Friday, 25 July 2014

Eat Your Words!

Hi everyone
I'm glad everyone enjoyed making your names with fruit and vegetables in week 1 with Sanitarium.
What a scrumptious lunch you made! Golden brown chick pea patties and crunchy coleslaw.
Post your comments here about your cooking experience at school or at home. Thanks again for Sanitarium's generous efforts in providing everything for our nutritious and creative cooking lesson.














Friday, 18 July 2014

Term 3 Homework



Room 4  Homework      Term 3  of 2014

Our topics this term is on Belonging.
Our homework routine consists of:
  • Reading to an adult every day.
  • Learning spelling words.
  • Learning any times tables and basic facts for that week.

As well as that, choose from the following independent learning projects and do one every week:

Activity

Completed
(tick)
Adult sign

Write a “Who am I” clues about a family member or a team sport or any activity within a group for your friends to solve.



Make up a board game on multiplication and division facts.



Write an acrostic poem on belonging.



Write a recount of something exciting you did at home.



Make a model of your special place.



Compare and contrast your role in school and at home.



Be a data detective, find out something from your family and friends (e.g. The Favourite Drink) and present the results in a graph. Remember to write a conclusion.



Draw a Y chart on “Belonging to a group” – what can you see, feel, or hear?



Interview someone in your family about belonging to a group and present the questions and answers to class.



Make a homonym and antonym chart for any word such as ‘get’, ‘good’, ‘go’’, ‘ nice’, ‘happy’.



Create a word search on belonging for your friend to solve.



Retell a story you’ve read and write about the author’s views.



Design a logo for a family treasure or something you love.



Draw all the groups that you belong to and explain why they are special to you. For example, your family, school, church, sports team, music group and so on.



Make a collage of the things you like.



Find a book or website about a sport team or religious or cultural group and write a list of interesting facts.



Draw a map on your community to show your house, school, church, park, library, community centre and so on.





Term 3 Newsletter

Dear Parents and Caregivers,                                  

Kia ora, Ki orana, Malo e lelei, Talofa Lava...
        Welcome back to term three and it is great to see the children are refreshed and ready to start a new term.  Our topic will be on Belonging. It would be appreciated if you could continue using your home language to share your experiences about belonging to different groups to engage in your child’s learning. Please call in anytime to have a chat about our learning.

Our class programme for term 3
Mathematics
 
focus will be on addition, subtraction, fractions and statistics.

English will focus on report and recount writing.

  Reading will be on gaining meaning from texts by making inferences and evaluation.

Topic – will inquire into the meaning of belonging and the attributes of various groups.

Our P.E. and Health programme will be on gymnastics.

Maori focus will be on introducing ourselves and describing different actions.

Visual Art- is on creative dance and making a collage.

Friday, 23 May 2014

Your ideas on Awe and Wonder

Hi everyone
Our topic this term is "Awe and Wonder". During the first couple of weeks in term 2, we were dazzled by many wonders of the world such as Great Wall of China, Pyramids of Egypt, Table Mountain, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Eiffel Tower of and many more. Also, we were totally awestruck by the Fibonnacci sequence in nature. Write down the views on these subjects and the topic you want to explore more this term.

Ms Cheung

Friday, 2 May 2014

Term 1 Recount

Hi Room 4
You've been using a range of literacy devices such as similes, onomatopoeia, idioms and speeches in your writing in term 1. Take a look at your friends' writing and make a comment.

Term 2 Homework

Hi everyone
Please remember to bring in your homework book every day for marking.
Room 4  Homework      Term 2  of 2014

Our topics this term is on “Awe and Wonder”.
Our homework routine consists of:
  • Reading to an adult every day.
  • Learning spelling words.
  • Learning any times tables and basic facts for that week.

As well as that, choose from the following independent learning projects and do one every week:

Activity

Completed
(tick)
Adult sign

Make a pattern sequence that you like and explain how it works.



Make up a board game on timestables and write the rules.



Write an acrostic poem on Awe or Wonder or something that you like.




Write a recount of something exciting you did at home.



Write a place that you would like to visit. For example, one of the famous wonders of the world, the Pyramids in Egypt.



Brainstorm different ways how seeds disperse.




Draw a Y chart about seeds or something you like to find out.



Interview your friends or anyone in your family about something you want to know. For example, do boys or girls like the same patterns?



Write a report about your favourite author or hero.



Create a word search on a chosen topic for your friend to do.




Retell a story you’ve read and write about the author’s views.



Draw a pattern that you can see in nature and explain why you like it.



Draw a lifecycle of a chosen plant or animal.




Draw a flowchart to explain how to make or do something.



Find a book or website about a topic you are wondering about and write a list of interesting facts.



Write “Who am I” clues on an object or a number.



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Term 2 Newsletter

Hi everyone
Welcome back to Term 2! It's going to be a fantastic term. On Wednesday in week one, there will be an amazing science in hall. Watch the space.
Please send in your money by Friday week 1 because swimming is in week 3 and 4.
Remember to bring your swimming togs, goggles, towel and a plastic bag.

Our class programme for term 2
Mathematics
 
focus will be on fractions, Multiplication, Division and Algebra.

English will focus on recount and explanation writing.

  Reading will be on gaining meaning from texts by using in depth questioning.
 
Topic is on “Awe and Wonder”. We will first enquire into the world of seed dispersal and the natural wonders of the world. Then the children can choose a topic they wish to explore.

Our P.E. and Health programme will be on team invasion games such as rugby/netball and fitness is on skipping.

Maori language will focus on using simple phrases to describe the weather.


Visual Arts will be on exploring patterns in nature such as the Fibonacci sequence.