Thursday 15 December 2016
Thursday 8 December 2016
Thursday 17 November 2016
Thursday 27 October 2016
writing
Today room 4 did something different in writing . instead of writing a story , Mrs bridgman wrote a sentence and we had to make it better by using our imagination however we still had to set a success criteria which was : strong verb(s) , connectives , vocab , and punctuation.
Tuesday 20 September 2016
Friday 16 September 2016
Our favorite animal by James and Henry
Our favorite animal is blue and lives in the sea - can you guess what it is? It is a Dolphin!
I like dolphins because they can do lots of tricks and swim fast.
Mufti Day
Today is muftiday. We can get: hot dogs, muffins, and last of all drinks. Mufti is when nearly everyone in the school gets dressed up. There are about 500 people in Parnell School.
Thursday 15 September 2016
Wet morning tea time by Evan
When the two bells went, we went inside because it's rainy.We played Lego because it's fun. I found my Lego ship and a little car. The ship had a super hiter that can break through anything. At lunch time I am going to play with it.
Ethan coming to my house ByJosephine Li
On Friday my friend Ethan is coming to my house to play. We are going to eat Ice cream and we mite play MONOPOLY or we counld play on my phone or the iPad. I bet Ethan will play on the IPad because he wants to play on the racing game. Last time when he came he said "Can I play on the IPad?'' Off course he can. I told him the password then he saw a racing game. His car is very fast so he zoomed to the the finish line and came first so that's why I think he will play on the IPad.
My favorite animals by Jamie
My favorite animals are:rabbits,giraffes and lions. Giraffes are cool because they are spotty, rabbits are cute because they are small an soft and finally I like lions because they could fight and have sharp claws.
Tuesday 13 September 2016
Our favourit animals By Josephine and Adhya
Josephine:My favourit animals are:Rabbits,Pandas and Cats.
Adhya:My favourit animals are:Rabbits,Tigers,Cheeters and giraffis.
My favorite animal is? Evan and Henry.
Our favorite animal is a blue, silly, cute and get attacked by sharks and is also smart.It's a dolphin.
my favourite animal by Ada and Ruby
Spotty, tall, brown and yellow, guess what animal this is? It's slower than a cheater and faster than a snail. It eats leaves from tall trees and it has hooves that are good for galloping. It's a giraffe!!
my favourite animal
Edward's favourite animal is green Aniconder because it is one of the biggest snakes.The biggest Aniconda can eat:lions,sheeps,pigs and rats [reptile].My favourite animal is the South Armerca Alligtor.They've been found in:deep mud and muddy swamps all aound the everglades.
my favourite animal by Lynae and Maddie
My favorite animal is a Koala because they are grey and Koala's are cute and cuddly. They live in trees in Australia and they sleep a lot.
Our morning!
This morning we had 2 different teachers. We did some writing about whatever we wanted even though it wasn't Friday (free writing day). We didn't do what we usually do such as : setting our success criteria (how we know we've done a good job), buddy feedback or 7 things. However Eddie, Lynae, Evan, Ada and Jamie did use the coloured crayons.
After writing we did Maths. The triangles group went first with the teacher and learned bridging to ten. Meanwhile the Squares were doing Mathletics.
During morning tea time, we played outside.
Finally Ms Bridgman arrived back at school after visiting a different school.
After writing we did Maths. The triangles group went first with the teacher and learned bridging to ten. Meanwhile the Squares were doing Mathletics.
During morning tea time, we played outside.
Finally Ms Bridgman arrived back at school after visiting a different school.
Friday 2 September 2016
Thursday 1 September 2016
Thursday 25 August 2016
Sunday 21 August 2016
What happens to waters stretchy skin when soap is added to the water?
Bubbles
by Ada
Yesterday
in class we experimented using water and soap. First we blew bubbles just using
water and a blue stripy straw. Next we added a tiny bit of soap to the water.
When we blew the bubbles again they spilt everywhere. It was a huge mountain of
bubbles! Then we blew bubbles outside. One of the bubbles floated swiftly above
the trees and out of the school.
Friday 19 August 2016
Wednesday 17 August 2016
Saturday 6 August 2016
Wednesday 3 August 2016
Tuesday 2 August 2016
Working together is part of some Daily 5 activities.
Read to Someone involves reading with a buddy - one student reads while the other Checks for Understanding, asking 'Who?' and 'What happened?'
Friday 29 July 2016
Surface tension and soap
We have been investigating the states of matter -solids, liquids and gases and the properties of water. This week we explored surface tension and water drops as well as surface tension and soap.
We learned that soap breaks surface tension because the molecules pull away from each other.
we had a lot of fun blowing bubbles and watching them wobble and float away into the distance.
Here are some pictures of us!
We learned that soap breaks surface tension because the molecules pull away from each other.
we had a lot of fun blowing bubbles and watching them wobble and float away into the distance.
Here are some pictures of us!
Thursday 7 July 2016
Tuesday 5 July 2016
Monday 27 June 2016
Friday 24 June 2016
Thursday 23 June 2016
Sunday 19 June 2016
Saturday 18 June 2016
What's my favourite part of this story? By Henry.
We have been learning to give our opinions about what we are reading about. Sometimes we all have different ideas and thoughts about books we read.
Friday 17 June 2016
Wednesday 8 June 2016
Visits from Constable Cyrus for Road Safety
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| Making sure students can fit their own seatbelt correctly |
Friday 3 June 2016
Sunday 15 May 2016
Thursday 12 May 2016
Tuesday 10 May 2016
Wednesday 27 April 2016
Saturday 16 April 2016
Thursday 31 March 2016
Homework guidelines for those who missed this communication.
Kereru team Homework.
I have had some questions about homework so I will take the
opportunity to answer them and explain about homework in the Kereru team........
Research tells us that not much is gained from 6 year olds
doing lots of homework. But it is a good idea to get children into the habit of
attending to some short, formal activities related to school from time to time.
READING: We expect children to read at home, to an adult,
daily. This might be their reader from their group lesson, their independent
reading book selected by them from a box below their instructional level which
will be ‘easy’ for them, their library book which you may need to read to them,
and on Friday it will be their poem book –yes believe it or not, this IS
reading and you need to sign it to show you have either listened to them read
their poems, or helped them to read them, or you may have read some of the
poems to them.
If there is no book in the book bag, it does not mean no
reading. It simply means that you should ask them to select a book from home to
read to you, or for you to read to them.
Read to your child as often as possible for as many years as
they will listen. My own daughter was still listening to stories when she was a
teenager as she listened while I read to her younger brothers. She talks about
those books still, many years later. Picture books are great for discussing
pictures and stories. A family chapter book is a wonderful way to engage in
conversation, in teaching children how to react to a mystery or a scary moment
or a joyful one. Read in English or in your home language. Children need to
hear the richness of language read by a competent reader.
SPELLING: Home
Learning Book: In it will be a variety
of guides for you to read. Please do so.
There will be a list of spelling words which they can practise at home
according to the guide. Three or four or five words a week is fine to learn.
They should be able to tell you a
sentence using the word, and they should be able to write the word. They may want to write a sentence using the words.
They can practise this in the Home Learning Book using one double page a week.
When they know the words (and this may take a week or more) they can tell me
and I will check their progress. This is Home Learning and may not always
be “marked.” We do not “test” these words. They are practised in class in various ways, after the child has learned
them.
BASIC FACTS: We expect the students to learn basic facts as
set out in the guide in the Home Learning Book. Those who know their basic
facts with instant recall are far better equipped to move along in Maths.
Remember you can play number games in the car, walking the dog etc.
Mathletics: Tasks will be set according to the student’s
level, once we get underway. One or two tasks a week is what is expected and if
they are keen to do more, they can go onto Rainforest Maths on the Mathletics
site. Plenty of excellent activities there.
We want our students to spend time playing outside,
exploring, climbing, using balls and bats, running, having fun. From years of
experience we know this makes for a far happier student than one which is made
to sit doing Homework for long periods of time when they are only 5 or 6 years
old. Please attend to the necessary items over a 10 to 15 minute time frame ,
then let them play outside. Thanks
- Jill Bonniface, Kereru Team Leader.
Wednesday 9 March 2016
Making Lavender Bags with Grandma.
Yesterday Grandma came to Room 4 and we helped her to make some Lavender Bags so she could sell them at the Gala on Sunday. Grandma needs to buy some more fertilizer and things for the gardens that she looks after so beautifully. Room 4 were really pleased to be able to help because Grandma takes vegetables from our gardens to the City Mission.
Friday 4 March 2016
Retelling our Big Book
We have been practicing retelling our stories to check we understand what happened and in what order.
We are using our time words to retell just like we do when we write a recount - First, then, next, after that, finally.
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