Elisapeta @ Edmund Hillary School

Please take time to read our final school newsletter for 2021.  Click on the link below: Final EHS Newsletter 2021 So many people to thank and things to be grateful for, despite a challenging year.  Room 10's Gratitude Posts will be shared daily in acknowledgement of those individuals, groups, businesses and friends who gave selflessly.  From us to you, we 'Thank You'

  You all deserve a round of applause for your persistence & resilience throughout testing times of this COVID-19 pandemic. We hope that you celebrate all achievements attained during this year. Last Friday saw each EHS family receive a KPMG sponsored Christmas gift together with End of Year school reports.  For more information, about this, click on latest newsletter link below:    School Newsletter 10/12/21   Senior classes had some fun-in-the-sun, playing games which Year 8's led.  Fun, laughter and participation were captured in a few of these snapshots: As we look to the conclusion of the 2021 academic year this week, sadly it will be the final week for our Year 8's who are moving on to secondary schooling in 2022  Wishing you all the best!, Go well, Kia Kaha & Kia Manuia!

Kia Ora whanau, trust you are all well.  Nga mihi atu to many of you who are learning from home.  Great to see you attempting a variety of independent learning tasks.  I encourage you to continue collaborating and interact with your peers as much as possible during these shared mahi.  On-site learning has been great fun for a number who have returned.  Our hauora is foremost and students are making the most of beautiful weather in outdoor integrated curriculum activities.  Many appreciate the opportunity to reconnect and interact with their peers over a game of soccer, hide-n-seek, dodgeball and many more.   Our plane-dart golf proved popular with many who made many modifications to their plane dart to improve distance and air-time.  The olive tree (middle & right) and totara (partial left) in the image below is the last station of our plane-dart golf.  I must say, we are fortunate to have a mixture of natives and fruit trees on o...

  Kia Ora whanau - please take time to read our school's latest newsletter.  Check that your parents/caregivers have access to a copy. School Newsletter 18th November 2021 If you have received a Kete Takaaro, remember to share an Appreciation Post.  Share some pics of how you and your whanau are using these for hauora and wellness.   We are working through the following activity: Great outdoor family activity.  Check your emails for a copy has been shared with you.  We've yet to test our latest plane dart modifications made last week. We are therefore hoping to improve on the trial run we had last week.   Have fun! Be kind to each other!

  Kia ora whanau - important notice Click on this newsletter link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DKuAYVLERbLtyjkuIaxW29MA41qW9tdN/view To assist us with our current proposed plan of re-opening, click on this link to complete the 'Are you returning to school' form: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DKuAYVLERbLtyjkuIaxW29MA41qW9tdN/view .....or simply reply to the text message. Alternatively, email me at peta@edmundhillary.school.nz  if that suits you better. We are fortunate with the flexibility under directions of MoE and MoH, as it is with Alert Level 3, children learn from home if possible.   For whanau who are continuing with online distance learning,  Room 10 work will be updated weekly and a scheduled Google Meet daily.   As in a previous blog: Take time to explore some wonderful Ministry of Education resources   (links below) which can be accessed on the Learning From Home portal: Distance Learning Wellbeing Learning Resources Pacific C...

  We have some wonderful news for those of you who received an email regarding a Sports Kit for you and your whanau. If you received an email, please pick up your special kits from: Where: EHS hall When: from 9:00am - 3:00pm Acknowledging your manaakitanga & kaitiakitanga for our Edmund Hillary School community. Congratulations to the Winner of our Homeleader Board for Week 2 Term 3 - Joshua!  Joshua banks 10 virtual coin$ - well done    

  Many thanks to our parents/caregivers for your learning encouragement and praise for your child(ren) as we round off Week 2 distance learning. For ease of reference, please take time to explore some wonderful Ministry of Education resources (links below) which can be accessed on the Learning From Home portal: Distance Learning Wellbeing Learning Resources Pacific Communities Home Learning TV With the uncertainty of when we return to school this term, click on this tip sheet 2 for ideas about "Supporting yourself and your children during transitions' High-five to you all who have: attended our class Meets,  contributed in discussions and hauora korero attempted learning tasks,  also collaborated with a peer completed and blogged your mahi, Remember to share all your point-earner tasks today (even if partially completed) so they accumulate towards this October Leaderboard points! Be sure to enjoy the sun and good weather.  A weekend challenge:for the whole famil...

We're well & truly into Wk 2 of this term.  Welcome to some of our whanau who have now managed to access our Google Meets.  Wonderful to know you and your families have been safe & well throughout lockdown.    Well done to a lot of learning collaborations and positive interactions between a number of you.  I think the essence of that enthusiasm could be captured in this w hakatauki: Congratulations  Kalivati - Week 1 Winner of Room 10's Term 4 Leaderboard!   Kalivati receives 10 virtual Leaderboard Coin$. Ka pai Kalivati. There have been other wonderful point-earner tasks from others.  Here's one from Shriya: Compass & Bearings Task Check out the following from Aolelei, Josh and a collaborative effort between Jackwalin, Vaiangina & Kalivati: Angle Geometry Careers Remember to post a comment for your mates' mahi to skyrocket those points!

KIA ORA   whanau - A huge round of applause for the wonderful learning collaborations we achieved this week, working through our Mathematics task slides.   I am super proud of your efforts and your positivity.  10 weeks into lockdown for us here in Tamaki Makaurau thus far so it's super important to continue looking for the GOOD in people and events around us.  In times like this, we must REACH OUT to a friend or a relative, checking on their HAUORA as well as LOOKING AFTER ourselves and those in our immediate bubbles. Brief Reflection: Name three things you are GRATEFUL for.   What simple ACTS of KINDNESS can we do in our current capacity?   When was the last time you FIST-BUMPED or WAVED out to your neighbour? An Idea - host a little competition amongst your whanau or relatives via a Google Meet.  Now that's definitely worth lots of Leaderboard points!   Click on the links below to explore: Fix the Equation Challen...

Virtual hugs to you all who have not yet had a chance to join our Google Meets since the initial lockdown in Term 3.  Understandably, device priority in some households go to your secondary school siblings however, I hope you have attempted some mahi from our class page or other learning materials you could access.  Whatever your circumstances, please know that we are thinking of you and look forward to reconnecting soon. Thumbs-Up to the wonderful regulars.  We are starting a CHAMPION LEADERBOARD for Term 4 and a list of  POINT-EARNER TASKS will be in your emails soon.  Those who attended today's Google Meet have already earned points from attending the zoom sessions.  Blog posts and appropriate blog commentaries are easy starters.   Weekly Prizes to the TOP 3 and a SPECIAL PRIZE for the month's OVERALL W INNER .   A complimentary Christmas Gift wish for everyone is also on offer.  So have a think and browse through unique i...

Here's hoping you all had a wonderful time over the holidays.  I hope you all managed to get out of the house more, capitalising on the sunny spring days in the past weeks. I have sent you all a new link for our Google Meet.  Due to a Staff Meeting this morning, we'll have our Class Meeting at 11:00am. By the way, Home Learning TV is back on today starting with Programmes for Juniors.  We'll work in with these times. I look forward to seeing you all soon. Regards Peta 

It is heartwarming to know that we have wonderful support systems within our school community - especially in these challenging times.   So here's to Tony Kake and the Whanau at the local Marae Who or what are you grateful for?  Add yours to the 'Comments' section below...

Here's hoping that you have been keeping well, lots of lifelong learning, and appreciating simple things in life.  Let's continue to be thankful for the gift of life and the ability to make choices.  Remember that the choices we make today will impact our successes tomorrow - so Kia Kaha whanau!  Kei a koe to mana.  The choice is yours! The focus for this last week of Term 3: Share at least 5 learning activities you completed/partially attempted during lockdown Work through the 'Careers' workbook;  located under 'Home' of Room 10 Class Site Year 8's - if you haven't already done so, check out Open Days & Enrolment info of prospective secondary schools for 2022. Explore their websites and contact the respective numbers for any questions you may have. Ka Pai to a number of you who are attempting and sharing your mahi.  Here's a Pepeha from Tina Many Thanks to our Kahoot Presenters to date.  Monday - Vaiangina, Wednesday - Peta, Friday - ??. ...

Kia Ora whanau, here's hoping you are all well and safe.  While Tamaki Makaurau has moved to Alert Level 3, it is important we continue to practise safe protocols as we have previously in Alert Level 4. This STEM activity poster by Shriya Chand serves as a great reminder: With an intense focus on Te Wiki o te Reo Maori last week, it's essential we continue incorporating Te Reo in our everyday korero.   By using Te Reo, we also continue acknowledging this beautiful taonga, unique to Maori - the Indigenous people of this whenua, Aotearoa Keep checking our school website for recent updates.  Remember to include some physical fitness activities in your daily routine for Hauora and wellness!

Connect to links:  Create a Pehepa Trust you are all well and safe.  I guess a lot of learning is happening at home, be it online class activities or contributing to practical mahi around your whare....whatever that may be during this time, value it as life-long learning. As we endure another week of lockdown in Tamaki Makaurau, some may be facing an extra challenge...so here's to you: Remember to blog your learning journey! Kia kaha whanau. See you at Google Meet on Friday at 10am

You should find the links on our Class Site in 'Te Reo Maori' tab Remember to share your learning journey via a blog or v-blog

TRUST YOU HAD A LOVELY WEEKEND, SHOWING GRATITUDE TO THE FATHER IN YOUR FAMILY.  FOR SOME, IT MAY BE THOSE SPECIAL MALE ROLE MODELS WHOM WE LOOK TO AS FATHER FIGURES.   REGARDLESS OF YOUR SITUATION - MAY YOU FIND PEACE & STRENGTH TO PROPEL FORWARD AND BE SUCCESSFUL IN WHATEVER THE HEART DESIRES While we continue to learn from home, be  encouraged  and  motivated  to work through set tasks for your continuous  growth.   Refer to our  Class Site  for Learning Activities. Kahoot presenters tomorrow - Joshua and Fa'avae Our EHS Value of the Week: In light of our school value focus for this week, be sure to check out the following activity.  This can be found in our class site under Pakirehua / Inquiry SELF-WORTH & WELLNESS SHARE AN ACTIVITY:

  Hooray!!  We've made it safely to the end of Week 6, Term3!!    There's plenty to be grateful for however, let us also pause and pray for those who may not be as fortunate as we are during these challenging times. Kahoot presenters (Week 7) will be: Mahara & Shyria; based on Tokyo Olympics 2020, Paralympics Games, Sports, and Aotearoa-NZ General Knowledge. I am positive that you have been demonstrating our EHS value of RANGATIRATANGA so let's end the week with a few more examples over the weekend. Speaking of gratitude and rangatiratanga, our Healthy Aktive Learning friend from CLM has shared the link (below) with us.  Be sure to share this with your parents & caregivers.  Browse and spot opportunities to recreate cheap and healthy meals.   And..... Let's continue to $AVE and REDUCE FOOD WASTE with these tips and easy recipes.  Click on the link here:    LOVE FOOD HATE WASTE

 

Trust you are practising our EHS focus value of the week - RANGATIRATANGA while learning from home. Well done if you are: Doing the right thing without being told Making good choices and,  Helping one another Fa'avae & Josh have our Kahoot ready for tomorrow's Google Meet at 9:30am, so refresh your matauranga/knowledge on Rangatiratanga. I hope you've also made a start on our Physical Activities on Lockdown  challenge.  Take the initiative and get the whanau involved! Stay safe.  Be kind.  Keep smiling.

Welcome to Week 6 Here's hoping you and your families are well.  How did the weekend bake go?  While we continue to learn from home, be encouraged and motivated to work through set tasks for your continuous growth.  Refer to our Class Site for Learning Activities  Well done to a number of you who regularly attended our Google-Meets since Day 1 of Alert Level 4 Lockdown.  In consideration of your feedback, our Google-Meet sessions will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:30am - 10:30am.  Ensure you are set up for Kahoot this week: Monday's Kahoot hosts - Vai & Kalivati Wednesday's Kahoot hosts - Fa'avae and Josh Friday's Kahoot hosts - Shriya & Ema EHS Value Focus of the Week Take initiative!  Do the right thing without being told.  Make good choices and help one another.  Speaking of RANGATIRATANGA, be sure to work through: Physical Activities During Lockdown Tuakana-Teina Blog Posts: Are you actively commenting on your c...

We have some fantastic student-driven learning at home.  Be encouraged to continue learning.  Many of you at our Google-Meets are sharing responsibilities around your whare - that's learning applications.  Conquer small hills so you are better equipped for the higher ones ahead. In reference to our Pakirehua (Inquiry), here's a suggestion by the majority on our Google-Meet earlier today. Remember to work with what's already in the pantry.  Blog your baking experience! Refer to the poster below also if your whanau/aiga/kainga can do with a bit of assistance or awhina during these times! Our next Google-Meet is at 9:30 am tomorrow. See you then !

  Hope you are keeping well.  I know a number of you and your kainga have had your Covid vaccinations - cheers to you for your bravery!  There are a number of situations where you'd easily express your thoughts via a GIF - please blog your experience and share with us. In reference to your hauora, what games (eg. card/board) or leisure activities (eg. family walks, bike-riding etc.) are you participating in? Blog a GIF or a meme to express a reaction from a couple of those activities. The KiwiCan team sends their aroha and shared a couple of 'Conquer A Challenge' activities with us: Remember to join our class Google-Meet tomorrow at 9:30am.  Bring any questions you have from the week's learning activities.   Bring a game suggestion we can all participate in as a class.  See you tomorrow!

I look forward to your creativity, sense of humour and digital savviness!  Have fun and remember to blog!

Kia Ora.   Trust you are keeping safe and well.   Distance Learning continues from the safety of your homes.  Remember:  Today, Room 10's Activity Booklet will be available from a table outside Room 2.  Social distancing rules will strictly be observed when uplifting materials from school. Time:  10:00am - 2:00pm  Google Meet tomorrow Tuesday 24/08/21 at 10:00am Here's a tentative timetable you might like to follow to help maintain your learning routine: Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday   9:00 – 9:45am     9:45 - 10:00am Reading (Make a copy of your group Task Slides)   Fitness Reading (Make a copy of your group Task Slides)   Fitness Reading & Reading Log     Fitness   Reading Fitness   Literacy Catch-up  Blo...