We are learning about Place Value

We have been learning that numbers have a place and a value.  Groupings of 10 are very important.  Skip counting in 10's will help find the value of a number.  Look at our learning. Place Value on PhotoPeach

What are our wonderings about colour and light?

What are our wonderings about colour and light? on PhotoPeach
Read our wonderings about colour and light.  We are going to be very busy finding answers to all our questions!
 

Fire simulation and fire extinguishers

Fire Simulation and fire extinguisher on PhotoPeach
We watched how a fire extinuisher is used to put out some fires.  The teachers learnt how to use the fire extinuishers.  We are all learning how to keep ourselves safe!

 

Constable Chris and The Police Car

Constable Chris and the Police Car on PhotoPeach
We had a lot of fun in Constable Chris's Police Car.  I think there maybe some budding Police Constables in Room 8.  Wow, the siren is REALLY LOUD!!  If you are in your car and hear the siren going you need to move out of the way and make a clear path for the police car to go through.
 

Our visit to the Fire Station

The Fire Station Visit on PhotoPeach
 

Mrs Pinker and the Dental Van

Mrs Pinker and the Dental Van on PhotoPeach

We are using the calculator to help us count in groups of 5!

Counting in 5's using the calculator! on PhotoPeach

Time

Number through time.

Number in time on PhotoPeach

Cat and Mouse-Team games

We love playing this team game called "Cat and Mouse".  If you are the mouse you have to escape from the cat through the castle doors...will you be caught or will you get away?

House-dress-up day

Red-Chambers

Green-Joll House

Blue-Duart House

Gold-Cambell House

Number through Algebra

Srong mathematicians find patterns in numbers.

Strong mathematicians make connections from what they know to new learning situations.

Look at our choral count.  We counted back in 1's..
We noticed- 
It was like backwards counting.
Our number got less/smaller by 1 count each time.
It is like taking away 1.
When we looked down the columns we noticed more patterns in numbers.
Looking across the rows there were even more patterns!

Our choral count started at 2 and added 2 each time.
Our number got great/bigger by 2.
We noticed a lot of patterns in the numbers.
Look across the row...the number always ends in 2,4,6,8,0
The next row are all teen numbers.
The following row are numbers in the twenties and the next row are numbers in the thirties?
What do you notice when you look down the columns?
2,12,22,32....what number will be next in the pattern?

What do you think we choral counted in?
What patterns can you see?

How many ways can you make 10?

Look at the patterns we found in numbers when we subtracted/took away to make 10.

What number patterns do you see?

Crossing the Road Safely

Safe Crossing on PhotoPeach
Constable Chris discussed with us how to cross the road safely.  Watch us as we practice crossing the road safely.

   

Discovery- making balloon rockets

Discovery is a time for making, creating, problem solving, perservering and working together.  Wow, Hugo and Jacob did all of these things!

Bee Bots

We programme the Bee Bots to move in different directions using forward, backward, left, right, 1/2 and 1/4 turns. They are a lot of fun!

The Ambulance

We had a visit from Amanda and the ambulance.  We learnt what is inside the ambulance, why we have them, how to call one and the importance of knowing home address so we can direct the ambulance to our homes if needed.  We are all learning our full name, address and telephone number to help keep ourselves and others safe.

The Ambulance on PhotoPeach

Rockets

Making Rockets with Balloons on PhotoPeach
One of the activies at Dicovery was to make a rocket.  For this activiy we had to find a buddy to work with.  Can you see how we needed to read the instructions, comprehend (think about what we were being asked to do), work together, solve problems (reason) and persevere to make our balloon rocket work?
 

Discovery Learning

Discovery Learning on PhotoPeach
 Look at all the activities we are able to take part in at Discovery.  Learning to work with each other, take turns, solve problems and practise skills is what it is all about!!  Learning is so much fun!
 

Dog Safety

Dog Safe
Vanessa from the Hastings Distracit Council shared with us ways we can keep safe around animals and dogs. Come in to Room 8 and view the wonderful posters we made with strong messages about how to keep safe.




ty on PhotoPeach

Position and Orientation