WELCOME TO ROOM 13
Kia Ora Whãnau
I am Mr Mudali and I will be the teacher for Room 13. I am super excited about working closely with our Whanau to ensure that our Akonga achieve their very best in all areas of the curriculum.
MATHEMATICS
Term 2 Topics:
Week 1 - 10
Maths is taught for one hour, every day of the school week.
Fractions and decimals - Understand the value of fractions and decimals up to 3 decimal places. Adding, subtracting, multiplying fractions and decimals.
Percentages - writing fractions and decimals as a percentage. Finding the percentage of a whole number. Solving problems involving ratio.
Basic Facts - master basic facts stage 6,7 and 8 including times tables
Homework - Twice a week. Please feel free to check, sign and message me in the homework book.
READING
Students will be engaged in reading lesson everyday for one hour.
Focus:
1.Comprehension and understanding
2. vocabulary
3. Spelling patterns, phonemes and spelling lists.
4.Decoding words and identifying key words to add meaning.
Each child in Room 13 will be bringing a book home everyday to read and complete a quick reading activity. This reading activity and reading log will be displayed in the homework book.
A spelling list will be sent home weekly.
WRITING
“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.”
–Anne Frank
TOPIC: What’s out there
GENRE: DESCRIPTIVE WRITING
THEME: What’s Out There
FOCUS AREA : 1.Sea Creatures
Writing Purpose:
The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader's mind. Capturing an event through descriptive writing involves paying close attention to the details by using all of your five senses.