Term 2 - Week 10

We have has another busy week in Room 16, with the highlight for the children being the school disco on Wednesday night. They all had a great time dancing as you can see in the photos below:

Our letter of the week this week was t so the children made tiger masks. We have been learning the sounds s, a, t and p.












Our maths topic this week and next week is measurement. The children brought a soft toy from home and we used them for lots of measuring work.

First of all we compared our soft toy to a friends to see which toy was shortest and which was tallest.

Here are Cohen and Zac with their toys. Cohen's toy was the tallest and Zac's was the shortest.

Next the whole class worked together to line up the toys from shortest to tallest. The toys made a very long line.



















Finally the children all used cubes to measure how long their toy was.

We have been writing about the frost this week as well. We went out on a cold and frosty morning to see what the frost felt like. Here the children are checking it out:

They came up with some amazing words to describe it like crunchy and freezing and then used them in their writing.


We have also been learning to play marbles as part of of play topic. Here the children are concentrating very hard, marbles is very difficult, but Anna is a marbles champion.

Our stars of the week were Stirling and Sid. Stirling has been working really hard on his reading and is making super progress and Sid is my amazing helper when it comes to tidying the class. Here they are with their certificates:

Finally, congratulations to Lydia and Sid who have both filled their sticker charts this week.

Term 2 - Week 9

Another week has gone by and another new face has joined Room 16. This week we welcomed Skyla who has had made an excellent start to school.

As our class grows we have been exploring ways to share our news so that everybody gets a turn to talk. On Monday we tried 'doughnut news'. We had two circles of children, one on the inside and one on the outside. The children took turns sharing their news with their partner who was sitting opposite them. After a few minutes the children sitting in the outside circle moved round so they got to share their news with someone different. It worked really well and the children had lots of interesting things to tell their friend.

Friday was a really exciting day in Room 16. We watched the amazing show Jumping Jack Flash this morning. It was based on the story of Jack and the Beanstalk with a recycling these as well. The children participated enthusiastically as members of the audience. Below are some photos from the show, see if your child can tell you what is happening in each of the pictures.

We also made some amazing salt dough stars today to help celebrate Matariki. They were easy to make, we just used flour, salt and water to make the dough then cooked them in the microwave. After less than 2 minutes cooking they were ready to paint. The plan was to put them on display in the classroom, but the children loved them so much they couldn't wait to take them home. Here they all are hard at work making their stars:

Have a lovely weekend everyone and I will see you all on Monday.

Term 2 - Week 8

On Monday our new friend Samuel joined Room 16. He has had a super start to school and it is great to have him in our class. 

In maths we have been doing more work on number. Here are Malachi and Stirling walking on the number bridge. They could go forwards or backwards and the rest of the class had to say the number they were standing on. It was lots of fun!

Next week is Matariki. We have just began talking about this special time of year and will be talking about Matariki more next week. During Discovery Time some of the children decided we should make our own night sky in the classroom. We used black bags to create a dark space in the corner of the room and stars to decorate with, we're not quite finished yet though. Here are the children hard at work:

Two children from Room 16 received a certificate in syndicate assembly this week. They were Cohen and Siuila. Cohen was awarded his for being a kind and considerate class member. He is always thinking of others and willing to help. Siuila was awarded hers for the effort she has been putting into her writing. Well done both of you.

 

It has been a great week for Siuila who has also filled in her sticker chart. 

Have a lovely weekend, I am looking forward to seeing you all again on Monday.

Term 2 - Week 7

For the second week in a row Room 16 has had a juicy ticket winner. This time the lucky student whose ticket was pulled out by Mr Deacon in assembly was Cohen. He was given his ticket for playing a game nicely. Here he is with Mr Deacon and with his juicy. What a treat for Cohen!

During maths this week we have been playing lots of number games. In this game we turned over a number card and the children had to find a number on their game board that was either one more or one less than than the number card. If they could find one of these numbers they covered it with a counter. It was lots of fun.

During Discovery Time the children were working on the key competency 'Relating to Others'. They were encouraged to work together effectively. Here are Isabelle and Ajay doing just that. They worked together with the equipment to build a trampoline. Isabelle made the trampoline and Ajay made the cover. What a super effort.

We have had a short but busy week and are looking forward to two new children joining our class next week. Well done everyone.

Term 2 - Week 6

We are over halfway through the term now and all the children have made such great progress. Keep up the good work. Anna joined our class on Thursday and has settled in amazingly! I will add a photo later as I forgot to bring the camera home this weekend.

The Cross Country was a great morning out and all the children tried their hardest. Special congratulations to Siulia who came 9th in the 5 year old girls race. Here are some photos from the race, I apologise if there is not a photo of your child at the finishing line.

We have been busy reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar and making Hungry Caterpillar books, our own caterpillars and butterflies. Here is a photo of them on display in the classroom. Why don't you come and have a look at the display.




















In maths some children have been playing a game of skittles. They had to roll the ball and try to knock down the skittles. Then we counted how many were knocked down and how many were left.




Finally, our stars of the week this week are Patrick and Lydia. Patrick has been working really hard on learning his sounds and Lydia has been an excellent role model for other children, always doing the right thing. Well done!