Numbers

Teacher voice: Wow Jack! Look at all the numbers you can write independently, and all around the right way great work!

Integrated Topic Drought

We are learning about how the sun affects the earth.

Success Criteria:

• Explain water moves in a cycle.
• Explain how drought affects living things and our planet.

Art

I am learning to create a self portrait.

I know I am successful when I have -

Drawn the different elements of my face in particular quarters of my face.
Blended paint to make my skin tone.
Blended my background.
Can talk about how to do the painting technique "blending"

Year 1 Cross Country

Topic: Habitat

We are learning to make a habitat for a compost worm. 

On our field trip we learned to importance of food, shelter, water and stopping sunlight from going into our compost worms habitats.

Jack and Kaydence are ripping up paper (portrait) to create a habitat for their worms.

Jack is holding the top part of our model habitat with grass seeds in it.

Jack is squeezing all the extra water off his newspaper. This will be a home for his tiger worms.

Please ensure that you follow our class blog! http://oaklandsschoolroom17.blogspot.co.nz/ ... on the left hand side you will find a part that says follow me by email - thanks!

Important events to know about:

Parent conferences Tuesday 9th and Wednesday 10th of Feb

Library - every Tuesday (Please ensure they have their library folder)
Swimming - every Thursday (for term 1)

Thanks!

Jack and Nathan are working together to complete the sandpit challenge (making a tunnel under the sand that a toy can drive through)

Jack and Di Di are working together to complete a dot-to-dot picture