Term 3 - Week 6

So sorry this post is delayed. I forgot to bring the camera home with all the photos from the week!

Wow - Week 6 already, I can't believe we only have 4 weeks left this term. We were lucky enough this week to have 2 sessions with Ben from Futsal. The children had a great time working on their soccer skills and we all learnt lots of new drills.

We have been bust learning about 2D shapes over the last week and on Wednesday we went for a shape walk around the school. We found shapes in lots of places. Why don't you go on a shape hunt at home?

On Thursday we were lucky enough to have some students from Nayland College put on a concert at Nayland Primary. This was perfect timing for us as we have been learning about sound for our science topic this week. There was a range on instruments being played and some great singing voices. The children got to sit at the back on the chairs!

On Tuesday some friends from Nayland Kindergarten came and visited us at school. They joined us for Jump Jam and did some writing activities with us. It was great to have them at school and we can't wait until they start. Here they are in our class:

Term 3 - Week 5

What a great week we have had in Room 16. We have been busy learning all about the food pyramid and how to make healthy choices. Here is the food pyramid we made using some play food. The children now all know what types of food are healthy choices.

After lots of planning we have also started to make our dioramas. The children had a great time painting the inside of their box and have begun making things to go inside. Hopefully they will be finished next week but you can't rush a masterpiece! 

In maths we have been learning all about shapes this week. The children have taken part in lots of fun activities to support their learning.

A big thank you for all the healthy and delicious food the children brought along for our shared lunch on Friday. Here are a few photos of the food and the children enjoying the healthy choices:

Finally, congratulations to Isabelle who was our Star of the Week. Isabelle has been working very hard learning all her sight words. 

Term 3 - Week 4

We have once again had a busy week in Room 16 this week. We have been learning more about dinosaurs, researching what scientists think led to them becoming extinct. What do you think?

Below is a link to a great website that has lots of information about dinosaurs and some dinosaur games the children can play (these cannot be played on an iPad unfortunately):

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/dinosaurs/dinosaurs.htm

Every Wednesday is sharing day in Room 16 and the children bring along some amazing things for us to all look at. Here are some of the items children brought last week to tell the class about:

We are working on extending our questioning skills - encouraging the children to listen carefully to what their friend is telling them and respond with an appropriate question. Sometimes the children share with the whole class and sometimes with a buddy. They always have a lot to say!

Here is Patrick our superstar with his completed star chart. Well done for working so hard.

We have all be excitedly watching the progress of the new Tiger Turf outside Room 8, and it is now almost finished. Hopefully the children will be able to play on it next week which will be great. I am sure it will be a popular choice. 

Have a nice weekend everyone. 

Term 3 - Week 3

We were lucky enough to have an amazing visit to see the Dinosaur Exhibition at the Nelson Museum this week. The children represented Nayland Primary amazing well and we all had lots of fun. A big thank you to Mrs Green who ran the programme for us and all the parents who came with us. Without you the visit wouldn't have been possible. Here are some photos from our morning out:

Sid and Neve checking out the models

Some amazing fossils

Making playdough dinosaurs

Some more fossils

Matching the information cards to the paintings

Wow! Look at the size of this dinosaur footprint.

Congratulations to both Sam and Sid who have filled sticker charts this week. They are both feeling very proud of their hard work and excellent behaviour. Well done!

Our letter of the week was 'f'. The children made some frogs with mouths that open and close. Here is Neve with her frog:

The children have all been working very hard on their writing this week. Our writing stars for the week are Ajay, Malachi and Sid. Check out their great work below:

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

Term 3 - Week 2

Kia Ora,

This week was Māori Language Week. The children have been learning a range of greetings in Māori, particularly:

Tēnā koe  (Hello to you – 1 person)

Tēnā kōrua  (Hello to you two – 2 people)

Tēnā koutou  (Hello to you – 3 or more people)

Have any of the children been using these greetings at home?

On Monday we were lucky enough to have Mr McLennan, a Science teacher at Nayland College, come and show us some science experiments and Cohen and Ajay even got to be his helpers. Here he is in action:

A special thanks to Cohen's Mum who bought us some dinosaur eggs that have been hatching in the classroom this week. The children have been very excited watching the eggs crack and the dinosaurs grow. Here is Sam showing what the egg looked like before we put it in water. You will have to come into the class if you what to see the dinosaurs now.

The children also did some excellent work grouping dinosaurs. Working together in pairs, using pictures, they came up with their own categories. Here are Nykita and Monique (Plates and No Plates) and Sid and Ajay (Plant Eater and Meat Eater).

Finally, we have to say both tēnā kuotou and haere rā to Peter, Max and Rory. They joined our class this week but will be joining Mrs Somerville in Room 6 next week.