Why is handwriting still essential even in a digital age?

An interesting article worth reading:

Why handwriting is essential still in a digital age

FR Song

The Letter E Song - Learn the Alphabet

The letter 'j' song and 'dr' blend song

This week we are looking at the letter 'j' and the blend 'dr'.

Letter j song

Blend dr song

Reading at home

The following link is from the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Maatauranga o Aotearoa and is an interesting read.

http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/creating-readers/community-readers/reading-home

Assembly

Room 18 hosted the assembly.

We say a big "thank you" to all of our whanau who came to support us.

We coped really well with technical difficulties, a change to the content (some events had to be postponed) and we supported each other really well.

Pharazyn Reserve planting

We managed to avoid the rain that was before and after our planting session!

The feedback from the organisers was very positive. Their comments were about how independent and on-task our students were. They needed little guidance and were very productive. That was fabulous to hear.

Thank you so much to our parent drivers and helpers. Without you it would not have been possible.

We planted neart he roadside this year, so we will be able to observe the growth of 'our' plants whenever we travel down the road to Pekapeka. Keep an eye out!

So much to celebrate over the last few weeks!

What an exciting few weeks we have had at school.

Cross Country was enjoyed by all involved.  Thank you to the parents who came to support the children with their running.

Congratulations to our top 10 place getters!

Year 1 boys:

Jesse 1st

George 9th

Riley 10th

Year 1 girls:

Lola 2nd

Madisyn 5th

Year 2 boys:

Leo 1st

Year 2 girls:

Kaia 2nd

Mila 5th equal

Taliia 10th

The children did a wonderful job at the School Assembly.  Photos to come!  Standing up in front of a crowd like that is not an easy feat - they did so well to say their lines.

I feel happy because the parents came - Riley
I felt happy standing up in front of the whole school because I saw some of my friends - Leo
I was happy that my Nanny came - Shayla
I was happy because I liked singing the Matariki song - Ollie
I was happy because my Dad came and he never comes because he has to work.  He comes home at 6 o'clock at night! - Lola
I felt happy and excited because my Mum came and my little sister - Danny
It felt nerve-wrecking going on stage to sing and talk in front of the whole school - Taliia

When I made a mistake, I just did it again - Skylah
I liked it when Leo put the little fluffy feathers on my chest - Mila
I felt good to be in the front - Isabella

Our Matariki celebration with our whanau was a very special time.  The children made some lovely paper stars which are hung in our classroom - so come and have a look when you are next popping in.  There was lots of glitter and glue and crayon colouring!

I liked putting the glitter on my star - Emele
My two brothers made a star - Lola
I enjoyed making the stars because I liked unfolding the star - Kaia
I was happy because I accidently did something wrong, so I tried again and then I did it! - Zepplin
I made a star with my Mum - Lachlan

What a great parent turnout we had at the Kapa Haka performance.

Pharazyn Planting was well-received.  We had some wonderful feedback about how well our children managed themselves and how polite and well-mannered they were.  Photos to come!

It was exciting putting the little plants in the ground and then putting the tablets in - Olive
We put the tablets in and put all the dirt on the plant - Madisyn
I liked the way how we put the plants in.  The plants were quite big.  Taliia and me gave it a try and sometimes it was a bit tricky for Taliia and me but we kept on trying - Regan
I liked the way Leo's Mum let us plant some plants by ourselves - George

Letter 'd' song and 'cr' blend

Letter D song

What else starts with the letter sound 'd'?

'cr' blend

Can you think of 5 more words that start with the blend 'cr'?