Term 1 week 1 and 2

Welcome back to an exciting year of developing and challenging yourself to become amazing thinkers and learners!

Here are some links to short videos about skills we are learning in literacy and numeracy. Watch them and try and use the skills in your work.

Writing
recount-writing

Reading
reading-with-expression

Literacy activity
How to make corner bookmarks

Maths
addition-and-subtraction-strategies

What is a mindset?
having-a-growth-mindset

holiday activities

Card ideas and crafts

making-cards

xmas-reindeers

If you complete all activities, scroll through the different weeks and click on clicks to revisit skills you might need to practice.

week 6

Writing
descriptive-writing
compound-sentences
connectives

Spelling
er-ur-ir-spelling

Reading
inferencing

Maths
math-games
fractions
multiplication-and-division-strategies
addition-and-subtraction-strategies

Topic
electricity-and-magnets

week 5

Literacy
possessive-apostrophes

Spelling
er-ur-ir-spelling

Writing
full-stops-commas-and-capital-letters
descriptive-writing

Maths
fractions
fractions

Topic
electrical circuits
magnets

Week Three

Keep checking your task board and make sure you are completing work to a super standard!

Writing
recount-wriitng
sequencing-ideas

Reading
contractions
reading-with-expression

Maths
multiplication and division games

Growth mindset
having-a-growth-mindset

Remember the effort you put into the things goes a very long way!

Week 2

Writing

Publish your holiday writing, remember to put effort into your presentation. 

wacky web
editing skills

Reading

recount-wriitng
sequencing-ideas

Term four week 1

Welcome back to term four!
 We hope you have had a great break with your family and friends. This term is only 9 weeks, you will be practicing new skills developing previous skills. Remember to use this blog to help with your goals.

Phonics
ou-sound

Spelling
plurals
how-to-add-plurals

Writing
recount-wriitng
writing-a-basic-paragraph

Wacky web (click on link and create a funny story)
wacky web


Reading
inferencing

Maths
multiplication-and-division-strategies

Topic
electricity-and-magnets

Week 10

Phonics
long-u-sound

Writing
onomatopoeia

Maths
multiplication-and-division
math-games


Remember to go over past weeks to recap on previous learning, think about your goals and what links will help you. Work with a buddy and practice the skills together. 

week 9

Wow, the term is coming to an end fast. Think about your learning goals and any skills you may need a little extra practice with. Scroll through the weeks learning topics and click on the links you need to revisit. Remember that revisiting skills helps us understand them clearer and helps us remember them.

Phonics
oo-sound

Spelling
adding-y

Writing
alliteration-poems

Maths
stage-4-multiplication-and-division

Remember to check your google classrooms account and answer the question. Be reflective and provide me with information and evidence.

Week 8

Phonics
ie

Spelling
silent-letters

Writing
cinquain-poems

Maths
doubles-and-halves
stage-4-multiplication-and-division

Reading
inferencing

What if question

cubes

week 7

Phonics this week
i-and-y-sounds

Writing
haiku-poems

Maths
multiplication-and-division games
stage-4

Artist information
van-Gogh

week 5

Spelling
prefixes-suffixes

Phonics
i_e

Writing
narrative-writing

Maths
time-quarter-to-and-quarter-past

week four

Phonics
ey

Spelling - suffixes
suffixes-er-est-ly

Reading
inferencing

Writing
persuasive-writing
procedure-writing

Maths
addition-and-subtraction-strategies
stage-5-strategies-for-addition-and-subtraction
time-quarter-to-and-quarter-past

Being an effective team member
skills-needed

Week 3

Phonics
ai

Spelling
er-and-est

Reading
inferencing

Writing
procedure-writing
persuasive-writing

Maths
maths-games
maths-tidy-numbers

Week 2

Phonics
ay

Writing
procedure-writing

Spelling 
adding-ing-and-ed-to-words

Maths
addition-and-subtraction-strategies

Term 3 week 1

Phonics/spelling

a-e

Writing focus-

procedure-writing

Maths - 

addition-and-subtraction-strategies

Reading

inferencing

week 10

This week we will be revisiting learning that has happened during the term so remember to look at the past 9 weeks blogs and practice a variety of skills.

Phonics-
u-e

Writing-
persuasive-writing

Reading- 
inferencing

Maths-
perimeter-and-area
fractions

week 9

Wow the term is coming to an end but you have to keep practicing the skills you have learnt to ensure they stay with you. So look through these links for this weeks topics.

Phonics

ue-sound

Writing is all about persuading others to change their opinion about an idea or topic.

persuasive-writing

Strand maths is focussing on how to find the perimeter and area of different shapes.

perimeter-and-area

This week are will be learning a lot about Matariki and do some fun activities.

matariki

week 8

phonics this week is focusing on 

ew-sounds

We are learning how to use question marks and what they are used for

question-marks

In writing we are learning how to persuade people by using our ideas and supporting them.

persuasive-writing

Maths - continue practicing all the strategies you have learnt and your number knowledge.

multiplying-by-10-100-and-1000

multiplication-and-division

fractions

addition-and-subtraction-strategies

maths-games

At the end of this week it is the maori new year - Matariki. 

matariki

week 7

Remember to look through the past weeks links to revisit learning and strategies.

Phonic this week is

oo-as-in-moon

Writing focus-

writing-a-basic-paragraph

Maths-

Fractions
doubles-and-halves-to-100

week 6

Phonics this week is continuing to work with the long e sound

e-as-in-me-and-y-as-in-happy

We are going to look at what a homophone is. This link will give you examples.

homophones

We are still working on recount writing. Remember to include time words, compound sentences, adjectives and punctuation. These links will help remind you how to write a great recount.

recount-wriitng
writing-a-basic-paragraph
compound-sentences

Maths activities

fractions
fraction games   (scroll to the bottom of the page for the games)

Have a good week, keep practicing!

Week 5

Phonics this week is ea- click the link and learn about this sound. Then complete the worksheet at the front of the classroom.

ea

We are learning about plurals - adding es or s

plurals-ending-with-es

plurals-adding-s

In writing we are doing a recount and events that happened on friday at school. The link will remind you what recount need to have in them.

recount-wriitng

Maths - fractions

strategies and videos to help

Keep practicing!

Week 4

Phonics this week is

ee

We are continuing to learn about commas, do the activity that is on the link.

commas

We are also learning about  plurals ending with-  es.

plurals-ending-with-es

In writing we are working on hooking the reader in with an opening sentence. We are using adjectives, similes and our five senses to describe how we are feeling or what we are doing.

writing

In maths we are moving onto fractions. Practice finding  a half  or 1 quarter of shapes or numbers.

fractions

Work with a buddy and practice the skills you are learning!

week three

Phonics focus this week is-

qu

We are learning what commas are and how to use them in our writing

commas

In writing we are continuing with moment in time recounts and also learning about instructional writing. The following link will help you include all the steps needed.

writing styles

This is our last week on multiplication and division, keep practicing the strategies you have learnt.

strategies

In strand we are working on understanding volume and capacity. Here are some games

volume-and-capacity games

Have fun and keep practicing!

Week 2

Phonics

soft c

We are going to write about an experience  with autumn leaves this week. It will be a moment in time.
This link might help

narrative writing


Breaking down word problems is a tricky skill, remember to use BUCK. Click on the link to help you out

how-to-solve-word-problems

Maths goals-

multiplying-by-10-100-and-1000
doubles-and-halves-to-100

Term 2 week 1

Welcome back!

We are starting phonics off with 

kn

Describing our holiday adventures by remembering to use-

adjectives
full-stops-commas-and-capital-letters
writing-styles

We are continuing multiplication and division for the first  three weeks

family of facts games
multiplication-and-division-strategies


Remember you can look at the other weeks to revisit learning and strategies. Learning is a lot of practicing of new skills - so keep practicing! :) 

week 11

The end of term is here so we will be going over all the learning we have been doing and reminding ourselves of sounds, chunks of letters, skills and strategies we need to practice to help our brain keep developing further.
Go over the other weeks pages and revisit what you need to. 
Practice, practice, practice!
Phonics
apostrophes revision
Different types of words for writing

We are using poems this week to describe objects.
Click the link below and find out about acrostic poems.
acrostic-poems

week 10

phonics

wh

Literacy skill

speech-marks


Writing genre

Narrative writing

week 9

phonics

ff

Literacy skill

contractions

compound-sentences

Maths

multiplication-and-division games

week 8

Phonics

tch

Literacy focus

connectives

compound-sentences

Maths - multiplication and division

Multiplication and division games

week 7

Phonics activities

dge


Literacy skills

compound-words
contractions

Maths games

maths-tidy-numbers

week 6

Phonics

ck

Click on the following link to remind yourself about and practice -

full stops and capital letters


Math games to help with problem solving

addition and subtraction math games

week 5

Phonics this week is

ng


What are prepositions? How do we use them in our writing?

prepositions


Maths:

Adding tens and ones

1-10 maths games

counting-on

Week 4

Phonics this week is 'ss' Click below,

ss

We are looking at verbs and adverbs for literacy time. Click below for helpful tutorials and songs.

adverbs      verbs


Click below to play  addition/subtraction games to 20.

math games

Week 3

Phonics with week is - double l  (ll), click below to help develop your understanding.

ll

We are continuing learning about adjectives and adverbs.  click below for songs and information.

adjectives        adverbs

Click on the link below to practice your doubles and halves in maths.

  doubles-and-halves

week 2

Phonics this week is 'sh', click on the link below for an activity.

   sh


We are learning what an adjective is, the link below will help you out!

adjectives

Term 1

Welcome back to 2017!

This year I will be using this page for links to video clips of things we have learnt or are learning in class. The children will be using it daily in class and can use it at home to help practice their skills.

 Any questions please come in and see me.

kind Regards,

Jo Miller