Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Growth Mindset

At Discovery Time we practise some important skills and strategies.
We have been learning about using a growth mindset - in which we learn that learning that is hard is okay as it means we are learning and our brain will get stronger.
We have also been learning how to work together - using our HEART values such as respect and aroha.
Here are three wonderful learners who persevered and worked together to solve some of the really tricky puzzles.
Good learning!!



Wednesday, August 23, 2017

PTA Calendar Art

Look at our great pictures.
We created these using our paper construction skills.
They reflect an important thread of our learning this year - our music!! (We love listening to music during the day to help us learn and self-regulate).

Hope you are able to purchase a calendar or two when the orders come out.

Stay tuned for the order form - there are calendars and other stationery items (all of which make great gifts).

You can view your child's special art work in the classroom during Week 6.


Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Paper Construction

In The Landing we have regular art lessons in which we learn specific skills and techniques - as well as having fun creating our own unique art works!
This term we are focusing on paper construction and we are learning how to use paper to make our art.
We have been learning how to manipulate paper by ripping, folding, cutting, curling, bending, making tabs and scoring.
Here are some of our first attempts ... stay tuned to the art works we create using these skills!!




Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Maths

Most of our time during our maths learning is spent working with numbers.
We also ensure that we learn about other areas in maths - such as shape, measurement, position and statistics.
For the first part of this term we have been learning about length.

We are learning how to;
Compare and order lengths
Compare the length of two different lengths
Use the correct language when talking about length, e.g., long, short, longer, shorter, longest, shortest, tall, taller, tallest, the same as ...).

We had fun drawing our faces and then measuring to see how tall everyone in the room was!!

Learning Conversations

It was lovely to see you at the Learning Conversations this week and last week.
What a wonderful opportunity for you, us and the children to talk about their learning and set a goal.
(As always, please don't hesitate to see either Helen or Suzanne if you have any questions).