Thank you so much for the wonderful support at our Christmas Show today, Friday 9th December. It was just fabulous to have so much whanau support. The students, as you saw, were just amazing with great singing and dancing. I am so proud of how hard they all worked to put on a great show.
We still have a week of school to go and will be continuing with lessons up to the end. Art work has almost all come home this week and next week used exercise books and current books will come home, the latter on Thursday. Reports and publishing folders will be sent home on Wednesday.
Our last school day is Friday 16th December. We finish at around 12.45pm after clapping out our Year 6 students who leave the school to begin their Intermediate education in 2017. Please ensure I see you before you take your child at the end of this special event so I know they are safe and with the right person.
Thank you for all your support in Room 5 this year. We've had a big year and the students are all ready for a lovely summer break. May you and your families be happy and healthy.
Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a very good New Year.
Miriam
PS - Three maths songs we've been practising. The students love them and asked for them on the blog so here they are!
Friday, December 9, 2016
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Christmas practises are well underway along with keeping our reading, maths and writing programme going strongly. We will be singing "Frosty the Snowman" with all the other Year 0/1 classes at our performance on Friday 9th December. Here is the song for your child to practise at home.
Look forward to seeing you at the show!
Warm regards
Miriam
Look forward to seeing you at the show!
Warm regards
Miriam
Monday, November 14, 2016
How fantastic were Room 5 at their assembly! They did so well and I am very proud of them.
We are now practising for our Christmas performance on Friday 9th December, our Whanau Day. Year 0/1 are performing at 9:30 - 10:00am so I hope you can come and watch us sing and dance,
Below is our song for your child to practise at home. The words will be in their poem book which will need to go home each night and come to school each day.
It's a sweet song, as one student put it, and they are having fun with the actions. We are learning to sing in time to the music and each other as well.
Warm regards
Miriam
We are now practising for our Christmas performance on Friday 9th December, our Whanau Day. Year 0/1 are performing at 9:30 - 10:00am so I hope you can come and watch us sing and dance,
Below is our song for your child to practise at home. The words will be in their poem book which will need to go home each night and come to school each day.
It's a sweet song, as one student put it, and they are having fun with the actions. We are learning to sing in time to the music and each other as well.
Warm regards
Miriam
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Wow! We are 30% of the way through Term ; it is zooming by. You will have seen the notice students brought home that Room 5 is running the school assembly on Monday 7th November. We are busy learning lines and polishing dances for it, and learning our school karakia. We are learning this in class and students asked to have it on the blog to practise with.
PCS Karakia
Tukua te wairua
kia rere ki ngā taumata
Hai ārahi i ā tātou mahi
Me tā tātou whai i ngā tikanga a rātou mā
Kia mau kia ita
Kia kore ai e ngaro
Kia pupuri
Kia whakamaua
Kia tina! TINA! Hui e! TĀIKI E!
Translation:
Allow one’s spirit to exercise its potential
To guide us in our work as well as in our pursuit of our ancestral traditions.
Take hold and preserve it.
Ensure it is never lost.
Hold fast. Secure it. Draw together! Affirm!
I hope you are able to come and see the students shine!
Warm regards
Miriam
Monday, September 5, 2016
Our term is flying by! Students now each have a green practise book for them to use to write, draw, colour, do maths, make up stories - whatever they like. It has been great seeing what students have already done with it. I will be giving them activities to glue into it (such as capital letter and full stop practise sentences) which are optional for them. I look at the book with the student when they have done something they want to show me.
Reading is progressing in each group. Students have a piece of paper in their notebooks which tells them what level they are and the key aspects they need under their belt to move on. Below is the blend song and sight word we do each week that they have asked to have on the blog so they can practise at home.
Writing has been focused on descriptions and this week we are working on writing posters for lost pets. We have described two teachers at school and last week each student described themselves.
Maths is continuing with confidently knowing numbers to 20 and back and adding to 10. We have looked at time this term as well, concentrating on how long things last, when things happen (morning, afternoon, night, evening) and days of the week. Using positional language has also been taught and extended, such as 'on', 'under', 'beside', 'near'.
Students have started their calendar art, a notice about which will come home a little nearer the end of term. We are also practising telling a fairytale using characters and the groups will be putting their show on in a week or so. Everyone has taken a lot of care making their characters so we are looking forward to hearing how we tell the stories.
Ka kite until next time,
Mrs Paxie
Reading is progressing in each group. Students have a piece of paper in their notebooks which tells them what level they are and the key aspects they need under their belt to move on. Below is the blend song and sight word we do each week that they have asked to have on the blog so they can practise at home.
Writing has been focused on descriptions and this week we are working on writing posters for lost pets. We have described two teachers at school and last week each student described themselves.
Maths is continuing with confidently knowing numbers to 20 and back and adding to 10. We have looked at time this term as well, concentrating on how long things last, when things happen (morning, afternoon, night, evening) and days of the week. Using positional language has also been taught and extended, such as 'on', 'under', 'beside', 'near'.
Students have started their calendar art, a notice about which will come home a little nearer the end of term. We are also practising telling a fairytale using characters and the groups will be putting their show on in a week or so. Everyone has taken a lot of care making their characters so we are looking forward to hearing how we tell the stories.
Ka kite until next time,
Mrs Paxie
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Term Three has started with a hiss and a roar! We are busy learning in reading, writing and maths as well as drama, the Olympics and in PE, ball skills.
Reading: Each student brings home a reader each night. Please listen to your child read this as it helps reinforce high frequency words, reading left to right, using the picture and alphabet to sound out words and to help expand their vocab.
Everyone except the Pears group also has five spelling words a week to practise at home. Students have an opportunity to practise twice a week in class too. Please encourage your child to write and say the words which are drawn from their books or are words students are working to remember so they don't have to look it up each time they write something.
Writing: We are focusing on Recounts (telling our audience about something that has already happened) for the first three weeks then moving onto descriptions. Please encourage your child to write at home - the shopping list, a letter to a relative, a story. Let them sound out words they don't know using their alphabet. I would love to see anything they write!
Maths: number knowledge, speed of adding as well as time (ordering events, length of events) and positional language is being focused on. Students study telling the time on a clock in Year Two. This year is about building the language needed to do this.
Drama: We are discussing what drama is (story telling, making us think and feel) and how it is done. Today we listened to Peter and the Wolf told with instruments and words, thinking about how this was done without any pictures yet we were all able to feel scared, happy, sad, worried and pleased. The students asked for the link to watch it again at home so here it is:
Topic: The Olympics is a big focus this term. We are learning about what the Olympics are, what sports are competed in, and about Iceland, the country we have adopted to follow along with NZ. Next week we will look at things that are the same and different between our two countries.
Handwriting: Our letters this term are: a, u, y t, v, w, x, z and then we will do blends, our first being 'sh'. We practise three or four times a week, singing a song about how we write (they can perform this for you at home), then a song about the letter (see below for an example) and then we write, using the letter in a sentence as well as individually. Students are all learning to write their first and last names during handwriting.
Warm regards
Mrs Paxie
Reading: Each student brings home a reader each night. Please listen to your child read this as it helps reinforce high frequency words, reading left to right, using the picture and alphabet to sound out words and to help expand their vocab.
Everyone except the Pears group also has five spelling words a week to practise at home. Students have an opportunity to practise twice a week in class too. Please encourage your child to write and say the words which are drawn from their books or are words students are working to remember so they don't have to look it up each time they write something.
Writing: We are focusing on Recounts (telling our audience about something that has already happened) for the first three weeks then moving onto descriptions. Please encourage your child to write at home - the shopping list, a letter to a relative, a story. Let them sound out words they don't know using their alphabet. I would love to see anything they write!
Maths: number knowledge, speed of adding as well as time (ordering events, length of events) and positional language is being focused on. Students study telling the time on a clock in Year Two. This year is about building the language needed to do this.
Drama: We are discussing what drama is (story telling, making us think and feel) and how it is done. Today we listened to Peter and the Wolf told with instruments and words, thinking about how this was done without any pictures yet we were all able to feel scared, happy, sad, worried and pleased. The students asked for the link to watch it again at home so here it is:
Topic: The Olympics is a big focus this term. We are learning about what the Olympics are, what sports are competed in, and about Iceland, the country we have adopted to follow along with NZ. Next week we will look at things that are the same and different between our two countries.
Handwriting: Our letters this term are: a, u, y t, v, w, x, z and then we will do blends, our first being 'sh'. We practise three or four times a week, singing a song about how we write (they can perform this for you at home), then a song about the letter (see below for an example) and then we write, using the letter in a sentence as well as individually. Students are all learning to write their first and last names during handwriting.
Warm regards
Mrs Paxie
Monday, June 27, 2016
Hasn't the term flown by! We had a fabulous trip to the zoo two weeks ago with students delighted to see so many animals. There were a lot of very tired, quiet students back in class! We have written a recount of the trip which students will publish this Friday so do have a look when you come in for the three-way conference in Week 10.
Below is a link to three maths songs we do to practise counting forward and back to 10, back from 20 and all the way up to 100.
Warm regards
Mrs Paxie
Below is a link to three maths songs we do to practise counting forward and back to 10, back from 20 and all the way up to 100.
Warm regards
Mrs Paxie
Friday, April 15, 2016
The end of Term One already! The students have worked very hard this term and were all quite tired this week. They are excited about the holidays and I hope you all have a wonderful time. The students are bringing home a holiday pack today. It is addressed to their parents so you know what is in the pack (a variety of things) and what has to come back to school (only the books). It has been designed to help them keep up their reading, writing and numeracy skills through play and fun activities. I hope you all enjoy it.
Below is a clip of a group tap dancing which we looked at after a Charlie and Lola story about dancing. The students were really interested in the movements and the beat in the song, something we explored in music this term.
I have also put in the song we use to practise counting up to 100.
Thank you all for your support and encouragement in your child's learning this term. Have a lovely break and I look forward to seeing everyone in Term 2.
Mrs Paxie.
Below is a clip of a group tap dancing which we looked at after a Charlie and Lola story about dancing. The students were really interested in the movements and the beat in the song, something we explored in music this term.
I have also put in the song we use to practise counting up to 100.
Thank you all for your support and encouragement in your child's learning this term. Have a lovely break and I look forward to seeing everyone in Term 2.
Mrs Paxie.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
I hope you all had a lovely Easter. We are into the last three weeks of this term which has flown by. To help students learn their alphabet and its sounds we do a phonics song every day (see below). We are also learning a new fitness song / dance which is below for students to practise.
Warm regards
Miriam
Warm regards
Miriam
Friday, February 26, 2016
Wow! Week Four is over and we are almost half way through the term. It is flying by.
Here is an update on what we are doing:
Reading
Everyone is bringing home a book four nights a week and their poem book on Fridays. Please have your child read the book to you. This reinforces their learning from the day which is things like using the picture and letter sounds to help them work out words.
Writing
We are writing recounts (retelling events) and started this week with a piece about our PE lesson with Mr R. You are very welcome to come and look at their publishing folders in class before school. If you can't do that, please contact me and I can send you a PDF of some of their work by email.
During writing, students talk about our topic, watch it being modelled, listening to the things I need to think about when writing.
There is a focus on: finger spacing between words; capital letters at the start, and full stops at the end, of sentences; writing on the line from the left to the right.
As well as this we are learning to put our recount in the right order with an opening sentence telling the reader Who, What, Where and When then three sentences detailing First, Next, Last followed by how the student felt.
We then go back and edit our work, checking for a particular thing such as full stops and capitals as well as 'try lines' under the words we sounded out using our alphabet knowledge.
Maths
We are working on knowing our numbers up and down to 20 really, really well and are also learning our numbers to 100. Learning what makes 5 (such as 1+4 = 5) or 10, for students who know the former, will also be explored during the term.
Handwriting
This is done four days a week and we have done the letters L, H and B. We are also practising writing our first and last names as well as the day of the week and the short date (26.02.16).
PE
We are practising throwing, catching, rolling and playing with small balls and are working on our fitness.
Coming Up
Week 6 we are in the Art Room to explore blending colours which I am looking forward to very much.
Week 10 we are running the Kea Assembly on Friday afternoon and are practising songs and dances for it. Our dance is "Awesome Rainbows" - the link is below. We also use this for fitness if it's too hot to go outside and run around the field.
Another link below is for making an origami boat that we tried in class. We are doing something like this, or drawing skills, once a week to help develop our fine motor- and hand-eye skills.
Thank You!
Thank you for continuing to have students at school on time, well rested with good lunches. Thank you too for having water in their drink bottles instead of cordial; it keeps them much more hydrated during the day.
Warm regards
Miriam
Here is an update on what we are doing:
Reading
Everyone is bringing home a book four nights a week and their poem book on Fridays. Please have your child read the book to you. This reinforces their learning from the day which is things like using the picture and letter sounds to help them work out words.
Writing
We are writing recounts (retelling events) and started this week with a piece about our PE lesson with Mr R. You are very welcome to come and look at their publishing folders in class before school. If you can't do that, please contact me and I can send you a PDF of some of their work by email.
During writing, students talk about our topic, watch it being modelled, listening to the things I need to think about when writing.
There is a focus on: finger spacing between words; capital letters at the start, and full stops at the end, of sentences; writing on the line from the left to the right.
As well as this we are learning to put our recount in the right order with an opening sentence telling the reader Who, What, Where and When then three sentences detailing First, Next, Last followed by how the student felt.
We then go back and edit our work, checking for a particular thing such as full stops and capitals as well as 'try lines' under the words we sounded out using our alphabet knowledge.
Maths
We are working on knowing our numbers up and down to 20 really, really well and are also learning our numbers to 100. Learning what makes 5 (such as 1+4 = 5) or 10, for students who know the former, will also be explored during the term.
Handwriting
This is done four days a week and we have done the letters L, H and B. We are also practising writing our first and last names as well as the day of the week and the short date (26.02.16).
PE
We are practising throwing, catching, rolling and playing with small balls and are working on our fitness.
Coming Up
Week 6 we are in the Art Room to explore blending colours which I am looking forward to very much.
Week 10 we are running the Kea Assembly on Friday afternoon and are practising songs and dances for it. Our dance is "Awesome Rainbows" - the link is below. We also use this for fitness if it's too hot to go outside and run around the field.
Another link below is for making an origami boat that we tried in class. We are doing something like this, or drawing skills, once a week to help develop our fine motor- and hand-eye skills.
Thank You!
Thank you for continuing to have students at school on time, well rested with good lunches. Thank you too for having water in their drink bottles instead of cordial; it keeps them much more hydrated during the day.
Warm regards
Miriam
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Welcome to Room 5 for 2016! It has been wonderful to meet your children and put faces to names after preparing the classroom in January for them.
b) Book Bag
Warm regards
What's happening the first week or so?
We are getting to know each other, learning classroom routines and the activities we will be doing independently throughout the year. At lunchtime students can choose to participate in various activities if they do not want to play outside.
Twice a week at Break One Juniors can choose to go to Reading Eggs (logins and passwords are currently being organised for new students), Jump Jam or Indian Dance. Books are read out loud in the library every lunch time.
We are getting to know each other, learning classroom routines and the activities we will be doing independently throughout the year. At lunchtime students can choose to participate in various activities if they do not want to play outside.
Twice a week at Break One Juniors can choose to go to Reading Eggs (logins and passwords are currently being organised for new students), Jump Jam or Indian Dance. Books are read out loud in the library every lunch time.
Hats
Please remember all students must have a hat as the sunshine is very strong. From next week the 'no hat, no play' rule will be implemented meaning students without a hat must stay in the shade.
Please remember all students must have a hat as the sunshine is very strong. From next week the 'no hat, no play' rule will be implemented meaning students without a hat must stay in the shade.
Meet the Teachers
Thursday, 11 February is our 'Meet the Teachers' evening when you are able to meet all the team and have a look through the classroom. More information will come home in a newsletter very shortly.
Thursday, 11 February is our 'Meet the Teachers' evening when you are able to meet all the team and have a look through the classroom. More information will come home in a newsletter very shortly.
What will my child bring home from school each day?
a) Books to read
Monday to Thursday, each student will bring home a reader (small book) each night from next week that they need to practise by reading out loud to you. Three of these days it will have been discussed or gone through with me; one day it will be chosen and read independently.
a) Books to read
Monday to Thursday, each student will bring home a reader (small book) each night from next week that they need to practise by reading out loud to you. Three of these days it will have been discussed or gone through with me; one day it will be chosen and read independently.
b) Book Bag
Book bags went home today and will be used every day until the last day of school. If your child does not have one yet, please arrange for one as they are help students' learn how to manage their belongings and work.
c) Notebook
This went into their book bag today and contains sheets with the alphabet and sounds, blends, numbers and sight words they will be learning. Please practise some of these with them at nights. For example:
c) Notebook
This went into their book bag today and contains sheets with the alphabet and sounds, blends, numbers and sight words they will be learning. Please practise some of these with them at nights. For example:
- Have them say the letter and the sound;
- Ask them to read the words they can (the ease and number they can do will increase over this term);
- Count up to 20 and count back (using the number chart to help is fine).
There is also a list with the words of colours (they can colour the corresponding box with the right colour if they would like to) and numbers (digits and words). They will be learning to spell and recognise the words for colours and numbers over the year.
When Reading Eggs logins/passwords have been arranged these will be glued into the cover so they can access their account at home.
When Reading Eggs logins/passwords have been arranged these will be glued into the cover so they can access their account at home.
Thank You!
We are remembering to be polite, considerate, sensible students using 'please', 'thank you', 'excuse me' and 'I'm sorry' as a matter of course when talking with each other. Related to this is listening to each other when someone is talking and waiting our turn to speak and use equipment. Many students have already shown they know how to do this and are being very good role models.
I wish to thank you, the parents and caregivers of my lovely students, for ensuring everyone has stationery and is coming to school on time, ready to learn with a good lunch and a drink bottle.
The days are hot and the students are quite weary by the afternoon but they are already working hard and putting a lot of care and effort into their work.
We are remembering to be polite, considerate, sensible students using 'please', 'thank you', 'excuse me' and 'I'm sorry' as a matter of course when talking with each other. Related to this is listening to each other when someone is talking and waiting our turn to speak and use equipment. Many students have already shown they know how to do this and are being very good role models.
I wish to thank you, the parents and caregivers of my lovely students, for ensuring everyone has stationery and is coming to school on time, ready to learn with a good lunch and a drink bottle.
The days are hot and the students are quite weary by the afternoon but they are already working hard and putting a lot of care and effort into their work.
And Finally...
We are learning two songs at the end of school: Baby Animals (for oral language and the correct names) and Mixing Colours (so they see and sing the words of colours and learn about how they are created).
Students may like to sing along to these at home or might tell you about them so here they are for you to see too. There is usually a lot of giggles at the end of the Baby Animal song. They find the baby very, very amusing for some reason and always end up laughing.
We are learning two songs at the end of school: Baby Animals (for oral language and the correct names) and Mixing Colours (so they see and sing the words of colours and learn about how they are created).
Students may like to sing along to these at home or might tell you about them so here they are for you to see too. There is usually a lot of giggles at the end of the Baby Animal song. They find the baby very, very amusing for some reason and always end up laughing.
Warm regards
Miriam
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