Circles Maths Activity

This week the circles will be learning the number bonds to ten, e.g. 5 and 5, 6 and 4, 7 and 3, 8 and 2, 9 and 1. 

Below is the link to a maths game that will allow them to practise these combinations.

Alien Pairs to Ten - Click here to Play

Triangles and Squares Maths Activity

The squares and triangles have been learning to count on from the bigger number when solving addition problems.

Here is the link to a post sorting game that will enable them to practise this strategy.

Post Sorting - Click here to play

Pentagon's Maths Actvity

Next Week the Pentagons will be solving addition problems by working up through a ten.

Pentagons: Here is the link below to practise in your computer time:

Space Jumps - Click Here to Play

Fractions

We have been learning to use fractions this week. Here is a link to the pizza fraction game we have been using.
Pizza Fraction Game

Hector's World

Hector the Dolphin has been helping us learn about how to stay safe on the internet. Here is the link below to Hector's World. Please have a look through the video's with your child.

http://www.hectorsworld.com/island/index.html

Skip Counting Rap - 2s, 5s and 10s

Here is the link to the skip counting rap we are learning for our assembly. Please practise this at home.

Polyfest

Here are a few photos from our trip to Polyfest. The children had a lot of fun being out and about in the sun watching performances and exploring the festival! 

Sorting Rubbish with Mrs Elmore

On Thursday Mrs Elmore came to talk to us about rubbish at Meadowbank School. We learnt about the different coloured bins on the junior side. We had fun sorting out the rubbish from the Junior Side into the correct bins!

We now know that each bin has a different purpose:

Green bin (worm bin) - This is for food scraps found on the ground. The worms enjoy most foods except citrus peel and meat! We learnt that we could even put paper into the worm bin that had food on it, e.g. a muffin wrapper.

Blue Bin (recycling) - This is for FIRM plastic, e.g. milk bottles, water bottles, yoghurt pottles.

Yellow Bin - This is for any plastic found in the playground that can be scrunched up in your hand. This should be placed in the yellow bin, which is then taken to the landfill. 

Your Lunch box - Any rubbish you have from home should be taken home again please. We found out that some children in our class use re-usable snap-lock bags or containers to store their foods in their lunch boxes. These can then be used over and over again to ensure we have less rubbish at our beautiful school.

Here is an example of how we would sort some of the rubbish found in the playground. We had some fun justifying our answers too! 

Stepping Out with Constable Jude

Thursday 19 February
Last week we had our first lesson with constable Jude. She talked to us about the dangers on the road and then showed us what to do when we cross the road. Then we went outside and crossed an imaginary road. We had to make sure we stopped, looked, and listened. 

Tuesday 24 February

On Tuesday we walked across Kelvin Road all by ourselves.

Constable Jude took us for a walk up the road and we had to make sure that we looked down sneaky driveways for cars. Then we had to cross the road and make sure we looked both ways and wait for any cars that were coming!

Thursday 26 February

Today we were learning about car safety and the importance of booster seats in the car. We found out that children should be seated in a booster seat until they are 7 years of age. We also got to dress up in police uniforms and hear the siren! Exciting! 

Great start to 2015!

Another busy school year is under way in 2015. The children in Room 9 have been working hard to get to know one another. 

The students have created an 'All About Me' puzzle piece to let the class know some things about them. 

In week 1 we read The Rainbow Fish. We talked about how we are good friends like the Rainbow Fish. The children came up with some wonderful examples!