Music

Music

This term we have been having fun playing on lots of different instruments in the music room. We have learnt how to identify the beat and play along with the music in time using the percussion instruments. We have also been learning how to play some chords on the ukulele. We have practiced singing songs and playing the ukulele at the same time and we persevered even when we found it a bit tricky to begin with. The students are working at the curriculum expectation for music.

Next writing step: Ryder, your next step is to write more each day. You are working towards adding more details and WOW words to your stories.

Te Reo

This is us playing hopscotch. We are saying the numbers in Te Reo as we hop. 

We are learning to say count to 20 and beyond in Te Reo. We are learning the names of colours, animals and simple greetings.

Visual Art

As part of this unit we also went to the art gallery where we created our own panels.

Glitter Galore

Reading

Ryder is reading at level Blue 10

Ryder can read more high frequency words and he enjoys discussing the book he is reading. His next learning step is to check that what he says when he is reading, looks right, sounds right and makes sense.

Who are you? (Social Science)

We wrote about who is in our family, what we like to do with our family, what our family likes to eat, a family celebration and family jobs and chores. We created a poster with our writing and then we drew a picture of our family. We learnt about ourselves and we are really proud of the quality poster we created.

Maths - Patterns

Learning Goal: to identify, make and continue patterns.

Ryder, your next step is to identify patterns in number sequences.

Discovery Time

During discovery time the children have a lot of fun while taking control of their own learning. The children are developing the key competencies in the NZ Curriculum of thinking, relating to others, managing self, participating and contributing, and using language, symbols and texts.