Maths - Term 4

Connor is able to accurately solve most addition equations within 10. Connors next learning step is to solve subtraction equations within 10.

Science

It was exciting watching my very own bean seed sprout and then watching it grow!

Swimming

Getting ready to start our lesson!

Warming up by putting our faces in the water!

 
Getting our heads under the water and blowing bubbles!  

Kicking with a flutter board  and blowing more bubbles!

Discovery Time - Term 4

Connor, throughout the year, you have enjoyed a wide range of activities during Discovery Time.

Dance/Drama

Maui catches the sun

 

We participated in our syndicate production called "Maui catches the sun." 

We helped to chose some dance actions to go with the lyrics in the song "Slow down sun." We danced and acted and we were very brave when we performed in front of an audience. 

We were learning to:

• Use our knowledge of daily activities/chores to create movements
• Create and perform a movement phrase using locomotor and non-locomotor moves 
• Work cooperatively with another child when creating and performing a dance sequence 
• Discuss how facial expression, movement, and gesture can be used to create meaning   

No sample - Connor did not participate in the production.

Reading

Reading

Connor, you are learning to use your strategies quickly, and if the first one doesn't work then try another one.

You really enjoyed reading Greedy Cat and read with great fluency.

Connor, your next step is to accurately blend three letter words that have the vowel trapped in the middle e.g. sit.

Music

This term, we have been having fun playing on lots of different instruments in the music room. 

We have been learning: 

• How to identify the beat and play along with the music in time, using the percussion instruments. 
• How to play some chords on the ukulele. 
• How to sing songs and play the ukulele at the same time.
• How to persevere even when we found it a bit tricky to begin with.

No sample - Connor did not participate in music

Māori

We are learning to count in Māori and ask and answer a sentence about how many objects/people there are. 

Connor was able to match the number in Māori with the correct number of animals in a picture.

Visual Art

We looked at Koru patterns in picture books and in kowhaiwhai patterns. We then practiced drawing korus ourselves.

Absent for art gallery art sample and glitter art sample

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.

Discovery Time - Term 3

 

You enjoy dressing up and being creative at Discovery time Connor.

Maths Strategy - Term 3

Connor is able to use known hand patterns and known facts to solve addition and subtraction problems that have 10 as one of the numbers.

Connor's next learning step is to solve addition problems by holding the biggest number in his head and counting on in increments of one. 
 

Maths - Term 3

Connor is able to count forwards to 20

Connor is learning to count backwards from 20  

Connor, I am really impressed with how hard you are practising counting to and from 20.

Writing - Term 3

Connor is working hard to independently write a sentence by finding words on his word card and stretching out unknown words and recording the sounds he can hear.

Connor, I enjoyed hearing you read the story that you wrote about helping out by vacuuming.

Maths - Time

We have been learning to:

• sequence events within a day

• order the days of the week
• order the months in a year
• describe a duration as long or short ­
• ­name and ­directly compare the duration of two events
• ­­tell the time to the hour and half hour using analogue clocks

Before we talked about clock features, we all drew clocks using our prior knowledge.

Connor, your next learning step is to correctly position the numbers 1 to 12 on a clock face.

Play Based Learning

Connor, it's great to see you using your imagination and being creative during Discovery Time.

Science

Connor, you participated well in all the learning about the sun and how it affects everything, including animals and also causes night and day. It will be exciting to see the lanterns with the little lights in them at the Matariki lantern parade!

Art

Connor, you did a great job at selecting recycled materials and independently constructing your alien/robot named Cuteness!

Maths - strategy

With teacher support, I am able to solve addition and subtraction problems that have 5 as one of the numbers and the result unknown, by using the “5 and“ hand patterns that I have learnt. 

My next learning step is independently solve these equations.

Ball skills

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Lesson 1

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Lesson 2

We reflected on what made our passing and catching better this time. The children said...

• I watched the ball carefully
• We stood closer together
• I held my hands ready to catch
• I aimed for my partners hands 
• I didn't pass so quickly - I looked at my partners hands and threw to them

Technology

*Define specifications (features/ properties) for a boat that will float

*Design a boat that floats

*Create a boat and test/observe whether it floats

*Reflect on the results and discuss any changes you would make

We designed a boat using what we had learned in science about floating and sinking. We looked carefully at the materials we would use, as we wanted the materials to be light and waterproof, so that they wouldn’t soak up water and sink. Some of us also learned through testing, that it was important that our boat was balanced, so that it stayed upright and and didn’t flip over.

Maths - Position and Orientation

We are learning to:

• describe where objects are using the language of position
• give and follow instructions using the language of position and direction
• show a quarter turn and a half turn in a number of situations 
  

Te Reo Māori

We are learning to introduce ourselves and communicate about ourselves, our whānau, our school and where we live through reciting our pepeha.

Science - Floating and Sinking

Connor chose an object from the classroom. 
He then

• asked the question; will it sink or will it float? 
• made a hypothesis stating what he thought would happen
• tested his hypothesis by placing his object in the water
• observed what happened and reflected on his hypothesis

Mathematics - Term 1

 

Connor is able to sequence the numbers 1-20 with the help of classroom resources.

Reading - Term 1

 

Connor, you are able to read a few of the commonly used words.

Writing - Term 1

 

Connor comes up with wonderful ideas for writing and with support can write some of them down.

All about me

I like: dinosaurs, Beetle cars, hot water on my back in the shower

I don't like: sitting down for too long

What I like to do with my family: going to the park, watching TV, playing with dinosaur toys

My favourite thing to do at school is: riding my scooter around the track, playing with the Beebots, Lego, trains