My Trip To Ambury Farm.

At Ambury Farm I saw Mr Big the goat, and a horse.  There was a farmer.  I saw Baby G.  I saw Priti the cow.  Kartik

My Fireworks.

Reading My Spring Acrostic Poem.

The teacher read a book called 'The Dandelion Seed' by Joseph Anthony.  Then we made our own picture of a dandelion seed blowing around.  After that we wrote our Acrostic Poem about Spring.  We wrote the word SPRING down the side of our page and we wrote some words about Spring.  Mrs Kerr published our best work.  We displayed it on the wall in Room 1.  We read our poems to the teacher and she recorded it on the computer.  Press the play button and you will hear my voice saying my awesome poem.

Addition.

I went on the ipad and found a new maths game.  I have to look at the numbers and figure out the right answer.  There are 3 different answers and I have to press the star with the right number inside, and then it goes up beside the number sentence and it looks right.

"My question is 4 + 3 = 7.  It is easy for me because I can think in my head.  Next time I would like to try level 4 but I don't think it will be harder."

When I Grow Up ...

I wrote my story in my book.  I checked with Mrs Kerr.  She helped me import my photo into kidpix.  I typed the words by myself.  It took a long, long, long time.  It's tricky to type the right letter.  I decorated my photo so that it looks like me when I am grown up. 

"I am learning to write about when I am grown up.  It's tricky because I need to think of the words.  I am happy with my picture because I look like a pirate and I am bad!"

I Read My Book and I Can Answer Some Questions.

At reading time we can read a book with Mrs Kerr and then we can look at the same book on the computer and we can do some activities with the letters and words.  It's called P.M. Readers.

"I read the book, Baby Bear Climbs a Tree.  I go on the laptop.  I play a game and I got 3 golden cats.  I got 1 grey cat because I did 1 wrong.  Next time I do another game and I will get 4 golden cats and I will feel happy."

I Used Shapes To Make A Picture Of My House.

I am learning about shapes like the circle, triangle, diamond, rectangle, square, hexagon, octagon, pentagon, cube and the trapezoid.  Trapezoid is a cool word and a cool shape.  I chose some shapes and I cut them out of coloured paper.  I glued them onto my paper to make a picture of my house.  We put them all together on the wall to make our Room 1 community.

"I used some circles, squares, triangles and 1 oval to make my picture.  My favourite part is the house because it has a red triangle roof like my house.  My picture looks big."

I Can Publish My Best Writing.

Every day I write a story.  I can choose my best story for publishing with Mrs Kerr. Usually my best story goes into my publishing book and I can illustrate it on Friday. Sometimes I write a big, amazing, beautiful,  awesome story.  This story is about a cold, cold day.  I cut out shapes in some paper to make a snowflake.  Now my story and my snowflake are up on the windows in Room 1.  I have seen people reading my story.  That makes me want to do the happy dance!

"I like writing stories about the cold day in the winter.  I can find the words by myself. Sometimes Mrs Kerr helps me and I can write the words.  I am learning to fix my story.  I have to read it again and I have to change the capital letters.  Then my story looks better."

I Am At PMP.

I go to PMP (Perceptual Motor Programme) with Mrs Murray.  She puts the music on and I do lots of activities. I dance, I hop, I jump, I slide and I freeze.  Sometimes I use equipment and sometimes I do not.  This is called the Dizzy Giddy.  I have to move my body to spin the Dizzy Giddy around.  It feels fast and dizzy.  I love PMP because I can move my body around.

Our Community Library in Pakuranga.

I went to the Pakuranga Library on the bus.  The library people read some books about Matariki.  They did a little play and the sun got caught in a net and it was funny.  After that we looked around the whole library.  There were lots and lots and lots of books.  Mrs Murray let us issue 3 books with her library card.  I was happy!

When I came back to school I could make a necklace.  First I coloured it in and then I cut it out.  Mrs Kerr put a string through the hole and I put it around my neck and took it home.

I Am Learning About the Numbers 10 - 20.

Mrs Kerr tells us which number we are making.  Today we are making 14.  I can get 14 beans and put them on my whiteboard. Then I write the number 14.  Next Mrs Kerr says to move some away.  I have moved 4 away and there are 10 in the big group and 4 in the little group.  I can write the number sentence 10 + 4 = 14.

"I like to write the number 14 on my whiteboard because number 14 is tricky.  Next I am going to make 14 with the beads on the string.  I am going to do 14 yellow and then 14 red."

My Beeswax Candle.

My Mothers' Day Card.

First I did the writing inside the card to Mum.  Next I decorated the whole card with the felt pens.  Mrs Kerr put the glue on the handle and I had to shake and shake and shake the glitter on.  At the end I put the first letter of my name.  I put the letter 'K.'  My card looks beautiful and my mum will be proud.

I Can Read Some Rhyming Words.

"I can read, 'he, me, we, see, she.'  They are rhyming words.  They are the same sound.  Mum is helping me to learn my words at my house.  She just helps me, not my cousin.  I can read hard books now."

Now I Can ...

We talked about our new learning in Room 1 and the students wrote a reflection on Term 1 at school, 2014.

"I do my worksheet.  This is a cat worksheet I do."

I Can Publish My Story On Kidpix.

I write the story in my book.  I go on kidpix on the laptop.  I type my story.  My teacher checks my story and sometimes fixes a little bit.  Then I can draw my picture. The last job is to choose a background colour.

"I make the words on the laptop and I make the picture on the laptop.  It is tricky to make a good job.  It took a long time and the teacher helped me a little bit."

I Can Draw A Cat.

First I sketched a cat.  Then I made a big one with chalk on the paper.  I coloured it with crayons. 

My cat looks amazing!

I Am Writing My Numbers Up To 10.

I am learning to write the numbers up to 10 and put them into the correct order, forwards and backwards.

"I can write all of my numbers the right way because Mum helps me at my house.  I like numbers."

 

Swimming Skills

I am learning to use a flutter board.

I Can Use the Illustrations to Help Me Read the Words.

I am learning to use the pictures to help me to read the words in my book.  When I look at a new page, I look at the pictures first.  Next, I look at the words and I try to read them. The pictures help me to read the words that I don't already know.

"I am pointing to the baby bears, called 'cubs'." 

I Can Write All By Myself!

I am learning how to write a story.  I draw a picture to help me plan my work.  I use the day card to help me write the day correctly.  I use my alphabet card to help me write the letters and words.

"I can write about my mum and dad."