SCOOTER RULES

On Friday there was an important notice in the yellow book.  This is what it said ... 

We investigated, so that everyone would understand the rules ...

WRITING

In room 2 we have been doing interactive writing.  Fiona writes and we write too.  We have been learning to use fast words around the room to help us record our ideas.  We are also learning to leave finger spaces between our words, so that we can share our stories with others. 

Fiona is impressed, as we try our best.  This our first Tohora nui whale.  

And here is our writing ...

BUDDY CLASS

Today we met our buddie class. 

Here we are with our big buddies.  

WRITING

Today we started our peer writing programme in room 2.  Children learn so much when they are learning from each other.  

Look at these learners supporting each other.

MUSIC

Today we had our first music lesson with Jenny.  Music is always a highlight.  

THE NAME GAME

Today we learned the name game and the friends game.  It helps us to learn the names of all our friends in room 2 & 3.  It also helps us with the value of whakawhanganatanga (positive relationships) ...

Fiona and Robin think we are amazing.  We are showing that we are all valuable team members and that we respect one another already!  We make a great team!

    

FIRST DAY IN LOOK INTO TOHORA Nui

What a fantastic day we had in Tohora nui today.  

It started with a powhiri to welcome our new students and our new teachers too.  

Then we headed back to our classroom for brainfood, before we started reading.  

In reading today we learning about reading to self.  First Reagan showed us how it was done ...

and then the rest of us had a go too. 

Robin and Sandi and Fiona were impressed!

So then we had a go at buddy reading.  Ella and Jaden showed us how that was done. 

We took turns, so we both got to read and we both got to listen.

After brunch we had a talk our value.  Our main value this term is kotahitanga (unity and togetherness).  

We learned that we need to be responible students if we want to show our good kotahitanga skills.  

Responsible students on the mat ...

put their hand up when they have something to say,

don't touch other people, 

listen with their ears and their eyes too, 

sit with the legs crossed and arms folded.

And here we all are being responsible on the mat. 

After lunch we did some art with Sandi, some of us read with Fiona and the rest of us drew pictures or played together with the lego.  What a great day showing kotahitanga in Tohora nui.  We can't wait to come back tomorrow.