School Visit #2

On Thursday we had our second School visit and Lilly, Sammy, Olivia and Zoe came along.  Today we learnt about numbers and Miss Collins could see which numbers we knew.  It was a Maths day!

We read Pete the Cat and made a Pete the Cat with buttons popping off.  We also watched the video online about Pete the Cat.   Here are some photos of our Pete the Cat and below that is the video we watched.

 After that we looked at numbers and Miss Collins discovers we could all recognise the numbers to 10.  She was very excited about that!  Next we practised writing rainbow number 4's and we talked about how it can look different in different writing or fonts.  After that we practised making numbers out of playdough.

After that we played a game of Pete the Cat recognise the number using a dice.  Miss Collins rolled the dice and we had to count the dots and colour in the number.  Miss Collins thought we were a bit clever because we could recognise the dots and didn't need to count them and then we could quickly find the number and colour it in.  Miss Collins is going to make this into a game for our class because now we know how to play it and it was lots of fun. 

What a great school visit we had!  We worked out that in five more sleeps we could come back for another one!

Being A Learner: Our Inquiry Celebration - A Grandparents Afternoon Tea

Today we had our Kakano Inquiry Celebration which was a Grandparents Afternoon Tea.  The students have been learning about their families and discussing things that make their family special.  

Today each class made an afternoon tea item which was shared across the other classes which meant we had a selection of foods to have.  We had tea and coffee for the adults and juice for our LNS Learners.  

The Room 1 Learners then showed their artwork, writing and read their browsing books to our Grandparents.  The Grandparents commented on how much they loved spending time at school with their grandchildren.   Mrs Cherry wished she was a grandparent of a LNS learner so she pretended to be Karter's Nana!    The LNS learners showed wonderful Respect by letting the adults go first and by passing plates of food around to share.  

Thank you Grandparents for coming along today! 

Kayden and Taua

Maia-Grace and Nana

Ruby and her Nana

Amelia, her Mum and her Great Nan

Aaliyah and her Nana

Bellah with her Papa and Nan 

Having afternoon tea

Lockie, Nana and Grandad Richard from Ashburton

Kaleb and his Nana

Mrs Cherry pretending to be Karter's Nana

Being A Learner: Gymnastics @ Kiwisport

Last week Nate took us for our fortnightly Kiwisport lesson.  We started our Gymnastics unit.  First we practised moving around in a small space, balancing and played a game called Space Invaders for a warm up game.  We explored moving in different ways.  

After this we learnt about stretch and tuck shapes.  We practised making these.  After that we went over to the mats and learnt about pencil rolls.  We had to try and keep our bodies nice and straight.  It was tricky!  Then we learnt about a cup roll too and practised that too.  

Being A Learner: The letter Cc and the Letter Kk

We use the Jolly Phonics order to teach our letters.  So we don't teach the letters/sounds A, B, C etc in order.  

The order we use is... 

s, a, t, i, p, n
ck, e, h, r, m, d
g, o, u, l, f, b
ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or
z, w, ng, v, oo(book), oo (moon)
y, x, ch, sh, th

We use this order so that we can learn to quickly write small words like sat, sit, pit, pin, tin etc.  Each child has a sounds booklet to practice at home.  We also use this video clip at school each day to help us.  

 

Each week we focus on a letter/sound 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 Cc and the letter Kk.    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. 

At the moment we LOVE alphabet songs so Miss Collins has posted a couple of videos/songs about the letter Cc and the letter Kk that we might like.  

How many Cc and Kk words can you see and hear in these You Tube Clips Room One?

Being Respectful, Responsible and a Learner: Congratulations to Brooklyn, Ruby, Cairo and Maia-Grace

Today we had Whanau Time in the Kakano Block instead of our usual whole school assembly due to the rain.  Room One and Three came together in the Learning Centre to talk about our PB4L focus for the week.   

Our PB4L focus for this week is Be Respectful: ‘Look after the environment and equipment’

This week Brooklyn and Ruby received the Principal's Award for Being A Learner.

Maia-Grace and Cairo-Capri received the award for 'Caught Being Good'.

It was lovely that Ruby's Dad joined us for Whanau Time.

Congratulations to our award winners for this week.  

Being A Learner: Our First PE Lesson

We have started our Run, Jump, Throw PE unit.  As part of this we learn how to throw a shot put and discus, run in lanes, jump over hurdles and the high jump, long jump and long distance running.  It is a lot to learn!  We get to showcase our skills at our whole School Athletics Day at the end of the term.  Here are some photos of us practising our shot put. 

Being A Learner: Room One's Letter of the Week is... Pp

 We use the Jolly Phonics order to teach our letters. 

 So we don't teach the letters/sounds A, B, C etc. 

 The order we use is... s, a, t, i, p, n ck, e, h, r, m, d g, o, u, l, f, b ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or z, w, ng, v, oo(book), oo (moon) y, x, ch, sh, th.  

We use this order so that we can learn to quickly write small words like sat, sit, pit, pin, tin etc. 

 We also use this video clip at school each day to help us. 
Each week we focus on a letter/sound 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 Pp. 

 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. 

 At the moment we LOVE alphabet songs so Miss Collins has posted a couple of videos/songs about the letter Pp that we might like. 

 How many Pp words can you see and hear in these You Tube Clips Room One?

Being A Learner: Our First Kiwisport Lesson with Nate

On Friday we had our first Kiwisport lesson with Nate.  We have Kiwisport every second Friday and every other Friday we practise the skills that we learnt at the last lesson.  

We played a game to develop our locomotor skills which involved us moving around others.  This is an important skill for invasion games.  

After that we played a game where we had to move through the hoops in different ways and drop a bean bag for the next person in our team to pick up.  It was good to practise taking turns in a relay situation.  

Being A Learner: Room One is OPEN for Learning!

This year we welcomed 11 new learners into Room One with Miss Collins and Mrs Cherry.  We have been busy learning the new school routines and getting to know each other.    Miss Collins teaches us until 11.30am and then Mrs Cherry takes over. 

When we come to school we have a daily 'Morning Message' to complete.  Miss Collins changes it each day.  On Tuesday we drew our family and Miss Collins took a photo.   

Being A Learner, Being Respectful and Responsible: Visiting Orana Park

Last Wednesday Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 all went to Orana Park.  We went by bus and we went as part of our Inquiry Learning.  It was great to be able to make real connections with our learning.  When we got to Orana Park we split into five groups and a Zoo School teacher took us around the Park.  Some highlights were seeing tigers and lions close up, feeding the giraffes and seeing the gorillas.   We saw lots of different animals in real life and it was amazing to see the size in real life.  

Here are some photos from our day.