Buddy Reading

 Students are set up with a buddy to read with (they are done on ability ie: more able with someone not as strong).
 The students have to take turns reading each other a book from their reading folders.

Teacher Only Day Rehua Marae

Attend personal development for our Teacher Only day on Tuesday 6th June

Phonics Test

I wasn't confident my Lion phonics group had their middle vowel CV words sorted (but I had moved onto Yolanda Soryl Stage 5). I gave all of them a test; write a silly sentence using 11 cvc words with a range of middle vowels.
The average mark only came back at 6/11. Decided that they don't have this mastered. Stop doing stage 5 Yolanda Soryl and bring back to Stage 4 with a wider range of follow up CVC word activities.

Change up reading groups to suit needs

Week 5 I realised my reading groups weren't working (some students needs weren't being meet). Split 4 groups into 5 (introduce an early red group). Spend time looking at a range of factors to split these groups ie: reading engagement, letter sound knowledge, how many sight words each child had etc.

Making fairy bread

Learning can be fun and hands on. Here is Room 5 making fairy bread to help learn about 1/2s. 

Participate in staff meetings

 Staff meetings are attend weekly (or as specified by Simon the principal) and team meetings are attended on a Wednesday when specified by the team leader.

Modelling for students

Writing is modeled in a modelling book. To help scaffold for the students