Magnificent Maths

WALT: Show number bonds to 5

We have been learning how to use PicCollage to show our number bonds to 5.

Here are our number bonds to 5 we came up with:

We used all sorts of different things around the classroom to make our number bonds to five. Vanessa thought our photos were very creative and we showed different ways to make 5. 

Busy Bees Class Treaty

This is our class treaty. We are very proud of it! We came up with these promises in week one after we had a collaborative discussion about the type of class we want the Busy Bees to look like, sound like and feel like. How clever were we to come up with “look after each other by sharing and being a good friend” ALL by ourselves?! We really blew Vanessa away with that!

We all signed our treaty using our hands painted in black and yellow – just like Bees! So far we have done a fantastic job of following the promises we made and this makes our class a very special one to be a part of.

WALT: Sort objects into categories for display

In Maths we are learning to sort objects into categories for display. One way we have learned to display our sorted objects is in a pictograph. We did one for our eye colour:

We also did one for our favourite pets: 

 

And we did a pictograph of the number of people in our family. We could answer questions about our graphs after we finished them.

 Which pictograph do you like best? 

WALT: Write our Fast Words

One of our independent activities during reading time is to practice writing our fast words. This helps us both in our reading and writing. Check out Clara’s amazing progress. Well done Clara you deserve a big pat on the back! 

Singing with Tohora

On Fridays we are lucky to have singing with Tohora in Room 4. We love singing and showing our Kotahitanga to Tohora who are newer to school than we are. Our favourite songs to sing include Galloop, I’m a little teapot, Toe Knee Chestnut and The Big Pig Song. Here is the Big Pig Song:

Kotahitanga

Our value this term is Kotahitanga. This means unity and togetherness. We use our Kotahitanga all the time in the Busy Bees by sharing, by helping people who are hurt and by asking others to join our games if they don’t have anyone to play with. Vanessa has also noticed we are quick to give others compliments on the effort they have put into their hard work. 

Here are some pictures we did of us showing Kotahitanga:

We have also been learning how to take a good photo using an iPad. Aren't we doing well? We took all these photos ourselves.