Trip to the Sky Tower

The children in Room 1 had an amazing day today at the Sky Tower!

They were very excited and looking forward to finding out what they could see. They really enjoyed the view from the top of the tower and especially the glass floor that allowed them to see all the way down to the street!

They also learned about how the tower was made, how tall it is and the safe emergency area. As we are learning about simple machines we also discussed the machines that the builders would have used to build the Sky Tower.

We would like to say a special thank you to our parent helpers Nicola, Kirsty-Anne and Fadzie. Thank you very much for helping us today!

Fun at the cross-country race

The children in Room 1 did a fantastic job last Friday running at our cross-country race!

The children practiced during the whole week and they were learning the difference between jogging and sprinting. They tried very hard to jog so that they could save some energy to sprint at the end and perhaps win the race. Ka pai!

This week the children in Room 1 have been very busy counting and adding objects together. They are also learning how to write an addition equation.  

Welcome to Term 2!!!

We are very excited to be back in Room 1 for a term full of learning! 

What can we measure?

 The children in Room 1 have been learning about measurement using non-standard units. They have discussed which tools might be more appropriate tools to measure objects of different sizes. The children suggested that we could use a big elephant to measure the length of the field and a little crumb to measure the size of an ant.
After our discussion the children used linking cubes to measure their school bags.

Victoria's schoolbag measured 26 connecting cubes

Jackson's schoolbag measured 19 connecting cubes

Lana's schoolbag measured 18 connecting cubes

Asher's schoolbag measured 23 connecting cubes

Leo's schoolbag measured 23 connecting cubes

Mrs Fala's handbag measured 17 connecting cubes.

The children are showing great interest in learning more about measurement!

Numbers before and after

The children in Room 1 have been learning numbers before and after to 20. They have been doing a great job working in small groups and helping each other to recognize and order numbers. Ka pai!

Publishing our writing

The children in Room 1 have been learning how to use the keyboard to type up their work and publish their writing.
They are doing a great job looking for letters and noticing the differences between upper case and lower case letters.