Wild animal tee shirts

I am learning to sketch a wild animal and transfer my drawing to a tee shirt.  I used special fabric markers to colour in my design.

Number sentences to 10

I am learning to read and make patterns to 10. I am learning to write the number sentence using the symbols.

"I can count on from a number to 10.  I can write the number sentence." said Sophia

Reading out loud

We are learning to read familiar poems out loud. We are trying to read with fluency and expression. As we get more confident, we can pay attention to the author's punctuation to help our reading sound more interesting.

"I can sound out words I don't know when I read out loud. I can read loudly so everyone can hear" said Sopia

Wonderful writing

At writing time we are learning to experiment with new types of punctuation. We are starting to read our stories back and check we have fullstops and capital letters in the correct places.

" Now I can do quality work and neat writing. I can go over the page a lot."

Three letter sounds

I am learning to write a three letter word, listening to the beginning, middle and end sounds.  This will help me in my reading.

"I can make the sounds in words." said Sophia

Rocket ship

We have been learning about the solar system this term.  We made a rocket with paper and a straw then blew through the straw to see how far our rocket would travel.  

Measuring Challenges

During Maths Week we did lots of measuring! One of the activities was to learn to use different non-standard units for measuring with. We were learning to have an accurate starting and finishing point when we measure.

" I was very good at this. I had to put the paper clips together with no spaces and then count them one by one."

Phonics Time

Phonics lessons are a very important part of our Writing programme. In this photo I am learning to hear and record the middle sound in words. When I recognise the pattern, I can write lots of words.

"I am getting god a t my phonics. I like my phonics. I am going to try to do the silly sentences and listen and not give up."

High frequency words

I am learning to read and write my high frequency words independently.


"I can read the words and write on white boards.  I can make the sounds."
said Sophia

Maths Fun

Owl Babies

We are learning to publish our writing for an audience, because we are authors. In Room 3 we try to present our work in many different and interesting ways to encourage people to come and read our fabulous stories!

"It looks so cute. I used brown to make it look real."

M is for marvellous !

My Dad is marvellous! I ate a muffin with 'm' on it at the parent workshop. Mrs Worsfold said my dad was marvellous, because he came to school to learn how to help me with my reading and writing. 

Beginning sounds

I am learning to make the first sound in new words now that I know most of my alphabet sounds.

" I can make the first sound" said Sophia

Story Writing

We are learning to write down our ideas and draw a picture to match.

In the beginning ...                                 . .  and now!

"I have to do quality work. I have to get the letters right and do it neat. I make the sound." said Sophia

Numbers to 10

I am learning to recognise as well as read and write numbers to 10.  I am able to write all my numbers to 10 correctly.  I have attempted to write to 20.

"I can count up to 20 and I can write up to 10 by myself." said Sophia

Tread Lightly Caravan visit

The Tread lightly Caravan visit was teaching us that the environment is everything around us in nature and that the environment is really important for us to live (trees for oxygen, water to drink, plants for food etc.) so we need to look after it.

"I planted lots of seeds to grow up big. Then I'm going to eat them- ooh laa laa!"

Kai and Korero Evening

At the start of the year Elm Park School had a Kai and Korero evening. Our families, students and teachers got together to share what happens in our classrooms and then we finished with a picnic.

Sophia said, "This is all of my family. I love all of my family."

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