MATARIKI

This week on Thursday 18th is Matariki (or Maori New Year). People celebrate  Matariki in all sorts of ways.

In Room 20 we read the story 'Seven Stars of Matariki' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKL6V69RLxo&safe=active

We made our own Matariki pictures using patterns and prints.

Statistics

We have been collecting, sorting, presenting, and interpreting data. We sorted some different materials and made some graphs to show how many of each colour, shape animal etc we had.

Next we will be working on using tally marks to gather data and labeling our graphs. 

Player of the Day

Congratulations to Jacob and Caden for getting Player of the Day this weekend.

Jacob got Player of the Day for Soccer- "I kicked the ball the right way!"

Caden got Player of the Day for "Getting a try and 3 rips." at rugby on Saturday.  "I ran and stepped and pushed the ball down on the ground". 

Reading

We have read some great books during reading time and at home lately.

On Friday the Shrek's reading group shared their book 'Don't Throw That Out' with the Alvin's reading group. Together they used some recylced/reused materials to make some fantastic dragons.

The Alex's reading group shared their book 'Hedgehog Fun' with the Nemo's reading group. Together they made some delicious hedgehogs to share with the class for afternoon tea.

These activities showed a lot of resilience as children worked together to solve problems and create. There was also a lot of Aroha being demonstrated by everyone. The team-work was fantastic!

Well done Room 20!


Hedgehog Fun!

Don't Throw That Out

Maths

This week we have been learning about greater than, less than and equal numbers. We have had lots of fun using materials to show whether a number is greater than, less than or equal to.

We loved this 'Number Gators' song that helped us to remember how to use the <,>,= symbols.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Efzu2slaI&list=PLApXUJ2Z0W6RulRTExv9LWTimT1gf6EVS&index=6