Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Week 1

Letter of the Week:  C c

Poem:

  

Term 4

Welcome back to term 4. What an exciting term we have planned! 
We begin exploring water and sun safety by having a visit from Hiwi the Kiwi. 
In week 2 we begin swimming lessons. These lessons will be everyday so the children need to bring their togs everyday. 
Later in the term we will be exploring plant and gardening.

Our literacy program this term is using strategies that will be displayed on our 'cafe' wall. Come in and check it out. The 'Cafe' program and Daily 5 work together to support the children to become great readers with strong reading strategies.

Exciting times! 

Are We Safe?

Week 9 and 10

Wow again a busy week! We had a wonderful disco last week with the children showing how good they were at dancing. Well done.

Letters of the week:            Ww          Yy

Words of the week:     went                 you

Poems: (last week we had the police visit and we learnt how to keep ourselves safe crossing the road, on buses, and crossing train tracks.)

Stop, look, and listen before you cross the street.
Use your eyes, use your ears,
Before you use your feet.

Week 10 Poem:

Do you like toast for breakfast?
Do you like salad for lunch?
Do you like tacos for dinner?
What do you like to munch?
Crunch, crunch, crunch.

Week 8

Letters of the week:       Pp         Vv

Word of the week:        Here 
(repeated as many children are still learning this word)

Poem / short story:      Donkey, Donkey. 
(This week has been provided by Mrs Harris)

As promised....more photo's from production...Enjoy!

Week 7

Letter of the week:    B b
Word of the week:   is

Poem:                                     Pat a cake, pat a cake.

Pat a cake, Pat a cake, baker's man

Bake me a cake as fast as you can; 

Pat it and prick it and mark it with a 'B', 

And put it in the oven for Baby and me. 

Week 7

Wow what a week! The production was amazing with the children doing a fantastic job as Mrs Wishy Washy and her farm animals. Here are some of the photo's from the matinee performance. I will upload some from the evening performances next week. They will also be available on the dvd.

Week 6

This week we have been very busy practicing for next weeks production so we have not worked on a poem however we have been learning nursery rhymes.





Letter of the Week:    Ff


For production the children of Room 1 need to bring black pants and a long sleeve black t shirt if possible. The rest of their costumes will be provided. Can't wait to see you all there.

Week 4 and 5

The letters we have been working on over the last two week are:

        Ll             Tt                      H h                 Th 


Words:              look            to            here             the 



    

For Aerobics festival - Middle School

Buddy Reading with Room 3

We have been practicing reading and listening to reading with Room 3.

Maths - Weight, volume and capacity

We have been learning to order and compare objects by volume and capacity, using direct comparison using our own language. We have been using cooking to explore these concepts. So far we have made brownies, donuts, and lolly cake. Yummy!

Measuring Volume and Capacity

Week 1 - This week we have begun to explore volume and capacity through water play. We talked about how size and shape of each container effected the amount of water. We will continue this exploration over the next few weeks.

Welcome to term 3

Having morning tea together.

Working together.

Week 1 - Welcome back. We have a busy term ahead and the children have made a strong start back into routine this week. The children have returned to class with great enthusiasm for learning. Fantastic! Here are some photo's of the children working together, playing together, and learning together.

Matariki

Here is the legend of the creation of the milky way.

It's my bread.

This week we have been reading the book 'It's my bread'. So the children and I decided to make some bread and butter.
A fantastic chance to explore science through the 'changes in matter' that happen during this process.  


The Bread

The Butter 


This started as a liquid and through action became a solid. Exciting stuff!

Week 3

We are continuing to add to the daily 5 reading program and last week we added the step of 'reading to self'. This week we will explore the next steps in this program of learning the steps to 'read to someone else' and 'listening to reading'. We are also supporting the children's learning of sight words through the Early Words program. If you are wanting to know any more about this programs please ask the children or call in and see them in action.


Have a great week.

We are exploring changes in matter.

We are learning about the different types of matter... solid, gas, and liquid. This is an fun and exciting topic to explore as we become young investigators.

Week 2 - We are learning to tell time

Song for Reading

Term 2

Wow! Welcome to term 2. With our class size growing some of the children have moved to Room 2 so we are starting this term with a small class. 
This term is another busy term. 
I am adding 'the daily five' to our reading programme to support their developing reading skills. I hope your children come home sharing their exciting journey. We begin by learning about the different ways to read a book. 

Week 9 Shapes

Cicada as they shed their skin.

The challenges of a snails life.

The life cycle of the monarch butterfly.

Week 7

This week we continue observing our tadpoles as they turn into froglets. We are also beginning to investigate other creatures and their life cycle beginning with the butterfly and then on to snails. I expect and encourage your child to share their growing knowledge about these creatures as well as how we can find out about them. We will add any facts and information that your child brings from your discussion to our knowledge poster. Enjoy your week!

Week 6

Exciting News! Our tadpoles have back legs! The children have been very excited this week as they noticed the tadpoles (or polliwogs) have developed their back legs. They have been bring in playground friends to have a look. Fantastic sharing of knowledge. We also made a display to show the life cycle of a frog. Many of you will be able to see our tadpoles and display when you come for parent interviews next week. See you then!

The Tadpoles

We have some new visitors in Room 1. Welcome to the Tadpoles! We will be investigating these amazing creatures and the challenges they face in their life cycle.

Fergie the Frog

Life cycle of a frog

Week 2 Discovery Day

This week we had a Discovery Day. We spend the morning working together creating, discussing, and sharing ideas. It was fantastic with lots of learning, smiling, and laughing.

Welcome to term 1

•  We have a busy term ahead of us, beginning with learning the school and class room expectations and rules. We will also be looking at our goals for the term and these will be celebrated on our 'tree of challenges'. 
• We have a new running track and will be using it during our daily fitness program so children will need to bring their school hats everyday.
• I will update our blog with a new post each week so visit us here and check out our learning experiences.  

I look forward to getting started on Monday and can't wait to get started. See you Monday.


Mrs Francis