We are learning to tell the time.

In Room 8/26 we have been learning how to tell the time. We have been focusing on o'clock and half past. 

Check out our awesome clocks we made next time you are in the classroom.

Celebrating Matariki in Room 8/26

Matariki is the Maori New Year, it is an important Maori celebration. The seven stars that make up Matariki are Matariki, Tupu-a-nuku, Waiti, Waita, Waipuna-a-rangi and Ururangi. There are lots of different ways to celebrate Matariki such as through music, songs, food and family.       

In Room 8/26 we celebrated Matariki by having a feast, making star cookies, reflecting on our goals for the term, learning a waiata (song) and going to the Auckland Museum to learn more about Matariki.

WALT write describing words

Its mouth has a triangle but it has no line at the bottom. Its whiskers are white and long. It's skin is snowy and has some black on its face. Its ears hear from 9 metres away. My cat has spots on its ears, Its eyes are blue like the sea. When I scare it it scratches me with its sharp claws.

We are learning how to catch and pass small balls.

For PE we have been learning how to catch and pass small balls. 

To pass the ball we need to have our hands up in the shape of a W and push the ball out from our chest. To catch the ball we need to have our hands up ready.

We have been showing our school value of Resilience by not giving up.

I am learning to count backwards to solve subtraction problems.

"I am learning to count down. I am proud of myself for doing all the answers. I find it tricky to guess what number it is, sometimes I don't know the number before."

I am learning to answer questions to show my understanding.

"I am learning about answering question. I am proud of myself for being able to answer all the questions because I can read the book so I know the answers. I find it tricky to read some words because i mix up the words like 'and' and 'the'."

I am learning to use describing words

I see fireworks in celebrations. In birthdays we have cake. At halloween I go trick or treating. At christmas I get presents. On Friday it was the schools birthday. I saw a cake. We had party hats.

"I am really proud of my writing because I tried hard to make it look nice and neat. I used the word cards to help me spell the words correctly. Next time I could try even harder to write them neater."