Number, Geometry and Measurement

Number
We have been focusing on number recognition to 100 and numbers before, after and between to 100. We would love to practice this at home!

Shape

We have been learning to;

• Identify and Describe 2D shapes according to how many sides and corners they have.
  
• Discuss differences and likenesses of the shapes
• explore, experiment and talk about the form and function of the shapes in their own language
  

The students used a range of 2D shapes including, triangle, square, circle, oval, pentagon, hexagon and diamond to draw a person.
At home, have a game of I spy a shape for students to practice describing and locating shapes e.g. objects around home and food.

Seaweek 7th-14th March

This week is Seaweek - a celebration of our living ocean.

We brainstormed all the things that we thought of when we heard it was Seaweek. Then we wrote a sentence about what makes the sea special for us.

• The sea is special because you and me can see the fish. By Holly
• The sea is special because I can see the fish in the water. By Eliza
• The sea is special because I like looking at the dolphins. By Alice
• The sea is special because I can see the whales. By Henry
• The sea is special because I like swimming in it. By Leon
• The sea is special because I can see fish and hermet crabs. By Finn
• The sea is special because I can see jelly fish in the sea. By Edward
• The sea is special because I like looking at the dolphins. By Olivia
• The sea is special because it is fun to swim. By Bridie
• The sea is special because I like fishing. By Noah
• The sea is special because I jump off the wharf with my Dad.By Oscar
• The sea is special because I eat fish & chips there. By Ryan
• The sea is special because I see fish. By Georgie
• The sea is special because there are squids. By Sam
• The sea is special because I like going to visit. By Sophia
• The sea is special because I love the fish. By Alana
• The sea is special because you can find paua shell. By Rufus
• The sea is special because there are octopus. By Oliver
• The sea is special because I can see a whale. By Jack

We drew an octopus sea picture. There are some photos of our pictures at the top of the page. Come and check out our finished product in the class!

Swimming

The 10th of March will be our last swimming session for this term

Our visitor - Radha Sahah

Today we had Radha Sahah visit us. She is a very talented singer/song writer. She has written a lot of the Kiwi Kids songs we love to sing in junior assembly and in our own classes.

We sung a few songs with Radha and she taught us how to use expression in our singing through the use of loud and soft voices. Some songs we sung and danced to were, Hey Crocodile and Copy Cat Rap. We made up some of our own verses for 2-legged mice, which was fun. We got to play some instruments while we sung.

We asked Radha some questions. One question we asked was “Why do you write songs” she replied with, because they bubble up inside me and make me feel happy and I hope they make other people feel happy. They certainly make us feel happy when we sing them!

Bridie thanked Radha for sharing her songs and having fun with us.
We all used our best manners and are looking forward to welcoming another visitor to our class!

New Students

Welcome Eliza and Oliver to Room 2!

Sun Safety

We used our green hat thinking (creative thinking) to make a beach bag. Mrs Cody gave us a piece of material and we had to design and make our own bag. We were given a choice of 20 items to put in our beach bag to take to the beach. We were asked to choose 6 of the items. We had to think carefully about what to take so we would be safe in the sun. We chose wisely! Some of the things we took were, sun lotion, sun hat, glasses, drink bottle, lunch and a t-shirt.

Road Safety with Constable Julie

Questions for Constable Julie.

Constable Julie visited Room 2 on Friday 19th of February with her teddy bear friend ‘Officer Ted’. We got to have turns holding Officer Ted while we asked Constable Julie some questions about road safety, which we had been thinking about in class. Here are some of the questions we asked Constable Julie’s and her answers.

• How do traffic lights work?
-There are pressure pads under the road that measure how much traffic there is. This makes the lights work. Some lights will turn red to make traffic stop and other lights will turn green to let traffic go. The lights are designed to only let one lot of traffic go at a time to stop cars having crashes.

• Why do we have to walk on the footpath?
-the footpath is a safe place for people to walk.
-you are not allowed to ride your bicycle on the footpath.

• Why do you have to watch before you cross the road?
-You have to stop, look, and listen otherwise you might end up squished like a hedgehog or possum.

• Why do cyclists have to ride on the road?
-It is not safe for people walking if cyclists are on the footpath.
-If you are cycling on the road and are under 10 years old you have to have someone with you who is 10 years or older.

• What makes people crash?
-not allowed to use cell phones when driving now because they caused a lot of crashes.
-people not concentrating, being tired or distracted
-people reading maps or not looking at the road
-people driving too fast. Not allowed to drive faster than the speed signs even if you have a super duper-racing car!

• Why do we have to wear seatbelts?
-You have to make it click.
-If you are not buckled in and you are in a crash you can go flying out the window and get very hurt, a bit like a squished hedgehog or possum.

If you’re in the front seat
Or if you’re in the back
Click goes your seatbelt
Before you hit the track….

Traffic means anything that goes on the road! Not just cars but trucks, vans, bicycles, motorbikes etc….