Being A Learner: The Letter Yy

Room Two's Letter of the Week is... Yy

Each week we focus on a letter to learn, read and write about.  We do this through phonics, singing, reading stories, handwriting, alphabet activities, letter writing, play dough, Language Experience, make and do and lots of other things.

This week for Language Experience we are making something beginning with Yy.  

This week we are learning about the letter Yy.  We will learn its name, its sound, how to write and recognise it and about some things that begin with this letter.   

The teachers love planning exciting learning experiences to help us learn our letters. 

At the moment we LOVE alphabet songs so Miss Collins has posted a couple of videos/songs about the letter Yy that we might like.  

How many Yy words can you see and hear in these You Tube Clips Room One?

Being A Learner: Xx is for Xylophone

Today at Discovery Time Mrs Tizzard organised Xylophone Biscuits for us to make.  She saw the idea on Pinterest.  Mrs Tizzard made the biscuit using a rectangle cookie cutter.  She used the basic biscuit recipe which we have used before to make biscuits.

We watched a video about xylophones and Miss Collins borrowed Mrs O's from the music rooms for us to play.  We worked in our writing and handwriting groups. Each teacher took a different group.  First we iced them using different coloured icing.  Room 3 had green, Room 2 had pink and Room One had blue.  Next we put two tiny M & M Minis at each end.  We had to show persistence in icing the biscuits as that was tricky!  

Then we went back to our class and put the biscuits together to make them look like a xylophone.    After that it was three o'clock and we took our biscuits home to eat!  They were yummy!  

Being a Learner outside of school

In the last week of Term 2 Ethan earned his 3rd Tab in Jujitsu. He is currently on White belt and when he gets one more Tab he will be on Grey belt! He has been working very hard there and we are very proud of him here in Room 2!

Being A Learner: Our Olympic Themed Language Experience

On Monday we had an Olympic Themed Language Experience.  We went into workshops and each teacher provided a different activity.  In Room One the students made Olympic Ring bracelets with Miss Collins.  We watched a short video about the rings and found out the colours represent the different flags from around the World.

In Room Two the students made gold medals using chocolate coins and ribbons.  We had to glue gun the ribbon on and that was a little tricky!  We loved making the medals!  

In Room Three we made New Zealand flags to wave for when win Gold medals.  Mrs Sprosen talked about our flag and why it is special.