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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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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.

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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.