Word Work

This week we are focusing on specific words about ourselves. We will be talking about what the following words mean, putting them in alphabetical order and using them in sentences -

family
belonging
group
whanau
sibling

Whanau Hui Certificates

Well done to the students who received certificates at Whanau Hui today.

Week 6 Ask Me About

This has been a very busy week for T3R.  Here are somethings to ask me about.

• Poems
• Family News
• Family Tree - check out the Literacy Page on our blog
• Science with Mr Nicol
• Mihi
• Sport with Mr Nicol
• The Best Part of Me
• Let me Think 
• Spot it / Set
• Listen and Draw
• I Spy and Spot What books
• Memory Game
• Explain Everything

Reading to T3R

Today Jono shared a fun picture story with T3R. We really enjoyed listening to him read. Well done Jono you are a teacher in the making!

Let Me Think

This week during Let Me Think the students are participating in a variety of workshops that strengthen their cognitive functions. We have been listening to directions and drawing what we hear, scanning pictures to find objects, playing a game called SET and using our memory to recall a variety of seen objects. Here are some photos from Day One:

Family News

This week for writing we will be working on some short writing activities. Our first writing task is called 'Family News'. The children will be given the opportunity to write about something that is happening in their life, it may be a family birthday, a trip or holiday (that they have had or are looking forward to), a special visitor, an activity, a tooth falling out or a new addition to the family (a new baby or pet). We will be completing this writing at school however in preparation for it you could ask your child:
What special family news would they like to write about?
Who is this news about?
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
Why is this special family news?
How do they feel about it?

Week 5 Ask Me About

This week we have been doing lots of exciting learning. Please ask me about:

Enrichment
Hockey
The Best Part of Me writing
Compare and Contrast Map
Word of the Week
Swimming
Let Me Think
DEAR
Drawing
Explain Everything to publish our writing
Basic Facts
Ladybug problem solving
Money problem solving Question
Literacy Plan
Maths Tic Tac Toe
Looking at the numbers 64 and 104, what is the same? What is different?