Wild animal tee shirts

I am learning to sketch a wild animal and transfer my drawing to a tee shirt.  I used special fabric markers to colour in my design.

Number line subtraction

I am learning to use a number line to help solve subtraction problems to 20.

"I can count backwards to work out subtraction problems.  I put the biggest number first.
Sometimes I can do it in my head" said Macy

Reading out loud

We are learning to read familiar poems out loud. We are trying to read with fluency and expression. As we get more confident, we can pay attention to the author's punctuation to help our reading sound more interesting.

"I can sound out words I don't know when I read out loud. I can read loudly so everyone can hear" said Macy.

Wonderful writing

At writing time we are learning to experiment with new types of punctuation. We are starting to read our stories back and check we have fullstops and capital letters in the correct places.

"I have learnt to make bigger stories and I can go over the page! I can do 8 sentences and I can sound them out better now."

Reading and writing words

I am learning to write as many words independently in 10 minutes so that I will become more confident with my Reading and writing.

"I can read now because I can robot the words." said Macy

Rocket ship

We have been learning about the solar system this term.  We made a rocket with paper and a straw then blew through the straw to see how far our rocket would travel.  

I'm on Phonics Fire!

Phonics lessons are a very important part of our Writing programme.

As I get more confident I try tricker things. In this photo I listened to a dictated sentence and then tried to write down what I heard and put in the correct punctuation. 

" I need to remember to do some finger spaces and a full stop next time." 

Measuring Challenge

We were learning to compare similar objects that differ only in length. We were experimenting measuring with non-standard units. We were learning to have an accurate starting and finishing point when we measured and use measuring language. 

"It was hard to measure the deck and I kept forgetting what number I was up too. "

Compound words.

I am learning to recognise and read compound words. I know that compound words are made of two little words.

"A compound word is 2 little words joined together to make one big word." said Macy

Maths Fun

Owl Babies

We are learning to publish our writing for an audience, because we are authors. In Room 3 we try to present our work in many different and interesting ways to encourage people to come and read our fabulous stories!

"My Owl is so cute and fluffy. I liked the story."

Matariki

Our classroom celebrated Matariki, which is the Maori New Year. We came to school in our pyjamas and had a yummy breakfast together! It is great to share time with our whanau.

"My Dad helped me make the toast. I liked the milo with lots of marshmallows. "

Beginning and end sounds

I am learning to look at the first and last sounds in words to help me work out new words.

"I can look at the first and last sounds because it helps me" said Macy

Story Writing

We are learning to write down our ideas and draw a picture to match.

                     In the beginning ....                                 and now!

"I am learning to do finger spaces and full stops. It is tricky to do the last sounds. I like my stories" said Macy

Groupings with 5

I am learning to know the sum of 5 and any other number to 5.  I know to start with 5 in my head and count on.   I am able to do this without help from materials.

" I can put 5 in my head and then count on to the number on the dice." said Macy

Kai and Korero evening

At the start of the year Elm Park School had a Kai and Korero evening. Our families, students and teachers got together to share what happens in our classrooms and then we finished with a picnic.

Macy said, "My Dad comes to school and he can do real hopscotch!"