Reading out loud

We are learning to read familiar poems out loud. We are trying to read with fluency and expression. As we get more confident, we can pay attention to the author's punctuation to help our reading sound more interesting.

"I can sound out words I don't know when I read out loud. I can read loudly so everyone can hear" said Mohammad

Wild animal tee shirts

I am learning to sketch a wild animal and transfer my drawing to a tee shirt.  I used special fabric markers to colour in my design.

Patterns to 5

I am learning to make and recognise patterns to 5.

" I can make a pattern to 5.  I know 2+3 =5" said Mohammad

Wonderful writing

At writing time we are learning to write all the sounds we can hear in words. This means we listen for the beginning , middle and end sounds.

"I am good at finger spacing. I sometimes I forget to do quality work."

First and last sounds

I am able to look at the first and last sounds in words to help me work out new words. Here I am looking at a picture and writing the sounds.

"I can read faster because I am learning to robot" said Mohammad

Phonics Time

Phonics lessons are a very important part of our Writing programme.

As I get more confident I try tricker things. In this photo I listened to a dictated sentence and then tried to write down what I heard and put in the correct punctuation. 

" I got to remember capital letters at the the start and a full stop at the end."

Rocket ship

We have been learning about the solar system this term.  We made a rocket with paper and a straw then blew through the straw to see how far our rocket would travel.  

Measuring Fun

During Maths Week we did Pirate Maths! One of the activities was to learn to use different standard and non-standard units for measuring with. We were learning to have an accurate starting and finishing point when we measure.

"We are measuring the ground. We were making a pirate ship."

High frequency words

I am learning to read and write my high frequency words independently.

"I can read the words and write on white boards.  I can make the sounds."

said Mohammad

Maths Fun

Owl Babies

We are learning to publish our writing for an audience, because we are authors. In Room 3 we try to present our work in many different and interesting ways to encourage people to come and read our fabulous stories!

" I am proud of the eyes because the circles are nice. I did good cutting."

Matariki

Our classroom celebrated Matariki, which is the Maori New Year. We came to school in our pyjamas and had a yummy breakfast together! It is great to share time with our whanau.

"I forgot, but I still had breakfast. I ate all the toast because I was hungry. The milo was yum with the marshmallows."

Reading in the right direction

I am learning to point to each word as I read in the right direction.

"I can look at the pictures to give me a clue." said Mohammad

Story Writing

We are learning to write down our ideas and draw a picture to match.

In the beginning ...                                   and now!

"I am remembering to do finger spaces." said Mohammad

Numbers to 10

I am learning to recognise as well as read and write numbers to 10.  I am able to write all my numbers to 10 correctly. I am still working on number 3.

"I can write up to 10 by myself." said Mohammad.

Tread Lightly Caravan visit

The Tread lightly Caravan visit was teaching us that the environment is everything around us in nature and that the environment is really important for us to live (trees for oxygen, water to drink, plants for food etc.) so we need to look after it.

"I am squirting the water to make my seed grow big. Then I can eat it I think."

Planting a garden

We are learning to care for our environment. We will make our school look beautiful.

Our class planted flowers and some vegetables for making a pizza. 

Mohammad said, " Look at the roots. It is a big plant."