{"id":13426,"date":"2025-02-14T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T02:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=f5b55a3aa39a5849c108f302d1e6b098"},"modified":"2025-02-14T14:56:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T02:56:36","slug":"koru-team-news-term-1-week-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/koru\/koru-team-news-term-1-week-3-2\/13426","title":{"rendered":"Koru Team News Term 1 Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kia ora e te wh\u0101nau,<\/p>

We have had a fantastic week in the Koru hub. It has been amazing to see tamariki embrace our school values as we continue getting to know each other!<\/p>

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Mathematics<\/b><\/p>

This week, we have started our mathematics programme. We are working through a thematic unit called 'All About Us', which engages children in early numeracy activities. So far, we have explored children's prior knowledge of numbers, counting, and grouping, and we have conducted a simple statistical inquiry to find out our favourite sports and foods - some children even created their own graphs during learning through play!<\/p>

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Literacy<\/b><\/p>

Teachers have been busy working through initial assessments with tamariki this week. It is so exciting to see the letters and letter sounds that children already know! Next week, we will be learning what to expect during a small-group literacy time and practising the routines involved. Literacy folders will begin coming home in Week 5.<\/p>

We have been doing whole-class literacy activities this week. These involve a letter-of-the-day focus. We practise writing the letter in the air, look at our Milo the Monkey book, and go on a Pirate Island adventure (example below). Tamariki then engage in a task linked to the letter of the day.<\/p>