Christmas Activities

Here is Zak making a Lego candy cane to put by the Christmas tree.

8.12.2016

Woodwork

23 November 2016

Technology Woodwork

Here is Zak in the technology workshop doing isometric drawings.

This term Zak has made a pencil box with a sliding lid and a box in the shape of pentagon.

Here is Zak painting his pentagon box.

Here is Zak drying the paint with a hair dryer.

Zak is so proud of his finished box! 

He has worked really hard to make a high quality product.

                                       

Woodwork

23 November 2016

Technology Woodwork

Here is Zak in the technology workshop doing isometric drawings.

This term Zak has made a pencil box with a sliding lid and a box in the shape of pentagon.

Here is Zak painting his pentagon box.

Here is Zak drying the paint with a hair dryer.

Zak is so proud of his finished box! 

He has worked really hard to make a high quality product.

                                       

23 November 2016

Technology Woodwork

Here is Zak in the technology workshop doing isometric drawings.

This term Zak has made a pencil box with a sliding lid and a box in the shape of pentagon.

Here is Zak painting his pentagon box.

Here is Zak drying the paint with a hair dryer.

Zak is so proud of his finished box! 

He has worked really hard to make a high quality product.

                                       

Sharing our Learning

16.11.2016

Today we shared our rainbow reading with Tom.  He shared his egg science experiment with us.

We all learned a lot.

Zak's Lego House

Zak's Lego House

31.10.2016

Here is a stop motion animation of Zak building a house out of Lego. We are working on fine motor skills, finding patterns and  recognising sides, edges, corners and shapes.

Calendar Art

Here is Zak working on his calendar art.

He is doing a perspective drawing of his name.

There is a whole lot of learning happening here such as:

lettering, tracing,using a ruler, following contour lines, colouring in

To complete this project Zak needs to be creative and follow direction.

He is showing persistence and focus.

Well done Zak!

Special Olympics Swimming

Special Olympics Swimming

17.10.2016

I got medals.

It was fun and cool.

I would like to do this every week.

19.9.2016

Reflection of Learning

Term three

Basic facts

I have been doing a mixed basic facts sheet everyday.
My goal for this term was to achieve 50 out of 100.  My best score last term was 24/100.
This term my average is 40!  What a huge improvement.  I feel proud of my success.  I have made another bar graph to track my progress.
I am getting more right because I have been learning multiplication.
My goal for term four is 100%

Tech

I have been sewing.  I have made a pin cushion and a screen printed cushion.
My sewing skills have improved greatly since last year.
I have enjoyed sewing. Its fun.
I am not sure what my goal is for woodwork in term four.

Reading 

I have taken more control of my reading this term.
I was unhappy reading Sunshine Books because they are for little kids.
We went to Nga Manawa and asked Mrs Costello to help us pick some appropriate books.
When we start a new book Abi reads the whole book to me an we discuss it.  Then everyday I read three or four pages to Abi and I independently write three sentences about what I have read.  After I have typed this up in my literacy folder I can watch a video related to the book.
I have read The Day the Crayons Quit, Indianna Jones Indy's Adventures and Splat the Cat.
I feel good about doing literacy like this.
My goal for term four is

Transition to High School

Every second Tuesday I have been to Grey High with Mrs Hooker.  I have learned about TWK.
Its been fun.
I enjoyed going to the special olympics basketball tournament and playing in the Grey High team.
I am looking forward to more high school visits next term

Making a Bar Graph

Making a Bar Graph

Today Zak made a bar graph using his basic facts results.

St. John Trainiing

St. John Training

Today St. John visited Grey Main and taught us about first aid.  Zak learned about how to keep safe out in the bush, blood sugar levels, diabetes and how to put someone in the recovery position.
Zak was in a great group and contributed a lot in the discussions and activities. Here is a photo of Zak in recovery position.

Skip counting and Multiplication

29 August
Zak has been working really hard at his multiplication this term. He has done heaps of skip counting, tally taking and basic facts practise. Im so impressed with how far he's come.

Maths term 3 week2

Goal: Taking a Tally 

Zak is making morning tea for the class today.  First we drew up a tally chart.  Here is a photo of Zak asking his classmates what they would like to drink.  Getting the ticks in the right boxes is a big challenge.

Maths term 3 week2

Goal: Taking a Tally 

Zak is making morning tea for the class today.  First we drew up a tally chart.  Here is a photo of Zak asking his classmates what they would like to drink.  Getting the ticks in the right boxes is a big challenge.

Book Week preparation

Term 3 Week 3

Book Week Preparation

Today Zak listened to the audio book The Day the Crayons Quit.

Then we decorated the Learning Support room's door with the characters from the book.  Zak did some great research, cutting out and was just helpful in general.

Math

Term 3 week 2 Maths

Goal is to take a tally and make a chart.

Her is Zak asking his classmates what hot drink they would like.  This involves filling out a chart, talking clearly and politely to people and counting in fives.

Here are Totara Three enjoying their hot drinks.  Well done Zak!  A whole lot of learning has just happened.

Look at Zak doing some skip counting with Levi (Thursday 4 Aug)

Term three Week one

Maths

Goal: Measurement

Monday=Using a  ruler

Tuesday=here is Zak using his measuring and skip counting skills to create a grid!!

Wednesday=Zak sharing his work with his classmates to make a giant timestables grid.

This is collaborative learning.

World instruments

Zak has really enjoyed reading this book about world instruments.  We researched each instrument using his Chrome Book and listened to an example of each.  Zak liked the didgeridoo the best so he did some Aboriginal dot art.

Today he completed a chart about where the instruments come from, wrote a sentence about the missing instrument and drew a picture of a woman playing a sitar!

7.7.2016

Reflection of Learning

Basic Facts

I have learned to do my 2 and five times tables through skip counting.

I feel my basic facts have improved. I can see this by looking at my basic facts results graph.

My goal for term three is to get 50/50.  To do this I need to have a go at all the questions

Tech

I have learned how to make potato wedges.

I enjoyed cooking.

Prep

I have learned how to make Christmas decorations.

I felt proud and happy because I worked well with the little kids.

Reading

I have read Amazing Ears, Dragon with a Cold, Letters for Mr James, and World Instruments

I have learned lots of new things about ears, animals and instruments.

I liked listening to the didgeridoo.

My goal for term three is to read more books.

Speech

I have learned how to use screencastify to do a speech.

This was hard work.  There was lots of failure and I had to persist.

My goal  is to use screencastify more.

ENLARGEMENT

Check out Zak's amazing enlargement of a picture of Sponge Bob's best friend Patrick!

This project shows Zak's ability to focus and persist.

He used maths skills and fine motor skills to create this artwork.

Amazing Ears

Amazing Ears

Today Zak read a book all about Amazing Ears.  He has found out three interesting facts...

Hippos have little ears a nd can close them.

Rabbits have big ears.

Cats can move their ears.

Well done Zak!

The Water Cycle

Zak's Reflection 1.4.16

31.3.16

A Poem About Rain

Little drops of  rain, sometimes it  floods.

They are white circles.

Cold and wet they drip drop  down.

This shows Zak writing creatively and descriptively. This relates to the class room topic of water.

Topic: WATER

Zak is learning about the water cycle.

When the sun goes hard it the water goes up to the clouds. That's why when people drive in cars they see steam on the road because the water vapor is going up to the clouds.  When the clouds get full the water falls out.  It rains.  The rain goes into creeks and makes floods.  

Fractions

Fractions

Look at me doing fractions!!

Life cycle of butterflies

Power writing 

ten minutes, edited by Abi

Butterflies  lay  eggs on  leaves.

Caterpillars  are  hungry and  turn into  cocoons  and  then butterflies.

Power Writing

Power Writing

 Draft 

Going up Mount Kahikatea was not fun because it was too far.

Curious Cove

I went on camp Monday.  When we hopped o the bus we had fun and we had a big acorn fight.  When we got to Reefton I saw my Auntie Karen.  Someone was sick on the bus and no windows were open.  I hopped off the bus at Picton.  The boat was really big.  We loaded the bags on the boat and Mr B nearly through a bag in the water.  Then we went to Curious Cove. I shared a cabin with Zac Crop and Jack.
On Tuesday we did camp activities. We did the walk up Mt Kahikatea and walked back down. It was too far and my legs hurt.
The next day we did the boat ride and did fishing.  Dion caught a kawai.  I didnt catch anything. Something bit Tony's hand line and ate the bait. I put some more bait on.  After that we went back to camp.
On Thursday we did the flying fox. It was fun and cool but I didnt keep my legs out so I nearly fell out. It had a seat belt. I didnt scream.  When we got back to camp we did kayaking. I tipped the boat in a deep part.  It was good.
On Friday we went got up early, about five or six,  and hopped on the boat. We put the bags on the trailer.  I carried about 200 bags and that's why my arms are sore. We had homemade buns for lunch near a beach.  I didnt have a travel sick pill and I didnt throw up.  Then we came back to GreyMain school.
  

Truth or Lie!

Today Abi and I talked about telling the truth and lying.  

I like playing golf is true.

I am a donkey is a lie.

Maths buddy

Here is Zak counting in tens using Maths Buddy!