Mareikura's Duffy Certificates

 Mareikura was a recent Room 16 Duffy Certificate winner.  I hope you enjoy your book Mareikura.

Super Movie Making Helpers

 Mareikura and Leakona helped with making our class movie.  They were prepared to do their part until it was just right so they were both awarded a team certificate this week.  Thank you both for being so helpful.

Mareikura (left) and Leakona (right)

   

Mareikura's Player of the Day Certificate

 On the last day of netball, Mareikura was awarded the player of the day certificate.  Here she is with the certificate that was awarded to her at assembly.

Mareikura is a Writer

 Mareikura wrote her very own story by herself.  I am very proud of the effort you put into using letter sounds to write words that you didn't know Mareikura.

Helping Each Other

Dothan and Mareikura were putting together the pictures and phrases from the story "Rosie's Walk".  They helped each other work out the sequence of the story then put the phrases underneath.  What a nice way of learning together Dothan and Mareikura.

 

Shapes On Our iPads

 We have been making some Matariki stars on our iPads.

Sabian with her Matariki banner and stars

Selemana with a beautiful rainbow star

Royston making groups of two stars

Mareikura with 9 stars for Matariki

Faauma with her stars

Going Shopping

Mareikura was very busy shopping at our class shop.  Here she is with her two shopping baskets of food.

Mareikura's Special Sticker

 When you are 5 it can be a bit scary answering the question "What's the korero?" in front of the whole school at assembly.  Mareikura's hand shot up when the prefects ask the question and she was able to answer "Be Kind".  She went and stood up the front and received her special sticker.  Well done Mareikura.

Mareikura's Wonderful Writing

 This week the children have enjoyed the story of "Rosie's Walk".  It didn't take long for the children to spot the fox hiding under Rosie's little hen house and they loved seeing the fox getting into all sorts of bother.  We had a cut up sentence to make but Mareikura was able to write more about how the fox spied on Rosie.  She got two special stickers from Ms Hockly for her wonderful effort in writing.

y for her wonderful effort in writing.

Ways To Say The Alphabet

When we "warm up our brains" for literacy, we read the letters of the alphabet off our butterfly cards, say the sound as well as sign it.  Signing is New Zealand's third official language and the children have quickly learnt to sign the alphabet.  Here is Fa'auma signing the letter "B" while Mareikura is making a butterfly with her hands.