Goldfish? I thought we were the Pukeko classroom.......

Two new friends arrived in our class today! 

 Please let us introduce you to Goldie and Mario.

'Plants and animals around us' is our Science topic.

Can you guess which name belongs to which fish?

Mathematics Fun and Handwriting for everyone!

Mathematics and Handwriting.

We start each day with Mathematics.  We are learning to read and sequence our numbers from 0 to 20.  

We enjoy reading and sequencing our numbers from 0 to 20.

Above and below:  We are learning the number that is one more and one less in the range 0 to 30.

We practise our Handwriting every day. 

Above and below: We are learning to control our pencil by having an efficient and effective pencil grip. 

I am learning to form my letter 'J' correctly.

We are well into the swing of things now........

Science - Plants and animals around us.

Our classroom has been a busy hive of activity as both our own Pukeko class as well as the Year 2 children from the Tui classroom work together in our Science lessons.  Our Science topic is

  'Plants and animals around us' 

and we have been enjoying learning about the different elements living things need to survive.  Please encourage us at home to carefully investigate the habitats of other living things around us - especially the creepy crawlies that Mrs McLeish is not too fond of!

What will we find?

Who lives under here?

We are learning to work together and share our ideas as a group.

Four brains are better than one!

We learn through discussion as we express our ideas so that others can understand our thinking.

Mathematics

We are using numbers lines to help us learn 'one more' and 'one less'. 

English

We are learning the most common sounds that the letters of our alphabet make.  We are listening for these sounds at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of words we know.  We are also learning to write the letter that makes this sound.

Please feel free to visit this blog to see what we are doing in the classroom and remember if you have any questions please contact us.

Welcome to our Pukeko Classroom

Welcome to the very first Pukeko classroom blog.  

Pukeko's are an extremely well-known bird in New Zealand due to the fact that they have gorgeous bright blue plumage and red beaks which stand out against the green backdrop of New Zealand....and this is an appropriate classroom name for our newest members of Wentworth Primary School as they are certainly going to stand out in the crowd!

We have two new Pukeko's in our classroom and they are keen and ready to learn.

This term our Pukeko's will be working hard to enrich their love of literature through the development of their Reading and Writing skills.  

They will be counting to 20 and beyond, as they navigate the exciting world of Mathematics.  

During Term 1 we will have a visit from Mr Watts who will help us learn road safety, take a trip to Shakespeare Park for a great Beach Picnic day and our Dad's will be coming to school to take part in all of the things we do!  

We will have more students joining us as Term 1 progresses but here is a peek at what we have been up to so far!  

Choosing our own books to read is fun - especially when you can read in a tent.

We are learning to form our letters correctly using whiteboards, play doh,  sand and drawing letters outside using chalk.

We are working together to make words using our magnetic letters.

We can read numbers and make sets of objects that match that number.

We can order our numbers from 0 - 10.

We are making jellyfish, just like in our story 'Commotion in the Ocean', and we are refining our fine motor skills by threading pipe cleaners through holes.

Please feel free to visit our blog site to gain an insight into what we have been up to and if you have any questions about what we are doing in the classroom please feel free to contact us.