We have been learning about fractions. We are learning what is a half and a quarter of a whole like our playdough cake and cups of tea.
We have also been learning what a quarter and a half of of number of objects is like our wooden biscuits.
We had a nice tea party with lovely manners.
Mrs Bowes and Whaea Michelle helped us create props to retell the story of Hairy Maclary Scattercat. We practiced 3 times before we recorded it.
We have been learning to follow a set of instructions and experimenting with different tyres for our cars to see what works best.
We raced our cars to try which one was best.
We learnt that:
We have been learning about living things and what we need to do to care for them.
We have been really lucky in Rūma Piwakawaka to have had 2 visits in the last few weeks by live animals.
Jaspers Mum and Dad brought in his rabbit family. The Dad rabbit and his 3 babies.
"I held the caramel one." – Nevaeh
"I really really like the bunnies" - Talisa
"Rabbits like to eat carrots and grass sometimes." – Leo
"They love dock leaves." – Jasper
"So cute and fluffy." - Maddy
"There was a cute brown bunny." – Vann
"They were fizzily and cute." - Zayne
"The bunnies are super soft." - Quinn
"I really liked the Dad his eyes were sunset colours - red!" – Ariya
"I got to hold them for a little bit. They were soft." Jessica H
"I’d like a rabbit." – Kane
We have been learning a new dance called Learning is Fun by Dance Curriculum.
We all found it a bit hard to start with as some of the moves are a bit tricky and fast. Now it is one of our favourite songs to sing and dance too. Quinn said " I was a bit nervous at first but now I'm not." Everyone joins in and participates to progress!
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