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!

Our First Day...

Today we had a very busy day. There is so much to learn about each other. We shared about what we enjoyed doing in the holidays. 

• Zoe went to Christchurch on the ferry boat. She played in the playground.
• Abby went on the sea biscuit and on the boat with her family.
• Leighton was riding his red bike with his brother Addison.
• Gracie had presents at George's birthday and she got a turn on the ipad. 
• Mrs Anderson went to Foxton beach. She went swimming in the ocean.

Today we learnt how to read books by ourselves. Did you know there are 3 ways you can read a book?

We practiced reading by ourself. We know to ...

1.  sit by yourself
2. read quietly
3. stay sitting in one spot
4. keep reading

 Welcome to Abby, Gracie, Zoe, Leighton and Riley. You are going to have a wonderful time at Manchester Street School.

Yummy, Milk in Schools.

On Monday we will be starting the Fonterra Milk in Schools programme. We are all looking forward to having a delicious drink of milk at school. Thanks Fonterra. Check out this clip to learn more about it.

Special Visitors

On Friday we had some special visitors. Jessica's pet rabbit and guinea pig came to school. There names were called Chocolate Brownie and Fudge. They were very small and very cute. We got to pat them gently and they were very soft and fluffy.

"I like the guinea pig best because it was small and soft, " said Alex.
"I like the bunny rabbit the best because it was very soft," said Rebecca.
"I like when Chocolate Brownie went to explore our classroom," said Kompton.