What’s happening in Room 5        Term 3 Week 2 Update
Maths	We are all working on fractions for the next week or two. sharing equally, reading symbols for fractions, finding fractions of groups, using repeated addition to solve fractions eg 3+3+3+3=12 so ¼  of 12 = 3 Know the symbols for fractions and what they mean, Order fractions with the same denominator, use addition to solve fractions, know proper and improper fractions Find fractions of whole numbers eg ¾ of 24 = ? or ¾ of what is 21? Compare fraction sizes with whole numbers, 37/7 = 5 2/7 (improper fractions) Ratios 2:3
Writing	We are looking at simple poetry forms to help us build on our knowledge and use of figurative language. Figurative language is things like metaphors, similies, alliteration, onomatopoeia. We then move into speech board.
Reading	We are all working on comprehension activities. We are working our way through a variety of texts looking at all the strategies we use to help us when having to find information in a text. We have been talking about skimming, scanning, pictures, labels, thinking about the five w’s who what where why when and how. The key word.
Inquiry	Te Whenua (The land) we are beginning by looking at our school and personal pepeha. T This is helping the children to understand their connection to Toko or where they are from and why home and our place is important.
Kia Kaha	Every Friday at 11.45 Johno the Police Education officer will be in to run the kia kaha programme with the class. It is an anti bullying programme and you are more than welcome to join the sessions. PLEASE if you have any concerns about your children feel free to pop in and see me or if you prefer an email. As what I observe may not be the whole picture.
Technology	A new app is being trialed in the class. It is an online reading app. It is free for educators to use in the class so children should only be able to access this when at school. If you would like them to use it at home I can add your email to our class link and then it is free for you at home. Otherwise you can sign up to the parent one at home but that one costs you. I just haven’t give the students the choice of using it at home because it then means another security pin they have to remember, and most students have plenty of books to read at home.
Sports	This term is the school x-country so we will be out training most days. Sometimes it will be a run and sometimes we will play games that encourage fitness skills. X-country date is set for Friday 31 August. Rural Schools X-country is Thursday 6 September.
Production	The teachers are in discussions and negotiations around the school production. All will be sorted this term ready for rehearsals in Term 4.