My Trip To Ambury Farm.

At Ambury Farm the horses shivered on us.  I wanted to ride the horse.  The horse ran to the gate.  Jamie Q. S.

Growing My Sunflower.

Addition.

I went on the ipad and found a new maths game.  I have to look at the numbers and figure out the right answer.  There are 3 different answers and I have to press the star with the right number inside, and then it goes up beside the number sentence and it looks right.

"My question is 3 + 5 = 8.  It is easy for me because I know the answer.  I have this game on my tablet at home and I am fast at playing it.  Next time I want to go up to a higher level."

When I Grow Up ...

I wrote my story in my book.  I checked with Mrs Kerr.  She helped me import my photo into kidpix.  I typed the words by myself.  It took a long, long, long time.  It's tricky to type the right letter.  I decorated my photo so that it looks like me when I am grown up. 

I Read My Book and I Can Answer Some Questions.

At reading time we can read a book with Mrs Kerr and then we can look at the same book on the computer and we can do some activities with the letters and words.  It's called P.M. Readers.

"I have to put the letter in the right place and then it makes a word.  I got 3 right and I got 3 golden dogs.  I got 1 grey dog and that means I made 1 mistake.  Next time I will get 4 golden dogs and none wrong."

I Used Shapes To Make A Picture Of My House.

I am learning about shapes like the circle, triangle, diamond, rectangle, square, hexagon, octagon, pentagon, cube and the trapezoid.  Trapezoid is a cool word and a cool shape.  I chose some shapes and I cut them out of coloured paper.  I glued them onto my paper to make a picture of my house.  We put them all together on the wall to make our Room 1 community.

"I used some triangles, rectangles, circles and 1 square to make my picture.  My favourite part of the picture is the big blue triangle because it is so big.  My picture looks awesome!"

I Can Publish My Best Writing.

Every day I write a story.  I can choose my best story for publishing with Mrs Kerr. Usually my best story goes into my publishing book and I can illustrate it on Friday. Sometimes I write a big, amazing, beautiful,  awesome story.  This story is about a cold, cold day.  I cut out shapes in some paper to make a snowflake.  Now my story and my snowflake are up on the windows in Room 1.  I have seen people reading my story.  That makes me want to do the happy dance!

"I like writing stories because it is fun.  I got better and better at writing stories in Room 1 and now my stories are really good and really long.  When I do a good job then I can get a sticker.  I like stickers with dragons on them."

I Am At PMP.

I go to PMP (Perceptual Motor Programme) with Mrs Murray.  She puts the music on and I do lots of activities. I dance, I hop, I jump, I slide and I freeze.  Sometimes I use equipment and sometimes I do not.  This is called the Dizzy Giddy.  I have to move my body to spin the Dizzy Giddy around.  It feels fast and dizzy.  I love PMP because I can move my body around.

Our Community Library in Pakuranga.

I went to the Pakuranga Library on the bus.  The library people read some books about Matariki.  They did a little play and the sun got caught in a net and it was funny.  After that we looked around the whole library.  There were lots and lots and lots of books.  Mrs Murray let us issue 3 books with her library card.  I was happy!

When I came back to school I could make a necklace.  First I coloured it in and then I cut it out.  Mrs Kerr put a string through the hole and I put it around my neck and took it home.

My Beeswax Candle.

I Can Write All By Myself!

I am learning how to write a story.  I draw a picture to help me plan my work.  I use the day card to help me write the day correctly.  I use my alphabet card to help me write the letters and words.

"I like to write about all of my people.  Sometimes it's hard to start my story."

I Can Use the Illustrations to Help Me Read the Words.

I am learning to use the pictures to help me to read the words in my book.  When I look at a new page, I look at the pictures first.  Next, I look at the words and I try to read them. The pictures help me to read the words that I don't already know.

"I am pointing to my book and it is 'said'.  I can find it by myself!"

I Am Writing My Numbers Up To 10.

I am learning to write the numbers up to 10 and put them into the correct order, forwards and backwards.

"It's tricky to remember the way they go. I don't know 2 and 7 and 9.  I like putting the circles together and I can get 14 because that's the number the teacher says."