Our Favourite Things...

We love sharing our favourite things on Fun Friday. This week we got to see lots of interesting treasures. We are learning to use a clear voice when we tell our buddies about our special things and we try to tell lots of interesting details. We have to use super listening skills when we are listening to our buddies and we can think of questions to ask them.

Junior Assembly

 

This week at Junior Assembly these wonderful learners were awarded certificates.  They have been doing some great story writing and learning lots of new words. Harold the friendship trophy is awarded for being a great friend, and following red part of the rainbow by using kind words and actions.

Super Sloths

This week is Fynn's first week of school. His favourite animal is a sloth. We didn't know much about sloths so we headed to you tube to find out some interesting facts.Look at these clips and see if you can find out an interesting fact.

ABC

We have been making great choices at reading time. Today, at Daily 5 reading time, Molly and Annelise finished this whole puzzle by matching pictures with the first letter of the word. Annelise took a photo to share their great learning choices. Tino pai girls.

Nice nests

This week some of our Room F learners are learning about the letter  n. Lots of words start with the letter n like... Nose, nest, nail, needle, neck and nice. Look at the nests they made, they look neat.

Maui's Dolphin

Our canvas has been sold! All of the money raised in the silent auction is being donated to the WWF to help protect this endangered species of dolphin. We are really happy that our canvas will be going to Kate's house. She said she might put it in her bedroom! Thank you to all the families that put in a bid.

Numbers Everywhere...

Today during maths time James has been working with numbers to ten. Look at the great sequencing he has done at choosing time...WOW.

Groovy Glasses

This week some of Room F are learning about the letter g. It is a tricky letter to write so we have been practicing a lot. There are lots of things that begin with the letter g, like ... Gorilla, gate, guitar, glove, green, garden and glasses. Today we made groovy glasses. We think they look great. What do you think?

Rapunzel

Today we enjoyed a performance of Rapunzel. It was a bit different than the traditional story and it had some very funny characters. Our favourite characters were Simon Cowel, Rapunzel and the a Rapping Prince. Make sure to ask your child about their favourite part of the show.

Maths

We have been doing some great learning in maths.
We have been practicing fast facts to 10. Look at all these number sentence puzzles Abby did.

We have also been practicing our careful counting. Look at the great matching Prada -Lee did.

Endangered Animals

We have been talking about some very special animals that are endangered. Endangered means that there are not many left so they need special help and to be protected. Check out this clip about the top 10 endangered animal species.

Wobbly Jelly

This week we have been learning about the letter j. We learned a poem about jelly.

  

J is for jelly.

Wobble, wobble, wobble.

J is for jelly.

Gobble, gobble,gobble.

On Thursday we made some jelly. It smelled yummy as we stirred it to dissolve the sugar. On Fun Friday we got to eat the wibbly, wobbly jelly. We got to pick from red, green or orange. It was so yummy we enjoyed gobbling it all up!

 

Wonderful Word Work

At reading time we have been practicing learning words during Daily 5. Look at the super puzzles Emma did today. Tino Pai Emma.

Happy Birthday to You

On Fun Friday it was Q Bears Birthday. He was six years old. We invited all our teddies. It was fun making party hats for them. We had birthday cake and we made iced biscuits with lollies on top. At the end of the day Q Bear gave us a balloon to take home, thanks Q Bear.

Great Learners

In assembly we celebrated some awesome learning. These great learners have been trying hard with all their school work and writing some super stories by themselves. Tino Pai, we are proud of you.

Word Work

We are learning that pictures carry a message or tell a story. This week for word work we sequenced and retold nursery rhymes and fairytales. Check out our super learning.

Buddy Time

On Friday we went with Room D to see our big buddies in Room L. They shared their scientific learning with us about change. We got to see an experiment about how coca cola reacts when you add mentos mints.
Check out these photos of the cocoa cola fizzing up and shooting out of the bottle in a sticky fountain...

Super Learners

These super Room F learners got Certificates in Junior Assembly on Friday. They have been following the red part of the rainbow and doing great learning. Well Done.

The letter p...

This week we have been learning about the letter p. 

P is for princess, Poppy, pop, pants, pizza, pasta, parrot, pirate, pig and popcorn. We had lots of fun on Friday making pigs and eating popcorn. We think our pigs are pretty cute. What do you think?

Get Set Go

Today we started the Get Set Go fundamental physical skills programme. We learned some fun games with Carla that practiced skills like balancing, jumping and lots and lots of moving. We went snake hunting and played the party hat game. We loved all the activities, thanks Carla, we can't wait till next week.

 

Work on Writing

We like spending time at the writing table to practice our writing. We are learning to make letters the correct size and form them correctly. Look at the shopping list we wrote to practice our writing.

The Letter M

This week we have been learning about the letter m.
We thought of lots of things that begin with the letter m like... Mum, milk, money, make up,
 Miira- Rose, mountains, monsters and monkey's. We watched a clip of a very cute monkey learning how to play and climb. Then we made our own cheeky monkey's. Check out the clip.



We also read a book called The Monsters Party .We had fun on Friday making our own crazy monsters.

Making Boats

On fun Friday we had lots of fun making boats with Room D. We have be learning about the letters b and f. There were lots of creative ideas like flags, sails, seats, wheels and motors. Everyone was really great at trying new things. After lunch we launched our boats to see if they would float. They all did!