Active Pathways

 To compliment the chalk walk blog post we have included the Active Pathways from Selwyn Sports Trust.  Thanks Amy this is a great resource.  Keep posting your photos and hunting for other pathways to try.

Active Pathways

Easy Flower Arranging in a Jar or Vase

Head outside into the garden to find some new spring flowers and some foliage (greenery) to make a flower arrangement for your table. Follow this easy step by step guide to put some colour inside!

Easy flower Arrangement in a vase

Take a photo of your arrangement and put it up on Hero or on our Facebook page so we can see how many bright spring flowers are out.

Nature Scavenger Hunts

Here is a great website with  some cool ideas to do with the whanau over the weekend and while at home and needing to take a break.  Post some pictures of what you find.

Nature Scavenger Hunts

Design Your Own Daily Planner

 Supporting tamariki to get into a routine

Routines can prove really handy when our days are out of whack and we're feeling a bit all over the place. Here is an idea to help you organise your day or week, which you can even use when lockdown is over.

Our DIY (Draw it Yourself!) Planner is super easy for tamariki to create at home. This planner helps us recognise that parents and kids will often be doing different things at different times during the day, and that’s totally all right!

Follow these instructions to make your own planner. Share your ideas on Hero or on the school FaceBook page.

Sparklers Drawable Planner

Chalk Walk

 Take advantage of the nice weather while in lockdown and create a chalk walk that others can also enjoy and keep fit at the same time.  

All you need is some chalk and your imagination. You could include spirals, wiggly lines, hopscotch, star jumps, sprints..... and so much more.  If you put it outside your own house on the footpath, others going for a walk might just do your trail! 

Check out some of these great ideas and remember to keep a distance of 2 metres if people are passing by.

Pets

Who has a pet at home?

Here are some fun pet activities that you might like to try during our last week at home, especially since your pets may miss you next week.


Try out Whaea Natalies STEM pet challenge.

STEM Challenge - Design something for your pet.

Dress up your Pet.

Have some fun dressing your pet (if they are happy about it) and take some fun photos.  They make great cards and pictures for the wall.

Create a Dog Obstacle Course

If you have a dog who loves to run set up an obstacle course for them to do with you.

Make a 3D Goldfish Bowl

Mice Corner Bookmarks

Minecraft Pet World

Make a pet world or farm in Minecraft.  Think about what the animals need, shelter, food, and so much more.

Lego Dog Building Instructions

Monarch Butterflies

There are lots of beautiful butterflies still about at the moment and will be throughout winter.  Some of you may have swan plants at your place covered in the hungry caterpillars.  This post gives you lots of information as well as activities to do with a Monarch Butterfly theme.


Monarch Butterfly Trust
This organisation has a wealth of knowledge about monarch butterflies, has a tracking programme and you can even join and be a member if you are a monarch butterfly enthusiast!

Butterfly Lifecycle Rap Song

The Butterfly Life Cycle

Life Cycle Activity Sheet

See below for activity and use the link

Reading Comprehension Activity

How to Draw Monarch Butterflies