WALT identify the author and the illustrator in the text.

WALT identify the author and the illustrator in the text.

Room 4 has been using all of our reading skills this year, ready for Year 2. Every week we have a new 'test'
about different parts of the book. We have been searching for full stops, exclamation marks, question marks
and commas. This week we are focusing on finding the author and the illustrator. We all had a turn to come up
and point to where the illustrators name is. Miss Donnell tried to trick some of us and changed the pages!

'I know the illustrator is the person who draws the pictures for the story.'

WALT identify NZ notes and coins

WALT identify NZ notes and coins

We had Captain Cash from ASB come to visit Room 4.
We learnt lots about saving money, spending money and
sharing money.

Miss Donnell decided to test us and see if we remembered how to sort out the coins and notes from biggest to smallest.

Look at my sorting success!

WALT create a wearable piece of artwork

WALT create a wearable piece of artwork.

Our art focus over Term 2 and 3 has been creating a piece of
art we can wear. Miss Donnell introduced us to a song in The Little Mermaid called 'Under the Sea' which was the focus of our art work.

We created our artwork by sketching sea animals in our books and tracing them onto laminated sheets. We coloured them in and created patterns using vivids. Miss Donnell glued them on to tutus and t-shirts for us to wear.

Check out my awesome art piece!

Our Writing Successes

      

WALT reflect on our 2018 writing.

We looked in our writing books at the first piece of writing
we did this year and the most recent piece of writing.
We talked about what had changed in our writing,
what we have learnt so far and are excited
to learn next year in Year 2.

Something I have learnt in writing this year is how to write on the line.

Something I am proud of in writing this year is making my picture match my words.

WALT explain our ideas.

WALT explain our ideas.

'I can write only one sentence but one day I might write two.'

WALT identify different phenomena in our solar system.

WALT identify different phenomena in our solar
system.

Room 4 have been learning about the solar
system. This term we have been focusing on
the planets. We have been learning about a
different planet each week and videoing some
facts. Here is a fact I have chosen about my
planet.

WALT know different parts of a sentence.

WALT know different parts of a sentence.

'I can find the last word in a sentence.'

WALT tell time to the hour and half hour using analogue clocks.

WALT tell time to the hour and half hour using
analogue clocks.

Room 4 have been learning about measurement
this term and our focus has been on time. We
have been learning about lots of forms of time,
from days of the week to ages of people. We
have made our own clocks that can tell different
times of the day that are important to us.

WALT sound out words using our yellow word cards.

WALT sound out words using our yellow word cards.

'Miss Donnell helped me to find birthday on the word card.'

WALT explore and share ideas about music from a range of sound environments

WALT explore and share ideas about
music from a range of sound
environments.

Room 4 were lucky enough to have Mrs D come 

into the classroom to teach a music lesson 

about sound. First we made different sounds 

using our bodies, like clapping our hands and 

stamping our feet. 

Then we played a follow the leader game where

everyone had to make a different sound and we

all had to copy them. It was so much fun! 

'I liked doing the follow the leader around the classroom.'

WALT make the alphabet letter sounds.

WALT make the alphabet letter sounds.

'I like going on holiday like these people do.'

WALT identify 2D and 3D shapes

WALT identify 2D and 3D shapes

This term Room 4 have been learning about
shapes. We have been learning about how to
sort shapes and what different shapes look like.

Miss Donnell took us outside to test our knowledge
on what shapes we know. She gave us some
chalk to try and draw the shapes we knew. Then
she said shapes out loud like rectangle, triangle,
a shape with 3 sides and we had to try and draw
them!

WALT read back our writing

WALT read back our writing

This term we have been learning about how to write awesome stories. We started by drawing pictures and talking about our ideas. Then we started writing our ideas down in a sentence. We have even started using full stops! When we come and see Miss Donnell we check that our work makes sense by reading it to her.

Coby is showing off his awesome letter formation! 

'I am trying hard to write my letters the right way' - Coby

WALT identify parts of a book e.g. title, author

WALT identify parts of a book.

The Zebras have been learning about what the different parts of a book are. We have learnt about what the front cover, back cover and spine are. Now we are learning what the title is and the role of the author and illustrator.

'This one is the title because it is about the baby' - Coby

WALT count to 10

WALT count to 10.

The Sharks have been learning how to count to 10. We used teddy bears to help us to identify our numbers and put the in the correct order. Here is Coby having a try at counting to 10.

'It is easy for me.' - Coby

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