Friday, February 22, 2019

Term 1 Week 4

In Te Kakano both the big and small blocks are favourites. We have a number of budding civil  engineers, architects and builders. Week by week the designs are becoming more thoughtful, purposeful and creative.

  So . . . we made block towers in maths. We are learning that the next number in the range 1-10 is 1 more [5 + 1 = 6]. This is also the number that comes after. We kept adding 1 more block, discussed what we had done and counted how many. When our towers were 10 blocks high, we made them smaller by taking away one block at a time, counting back as we went and predicting what the before number would be.
 



The clever Te Kakano students have been thinking and sharing ideas about who and what can help us to be better learners. Did you know that we all have BRILLIANT BRAINS? We know that if we love to learn new things this will help. We have rockets in our  pockets and every day we are developing a positive 'growth mindset' to help us in our learning.                         We say:
💜 "I can't do it ...YET!" 
💚"I'm going to train my brain.!"
💗"I can do hard things!"
💙"Challenges help me grow!"
💛"I can always try again!"
💜"I love learning!"
Recognising letters and knowing the sound/sounds each letter makes in words is very important. Letters make sounds, letter sounds make words and words are how we share our ideas and thoughts with others when we talk and write. We would like to share some of the ways we learnt about the letter Bb today.
In the words of Dr. Seuss . . .
Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You're off to Great Places!
You're off and away!
You have brains in your head
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
Any direction you choose!

Sunday, February 17, 2019

Term 1, Week 3

Term 1 Week 3

We have been learning to read and write the words I and am
Check out this fabulous writing. We all kept trying even though it was tricky. 
First we chose an outfit from the Dress-up Box and looked at ourselves in the mirror. 











 
                                                
                
                    
               
         
                
      
The King and Queen of SHARING
A very kind cowgirl and cowboy!




















I hope you all enjoy seeing what we are learning. 
Tell us what you think in the comment box below.



Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Day 1

                                 
                                     
Haere Mai Te Kakano! It's 2019.

Wednesday 30th January 2019

DAY 1 in Te Kakano Class [The Seeds]. 
In Te Kakano we try hard to:
  • be brave and give things a go
  • do our best
  • help one another
  • be happy 





  







Planning, creating, problem 
solving together and having FUN. 
Great teamwork tamariki!  
                                                                                                           
There's a bit of a summer theme happening in the classroom and the pool is already a favourite spot to chill out and read. Thanks
Whaea Kim for reading to us.

  

Initial shyness and anxieties lessened as we played, chatted and made friends during activities. 

What a lovely group of little seeds all smiling and ready for outside morning tea and play. Everyone has been given a Paparore School sunhat. Some of us chose to wear our own cool ones from home. 
Ka kite ano.