Thursday, 28 July 2016

Our first week in Term 3 2016.

Show and tell on Monday - Sol had made a jet pack!


Caitlyn loved her first visit.

We began our unit on shape and went on a shape discovery walk, if you would like to see the book with all of us in , it is in our purple corner.



Last term, after our visit to Kindy, every child wrote a story about the trip and I made them into a book - here we are giving a copy to Elaine!

Great, we even got a wee play at Kindy after donating the book!

Jayden started school on Monday, welcome Jayden!

Riley started school the same day as Jayden! Welcome Riley!

Our beginner writers and their whiteboards...writing our names.



Making shape pictures - these are on show in our purple corner too.



Kayla working on Core 5.

Our letter this week i 'l' so we made lips on lolly stocks to take home and play with.


Parker was going to make a tiger with his shapes but decided a snake was a better option.


Oh my goodness, Jayden has filled sticker chart number 2.

Alex has completed chart number 3!

Making music in Discovery on Wednesday.

Box play in the sun.

Play dough is awesome.


Making concertina books to keep.

At the end of every discovery session the lead teacher calls the children back for a plenary and chat about the learning.

Sharing our play.

Te Ao Kori, learning to play the sticks.


Riley H had his first visit.

Tyler was on his second visit but this was his first opportunity to wear his school uniform.

Sharing on Thursday.


Mrs H teaching with the big book for this week - Lost'.

Music lesson on Thursday afternoon.


Kathryn from St.John's came and taught our children many important things about the services who can help us.

Would you believe she even bought a child sized jacket for our special helper of the day to wear?

Wow, Jayden and Miecke fitted into an adult sized jacket - what a team!

We all had a go putting our finger into he little device to test book pressure - it was great fun.

Sometimes we may need an oxygen mask - this is what it may look like (we heard to working too).

Not at all scary! The children were able to feel water vapour coming into the mask .

Problem solving maths on Friday following the Three Billy Goats Gruff story - the task was to make a bridge for the goats to safely cross the river....

Teamwork!




This is Mrs Hawkswell, she is getting to know the children as some of them will be transitioning to Room 2 .


A goat to cross the river!


Buddy reading with Room 7.

Naleah is becoming an amazing writer - this certificate was to celebrate her progress with unaided writing.
Thank you for your time reading our blog, I hope you enjoyed finding out what your children were learning this week in case they do not tell you much!


NEXT WEEK
Monday - remember your gum boots as we are going on a walk to Monaco for our science unit.
Show and tell as usual.
Tuesday - Mrs Savill is on a PB4L course as part of the PB4L team and Mrs Lawrence will be teaching in Room 1 with Mrs H.
Wednesday - remember your library book. We are also going to visit our friends at Birchwood Kindy.
Thursday - Welcome back to Mrs Lawrence who will be teaching again with Mr H. as Mrs Savill is on a Circle Time course. Remember your show and tell.
Friday - whole school assembly at 2.30 pm please join us.

Star of the week week 1, term 3.

Our star this week is Miela as she has returned to school from her holiday full of interest, focus and excitement to learn. It is great to see such enthusiasm and I am very proud of her progress. Ka pai, Miela, keep this up and you will be flying in Ngaio class!! Welcome back.

Thursday, 7 July 2016

Principles Challenge award

Jayden is our star this week - he is a fabulous problem solver, always prompt to help out and find a solution, whatever the problem. He is quick and decisive. Jayden, you have awesome ideas, keep it up, I really value your contributions in class.

Last week of our second term in Ngaio classroom.

Monday morning show and tell - doughnut sharing circle.

Animal warm ups for gymnastics - can you guess what we are today?

The obstacle course is awesome!

Hoop games - we were meant to be doing hula hoops but Eddy and Jayden invented a super game where you have to dive through the hoop!

Bunny hops.

Catching the quoits as they fall off our heads when we are balancing, Mrs Savill!

Hand print painting for our books which will come home at the start of next term (I forgot to give them out today - whoops!)


Maths games with our buddy class, Rm 10.


Welcome to school, Parker!

Welcome to school, Tahlia!

Kobe can count all her counters correctly to make groups up to and including 10 now.

Making shakers for our music sessions.


Parker working to write his name himself.

We chose to sing Jingle Bells!

Ka pari, Kayla, you can read six more of your Early Words!

We have Spacemen for our finger spaces in our writing books and the children totally loved using them this week.



Mrs Shepard reading to the classes before Discovery Time on Wednesday.

Boxes are fun!


Copying sight words onto the peacock.

Kobie is so proud of her work today.

Maddie was matching mosaic shapes and patterns so well.

Thursday show and tell time.

Tyler was on his first school visit.

Riley was visiting too and brought his cards to show.

Parker enjoyed learning about the dolls.

Rafe has filled his first sticker chart.

Whanau time, Matariki art making stars.

K.I.T books going home again for these super writers.

Almost a full class - only a couple children missing!

Writing numbers...


Special Friday certificate time...Kobie.

Miecke.

Eddy.

Alex.

Naleah.

Kaden.

Rafe.

Maddie.

Have a super holiday and see you in a couple of weeks x