Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

This week it is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori- Maori language Week.

We are learning...

• basic phrases 
• new kupu 
• counting
• classroom objects
• fruit
• songs
• and much more! 

 Our big book is called... He aha tenei?

 

Here is a read aloud called 'The Kuia and the Spider'

 

Our poem of the week is an old favourite called Incy Wincy Spider -Iti Witi Katipō

Here is a song we are learning 'Tohoroa Nui'

 

Waiata- Colours song

Here is a video of the alphabet in te reo.

Counting in te reo

 

Here is one last song to sing Tena Koe-Hello.

PMP

Today we had PMP (Perceptual Motor Programme) in the hall. There were four activities for us to complete.

Activity One:

We worked on balancing on the rock and balance boards.

We bounced the balls into the hoop and caught them lots of times.

Activity Two:

We had to crawl under the pole, jump in and out of the hoops.  Then we got to balance on the beam.

Activity Three:

We had to aim, throw and then catch the bean bag.

We got to aim and roll the ball at the target (ten pin bowling).

Activity Four:

We had to climb in and out of the hoops. At the end of the hoops we had to climb into the cube and get a bean bag and climb out again.

Kā pai tamariki!

Play-based Learning

Room 5 loves shared Play-based Learning on a Friday.

We had fun outside in the sun today trying to get the targets through the goal.

We enjoyed working out the new hopscotch together. Great team work!

The toys loved being read stories.

It was great to see lots of sharing and turn-taking.

The new teepee play tent was a hit outside.

Lots of creative play with toys today as well.

Fantastic aiming and throwing outside.

Fantastic sharing and turn-taking Room 5!

Tongan Language Week

 This week it is Tongan Language Week.

Where is New Zealand? Can you find Tongan on the map?

 

Here is the Tongan flag.  How many colours are in the flag?

 

Here is a video on greetings in Tongan.

 

Here is a video on learning how to say colours in Tongan.

Let's learn how to count in Tongan as well!

Here is a Tongan song 'Malimali Mai' for us to learn. 

Here is a video of some children performing a Tongan dance. Look at their wonderful costumes.

Kelly Sports: Session 5

 Today at Kelly Sports we worked on throwing and catching.

Our warm up game was 'Pirate tag' where you had 2-3 taggers who each had a noodle and they had to tag you on the leg. If you got tagged you had to stop, balance and count to 3 then you were free again.

Then we played 'Animal bean bag' where we worked on throwing and catching. We know we have to have our hands like a basket, to look at the bean bag while we try and catch it and to bring it close to our chest when we catch it.

Next we played 'Snake Hunter' it was a fun game where you had to stand on the snake's tail (skipping rope) then you became the snake to be hunted.

At the end we played 'Four Corners' a game where you had to run to a corner and coach Tom counted down from 10 to 0.

Fantastic listening to coach Tom today! Well done ruma rima!

Play-based Learning

 Today we had fun at Play-based Learning with Room 4!

Here are some photos of us sharing and taking turns.  We loved throwing, jumping and aiming at the targets outside.

It was great to be creative outside with the chalk today.

The teddy bears enjoyed listening to the stories!

Fantastic aiming so that you hit the target!

Great counting forwards and backwards on the big number line.

Such a fantastic castle! Lots of great building with blocks.