Te Reo Māori

We are learning to count in Māori and ask and answer a sentence about how many objects/people there are. 

This is us playing hopscotch and saying the numbers in Māori as we hop.

Visual Art - Term 3

We looked at koru and kowhaiwhai patterns in picture books and practiced drawing them.

Then we visited the art gallery and learned more about Māori motifs.
We created an artwork there by cutting out the shapes we saw and overlapping them.

We were inspired by the work of Reuben Paterson and created our own glitter art.

Writing - Term 3

"When I hear the bell I go on the mat"

Tyler has been taking risks and trying new words independently. Great work Tyler!


"Mum is going to Tyler's house".

Reading - Term 3

Tyler enjoys talking about the stories he reads and making connections to his own life and what he already knows.

Tyler's next learning step is to attempt to read unknown words by looking at the initial sound and looking for chunks and little words inside words.

Strand Maths - Time

WALT: Measure time in a variety of contexts e.g, Days of the Week, Age, Fast / Slow

WALT: Tell the time to the hour and half hour using analogue clocks.

Play Based Learning

Tyler learns best through creative play.  It's great to see him interacting with others and exploring this way.

Writing - Term 2

Tyler told the class about a dream he had and wrote about it with Amanda's (Teacher aid) support.

What a fabulous imagination you have Tyler!