Archer is the writer of the day

Archer is the writer of the day.  He started his sentences with different beginnings and used sounds.  He made his writing interesting for the reader.  Well done Archer!

I wonder......?

I wonder what the goose is doing?  I wonder what the goose was thinking when he photo bombed the photographer?  What do you think?

Easter Weekend

Hello!  How was your Easter weekend?  I was lucky and visited my Mum and Dad in  Taranaki.  Did you know that Taranaki beaches have black sand?  Can you write a sentence telling us what you did over the long weekend.

Writer's of the day

Eli and Savanah were our writers of the day on Wednesday.  They wrote about 'Speedy the turtle' and painted a picture in our minds about what he looked like.

Murray is our writer of the day today.  He wrote about the Easter biscuits and remembered to use describing words.

Easter Biscuits

YUMMY! We made Easter biscuits.  Can you remember what some of the ingredients were that you had to put on the biscuits?

Speedy the turtle

Miss Martin bought in her new turtle 'Speedy'.  I wonder why she calls him 'Speedy'?  What do you notice about the turtle?

Maddison and Dominick

Maddison and Dominick are our writers of the day today!  They wrote about foods that they thought were 'disgusting!'

Japanese Students

On Friday some students from Japan came to visit Room 17.  They wrote our names for us in Japanese.  Some names were tricky to write.  What did you enjoy about their visit?

Alexus is our Writer of the Day

Alexus is our writer of the day.  She used great describing words like 'orange' and 'twisty'.  She made her writing interesting for the reader.

Bubbles

We had so much fun with 'bubbles' yesterday.  We used a bubble machine and we blew our own.  Can you describe what the bubbles looked like?

Esme and Amy

Esme and Amy are our writers of the day.  Both Esme and Amy made careful choices about the words they used to describe the bubbles like 'fragile' and 'smooth'.

Noticing

We have been talking about how important it is to 'notice'.  Notice if someone is sad,  notice what you are doing to be a clever reader or writer and notice things around us.  Look carefully at the photo.  What do you notice?

Caelyx and Shaveen

Caelyx and Shaveen are our writers of the day!  Caelyx started his story with a great beginning and wrote some describing words.  Shaveen listened to and wrote down tricky sounds from words he needed to write.

Spiders

Our poem of the week is called 'Spiders'.  What do you know about spiders?

Our Value of the Week is 'Excellence'

Our value of the week is 'Excellence'.  What do you think that means?

Mrs McFee

Our shared book is 'Mrs McFee'.  She wears lots of different hats with flowers, bows and feathers.  If you could design your own hat - what would you put on it?

Anessa and Peyton

Anessa and Peyton are writers of the day today.  They both used exciting describing words about the bird's nest and made it interesting for their audience.  Well done!

Swimming

I am so impressed with how much progress you have made with your swimming this term.  Can you remember your swimming goal?  What are you proud of with your swimming so far?

Dominick's Super Writing

Dominick is the writer of the day.  He wrote independently, found words on the writer's cards, used a full stop and remembered to record the sounds he heard in tricky words.

Statue Soldier

Our poem of the week is Statue Soldier.  Can you think of some words that start with st?

The weekend

Hello!  We hope you have had a great weekend with your family and friends.  Can you type a sentence telling everyone what you did?

Water Fun Day

Water Fun Day was so much FUN!!!  Here are some photos from the day.  Thank you to all the parents and caregivers who came and helped.  We could not have done it without you :)

Water Fun Day

Today is Water Fun Day.  What do you need to remember to do,  to get ready for the day at the pools.

Our Value of the Week is 'Curiosity'

Our value of the week is 'Curiosity'.  What does it mean to be curious?