Room 7's Botanic Garden Trip

Room 7 went to the Auckland Botanic Gardens on the 17th November, 2015.

We learnt how compost is made naturally using FBI - Fungus, Bacteria and Invertebrate and how to make our own worm farm and compost bin.

We were very tired at the end but we had an amazing day!

"I got to go in the tunnel and I scared Abby."

My Writing

Term 1, 2015

This is my writing at the beginning of the year.

Term 4, 2015

Look what I can write now!

This term I have been learning to use punctuation such as full stops, comma's and speechmarks and write more than one idea with details related to the topic.

" I am trying to use a capital letter and I can use finger spaces sometimes." Cohen

Rhyming words

I am learning to recognise rhyming families.

"I can write lots of rhyming words." 

I Am Learning To Add Details To My Writing

I am learning to add details to my writing.  

I can write when something happened.

"I like to write about what I do.  I can write about the different days.  I can use the blue word card to help me."

I Am Learning To Tell The Time

We have made clocks at school. 

We are learning to tell o'clock and half past times using our clocks.

"I go to bed at 7 o'clock."

Our Big Book Activity - The Snake Cake

We have been reading the big book 'The Snake Cake' and decided that we would make a snake cake  too.  We spread pink icing on the biscuits and stuck them together so they looked liked a snake.  

Then we put some blue icing on the top and M & M's too.  

Then we ate it.  It was delicious!

My Art Exhibition Masterpiece

This term we painted pictures for the 

Elm Park School Art Exhibition 2015.

The focus of our artwork was experimenting with different painting techniques, blending and shading colours together and creating repeating patterns.

To create our 'flower masterpiece' we practised mixing different shades of the same colour to create the wavy lines.  Then we used black vivid to create a repeating pattern.  We had fun putting our pictures together to create a whole flower - this was the best part!

Come along to see our artwork on display in the auditorium, during school hours, between the 

25th and 27th of August 2015.

Reading Term 3

I Am Learning About Root Words.

I can find a root word and I can make more words using different endings - s, ing, ed.

"It is easy to find the root words.  I can look for them in my books.   We practise finding them in our books and then we write them on our whiteboards.    Root words are the same words but they have different endings like s, ing, ed. "

Writing Term 3

Writing Progressions 1P:
I am learning to

• add some detail to my writing
• choose words to make my writing more interesting

We wrote about about a Kapa Haka Performance that we watched in the auditorium during Māori Language Week.  First we wrote 2 sentences and then the next day we added some more writing to make our stories more interesting.

"I like to write about my friends and food.  I sound out the words when I can't write it.  I know the word love - it's LOVE.  I am a good writer."

Cohen

Maths Term 3

I am learning to add and subtract numbers to 10.

"I can play Slide Addition on the iPads.  I played with my buddy Maia.  It was hard taking turns.  We had to slow down and count the dots so we could get the answer right."

100 Days Smarter!

On the 23rd July 2015 Room 5 celebrated 100 days of school.  

We had a small class celebration, made crowns and wrote about our favourite things to do at school.

We are now 100 days smarter!!!

Reading Term 2

"I can say most of the sounds now.  I like reading."

Cohen

Maths Term 2

I am learning to make groups within 5.

"It's fun.  I like maths.  I can use the teddies to help me count." Cohen

Writing Term 2

I am learning to spell some high frequency words correctly.

"I like to write.  It's fun.  I can write the words from the card now."

Cohen

Scooter Safety Skills Term 2

"I liked this scooter because it had my favourite colours on it - red, black and orange." 

Cohen

Butterfly Art Term 1

We used Kid Pix to create our backgrounds.  

We used black marker pen and dye to colour in our butterflies.

"My butterfly is orange and black."

Cohen

Water Safety

Water Safety Term 1

We have been learning to be safe in the pool.

"I like diving for the rings.  I can use my feet to pick them up."

Cohen

Welcome To My 2015 Learning Blog.

I am in Year 1 and my teacher is Mrs Koroa. Room 5 is my learning zone.

Welcome to my blog.