Week 2

Swimming has begun with a hiss and a roar.  A big thanks to Meredith for taking these pictures today. Your children are very enthusiastic about swimming which is great:)
We have been working on our safe entry...

Our forward float, blowing bubbles and using a flutter-board to help us float on our backs.

The children are enjoying their swimming immensely, so please remember to pack those swimming togs every day in the even weeks.  We are so lucky to have a school pool, so let's make sure we use it!

In maths we are beginning to look at subtraction and counting back, the children are working with materials and learning that guessing is not acceptable in maths.  
We are learning that the number sentences are telling us to get something and then do something to find the answer. 

We are looking at Symbolism for our Concept this term and this ties in perfectly with the symbols used in maths. There is a language to be learned in maths + can be verbalized as plus, add, get more, and, addition...imagine how confusing that can be for children.  

If you get the chance to do some simple maths problems at home, make an effort to use the language associated with the problem.  If you need some ideas or want clarification, please come and see me.

Our goals for maths this term are...

• counting back from 20
• recognizing numbers up to 100
• memorizing our bonds with 5 e.g, 0+5. 1+4, 2+3, 3+2, 4+1, 5+0
• Doubles up to 10...1+1, 2+2, 3+3 and so on
• Skip counting in 2's up to 20
• solving simple problems by counting on or back

Check out www.nzmaths.co.nz  for ideas.

In Week 4, there will be a brand new 5 year called Bronson joining our class.  We will be making a huge effort to welcome him into the Room 6 whanau.