Writing using our senses

"We talked about being at the beach. I can use my ears and eyes to help me write interesting words." said Ashton.

We are learning to sound out 3 letter words

"Today I used Miss Lal's laptop to play a word game. I can sound out 3 letter words by putting letters in the right order." said Ashton.

We are learning to read o'clock time

"I can read 1 o'clock on the clock and find a matching card. Some numbers are tricky." said Ashton. 

Art Exhibition 2017 - Winter Trees

Our artwork is inspired by the Waiting Tree in the Junior playground. We all play around this tree. This art is a combination of paint, pastel and collage.

"It was hard to sketch the branches of the tree because I couldn't make it big. But I kept trying." said Ashton.

We are learning to make a photo box

Thursday 24th August was such a special day! Mrs Ludlam came over from Bunnings Botany and helped us make key holders and photo boxes. We had teachers and some helpers who helped us use screws, little hammers, glue and nails. Then we got to decorate it with pebbles, shells and paint.

"It was a little tricky to use the hammer because it was big for me. I have done this with Bunnings before for Mother's day and it's fun." said Ashton. 

We are learning to read groupings with 5

Watch the video below to hear me count!

"It was a little bit tricky to count at first because I was scared but I kept trying." said Ashton.

We are learning to recognise rhyming families

When I read out loud, I can decode new words by thinking about words I already know.

Watch my video below to hear more!

"It was easy for me to tell Miss Lal the rhyming words." said Ashton. 

We are learning to sequence our ideas

In class, we were talking about our morning and afternoon routines at home. I wrote a story about what I do in my day, from when I wake up to when I go to sleep in the night.

Click the link below to read my stories!
My day and night video

"I can put things in order and talk about what I do in the morning and afternoon." said Ashton.

We are learning to write the number before and after a number (1-20)

"Number 14 comes before 15. 16 comes after it." said Ashton.

We are learning to know the difference between a letter, a word and a sentence

I am in the Matai reading group.

"I know a sentence starts with a big capital letter. I can point to it" said Ashton.

We are learning how to read back our writing

After writing time, we sit in a sharing circle. Here I am sharing my story with Bryn. 

"My story is I eat cherry on my table. I can point to words when I read my writing to him." said Ashton.

We are learning to describe what a celebration is

We had a school party to celebrate Elm Park School's 50th Birthday!   
Students, teachers and families met in the Auditorium and the teachers played games like musical chairs. Then we came back into our classrooms to have activities and play games.   

Here I am decorating biscuits in Room 6 with Mrs Tetupu. We used icing and lollies to create different shapes and patterns. 

We got to wear our crowns we made with Miss Lal! It was so much fun playing games and winning prizes.

We are learning to make the first sound in new words

Here I am using Sunshine Online as part of our reading tumble.

"I can find activities on Sunshine Online about the word of the week by myself" said Ashton.

We are learning to count forwards from any number up to 20

We are learning to write numbers 1 to 20 on our whiteboards using a number line.

We are learning to identify and draw different facial features

We are learning to use pastels
We are learning to think about what learning means to us

We are learning to do finger spaces in storywriting

Welcome to my 2017 e-Portfolio blog!

My name is Ashton and I am in Room 6. My teacher is Miss Lal.