Bunnings visits Elm Park

This week we were lucky enough to have Bunnings come and visit us and put together a fun day where students got to build a project.  Nga tamariki had an absolute blast hammering, glueing, problem solving and painting to create a masterpiece.  Here is a brief snap-shot of the fun:















"I am hammering louder.  I like the sharp shells."

I am learning to add numbers up to 5

In Maths we having been learning to add 2 digits together when the total is no more than 5.  We learnt that when we add 0 to a number we are adding nothing so the number stays the same.  We also learnt that when we add 1 to a number it is the same as saying the number that comes after.

"I can count my fingers when I am adding numbers."

I am learning to say the number that comes after

In Maths we have been learning to say what number comes next in the line.  Michael had to choose a card from the pile and then put a counter on the number that would come next on his game card.

We are learning to point to each word when we read

We are learning to point to each word when we read a story.  This is called one-to-one word matching and it helps us to focus on each word that we read.

"Michael is reading the book."

Baking Cookies

During mat time we read the story "The duckling gets a cookie".  This led onto a discussion about what types of cookies we like and what kind of baking we do at home.  Nga tamariki decided it would be fun to make some special cookies at school.  After baking the cookies we decided to share them with others, just like the duckling did in the story.  It made us feel happy to see people smiling when we gave them the special treat we had made.

Welcome to my e-Portfolio!