english assignment due during lockdown and Matt has an art project, so they are both working hard. The other day was Ben's birthday. I feel for all children out there who have a birthday during this time. We usually do shopping for things he needs the weekend before so I know he has wants he wants with the right size as he is still growing. The day started with his favourite morning meal of pancakes with jam for Ben and Matt and for me I like maple syrup. We then played Monopoly his favourite board game, I lost again (second time in two days) Their Dad won this game but Ben said he didn't lose (that was because both Matt and I went bankrupt). For dinner we had one of his favourite meals Chicken and Bacon Carbonara. Followed by a movie and popcorn and then another movie (Dragons 2). 

In between times I am checking emails and seesaw to see what others have been up to, so if you can Tui whanau do login to Seesaw and keep safe. I have also been walking our dog Bruno and from a distance checking in with neighbours to see they are okay.