Learning about Fractions

We are learning to identify 1/2 and 1/4

'These ones are easy for me to draw.'

Re-reading my story

We are learning to re-read to check what I read makes sense.
'My reading makes sense because I know all the words.'

Celebrating Chinese New Year!

For our Inquiry, we are learning about Celebrations.

We have been learning about Chinese New Year. We know some of the food they get to eat during Chinese New Year, and the special things they get to do. Some cities have awesome parades with big dragons. We decided to 
make our own Chinese New Year drums. We painted our drums red and yellow, and Miss Donnell helped us to attach the bells. We think they are awesome!!

Explaining my Picture

We are learning to explain what my picture is about in my own
words.
'My picture has lots of things in it because I am good at
drawing.'

Celebrating Celebrations: Dragon Boat Festival

We are learning to design and create dragon boat paddles.

This term Room 4 have been learning about different celebrations. We have been learning
about the Dragon Boat Festival this week. We decided to design our own dragon boat
paddles because we liked the different designs that some of the racers had. We used
pastels to create bright colours so our paddles would be seen in the water.

Using Expression in Reading

We are learning to use extra expression when we are reading.
'Sometimes I think it is tricky to change my voice because the
words are hard.'

Doubles to 10

We are learning to know doubles to 10.
'I know 2+3 isn't a double but 2+2 is.'