WALT read back our writing

WALT read back our writing.

This term we have been learning about how to write
awesome stories. We started by drawing pictures and
talking about our ideas. Then we started writing our ideas
down in a sentence. We have even started using full stops!
When we come and see Miss Donnell we check that our
work makes sense by reading it to her.

'I can write 2 sentences. Tomorrow I want to write 3!' -Erica

Travelwise Walking School Bus

At our whole school assembly Erica was presented with a certificate for completing 100 walks with the Walking School Bus.

Well done Erica!

WALT order numbers to 20.

WALT order numbers to 20.


The Seahorses have been working on ordering numbers to 20. We made sure we knew all of our numbers to 20 first and then we talked about what 'ordering' means. We used a game called 'Race to 20' which helped us to order our numbers quicker!



'I am working with Michael. I put all the numbers in the right place. It was easy to find them!'

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 purple t-shirt and my hair ties'

WALT make a prediction about the story.

WALT make a prediction about the story.

The giraffes group have been learning about making predictions in a story. We have been making some of our own predictions throughout our books. We know that a prediction is like a 'guess' about what we think is going to happen.

'The shark is going to eat the octopus's legs because sharks like octopus's.'

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 giant ice cream truck.  It has lots of circles, some triangles, squares and rectangles", said Erica.

Finding Root Words

We are learning to identify a root word.

In Reading we have been looking for root words and discussing different word endings we find in the book.  By practising this we are able to decode unknown words more effectively.

"I could find all the root words", said Erica.