"Stars" in the making!

Hi everyone! I would like to take the opportunity to thank the parents who came to our "meet the teacher evening". It was a great way to start the year.I have taken on board your comments and will act upon these promptly.

This week has been another brilliantly busy one. I feel as though our reading programme is really starting to flow nicely. One of my goals is to try and introduce different types of text to the children. This week, the giraffes read a play. To introduce the concept of reading for an audience, they presented this to Rooms 7 & 8. Today, I took Tyler and Liam (the giraffes) into the Green Room to record their presentation. I have uploaded it for you all to see. Enjoy our week 3 Room 6 stars!

Isa the puppy comes for a visit

Anica brought her lovely puppy into our classroom. We enjoyed meeting her and hearing about all that she needs. She is very playful. We thought of lots of describing words that we can use when we are writing. Thanks to Anica's wonderful Mum for giving of her time!

Bunnies at Pahoia

Today we had four fluffy friends in Room 6. Stella (thanks to her lovely Mummy) brought her baby rabbits in for a visit. We all enjoyed feeding them some carrots and having a cuddle. Tomorrow, we have Isa (Anica's new puppy) comming in to see us.

First two days!

Hello everyone, what a fantastic start! I know I have enjoyed the first two days and from listening to the children, it would appear that everyone is settling well and relaxing into Room 6 routines. This week we have spent quite some time discussing how important it is that we work as a team. We have talked about the fact that everyone is important. As a class, we completed a class quilt which is now displayed at the back of the classroom in the reading area. Please come in and check it out. Next week swimming begins. As you will have read in the letter sent home, this is on Tuesdays and Fridays with an optional lunchtime swim on a Wednesday. Also from next week, all children MUST have a hat. If they do not they will be asked to play under the shade cloth. Once again, welcome to Room 6 and I look forward to catching up with you all. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you are concerned in any way. I also love to hear about happy or positive things that occur. Even very simple things can have a huge impact and as we are a learning community it is great to share this with each other. Have a great weekend.