Hey, hope you are having a great week!

A few photos from the last few days, I have just learnt how to post videos so will start including videos in my blog posts :)

This weeks writing challenge
As it is lent we have been talking a lot about kindness, we have started a kindness jar in class. Every time I spot someone doing something kind, a jewel goes into out kindness jar. 

We are trying to fill the jar by the end of Lent.

So this weeks writing challenge is to:
Draw a picture of being kind or helpful and write a sentence

I am kind/helpful when...

Yesterdays star writers

Super writing Finn and Sophie!! :)

A few photos from learning to play cricket this afternoon

Reminder:

Family fun night this Thursday 5pm-7pm

Today we had Ash Wednesday mass

This afternoon we had a lesson about the Eucharist

And we learnt to sing an internet safety song

We turned into the Room 11 band - we had singers and musical instruments. I will put a video up of this later in the week :)

This week we have been learning about different types of punctuation

The class really enjoyed this counting song yesterday - here's the youtube link
Counting song

Have a nice afternoon!
Mrs Carroll :)

Hey, hope you had a great weekend!

Ash Wednesday
Today in R.E we talked about Ash Wednesday - that the ashes are made from palms from palm Sunday and that they are used to make a sign of the cross on our foreheads.

We talked about Ash Wednesday being the beginning of lent, the time leading up to Easter.

Ash Wednesday mass is this Wednesday at 9.15am (please wear full school uniform)

PMP
The following children are having their turn at the PMP programme this term:
Matthew
Elijah
Katelyn
Jay
Cyrus

You should have received an email today outlining what this is. It is a programme based on eye/hand coordination and eye/foot coordination, it includes fitness, balance and eye tracking activities. All children complete this programme within their first year at school. 

Browsing box books tonight for reading
Today we had values assembly so we didn't have reading groups today - the children chose a book from their browsing box to bring home

Writing challenge this week
Write a list of all your favourite foods (remember that they don't have to be spelt correctly - try your best to sound them out)

Parent help request
At the parent evening last week I mentioned about parent help. A few parents have mentioned to me that they will be able to help out this term - thanks very much!
If anyone else is able to help as a one off or weekly please mention to me before or after school or send an email. Thank you!

Reminder
Thanks to the parents who have already sent in/emailed a photo of your child with their favourite toy. We will be doing this activity in class on Wednesday so would be great to have your photos by then.
rebekah.carroll@ola.school.nz

Have a great week! :)

A few reminders about tomorrow:

Show and tell - please help your child to choose something to bring along

Library day - if you still have library books at home from last year, please put them into our classroom return box

Lunch order day tomorrow

Assembly after lunch

Reading with your child at home

This page on our school website has tips for reading with your child at home (the pause, prompt, praise technique is a great strategy to use at home) Click on the link below to take you to this page on our website
Teaching reading

Save the date

OLA family fun night is going to be on the 26th of February from 5-7pm

Next week 

Next week the class are going to write about their favourite soft toy and display their writing in the classroom - if you are able to take a photo of your child with their favourite soft toy and print it out and send it along to school or send it by email that would be great rebekah.carroll@ola.school.nz

See you tomorrow :)

Hey, hope you had a great weekend!

This afternoon in R.E we started to learn about Jesus. We talked about how Jesus would have prayed, what a scroll is and how a scroll is different from books we use today.

Then we made these scrolls

Writing challenge

Each week I plan to post a writing challenge on the blog - this is an optional home learning activity but a great way to do some writing with your child at home.

This weeks writing challenge is for your child to draw a picture of their favourite book and complete the following sentence:

My favourite book is... because....

See you at the meet the teacher evening tomorrow (3.15pm and 6pm)

Mrs Carroll :)

This week in Room 11

Playing with the parachute at fitness time

Learning the activities that we will complete during reading time

Reading in our library area

 Writing the alphabet

 Making things at the writing table

 Alphabet activities on the ipads

Our Star Writer yesterday. Excellent writing Adele, well done!

I have just put the term 1 newsletter onto the blog - please click on the page at the top labelled 'term 1 newsletter' to read this.

Reading books will start going home on Monday. Your child will also bring home a sight word book and number chart - these resources are to be kept in reading folders please.

A few reminders:

- Please send back those pink forms that I sent home in the children's reading folders.

 - Meet the teacher evening is on Tuesday the 10th at 3.15pm and 6pm.

Have a great weekend!

See you on Monday, Mrs Carroll :)

First day in year 1

We have had a great day in Room 11!

We started the day with prayers, shared about our holidays, wrote a story as a class and then went outside for a game of cat and mouse.

After morning tea we had a whole school welcome back assembly, we played with the parachute outside and read a story under the trees.

After lunch the class really enjoyed reading stories and completing their all about me activities.

Tomorrow is PE day so you won't need to send along school uniforms.

See you tomorrow,

Mrs Carroll :)