Saturday, 7 December 2013

Week eight in our classroom.

Hello everyone and a warm welcome to this last weeks' photo record - lots to enjoy this week, I hope you have a great time looking at the photos with your children - maybe they can tell you a little about the friends they can see on this Blog and recall the week we just shared.

Liam is already five and has just moved house so he will start with us next week in our class.
VISITORS: We have had lots of new children coming on their school visits this week as they turn five either very shortly or in the school holidays, so our class is busier than usual.

Tyesha on her first visit at morning tea time.

Here is Isla, another new visitor - well done for remembering to bring your hat to school Isla.

This is Rocco on his first visit too.

Keira is not a visitor! She has completed another sticker chart already!

This is Roman, he will be five in the holidays and had a lovely morning with us.

Do you already know Zara? She had her first visit as well this week - great to see such a happy face.

On Mondays we have our art session and also the i-pad boxes.
Here you can see Luca and Bella learning together.


Pattern making.

More visitors from Kindy  - we are all enjoying a chat.

Wednesday discovery time - K-Nex in Room Two - always a favourite, following instructions this week.

Learning how to make repeating patterns with two colours...

Leo is working with three colour repeats now...

Ryah is exploring our new Mini Rainbows reading resource - a talking pen! Edward loves it too.

Digging in Discovery Time.

Lexi using the reading pen too.

Sharing electronic devices.

Making Christmas cards in Discovery.

Adding actions to our performance song and dance.

Tine for a tea party!

Luca is a tree!

Ella and Talie joining in the tea party too.

Cody made a monster.

Nathan can colour in so beautifully!

Good heavens - Max is making an incredible burrow...

He even fits inside!

Jack is a tree too.

Fab stickers Connor!

Way to go, Ben!

Keira is a growing shoot!

Gracie came on her first visit.

Sam visited us as well.

Great growing Chantelle!

Dan is a tree!

Some of our favourite books.

Making Maths puzzles and learning to read our numbers to ten.

Nathan is teaching Lexi her teen numbers.

Cameron can order numbers easily now and knows the next number is ten.

Sharing time...

Leo shared his photos so well today!

Buddy reading with Room Seven is a joy on Thursdays.

Dan is learning to write his numbers - keep it up Dan you are doing really well!

NEXT WEEK

Monday - please return your library books is possible, our library is now closed for the Summer and Mrs Little has to do a big stock take! Kaden and Liam start school and Mrs Corcoran will be helping out in our room this morning and taking the class this afternoon whilst I continue to train our Peer Mediators for next year.
Tuesday - we will continue to rehearse our show songs this morning so please come to school on time! I will be sending home a little newsletter this week outlining special events and dates for this term including clothing requirements for our show (nothing amazing, don't worry, Mums!)
Wednesday - Mrs Savill is 'touring' with the ukulele band today, going to a couple of Kindergartens and Retirements homes to entertain them with our singing and playing. Mrs Lawrence will be teaching in Room One and Discovery Time will be taking place as usual.
Thursday - remember Show and Tell, bring come thing special to share!
Friday - whole school assembly, special awards this week - the Principals challenge.
Thanks for reading the Blog please leave a comment, it makes my day! Mrs S.


Star of the week, week eight.

Our Star of the week this week is Rylee, who has a great attitude at all times at school. He is always happy, helps his friends, tidies up our class and does his very best when learning. He is motivated to do well and is a great chap. Well done, Rylee, I was so excited that your peers wanted to sing 'Ka Pai Te Mahi' twice to you!

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Week seven in Room One.

Wow Corey is amazing, filled up another chart already!
Hello everybody - apologies for the late posting! Thank you for your patience…..

We're learning about making repeating patterns - Connor knows what to do!
Discovery time (just a few photos)

Playing puppet shows

Who are you?

Ryah can make a repeating pattern too...

The girls made up a super show between them on Wednesday in Discovery Time.

Gosh, Rylee's junk model car is amazing!

Dan is learning about patterns too.

Group patterning on the mat.

Making patterns with other apparatus.

Athletics Day what a superb runner you are, Corey.


Edward is a really fast runner too - brilliant boys!

Our performance dance is just beginning - come along to the Junior and middle syndicate show in a couple of weeks and watch us please!

NEXT WEEK
Last week of library opening - books will need to be returned this week and no more until 2014!

Whole class photo - this was taken on Friday and will be on show outside room one if you would like to see it to order - individual envelopes are coming home this week for your orders (see newsletter).

Discovery on Wednesday - no home reading tonight.

Star of the week, week seven!



Our star of the week this week was Connor for great attitude and learning.Well done Connor, you have settled beautifully into Room One,you are kind and helpful, you are really interested in learning to read and write and I am delighted with your progress. Keep it up!

Thursday, 21 November 2013

Star of the week, week six.

Mira is our star this week, for her super attitude, kindness and willingness to help others. Mira is a talented artist who enjoys making things, draws and colours very carefully and has a real flair for art. She enjoys learning and does her best at all times, she listens attentively and can answer questions well.
Keep up the great attitude Mira and thanks for waiting patiently for your turn to receive our award! Enjoy the class 'cuddly blanket' you have taken home this weekend!

Week six in our classroom.

Hunter and Mikaela from Room 3 brought our share of beans and garlic front he schools' edible garden  - we will make something to eat with them next week (watch this space!)
Hello everyone, welcome to our class Blog for week six this term. Sorry it is shorter this week than usual but I have been off school with an injured calf muscle (that'll teach me to go running in the evening without making time to warm up! Anyway, enjoy...

Do look at our big Discovery Book, a record of our Wednesday Discovery sessions with Room Two.

Show and Tell (sharing time on Monday)

Making a number puzzle up in a small group in Maths.

This is how we share our toys on the mat - we call it doughnut sharing.

Two of the boys making up the number train to 20.

On Friday we all watched the first round of Birchwood's Got Talent - here is Emily singing to us all.

Rylee has been counting carefully 1:1.

Watching the Talent show.

Nathan and Lexi sharing her books.

Playing the car game on the mat learning to read dice patterns and moving the cars correctly space by space.

Mira enjoying the Friendly Farm and counting her animals.

Leo can count up to seven now.
Shhhh! These are a surprise for Christmas!


Nathan started school this week and loves the Maths computer games.

Welcome, Nathan.

Breanna in the Talent show.
NEXT WEEK
Monday - Show and Tell, bring something to share. Art this afternoon.
Tuesday - Mrs Savill is on CRT so Mrs Corcoran will be our teacher today.
Wednesday - No reading homework tonight, Discovery Time this morning and library this afternoon.
Thursday - Show and Tell.
Friday - Whole school assembly today at 2.30 pm all welcome to join us :)


Thanks for sharing our Blog see you next week!