Monday 29 October 2018

Keeping you up to date

We've started learning a new Sign Language song. The class have picked this one up very quickly. I've even had some of them comment that they like this one better...
Here is the link so you can join in at home
Individuality

We will start our swimming sessions from week 4 (06/11) with the Field of Dreams instructors.
Please bring a pair of togs and towel, both named, on Tuesdays and Thursdays to be able to make the most of this amazing learning opportunity. If you want to bring your goggles then I am happy to look after them over the week again.

What have our Student Teachers been up to?

Our student teachers have been working on some fun and exciting learning experiences with some of our learners for their writing.



Miss Salima has been teaching her group of students some Samoan songs. I loved it when I walked in and heard them singing along to Miss Salima's ukelele and showing me their actions. 


Bees swarming

Back in the first week of school we had a swarm of bees attach to a tree near the school's vegie garden. After looking at it from a safe distance 😜 we looked at some reasons why bees swarm. 



Here is a piece of writing from Izzy:
"The bee hive might get too full of bees because too many more are born. It might get small. Half of the swarm will have to go to a new home before they go. They have to make a new Queen bee. The old Queen bee will go with them and they have to make a new bee hive. They will need pollen. Bees can sting. I have been stung by a bee."

Izzy has included some information that she learnt about the bees and why they swarm. I really like how she has finished her writing by including some personal voice about her experiences with bees. 

Sunday 14 October 2018

TERM 4!! ...already!

Apologies for being a bit quiet towards the end of last term.
It became rather busy and I became rather tired!

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To fill you in on TERM 4!
I can't believe we have reached this point already!

I'd like to welcome our Student Teachers, Monique Graves and Ali Salima, with us full time for the first 3 weeks of the term. They had been joining us on Thursday's throughout Term 3 and get to experience what a full week looks like.
Both Miss Graves and Miss Salima have worked as Teacher Aides previously so have experience in a classroom but now get to experience what it's like to take the reins a bit.
Be sure to say hi and make them feel welcome during their time with us.

As we start to see more sun and the days are a bit warmer, there are few important things to consider:

  • everyone needs to bring a named hat to school daily and wear it during break times.
  • having enough water to drink is vital as things heat up! If you have a bottle to use in the classroom, please fill it with water only.
What our learning will look like this term:
  • We're going to learn a new song in Sign Language.
  • With a focus on Athletics, we'll be doing lots of jumping, running and throwing.
  • We will be exploring how our personal choices affect our well-being. To broaden our knowledge and understandings we will compare what plants, people and animals need to survive.
I look forward to a jam-packed term full of fun and exciting times ahead 😊

Nga Mihi, 
Teri Meling




Monday 3 September 2018

Statistics

To start our learning into statistics we begun by sorting things into categories and describe what the we found out about the categories. 


We then explored what a statistical investigation is. I posed a question to the class, we collected data and analysed the data. We discovered that the children would like to be read their story twice a day, both at the start and end of the day so the appropriate changes were made to our class timetable. 



Singaporean art influences Part 1

We have been looking into the main influences of the Singaporean art culture.
So far we have looked at the Malay style of building scapes and the Chinese style based around nature. 
The children have been working hard to refine their observational drawing skills by looking carefully at what they see and drawing the main shapes before adding some shading to create dimension. 

I'm so impressed with the work they are producing so far! 
If you're free, come in and have a look through our art books. 


Here are a few of the master pieces so far. 

Mixing paint with household items

As part of our inquiry into colours and what happened when we mixed them, we explored what would happen when we mixed them with things other than paint.



After we discussed what happened with the paint and ingredients, it was important to see how the paint dried. This is what we found out. 



Tuesday 21 August 2018

Sign Language Learning

It has been a while since I have shared our learning on here. A number of you expressed your want for our Class Blog to continue at out Goal Setting Conversations earlier in the term and I am listening.
So it is my my goal to share our learning with you more regularly. 😊

I would like to start by sharing a few of the things we are learning in detail through New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL). We are lucky to have one of our students learning NZSL from Kelly Quirke (A NZSL tutor based in Cambridge) at school with a small group of students.
Last term I began learning NZSL with Kelly also and loved it so much, I'm back taking another of her classes this term too!
My intention with this is to broaden our understanding of how we can use different forms of language to communicate, starting in Room 1, then branching out further within the school.

Here is the link to the NZ Sign Language song that we have been learning. It's a beautiful song and the children have been working hard to learn it. Some of the class challenge themselves by turning away from the T.V. screen as it is playing so they are Signing from memory.
So far they have shared it within the Junior Singing Assembly.
Paradise - Sign

We have also been learning the alphabet,
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Numbers up to 31 to help us with the date,


and Colours in both Te Reo Maori and NZSL - these are about to go up on our Sign Language mix and match wall in the classroom.

Feel free to come in before or after school and match them up yourselves or with your child.

Sunday 25 February 2018

Working with others

We've been exploring a few ways to be the best kind of classmate in Room 1 that we can be by working well with others.

Here are some ideas we've talked about:
- Leaving our space better than we found it.
- Sharing the things in the classroom.
- Being kind to one another.
- Listening to the person who is talking.
- Putting up a quiet hand if we have something to say.
- Taking turns and being patient when we're waiting for our turn.

During cooperative games we need to take turns, be patient, use our manners,
share, chat and have fun together.

During news sharing, we are working on looking at and listening to our classmates,
asking questions, and understanding others.


Sunday 18 February 2018

Welcome to 2018!

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Welcome to 2018!

So far this term, we've been working hard to establish our classroom culture.

Here are some useful links to familiarise yourselves with.
These are some things we'll be doing in class so you can help reinforce some home/school partnerships.

  • We talk about being a Bucket Filler by doing and saying kind things. You can hear the stories on You Tube, Have you filled a bucket today or How full is your bucket or check out the bucket filling website http://www.bucketfillers101.com


A few things to take note of:
- Library day is Friday - staring week 4.
- Reading logs and spelling cards (for those with them) need to be at school on Friday.
- News Sharing is on Thursday afternoons - keep an eye out for a note in the book bags on Wednesday if you child is sharing that week. A timetable is in the classroom window.

Keep checking back to see what great learning we are doing.  


You can contact me at terim@silverdale.school.nz

I'm looking forward to a great year of learning with Room 1 😊