Maths Fun in Team Toru

We have been continuing our discovery of place value and expanding numbers using materials.... here was Thursday's learning...

We then continued our Fractions focus...
We were sharing sets evenly.  Look at the way Team Toru shared toppings evenly on our 'pizzas'.

B and D Confusion

A wonderful idea for home that allows tamariki to play with two letters, that can sometimes confuse them...

An Awesome Day in Team Toru

Wow... what a day!  Lots of exciting new learning experiences happening in Team Toru!
First up we continued our simile and description focus... we blew bubbles and had lots of fun as we found words to describe the bubbles.

After play we worked with our Tuakana Teina buddies in Room 11 and played Fraction Olympics.  What awesome fun!  We got to throw 'javelin' (cotton buds), 'shotput' (cotton balls) and do 'long jump' (counters).  We then measured our throws using half circles, to find how many halves and wholes we had thrown.  Super fraction learning!

After play it was Ako time with our Team Tahi, Team Rua and Team Wha buddies.  Lots of sharing and working together going on!
Wow... I wonder what tomorrow will bring?

Fabulous Learning in Team Toru

We had a fabulous start to Week 4.  At the beginning of the day we started our Maths with a challenge, for Maths Week.  We had word problems that we worked on with our learning buddies - each correct answer allowed us to collect a dollar which we kept a total of using tally marks.  I wonder which pair will earn the most dollars by the end of the week's challenges?

At Writing time we started to learn about similes...
Check out this link to play a game with your child.
Similes Game

Last week we worked on writing instructions.  By the end of the week we wrote instructions on how to be a 'Top Team Toru Kid.'  Have a look in our classroom at our display :-)

Jump Jam Jiggles!

All of Team One went into the hall for Jump Jam.  We had an awesome time grooving it with our senior instructors!

Look at Team Toru moving it!

Number Whizzes!

Team Toru have continued this week to write down the different ways we can think of for a number.  We are getting some amazing thinking going on...
Check out these proud children :-)

AKO Time in Team Tahi, Rua, Toru and Wha

We had Ako time this afternoon.  It was the first time the new Team Rua were involved.  Team Toru made sure that they showed the Mahora Values of responsibility and connectedness today and helped the new tamariki.  Here are some photos of our experiences :-)

Words Words Everywhere!

Four children in Team Toru today had a fabulous time using the whiteboards and writing down all of the words they could find around the room.  Wowee!!!  Super Duper Effort Girls!

Place Value

We are starting to really think about our numbers...

• how many tens are in a number?
• how many ones?
• what is the total value using this equipment?

Each morning, Mrs Gempton will have a new number represented on the board, using different types of equipment.  Can you work it out?

A Great Reading Site to Use at Home :-)

I have just found out about this wonderful E-Book Website...
Click on the picture to visit the site :-)