The Coolest Counting to 100 song ever.

Get your groove on and count to 100 with us!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-pEVaO4pM&safe=active

We are Learning to Solve Addition and Subtraction Problems to 5

These are the addition problems we are learning:

1+4=5
4+1=5
2+3=5
3+2=5
5+0=5
0+5=5

These are the subtraction problems we are learning:

5-0=5
5-1=4
5-2=3
5-3=2
5-4=1
5-5=0

Can you see a pattern?

Our Cool Addition and Subtraction Song

We are learning about adding and subtracting

Check out this song we are learning!

New News for Room 19

Hi there!

 

We have been learning to write our Casey Shapes in our books.  We are so good.  We can even assess ourselves and say why our Casey Shapes are so awesome!

 

New News for Room 19 Star Kids

 

We are learning to read words we use a lot. 

First we find the letters we need and then we cut them out and glue them into our books to make words.

 

These are words we use a lot for Reading and Writing.

 

Can you read them with us?

 

I    can   to   my   like

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Levi for being one of our Students of the Week!

Levi values his learning, and always tries his hardest.  Levi is always kind to his friends and helps make Room 19 a better place to be.  Kia kaha Levi!  Keep it up!

 

We are learning to listen for letter sounds in words. 

Poppy is using her hand movements to listen for letter t sounds in the word teapot. 

 

 

In Shared Writing we are learning to use the Spelling Blocks to spell words we don't know.

We are also learning to use words we read a lot in our writing. 

We used the word 'said' this week.

We also learnt about speech marks and speech bubbles.

 

Last week we made Fairy King and Fairy Queen Crowns.  We had to follow instructions and learnt how to cut in a zig-zag pattern.  We used our Casey Shapes 'sloping stick, sloping stick' to help us.  We drew a design onto our crowns and then glued tinsel onto them. 

 

 

 

This afternoon we are going to the hall to play musical instruments.  We are learning about pitch and dynamics.  We are learning that if you use a different pitch, the tone of your voice or instrument will change.  We are also learning that dynamics means volume.  If we change the dynamics in a song, then we change the volume. 

 

 

 

At the end of the day we will be doing Mathematics and learning how to solve  addition problems like 3+2.  We will look at all the groups that make 5.

Here we are learning what the + sign means and what the = sign means!

Plus- 'add', 'and'

Equals- 'the same as'

 

 

Thanks for visiting our blog!  Come back soon.

 

Ka kite ano, Room 19

 

 

 

GALA DAY GUNGE THE TEACHER!

Thanks to everyone's contribution to the Great Gunging of Miss Ellis. 

 

You have helped raise funds for our school and contributed to the rich and wonderful experience that teaching is!

 

 

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

Congratulations Leo!

Well done Leo for winning the Ara Teina assembly certificate for Room 19!

Leo has been working very hard to learn all his letters and is making excellent progress.  Congratulations Leo!

Lunchtime fun with the Compost Kids

At lunchtime today Craig and Arlo came along to the Compost Kids Social Club to help clear the old cucumber plant away.  We have had 3 terms of cucumbers and it was time to get the garden ready for new planting before the weather gets too cold. 
Thanks for the help Craig and Arlo!

An Old Favourite of Room 19's- The Phonics Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs&safe=active

Marvellous Maths

Kia ora Family and Whanau,

We have been learning to use all different kinds of Maths equipment independently in Room 19.  On Wednesday we learnt how to use Geo Boards, Unlink Cubes, Number Cards and Jenga blocks.  When we played Jenga, the most blocks we removed before we knocked over our tower was 12! 

Today we are learning to solve basic addition problems to 5, and 10.  We love Maths- it's marvellous!

Ka kite ano,
Room 19

New 19 News!

Hi everyone! 

Welcome to the New Room 19's blog!
We have moved classrooms but we are still the best class at Arahoe School (and it is a tough competition).  Because we are the older children from Room 20, we have  moved into Room 19 with Miss Ellis and Mrs Marshall.  So exciting! 

We still unpack our bags into Room 19's cubby holes, but now we arrive and leave our class through Room 19's double glass doors.  We are learning to walk to the classroom by ourselves in the morning but we still need to be picked up by an adult or sibling at the end of the day.

Thank you for supporting us while we moved class!

Ka kite ano,
Room 19

 

We are learning to re-read our reading and shared writing. 

Here is Austin re-reading to find words that are different to the rest. Great re-reading Austin!

We are learning to read words we use a lot. 

Here is Cody uses his pointer finger to help him read his book and find words he reads a lot.  Fantastic reading Cody- love that pointer finger!