WALT order numbers to 20

 WALT order numbers to 20.

The Seahorses have been working on ordering numbers to 20. 
We made sure we knew all of our numbers to 20 first and then we talked about what 'ordering' means. 
We used a game called 'Race to 20' which helped us to order our numbers quicker!

'I can find 18 and 5.'

WALT sketch self portraits

 Room 4 have been learning about drawing self-portraits. We started by sketching a picture of our face and neck.
Then we used pastels to colour ourselves in. The last part was the border! We used corrugated cardboard to design a cool pattern around our portraits. Check out my awesome work!

'This is me.'

WALT make a prediction about our story.

WALT make a prediction about our story.

The giraffes group have been learning about making predictions in a story. We have been making some of our own predictions throughout our books. We know that a prediction is like a 'guess' about what we think is going to happen.

'I know what is going to happen. I told you so.'

Shape Pictures

We are learning to recognise 2d shapes in every day life.

 

Room 0 have been busy exploring shapes in a range of different ways.  One activity we did was to choose a range of 2d shapes and put them together to create a picture.  By doing this nga tamariki are able to see how shapes can be seen all around us every day.

"The machine has a giant magnet", said Michael.

Finding Root Words

We are learning to identify a root word.

In Reading we have been looking for root words and discussing different word endings we find in the book.  By practising this we are able to decode unknown words more effectively.

"I am a snake.  I can find the words", said Michael.

Descriptive Words

We are learning to add interesting language to our story.

In Story Writing we have been brainstorming adjectives (describing words) and trying to use them in our stories to make our work sound more exciting.  Guy Fawkes gave us the opportunity to practise some of these words:

"Describing words are tricky", said Michael.

Diwali Divas

We have been learning about celebrations around the world.  One of the celebrations we explored was Diwali.  We learnt that it is known as the festival of light and one of the parts of this festival is lighting diva (pronounced "diya").  We made our own diva using clay and tea-light candles and then we decorated them with paint and glitter.  Happy Diwali everyone!

"The evil king has lots of swords", said Michael.