Ice Cream

Charlette making her ice cream.

Paige busy working on her ice cream.


The letter of the week is "Ii".  The children made ice creams.  This activity included cutting, gluing, identifying colours, shapes and counting. 

Big Ted

"Big Ted" has joined Room 12.  Big Ted is helping the children learn their Teddy Bear Sight Words.

WOW!!!

We did it!!!  We have been learning and practising writing our names.

Whakakotahi - All Together

As part of our unit the children are developing a "Friendship Treaty".  This is continuing to develop their social competence.

As a group we brainstormed how we can play as good friends.

Developing the "Treaty".

The children using some of the concepts about being a good friend.  Way to go girls!

The completed Friendship Treaty.

"T" for Toasties!!

Week 2 - Letter of the Week "Tt"

Paige

Kalala enjoys the process.

Waiting - waiting - waiting!

The children were learning the letter "Tt" this week.  To finish the week we celebrated with Toasties.  The children made their own spaghetti and cheese toasties.  Yum!  Yum!

Puzzles

Atupuha was so proud to complete this puzzle, he showed great perseverance.



I did it 48 pieces!  Charlette putting in the last piece.

Ellie is developing her mathematical concepts.

The children have been exploring and enjoying the many puzzles for offer in Room 12.  The benefits of puzzles for children is that it develops their fine motor skills especially fingers, hands and wrists.  It develops accuracy, precision, perception, patience, confidence and self esteem.  It is an opportunity for children to explore mathematical concepts of shapes, sizes, counting, matching, sides and corners.

Week 1 - In Pictures

Leaf Painting

Enjoying our delicious, scrumptious "Lemon Muffins"



Reading

 PE - we are learning to catch.

Mayfair Value - I do my best.  Daejzon with his Handwriting sample.

T

The Letter of the Week was "L".  The children are enjoying a Lemon Lollipop!!

It has been a very busy week!!!


 The children have had a fantastic week and have settled into Room 12.



Week 1

Welcome to Room 12!  We have had a fantastic week in our new classroom.  The week has been very busy - we have been practising our song for the whole school production "Honk".  This week our letter of the week focus was "L".  Some of the highlights the children have done are "Leaf Painting", baked Lemon muffins and learnt the poem "Lollipops"!!