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  • 29 January - 4 February

  • 5 February - 11 February

    Kia ora...and welcome to Week 2 of Term 1. 8C1's teacher will be Mrs Roodt and 8C2's teacher will be Mrs Priest.

    The Google Classroom Code for this term is vjkbb6o. Please join asap as all tasks can be found there.

    This week we will only see you once because Tuesday is Waitangi Day and there will be no school.

    On Thursday, you will get an introduction to Micro:Bits.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • an understanding what a Micro:Bit is

    Activities:

    1. Log on to https://makecode.microbit.org/
    2. Review knowledge of Micro:Bits on Kahoot

    Follow Up Tasks:
    Please check GC


  • 12 February - 18 February

    Kia ora...and welcome to Week 3 of Term 1.

    This week you will be issued with your own Micro:Bit and you will learn how to download your coded programme to it. We will be following the User Guide on GC to complete the introductory tasks. Mrs Priest and Mrs Roodt will come and check what you have already coded last week and mark you off.

    If you are a quick worker, you can then proceed to "Challenges" on GC.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • download code to the Micro:Bit
    • code the Micro:Bit to radio another Micro:Bit
    • attempted a challenge

    Activities:

    1. Basic Coding Tasks in User Guide (Name, Heart, Emoji etc)
    2. Radio Activity in the User Guide
    3. Challenges listed in GC

    Follow Up Tasks:
    Please follow the User Guide on GC.


  • 19 February - 25 February

    • Kia ora...and welcome to Week 4of Term 1.

      This week we will be learning about electricity and start using the breadboard.

      If you are a quick worker, you can then proceed to "Challenges" on GC.

      Success Criteria: I can/have...

      • participated in the kahoot
      • watched the electricity video
      • started my breadboard activities

      Activities:

      1. Kahoot
      2. Electricity video
      3. Challenges listed in GC

      FOCUS / ARONGA

      FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

      • We are FOCUSING...on defining what electricity is
      • We are FOCUSING...on transforming LEDs and making them light up with the breadboard

  • 26 February - 3 March

    • Kia ora...and welcome to Week 5 of Term 1.

      This week we will be continuing to finish the challenges with the breadboard and we will be starting to code our step counter and connecting it to a battery pack. We will then go for a walk in the tane to see how it works. Let's hope the weather will be fine!

      On Thursday I might introduce the assessment to you, so you can start working on it. It is due by the end of Term.

      Success Criteria: I can/have...

      • coded a step counter

      Activities:

      1. walk in tane if the weather is good


      PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

      PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

      • We are PLANNING... to prepare the Micro:Bit to create and use it as a step counter...and to produce a Micro Bit with a speaker


  • 4 March - 10 March

    Kia ora...and welcome to Week 6 of Term 1

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • an understanding how a circuit and current works 
    • watched the Brain pop electricity video 
    • started soldering

    Activities:

    1. watch the "how to" video guides on GC
    2. continued work on my assessment



  • 11 March - 17 March

    Kia ora and welcome to Week 7 of Term 1

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • code a step counter 
    • attach a speaker to the Micro:Bit
    • some skills in hard wiring the speaker to the Micro"Bit

    Activities:

    1. Hard wiring

    Follow Up Tasks:
    Please check GC for step by step instructions and helpful "How to" videos

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING... to prepare the Micro:Bit to create and use it as a step counter...and to produce a Micro Bit with a speaker


  • 18 March - 24 March

    Kia ora and welcome to Week 8 of Term 1

     Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • code a step counter 
    • attach a speaker to the Micro:Bit
    • some skills in hard wiring the speaker to the Micro"Bit

    Activities:

    1. Hard wiring

    Follow Up Tasks:
    Please check GC for step by step instructions and helpful "How to" videos

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

    PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

    • We are PLANNING... to prepare the Micro:Bit to create and use it as a step counter...and to produce a Micro Bit with a speaker

  • 25 March - 31 March

    Kia ora...and welcome to Week 9 of Term 1

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • completed the written assessment task
    • completed my box (Mrs Priest's class)
    • attempted a Coding Escape room



  • 1 April - 7 April

    Kia ora and welcome to Week 10 of Term 1

    I hope you had a fabulous Easter break.

    Please upload your assessments to MHOL by the end of this week

    Thank you 

  • 8 April - 14 April

  • 15 April - 21 April


    Enjoy your holidays

  • 22 April - 28 April


    Enjoy your holidays

  • 29 April - 5 May

    Kia ora...and welcome to Week 1 of Term 2. 8F1's teacher will be Mrs Roodt and 8F2's teacher will be Mrs Priest.

    The Google Classroom Code for this term is aox4nro . Please join asap as all tasks can be found there.

    On Tuesday we will introduce MicroBits to you. Then we will issue you your own Micro Bit and you will complete tasks with it.

    Success Criteria: I can/have...

    • an understanding what a Micro:Bit is

    Activities:

    1. Log on to https://makecode.microbit.org/
    2. Review knowledge of Micro:Bits on Kahoot

    Follow Up Tasks:
    Please check GC


  • 6 May - 12 May

    • Kia ora...and welcome to Week 2 of Term 2

      This week you will be issued with your own Micro:Bit and you will learn how to download your coded programme to it. We will be following the User Guide on GC to complete the introductory tasks. Mrs Priest and Mrs Roodt will come and check what you have already coded last week and mark you off.

      If you are a quick worker, you can then proceed to "Challenges" on GC.

      Success Criteria: I can/have...

      • download code to the Micro:Bit
      • code the Micro:Bit to radio another Micro:Bit
      • attempted a challenge

      Activities:

      1. Basic Coding Tasks in User Guide (Name, Heart, Emoji etc)
      2. Radio Activity in the User Guide
      3. Challenges listed in GC

      Follow Up Tasks:
      Please follow the User Guide on GC.



  • 13 May - 19 May

    This week

    • Kia ora...

      This week we will be learning about electricity and start using the breadboard.

      If you are a quick worker, you can then proceed to "Challenges" on GC.

      Success Criteria: I can/have...

      • participated in the kahoot
      • watched the electricity video
      • started my breadboard activities

      Activities:

      1. Kahoot
      2. Electricity video
      3. Challenges listed in GC

      FOCUS / ARONGA

      FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

      • We are FOCUSING...on defining what electricity is
      • We are FOCUSING...on transforming LEDs and making them light up with the breadboard

  • 20 May - 26 May

    • This week we will be continuing to finish the challenges with the breadboard and we will be starting to code our step counter and connecting it to a battery pack. We will then go for a walk in the tane to see how it works. Let's hope the weather will be fine!

      On Thursday I might introduce the assessment to you, so you can start working on it. It is due by the end of Term.

      Success Criteria: I can/have...

      • coded a step counter

      Activities:

      1. walk in tane if the weather is good


      PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI

      PLAN & DO / WHAKAMAHI learning intentions:

      • We are PLANNING... to prepare the Micro:Bit to create and use it as a step counter...and to produce a Micro Bit with a speaker


  • 27 May - 2 June

  • 3 June - 9 June

  • 10 June - 16 June

  • 17 June - 23 June

  • 24 June - 30 June

  • 1 July - 7 July

  • 8 July - 14 July

  • 15 July - 21 July

  • 22 July - 28 July

  • 29 July - 4 August

  • 5 August - 11 August

  • 12 August - 18 August

  • 19 August - 25 August

  • 26 August - 1 September

  • 2 September - 8 September

  • 9 September - 15 September

  • 16 September - 22 September

  • 23 September - 28 September

  • 30 September - 6 October

  • 7 October - 13 October

  • 14 October - 20 October

  • 21 October - 27 October

  • 28 October - 3 November

  • 4 November - 10 November

  • 11 November - 17 November

  • 18 November - 24 November

  • 25 November - 1 December

  • 2 December - 8 December

  • 9 December - 15 December