Buckland School

Photos Of Our Learning Term 2

We have so many exciting things planned this term, Te Reo Maori, Movement Skills, Road Safety and a really fun Science Unit about Planet Earth and Beyond.

Writing

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We have come a long way with our story writing this term. Here are some examples of us working independently.

Dancing

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We have been learning to...
-Keep in time.
-Follow directions.
-Use rhythm and groove.
Wow! This has been such a valuable learning experience.

Science

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We are just beginning our science rotations. We will be learning about shadows, day and night, the moon, planet Earth and seasons.

Lunch Time

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I love watching the children interact during lunch time. Their conversations are just gorgeous.

Road Safety

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Constable Andy came to talk to us about Road Safety. We learnt about crossing the road safely and checking for sneaky driveways.

Get Wise

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Jeremy from ASB bank came to visit us this week and he bought Captain Cashtastic with him to talk to us about how to save money.

Casey Caterpillar

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We have made so much progress with our Casey Caterpillar shapes. Our letters are sitting on the branch and we are using the broken branch to get the correct size.

Reading

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Good readers...
-Look at the word and point to it.
-Use the picture clues.
-Use the beginning sound when they get stuck on a tricky word.

Musical Instruments

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We read a book called Tim's T-Shirts and Tim wore really noisy T-Shirts. We got our the musical instruments and made lots of noise like Tim.

Jump Jam

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On Friday mornings we get out on the Tiger Turf with the whole school and participate in Jump Jam. This is a great way to warm up in the mornings.

Te Reo Maori

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Every second Thursday we will be having a Te Reo Maori lesson with Whaea Rob.

Maths

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We are learning to...
-Order numbers to 10
-Count backwards from 10
-Recognise patterns to 10

Movement Week 1

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Coach Hunter is coming in on Mondays to teach us movement skills. This week we learnt about balance

Movement Week 2

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This week we had Coach Shaun come and teach us some movement skills. We had ago at balancing and we played a cool game called Builders and Bulldozers.

Movement Week 3

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This week we were learning about rolling. We used the saying "tick, tock, like a clock" to help us roll the ball in the right direction.