Learning in our class today

Here are some snapshots from class today.  We were lucky to have Cathy teach us some mandarin for half an hour this morning.  We had fun doing some chinese exercises and completing a "who wants to be a millionaire quiz" which challenged us to think about what we have already learnt in mandarin lessons.  We enjoyed learning some cricket skills with the sports activator before focusing on our reading and writing.

Autobiographies and Biographies

We have begun learning about autobiographies and biographies so that when we learn more about successful New Zealanders we can begin to write biographies about them.  An autobiography is when you write about your own life.  Today in class we helped Miss Hubac to use her photos to plan her autobiography.  We made sure we put the events in chronological order (order that they actually happened in).  Here is the plan and tomorrow we will be able to read her autobiography.  Remember to bring your own photos along so you can begin creating your plans on Friday!

A - Z Holidays

During writing time last week Room 6 worked hard on creating an A-Z of their school holidays.  It was very challenging for the students to think of sentences about their holiday beginning with each letter of the alphabet.  We have been publishing these pieces of writing in a variety of ways.  As we finish we will be displaying them on the writing section of our blog, make sure you take a look!

Welcome back to Term 4

Hi everyone

Welcome back to Term 4, it was fantastic to see all of the children today and hear about some of the things they have been doing over the past couple of weeks.  

The children all seemed happy to be back and I was very impressed with how quickly they settled back into the classroom routines.

Topic

For the first few weeks of this term we are going to be learning about successful New Zealanders from the past and present.  If you have anything at home that would help us with this topic it would be great if you could send it in with your child.    Some of the children may like to spend some time at home looking up some facts about  famous New Zealanders to bring along to school to help with their reading activities. 

Hats

Since we are back into a summer term it is compulsory for your child to have a hat on when they are outside.  Please make sure your child has their hat at school every day this term.  

Maths

During maths this term we are going to be focusing on fractions, decimals, multiplication, and division.  Remember it is really important that your child practises the basic facts they are given each week for their homework.  Knowing these facts off by heart is very important and will help them to learn strategies for solving problems with larger numbers.  Please feel free to come and see me if you would like any help with supporting your child at home with their maths.

Also remember that there are some links to useful math sites on the maths page of this blog.

Reading

Most of the students have been very good at completing their homework every night.  It is very important that your child reads every night.  It is also a great idea to ask your child some questions about what they are reading as they read to you because this helps them to practise their comprehension skills which are very important at this level.

Spelling

Each night the children have a different activity to complete for their spelling homework.  Please make sure your child completes these each day and if they miss an activity they will be able to complete it the following night.

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.