Flower Art

Look at this amazing piece of art. One of the children in our room found this Hibiscus flower on the way to school. We used the macro button on our camera and zoomed in to see the flower in more detail.

We had to sketch the flower carefully, looking at the detail of the flower. Then we chose sensible colours and did quality colouring in. It took a long, long time. Lastly we learnt how to blend two colours in the middle.

Maths Equations

You have used the Kidpix programme to write and solve your own number problem. You had lots to remember- counting the pictures and writing the matching numerals correctly, adding up the numbers and having a go at using the correct maths symbols we have been learning. It was also a huge fine motor challenge to get the arrow to move where you wanted it to. Well done!

Celebrating Matariki

We have been learning about Matariki in our class.  We learnt that it is a group of stars that marked the beginning of a new year.  You know it is the beginning of the new year when the first new moon rises after the stars appear in the sky (you can only see Matariki for a part of the year).  To celebrate Matariki we made fried bread, we learnt how to sing "Twinkle twinkle little star" in Maori and we reflected on the year past and the year to come.  Here is a slideshow of some of our learning.

Basic sight words

These are some of the basic sight words you are learning. It is important to look at the first and last sounds of the word to help you read them.

Abiram says:  I have learnt how to sound words out.  I think I need to keep practising my words in the back of my homework book.

Adding and subtracting sets to 10.

"I am putting the beans on."

Term 2 Writing

I have been writing lots of stories at school.  I can draw a picture for my brainstorm and then I use my alphabet card to help me find words and sounds that I need to write my sentence.

Abiram says:  I think I am good at hearing the sounds in words.  I think I need to practise my finger spacing some more.

Fun in the pool

"I am learning to get into and out of the pool safely. I am getting more brave at getting my face wet. I am trying to float on my back with a noodle."