Buddy Lunch

On Thursday we had a barbeque for a special Buddy Lunch. Our parents came along too so they could meet our buddies. Thank you to all the parents who helped to organise the lunch and get all of the food ready on the day! Here are some pictures of our Buddy Lunch.

The Rainbow Fish

We've been reading a book called The Rainbow Fish.

In the story the rainbow fish shares his shiny scales with other fish to be a nice friend. We've been talking about what makes a nice friend.

We have been learning about the letter r. We have thought of some words that start with the letter r;

rainbow
run
rug
robot
rocket

We made our own rainbow fish and we tried to colour in the scales in a repeating pattern. Here are some of our fish:

Doubles

This week in maths we are learning about doubles. We are learning the doubles facts:

1 + 1 = 2
2 + 2 = 4
3 + 3 = 6
4 + 4 = 8
5 + 5 = 10
6 + 6 = 12

Today we played a doubles game in pairs where we had to roll a dice and double the number shown. Then we put a counter on that number on the game board. The winner of the game was the first person to get four counters in a row.

Learning About Sounds

In our class we have been learning about the sounds for each letter of the alphabet. These clever girls worked really hard as a team to complete this alphabet jigsaw puzzle. Each letter of the alphabet is matched with two words beginning with that sound.

Making Patterns

This week in Maths we have been learning about patterns. Patterns are repeating sequences and can be found everywhere; strings of beads, tiled floors, stripy clothing or rows of flowers and trees can all make patterns! We can make patterns by clapping, writing numbers or arranging items on the table. Have a look at the patterns we made in class today.

The Letter D

We've been learning about the letter d. We thought of some words that start with the letter d:

dog
dinosaur
drawing
drink
drum

Have a look at some of our 'd' activities:

Grade 5 Buddies

All the prep students have now been matched up with Grade 5 buddies. The buddies will be doing activities together every week in Term 1 and every fortnight in Term 2. It's been wonderful for the preps to have an older friend to look out for them in the playground and help them settle into school.