Counting Money and Giving Change

I am learning to recognise the value of NZ coins, to add, total and give change.



I can add the money. This one too hard,  I think $1.00

Keep trying Alston.  You were quick to add the coins but with more practise you will be able to work out the difference and give change for simple amounts.  Mrs Templeton  23.11.16

Predicting, Plot, Characters, Setting, and recognising Compound Words

I am learning to predict, to discuss the characters, plot and setting and to recognise compound words.

It was quite easy to read the book but it is tricky to answer the questions.  I know compound words.  I will have to think carefully about the story to answer.

You had a good attempt Alston.  We went over the book afterwards and talked about the type of answers we could give.  Keep trying to think as you read.  Great compound words.
Mrs Templeton  23.11.16

Recount Writing

I am learning to write a recount about my experiences

• order my ideas
• add details to each ideas
• use time words like next, later, 
• use capital letters and fullstops

Fun at ESOL

I enjoyed going to ESOL.  I liked icing my gingerbread man.

Sentence Beginning and Endings

We are learning to retell the main parts of a story accurately.



This helped me to think about hard words.  I had to read and watch carefully.
This was a tricky activity, well done Alston you managed to lots of the main facts and then checked with the text carefully.  Mrs Templeton

Shape Pizza - Geometry

I am learning to identify, name, and sort 2D shapes according to their attributes: (number of sides corners, parallel lines, size, shape, curves etc)

Visual Art: Geometric Shape Art

I have been learning to observe and compare the works of other artists and to create my own art work using geometric shapes.

To be successful I needed to look at the works of Klee, Matisse and Kandinsky (right) and cut a range of shapes in different sizes and place them carefully to create my own masterpiece. (left)

Describing a Storm

I am learning to describe a storm using my senses.

To be successful I will choose interesting words to describe what I can see, hear and feel during a storm.

Base Words

Fractions

Halves and Quarters

I have been learning all about halves and quarters.

"It was a little tricky to get the quarters."

Youthtown Sports

Relays

We have been participating in the Youthtown sports programme where we are learning to be part of a team.

"I liked doing relays, it was lots of fun."

Alliterated Sentences

Alliteration

I am learning to write alliterated sentences.

Alston ate an Ant.

"First I wrote all the words that start with the 'a' sound, then I wrote a sentence. It was a little bit hard."

Maths

Counting On

I have been learning to count on from the bigger number first.

“I rolled 5 plus 6 so I made it 6 plus 5 because it is the bigger number.  Then I put 6 in my head and I counted the rest.”

Swimming

I have been learning to swim with my head in the water.  It is a bit tricky to do it.

My Family

My Family

My family is from Taiwan.  There are 7 people in my family.  We like to play hide and seek.  We just moved to Pakuranga. Alston March 2016

In writing I am writing about my family.  I have been learning to use capital letters and full stops in the right places.

I liked writing about my family but I found it a bit hard remembering to put full stops in the right places.

Sounding Out Words

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