Maths - knowledge

Maths

Blake, you are developing your knowledge of place value by learning how many tens and ones are in teen numbers.

Your next step is to solve addition and subtraction problems by counting on and back.

Swimming

Creating

This week we read the book Clever Mr Brown. Mr Brown made an aeroplane that didn't fly very well. We had a go at making our own aeroplanes and then tested them out to see if they would fly.

Maths - strategy

LG: to solve addition and subtraction problems that involve 10 as one of the numbers.

Blake, your next step is to consistently solve these problems in your head (imaging).

Dance & Drama

Maui catches the Sun

Blake, even though you didn't end up performing you still learnt our class jump jam 'Kotahitanga'.

We were learning to:

·       Perform a movement phrase using locomotor and non-locomotor moves 

·       Work cooperatively with other children when performing a dance sequence 

·       Discuss how facial expression, movement, and gesture can be used to create meaning  

 This is us rehearsing our dance (unfortunately you aren't in this video)

Writing

Next Writing step: Blake, your next step is to use your word card to help you with writing high frequency words. 

Music

Music

 

This term we have been having fun playing on lots of different instruments in the music room. We have learnt how to identify the beat and play along with the music in time using the percussion instruments. We have also been learning how to play some chords on the ukulele. We have practiced singing songs and playing the ukulele at the same time and we persevered even when we found it a bit tricky to begin with. The students are working at the curriculum expectation for music.

Te Reo

This is us playing hopscotch. We are saying the numbers in Te Reo as we hop. 

We are learning to say count to 20 and beyond in Te Reo. We are learning the names of colours, animals and simple greetings.

Visual Art

As part of this unit we also went to the art gallery where we created our own panels.

Glitter Galore

Who are you? (Social Science)

We wrote about who is in our family, what we like to do with our family, what our family likes to eat, a family celebration and family jobs and chores. We created a poster with our writing and then we drew a picture of our family. We learnt about ourselves and we are really proud of the quality poster we created.

Maths - Patterns

Learning Goal: to identify, make and continue patterns.



Blake, your next step is to identify patterns in number sequences.

Discovery Time

During discovery time the children have a lot of fun while taking control of their own learning. The children are developing the key competencies in the NZ Curriculum of thinking, relating to others, managing self, participating and contributing, and using language, symbols and texts.

Reading - Term 3

Blake enjoys responding to the stories that he reads and making connections to what he already knows.

Blake is learning to check that what he reads looks right, sounds right and makes sense.

Discovery Time

Blake, it was great to see you problem solving with your friends how to get the ball out of the tree.

Science - What's Up?

Blake, you enjoyed our trips to the zoo and the museum. I hope you have been able to test your lantern out.

Maths - Time

Blake your next step is to be able to say what day comes before or after a given day.

Art

Maths

Maths

Blake you have been learning your '5 and' facts.



Your next step is to be able to picture this pattern in your head so you don't have to use your fingers.

P.E

P.E - Large Balls

LG: to pass and catch large balls

To pass we had to look at the person we were passing to with our hands in W shape. To catch we had our hands up ready.

Maori

LG: to know our personal mihi

Technology

We are learning to:

• Define specifications (features/ properties) for a boat that will float
• Design a boat that floats
• Create a boat and test/observe whether it floats
• Reflect on the results and discuss any changes you would make

We designed a boat using what we had learned in science about floating and sinking. We looked carefully at the materials we used, as we wanted the materials to be light and waterproof, so that they wouldn’t soak up water and sink. 

Science

Blake chose an object from the classroom.

He then

• asked the question; will it sink or will it float? 

• made a hypothesis stating what he thought would happen

• tested his hypothesis by placing his object in the water

• observed what happened and reflected on his hypothesis

Reading

Reading

LG: to get my mouth ready to make the first sound

Maths

Maths

WALT: to say the number that comes before in the range 1-10.

Connect

We shared with our buddy the things that we like and they shared

what they like. We found we had some things in common and some

differences. This discussion helped us to learn how to "connect"

with others in our school.

All about me

I like playing Avengers (it's a Marvel Lego game), riding on scooters, playing games like beebots, I like bananas, apples and sandwiches.

I don't like little balls, I like green big balls like a beach ball.

My family: My brother Jackson, my mum, my nana and my dad. I like going to the park and the pool.

I like the slide at school, I like swings at school and I like eating sandwiches, banana and apple at school.