{"id":6123,"date":"2017-08-22T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T04:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/?guid=ffc73f0a292ddb6c9f692ba61ea47d84"},"modified":"2017-08-22T16:36:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T04:36:16","slug":"te-whanau-koru-highlights-weeks-3-and-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beckenham.school.nz\/index.php\/koru\/te-whanau-koru-highlights-weeks-3-and-4\/6123","title":{"rendered":"Te Whanau Koru Highlights Weeks 3 and 4"},"content":{"rendered":"Kia ora whanau,

Spring is in the air, and the children are loving being out at break times in the glorious sunshine!

New Entrants:<\/b>
A very warm welcome to our new children and their families. The children have all settled beautifully, and have made a great start to the next phase of their learning.
Parents of new children, if you feel that your child is feeling extremely tired at the end of the day\/week, touch base with Gail Turner to make a temporary arrangement - you know your children and their needs best of all!

Spellathon<\/b>:
Spellathon testing took place last Friday, and now comes the business of collecting all of the sponsorship money back in. No pressure, but...! There is a prize for the whole class which has all of its sponsorship money back into the office FIRST!
Congratulations to the children who have worked so hard to learn their Spellathon words.

Baby photos:<\/b>
Many thanks to you for hunting out all of those very cute baby photos. They have proven to be highly valuable as we focus on our topic, Change. Check out some of the Youtube clips relating to babies and their first experiences!

<\/b>Film Festival:<\/b>
What a wonderful outing - the 13 short films we saw were each, both fascinating and entertaining. The fact that we were able to view them in the most splendid of venues, was the icing on the cake.

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Excited anticipation...<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Discovery Stations:<\/b>
Hub 10 have been focusing on fairy tales, as a motivation for both Discovery Stations and writing. There was a lot of hilarity and creativity displayed as children put time, thought and effort into setting up the Three Billy Goats Gruff 'small world'. We love seeing the children follow their passions and take the lead, as they feel able. The Key Competencies exhibited throughout these sessions are wonderful, including: Thinking, Relating to Others, Managing Self and Participating and Contributing! Have a browse through the photos below. Many thanks to the parents who help to support these activities, and particularly by recording the children's discussions and contributions at the time.

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Setting up the 'goats' with their horns<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Creating the river...<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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...and a bridge which would hold the three goats<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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More work on the river<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Ta da!! Horns for one of the goats<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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And finally, a stable bridge, complete with festive tinsel!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>We Love Numbers!!<\/b>
Michelle loves dropping in to visit, and the children take great delight in explaining to her, their learning and how it relates to numbers.
As we look around the room, we are always amazed at the levels of self-management, engagement, and enjoyment that the children are showing. It's gorgeous to see even the very young children so highly engaged and motivated, and at the same time, directing their own learning. Well done, Hub 10 children! Every day, you display the Beckenham value of We Love Learning.

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Guess how many teddies will fit on the sofa and in the bed!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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And how many teddies will fit in this big bed?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Can you count?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Ollie the Orca and his little penguin friend need to learn their tens frame patterns!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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8 + 3 = ?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Making up equations using dominoes, number tiles and unifix cubes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Dots plus spaces equals ten<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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More equations to show our learning about addition<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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The apple tree playdough mats<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Writing addition equations by throwing the 'dice within the dice' (each large dice has a smaller dice within)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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More dots plus spaces<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Skip counting in twos<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Let's make the tallest tower we can<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Wow - how many gems are there sitting on this big octopus?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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'The animals went in two by two...'<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Skip count in twos to work out how many animals altogether on these blocks<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Practising writing addition equations<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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I know the groupings with numbers up to 10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Addition equations using the dominoes, the number tiles and the unifix cubes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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...and more!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Addition equations up to 10 and doubles up to 20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Give Your Friend a Massage!<\/b>
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At the end of the day ...<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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... aaaahhhhh!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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Have a wonderful Week 5, everyone!

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