Term 3
What are we doing this term?
Inquiry - The Past - what is change?
Maths - Telling the time, Measurement, Addition and Subtraction
Writing - Recount of experiences, describing the past and the present
Reading - Predicting, Making Connections, Inferring, Summarising/Retelling
Art - Fabric and Fibre, Calendar Art
P.E - Gymnastics, Folk Dancing
Important Notices:
Reminders:
A reminder that it is recommended that children walk together with a friend, sibling or parent to and from school if they are not part of the walking school bus. This ensures their safety and your peace of mind.
Library day - Tuesdays. Books may be kept for 2 weeks.
Homework and Spelling - given out and tested on THURSDAYS - will be available on this site.
News - This term instead of news, your child will come home with a 'What is it bag' on their day (only once or twice this term). Instructions are attached to the bag.
Homework for Week 10
Learning in Week 9
We have been learning about persuasive writing and the types of words we can use to give our opinion. Here is Mana's opinion about which dessert is the best!
Homework for Week 9
Learning in Week 8
We brainstormed a lot of words with the oy sound.
Here are some great ones we thought of.
toy
boy
enjoy
oyster
destroy
annoy
buoy
soy
Homework for Week 8
Learning in Week 7
Marshmallow is... -->
We made bubbly, sticky marshmallow and then wrote some similes about it. We learnt about how a simile compares 2 things using 'like' or 'as'. Now we are even adding wow words! Have a look at some of the first ones we tried.
Homework for Week 7
Learning in Week 6
We have been learning to connect ideas that are similar by using hexagons. We drew our favourite thing from the Howick Village and then decided what connected our ideas together. Some things were connected because they were buildings, some were all made of wood, and some moved with wheels.
Homework for Week 6
Learning in Week 6
Our trip to Howick Village was great fun! Here are some pictures from the day.
Homework for Week 5
Learning in Week 4
Some of our reading groups have been practicing a play. We have been working on taking turns, reading with expression, and making sure we pause for punctuation. Have a listen to one of our plays!
Maths
We are still working on subtraction. We are reading word problems and looking for maths clues that could help us work out how many to take away. Here is Leila's way of working it out using playdough.
Homework for Week 4
Learning in Week 3
Maths
We have been learning about subtraction in maths, and are learning to use a range of materials to help us. Look at how many ways we can solve a problem!
Inquiry
We played guess who with our baby photos this week. We had to look at things that were the same about a person, and something that had changed. We then guessed who everyone was. There were a few surprises! We learnt that someone's hair can be red when they are born, and turn blond as they get older.
Homework for Week 3
Learning in Week 2
We're improving our gymnastics skills every time we go! On the beam, we are learning to walk in small steps with our arms out for balance and beginning to get head and eyes looking straight ahead. Take a look at us go!
We are also learning how to safely do a forward roll. This means our chin is tucked in and our hands are out flat.
Writing
We used our inquiry focus 'The Past' to help us with our writing this week. We made popcorn in a pot, the way they would have made it in the olden days, and focused on recounting how we made it. We also made microwave popcorn and popcorn in a popcorn maker, and finally designed our own future way for making popcorn. It had to be faster, less messy and even easier to eat! We knew that it needed heat to make. Here is Zara's future popcorn maker!
Homework for Week 2
Learning in Week 1
We had a good first week easing back into school after the holidays. We started Gymnastics, learning how to use all the equipment, and also did some writing about our holidays. The squares learnt about money in maths and how there are lots of ways we can make $10. Here are the ways we figured out so far.
