Week 9

This week we are going over using adjectives and similes in our writing to make it more interesting for the reading. The following link will help explain what they are and how to use them.

similes-and-metaphors

using-adjectives

Week 8

WOW - Week 8. 

This week we are going over how to use full stops, commas and capital letters correctly. We are starting to forget to use these in our writing and it's really important. Below is a link to different clips and sites to help understand how they are used.

We are also learning to write acrostic poems.

acrostic-poems

Full Stops, Commas And Capital Letters - Lessons - TES

Capital letters.Full Stops.Teaching 4/5's how to use full stops and commas.Comma story - Terisa Folaron

TES.COM

week 7

We are looking a paragraphs this week in literacy. The following link has some examples of what needs to be in a paragraph and how to write one.

Basic paragraph writing

enjoy watching with your child, get them to write a paragraph about their bridge challenge or the weekend. Remind them to drop two lines between the paragraphs. (ideas)

We are still working on fractions. looking at 1/2 and 1/4 of  numbers. See if your child can explain how to find a 1/4 of a number? If they are unsure, have a look at the following link.

fractions

Have a great weekend!

Ko Wairarapa Challenge

We are learning 'Ko Wairarapa' to be apart of the world record challenge.
Below is a link that will show you the actions and teach you the the song.

Enjoy!

Ko Wairarapa

week 6

This week we are continuing to learn about writing explanations, apostrophes and fractions. The following link has some video clips your child could watch to help develop their understanding better.

explanations

apostrophes

 fractions is our focus but continue to practice basic facts to 20, halves and doubles.

fractions

Have a great week! :)