CARE Term 4

Student response: I showed Excellence when I got my learning on the Quality Learning Table.

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

Sharks have sharp teeth and they live in rocks. It lies in muddy water and eats fish.

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 got the badge for using my hands when I was gardening. I was thinking.

Dance Term 4

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.

- Matthew is on the far mat.

Reading Term 3

Teacher question: What do good readers do?

Student’s response: They sound out tricky words and think carefully about the words. They leave words out and come back to them. 

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Maths Term 3

I am 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 my head or use a hundreds board to help me.

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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TArv-WItIAY

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 understand how insects change. 

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: The most popular colour is pink.

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 word families to help me with unknown words.