WALT count backwards from 10

WALT count backwards from 10.

The Starfish have been working on counting backwards from 10. We used teddy bears to help line up the numbers and we counted them backwards. Then we had to line up the honey pots backwards too!

'I know how to count the numbers backwards and forwards.'

WALT sketch self portraits

 Room 4 have been learning about drawing self-portraits. We started by sketching a picture of our face and neck.
Then we used pastels to colour ourselves in.

The last part was the border! We used corrugated cardboard to design a cool pattern around our portraits. Check out my awesome work!

'I like my eyes and my hair and my ears and my lips and my t-shirt.'

WALT read for meaning

WALT read for meaning.

One of our stories this week was about things we like to do. We talked about some of the things we liked to do and school. Some of the things were in the book too! This helps us to relate to the stories we read.

'There are so many things I like to do at school. I have lots of friends.'

Shape Pictures

We are learning to recognise 2d shapes in every day life.

Room 0 have been busy exploring shapes in a range of different ways.  One activity we did was to choose a range of 2d shapes and put them together to create a picture.  By doing this nga tamariki are able to see how shapes can be seen all around us every day.

"I made a machine with the shapes", said Kimberly.

Recognising Sight Words

We are learning to recognise the magenta sight words.

In Reading nga tamariki have been making great progress pointing to each word and using the pictures to help them read a sentence.  Each week we have a new "word of the week" and students do their best to identify that word in their book.

"It was easy finding the word "are" because I could spot it", said Kimberly.

Descriptive Words

We are learning to add interesting language to our story.

In Story Writing we have been brainstorming adjectives (describing words) and trying to use them in our stories to make our work sound more exciting.  Guy Fawkes gave us the opportunity to practise some of these words:

"Fluffy or hot are describing words", said Kimberly.

Diwali Divas

We have been learning about celebrations around the world.  One of the celebrations we explored was Diwali.  We learnt that it is known as the festival of light and one of the parts of this festival is lighting diva (pronounced "diya").  We made our own diva using clay and tea-light candles and then we decorated them with paint and glitter.  Happy Diwali everyone!

"The divas are lights", said Kimberly.