My Trip To Ambury Farm.

I like the cow.  Chevay

My Fireworks.

Reading My Spring Acrostic Poem.

The teacher read a book called 'The Dandelion Seed' by Joseph Anthony.  Then we made our own picture of a dandelion seed blowing around.  After that we wrote our Acrostic Poem about Spring.  We wrote the word SPRING down the side of our page and we wrote some words about Spring.  Mrs Kerr published our best work.  We displayed it on the wall in Room 1.  We read our poems to the teacher.

My Numbers.

"I can choose 10 teddy bears. They are on my whiteboard. I can write my numbers. The numbers are still a bit hard because I only know 1 and 2 and 3. After that I need someone to help me."

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 know how to put the words on and then I get a gold dog.  If I get 1 wrong I will get a sad dog."

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 made my house.  I can see circles and a rectangle and a triangle roof.  My picture looks perfect and I have a hot pool and it is yellow."

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!

"Writing is a little bit hard for me because I can't remember the words and Mrs Kerr can help me.  My mum is helping me at home.  The ipad is at home and I learn my a, b, c's on the ipad."

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.

My Mothers' Day Card.

First I did the writing inside the card to Mum.  Next I decorated the whole card with the felt pens.  Mrs Kerr put the glue on the handle and I had to shake and shake and shake the glitter on.  At the end I put the first letter of my name.  I put the letter 'C.'  My card looks beautiful and my mum will be proud.

I Can Read Some Letters.

"I am trying to know my alphabet.  I can write my name.  I can read my name, Chevay."

Now I Can ...

We talked about our new learning in Room 1 and the students wrote a reflection on Term 1 at school, 2014.

"I can write some words by myself."

I Can Publish My Story.

"I wrote my story in my book and Mrs Kerr helped me to write the words.  Then I chose a yellow leaf.  I wrote with my pencil and showed the teacher.  Then I picked blue vivid and wrote on the pencil.  It  looks perfect."

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.

"Numbers are very hard because I don’t understand them.  I can copy the teacher and I can do them right.  When I do them by myself they are not always right but sometimes they are right.  I like making the blocks that stick together (stacking cubes).  You have to match what the teacher said."     

Swimming Skills

I am learning to use a flutter board.

I Can Identify Our Word-Of-The-Week: Go.

Everyday we talk about the word, 'go'.  Our poem is called, 'Go, go, go'.  Our big book is, 'To Town' and it tells us about how the people 'go' to town.  Now I can see the word, 'go' in my reading book and I can read it myself.

"The teacher can help me to find 'go' in my story.

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 was writing about going to the library.  I go to the library with my whole class and my teacher."