Shape Pictures

We are learning to recognise 2d shapes in every day life.

Room 0 have been busy exploring shapes in a range of different ways.  One activity we did was to choose a range of 2d shapes and put them together to create a picture.  By doing this nga tamariki are able to see how shapes can be seen all around us every day.

"It's a house", said Mohammad.

Recognising Sight Words

We are learning to recognise the magenta sight words.

In Reading nga tamariki have been making great progress pointing to each word and using the pictures to help them read a sentence.  Each week we have a new "word of the week" and students do their best to identify that word in their book.

"I am reading my book", said Mohammad.

Descriptive Words

We are learning to add interesting language to our story.

In Story Writing we have been brainstorming adjectives (describing words) and trying to use them in our stories to make our work sound more exciting.  Guy Fawkes gave us the opportunity to practise some of these words:

"I scratched the fireworks", said Mohammad.

Diwali Divas

We have been learning about celebrations around the world.  One of the celebrations we explored was Diwali.  We learnt that it is known as the festival of light and one of the parts of this festival is lighting diva (pronounced "diya").  We made our own diva using clay and tea-light candles and then we decorated them with paint and glitter.  Happy Diwali everyone!

"I have got Diwali stuff", said Mohammad.

I am learning to use a word card

In Writing we have been learning to use our word card.  It has some words in the colourful boxes and these help us to write our story.  If we need to write a word that isn't on our card we can say the word slowly and write down the sounds we can hear instead.

"I can write my name", said Mohammad.

I am learning that illustrations help me read the story

In Reading we have been learning that the illustrations help us to read the story.  If I am unsure of a word I can look at the picture and it can help me.

"I can look at the picture", said Mohammad.

Bunnings visits Elm Park

This week we were lucky enough to have Bunnings come and visit us and put together a fun day where students got to build a project.  Nga tamariki had an absolute blast hammering, glueing, problem solving and painting to create a masterpiece.  Here is a brief snap-shot of the fun:

"I liked painting my photo frame.  It was tricky using the hammer."

I can match the correct number to the set of objects

In Maths we have been learning to match the correct number to the set of objects.  This meant counting how many objects there were and then finding the number that corresponded with that set.  We then played games to see how quickly we could match them up.

"It was easy matching the numbers because I can count the dots."

I am learning to make sets to 10

In Maths we have been learning to match the right number to the right set of objects.  Mohammad had to choose a card and then put the right number of candles on the cake.

I am learning about shading and reflection

In art we have been learning about shading and reflection.  Students observed an apple and then drew the shapes they could see onto different coloured paper.  Once the shapes were all cut out and stuck together students then looked at the apple again to see where the shiny bits were and where the shadows were.  They used white crayon and charcoal to show this on their apples.

"I like my apples."

We are learning to point to each word when we read

We are learning to point to each word when we read a story.  This is called one-to-one word matching and it helps us to focus on each word that we read.

"I am reading flowers."

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