Basic Facts

Challenge yourself to better your score on these basic facts!

Basic facts test

Choose: 

Stage 2-3 if you are working on addition to 10.

Stage 4 is you are working on addition to 20.

Stage 5 if you have mastered Stage 4.

Giving It a Go, Even Though You Might Not Win

This term we are working in inquiry groups to find out more about our neighbouring countries in Asia and the Pacific.

Like New Zealand, some of these countries are 

members of the Commonwealth, 

so we followed each group's 'country' as they took part in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Some of the countries we followed have small populations, and only sent small teams to the Commonwealth Games.

Some of those countries didn't win any medals. 

We were impressed that even though the athletes probably didn't expect to win a medal, they came to the Games and competed to their best ability.

Why might athletes compete even if they don't expect to win?

Check for Understanding

One of the strategies we use every time we read is to 

check for understanding.

As we read a page, or even a paragraph, we know to stop and ask ourselves who is in the story and what is happening.

Our song helps us to remember our strategy!

Check for Undertanding from Judy McKenzie on Vimeo.

Leave us a comment about who is in the book you are reading, and what is happening!

Number pairs for 10

Here is a new game to play to practice the 

number pairs for 10.

Is this one of your learning goals for Term 1?

One Big Triangle

Putting the Effort In - 100 Medals 1908-2012!

An exciting aspect of these Olympic games for New Zealand is that our 100th Olympic medal has been earned in the Olympics games.

We are a small country and our Olympic athletes become household names and role-models to many. 

Here is a video showing the New Zealand Olympians from 1908-2012 who have earned the 100 medals.

(Thank you to our friends in Room 24, TIS for the link to the video.)

Do you have a sportsperson that you admire? 

What are the qualities that person has that you find admirable?
What lessons can we learn from our Olympians?

Achieving Goals - Ormie the Pig

We've just had our first round of 3-way conferences, 
with students, parents and teachers each having input 
into short and long-term goals 
for the children.
It seems a good time to post this video of Ormie the Pig, as he works to achieve his goal.
Ormie shows persistence and determination.



How many ways did Ormie try to achieve his goal?
What is a goal that you are working towards?


Thanks to Miss Revell and  Marvins MIndful Monkeys
and Allanah King and Moturoa
for sharing Ormie's link with us.