Being A Learner: The Letter of the Week is Vv

Each week we focus on a letter to learn, read and write about.  

We do this through phonics, singing, reading stories, handwriting, alphabet activities, letter writing, play dough, Language Experience, make and do and lots of other things.  

This week we are learning about the letter Vv.  We will learn its name, its sound, how to write and recognise it and about some things that begin with this letter.    

The teachers love planning exciting learning experiences to help us learn our letters.  

What starts with Vv?

Here are some videos to help give you some ideas! 

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Being A Learner: Our Shape Walk

Today we went on a Shape Walk around our school.  

We were able to identify lots of shapes within our playground.  

It was exciting to take our learning outside into our wider school environment.  

We have put the photos into a slideshow and we are going to write about what we found. 

Being A Learner: Kapahaka

Each Monday we go to Kapahaka with Matua Anton.  

Today Peyton from Room 3 led us with Susie from Room 5 in Kia Tau and Miss Collins caught it on film.  It was wonderful to see the leadership being developed from such a young age.  

Being A Learner: Ww is for Walruses

Today we watched a You Tube Clip about Walruses as part of our Writing.  We watched the video one and then we watched it again to gain more information.  It was interesting!

Here is the video clip that we watched.  

   

After that, we created a plan with three ideas using pictures.  Next we will write about our three points into a story.  Watch this space!  This will be our first writing on our wall this term!  

Being A Learner: Ww is for Windmills

Today for Language Experience we made windmills because windmills start with Ww.  

Mrs Tizzard organised this learning for us and we watched a You Tube clip about wind.  

We enjoyed making windmills!

Being A Learner: Learning About Shapes

Today we started learning about Shapes.  

We talked about 2D and 3D shapes and Miss Collins put the shapes into a feeley bag and we practised asking questions to guess the shape.  

Next we made shape pizzas and then we counted the shapes we used.  This is our first work on the wall!  They look great!

Being A Learner: Room One is OPEN!

Today Room One opened with five students.  We have had a busy morning settling into School.

Being A Learner: The Letter Ww

Each week we focus on a letter to learn, read and write about.  

We do this through phonics, singing, reading stories, handwriting, alphabet activities, letter writing, play dough, Language Experience, make and do and lots of other things.  

This week we are learning about the letter Ww.  We will learn its name, its sound, how to write and recognise it and about some things that begin with this letter.    

The teachers love planning exciting learning experiences to help us learn our letters.  Ww is a tricky letter as lots of people get it confused with Mm and it makes different sounds.

What starts with Ww?

Here are some videos to help give you some ideas! 

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Being A Learner: The Kakano Learning Centre

In the holidays the Kakano Teachers change the theme of the Learning Centre each term. 

 This term we have set up the Learning Centre as a Veterinary Clinic.   We have hunted out and made things to add to the Clinic so the students can develop their Oral Language skills and social skills.  We're not sure who will have more fun?  The Kakano Students learning in there or the teacher creating the environment?

The Vets Kit

Forms to fill out in the Waiting Area

The Waiting Areas (Our houses that we made last term, repurposed)

Key vocabulary and words to help us

Teddy in the operating theatre

A chicken in its crate

A sick dog?

An overview

The front counter awaiting a receptionist/Vet Nurse

 Vets only area!

Our welcome whiteboard

Reception and the Staffroom

Being A Learner: It's the Holidays!

Yay!  It's the holidays!  

Here are 10 ideas to try that are free or cheap!

1. Take a walk in the Botanical Gardens and Hagley Park
2. Visit the Canterbury Museum
3. Walk the Bridle Path
4. Bake at home using our Basic Biscuit recipe on the blog, decorate and EAT!
5. Make a hut inside using blankets and chairs and then have a picnic inside it. 
6. Go on a colour hunt in your house. Take photos of a certain colour and make a PicCollage.
7. Write a letter to someone
8. Visit the local Library and get some books out
9. Make a “city” with cars, toys and boxes for buildings
10.  Make a mini-themed play area: in a large rectangle bucket or tray create your own play scene. For example: use a smaller container (like an empty margarine container) filled with water, and in the rectangle bucket place rocks, small twigs, bark or sticks from trees for an outdoor scene

We look forward to hearing about your holiday adventures!