Writing Term 4

I am learning to: Describe a sea creature from the story Commotion in the Ocean.


What I need is: 

Describing words

What the animal is

What the animal looks like

What the animal does

Shark

It looks like a scary animal. It lives in the bottom of the ocean. It is a shark. It eats people and it is white. My shark fights with a swordfish. I feel sad because it eats people.

Sophie

Discovery Term 4

We are learning to engage in positive relationships with others and focus on developing the key competencies:

Managing self

Thinking

Using language, symbols and text

Participating and contributing 

Relating to others

Student reflection from a Discovery session:  I drew a picture with Xiyi, Kaidynn, Jasper, Joey and Zoe. I tried my best and this is Excellence.    

CARE Term 4

Student response: I show Excellence when I take my time with my learning.

Term 4 Dance

We are learning to: express ourselves creatively through dance.

To be successful we need to:

• Learn the specific steps to the dance
• Keep in time to the music
• Follow instructions
• Try our best

Click on the link below of Room 21 and 2 practising together: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wj-Pu1_gsk&safe=active

Music Term 4

We are learning to: recognise different sections of music and respond through singing, moving, playing and creating.

To be successful we need to:

• Listen carefully to the music
• Move as directed by the words in the song
• Sing as we move

Click on the link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgQ1_GEC8ZM

Gymnastics Term 3

We are learning to: do a pencil roll.

To be successful we need to: put our arms above our head, have our hands palm to palm, our legs together and keep our bodies as straight as we can.

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Maths Term 3

We are learning to: Count on and back to solve problems within 100.

Success Criteria: Start from the bigger number and count on or back to solve problems. Solve these in our heads or use a hundreds board to help us.

Click on link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDvdtEJGOgY

Reading Term 3

Teacher question: What do good readers do?

Student’s response: They leave out a word they don’t know and come back to it. They ask themselves if what they have read makes sense. They sound out tricky words.

Mihi Term 3

Te Reo Māori Mihi

We are learning to:

•   Introduce ourselves in Te Reo Māori.

•   Communicate personal information, such as our name, parents’ and grandparents’ names and home town in Te Reo Māori. 

To be successful we need to:

•   Speak clearly and fluently.

•   Use short simple sentences of Te Reo Māori to communicate personal information.

Click on the link below:

http://youtu.be/2e_V1qyqDk0

Inquiry Term 2

We are learning to express our understandings of change.

Task:

Teacher Instruction - With this play dough or paper, make or draw what you know about change.

Teacher Question- What have you made or drawn to show me what you know about change?

Note: The first photo has been taken at the start of the unit and the second photo has been taken in the middle of the unit.

Teacher Comment:  You have an understanding of how animals change in a life cycle. 

Mathematics with Statistics Term 2

I am learning to

Create a tally chart on Room 21’s favourite colours. Use this and a class graph to make statements.

Success Criteria

·     Ask a question to gather information.

·     Create a tally chart correctly.

·     Make a statement on the data: For example the most popular colour or the least popular colour. 

Child Comment: Dollies are the most popular thing.

Writing Term 2

I am learning to

Write an information report on the Venus Fly Trap.

Success Criteria

·     Include what it is, what it looks like, where it is found and what it does.

 Next Step: Use capital letters in the correct place.