We had a great time at Ambury Farm. For more photos see the Seesaw account.

Our Year 6 buddy class

Our Year 6 buddy class (Room 33) surprised us today with a visit and they gave each child in Room 2 a homemade card and an Easter egg. We have decided Room 2 has the best buddy class in the world!

Cultural day

Hiwi the kiwi

Hiwi the kiwi visited us and performed a show all about fishing and water safety. Here is a safety message written by Daniel and Max models a life jacket.

Manu tū

We have been reading a book about Maui and the last page showed manu tū. Manu tū were flown above pa sites as a form of communication. "That's very clever" said Leo. We all agreed. We decided to make our own kites and have a go at flying them. Luckily it was a windy day.

 

Duffy books in schools

We are lucky enough to be supported by the Duffy books in schools programme. Soon all children in Room 2 will be given free books to take home. Here are Harjaap and Melenoa with their books.

Bubbles

We have been reading a book about bubbles this week, so we thought we would try blowing bubbles ourselves.

Casey the Caterpillar

In Room 2 we are using the "Casey the Caterpillar" programme for handwriting. We learn a set of shapes, such as "tall stick" or "short stick" or "tunnel" and then use these shapes to form the letters. This helps the children to develop the correct letter formation. For a description of the shapes and the letters see the document below.

Learning the letters and letter sounds

This is an excellent video to learn the letter names and the sounds. We sing it every day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei0iFs5uF6w

Ideas for maths in Year 1