draw a picture or use equipment to solve a problem
In a class there are 20 children. They are wearing jerseys of 3 different colours - blue,green and red. The class was lined up in a way that the pattern of jerseys was:
In Room 4 we have been learning about compound sentences and how they can make our writing more interesting. We have been following the criteria below to write our own compound sentences.
Write a comment below with different conjunctions (hook) you can use to join two sentences together.
This term we have been writing six sentence fairytales. We have read lots of fairytales and retold them in our own words. During our writing we have enjoyed changing well known fairytales and giving them a different ending, changing the setting or giving the characters new special talents. Six Sentence Fairytale Criteria:
Who is the main character?
Where does your character live?
What is your character's special talent?
What problem does your character have?
How does your character feel?
How does your character solve the problem?
Have a read of Samantha's fairytale. Once upon a time there was a princess called Rapunzel. She lived in a big castle. She was good at letting down her hair. The big ugly dragon came to catch her. Rapunzel was scared of the dragon. ................ The last sentence is missing can you write it for her?
We have been writing about who inspires us in Room 4. We talked about what inspire means and we developed a success criteria to help us with our writing. Below is a picture from our modelling book.
In the comments below tell me who inspires you and give me one reason why.
In Room 4 we have been learning to make numbers using tens and ones materials. Have a look at the picture below and write a comment below to tell us what number is shown and how do you know this?
Abigail has been busy at home sharing with her Mum what she has been learning in Maths. Have a look below at a picture her mum sent me. Well done Abigail.
What a great morning we had at Waipuna Park on Tuesday for our whole school cross-country. The sun was shining and everyone looked fabulous in their house colours. In Room 4 we have been writing recounts about the cross-country. Leave a comment below with your thoughts or feelings about the cross-country. For more photos of the day please visit the sports page.
Read a selection of our cross-country recounts below:
We went to Waipuna Park on the bus and the whole school came to. We ran around the trees and we went through the log. I was tired. I got a number 7 card and it was fun. By Abigail
On Tuesday the whole of Tauriko School went to Waipuna Park on the bus for our cross-country. When it was my turn to run we all lined up at the start. The man shot the starting gun into the air and we were off running. We ran around the grass, up the hill, over or under the log and through the walnut trees. We could hear lots of people cheering us on. When we came near the finish line I started to sprint. After all my running I cam 2nd in the Year 2 boys race. I felt puffed but I was happy and had lots of fun. By Sam and the Exclamation Marks (with Mrs van Dijks help)
The Superhero Squares Maths group have been learning how to add numbers by counting on from the biggest number. They have been using a range of different materials. Have a look at the photo below. What number is shown with place value materials?
If I add four more what will my number be? Leave a comment with your answer below.
Yesterday we had some visitors from the Share the Programme to teach us about how to be safe around trucks. We learnt that there are many blind spots on a truck where a truck driver won't be able to see us. We learnt a little saying to help us: Be safe, Be seen! We also got to sit in the truck and to beep its horn. Madina enjoyed beeping the horn so much that the Tall Poppies had to come out and see what was going on.
What an amazing day we had at McLaren Falls last Friday. We did so much exploring of our local bush. Mrs van Dijk's highlight was the waterfall and exploring in the water and mud. What was your highlight from our day out? Leave a comment below to let us know and we will share these in class next week.
Below are a couple of recounts about our day trip and some photos that were taken on the day. We have been learning to write recounts in Room 4 this term and have been making sure we tell the audience who was there, where we went, how we got there and what we did. We hope you enjoy them.
We would also like to say a huge thank you to the parents who came along to help on the day. You made our trip successful and lots of fun.
I went to McLaren Falls on Friday. I walked to the waterfall and I saw some pukekos. By Blaize On Friday I went to McLaren Falls. I went on the bus and lots of people from school went to. I saw ducks and trees. At lunch time we sat on the grass. I liked the bush walk. By Kyla
Wow what an amazing day we had at Greerton Pools for our School Swimming Sports. Below are some stories from Room 4 about their day. Can you leave a comment to tell me what your favourite race was?
I went to the Greerton Pool. My favourite part was the backstroke and the noodle horse race. By Lincoln
I went to Greerton Pool. My favourite bit was dolphin dives because I came third. I liked going on the bus. By Hannah
I went to swimming sports on Monday the 2nd of March at Greerton Pool and I did lots of swimming events. By Sam
