After we went to the A&P Show we wrote thank you letters to the parents who took us.
In writing I am learning to... Use interesting describing words
Basic Facts
In maths each morning we have a basic facts slam. We have two minutes to answer 20 basic facts questions. If we can answer all of them in less then a minute five times in a row we get to move to the next level. Here is my basic facts slam page.
Discovery
In Discovery this week we were using language, symbols and text and showing our CARE values.
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I was showing my CARE values by...
"COMMENT"
Garden Discovery
In Discovery each week we look at how we can show the CARE values, here is how we showed our CARE values in our Garden Discovery!
"I pulled out the grass, it was hard work"
Maths - Measurement
WALT use meters and centre meters to measure things
Luca was 1.31 meters in Term 3
In term 4 he is 1.34 meters!
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Gymnastics
WALT
Make our bodies into shapes and perform rolls
In PE this term we have been doing gymnastics, we have been learning to make our bodies into shapes like the pike, straddle, straight, and tuck.
We have also been learning to do the rolls - pencil, hedgehog, elephant and forward.
Out next step is to put these together and make a sequence.
TEACHER COMMENT
Some of these rolls can be very tricky it is great to see how hard we are all working at making the shapes and following instructions.
Make our bodies into shapes and perform rolls
In PE this term we have been doing gymnastics, we have been learning to make our bodies into shapes like the pike, straddle, straight, and tuck.
We have also been learning to do the rolls - pencil, hedgehog, elephant and forward.
Out next step is to put these together and make a sequence.
TEACHER COMMENT
Some of these rolls can be very tricky it is great to see how hard we are all working at making the shapes and following instructions.
Music
WALT Sing our songs for production
To practice our songs for assembly we have been getting together as Year 2s and 3s and singing as a group.
We have learned about how to sit, how to open our mouths wide and how to use the air in our lungs to make our singing as loud as we can.
SUCCESS CRITERIA
We will know we have succeded when we can sing our songs with energy and enthusiasm.
TEACHER COMMENT
We are sounding better every time and are slowlly remembering the words, production is going to be fantastic.
Reading Activity with a SOLO Review
I am learning to answer hard questions about a story I am reading. I will know I can do this when I can ask and answer questions about my story.
Term 2 Art Attack
To produce a piece of Maori art using sketching and painting
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Sketch and the paint a koru using simple sketching skills and the dip and sweep painting technique
LEARNING OUTCOME
My learning outcome was Relational because I used a variety skills to produce my art
WHAT DID I HAVE TO SAY?
I liked putting the colours on
Maths - Making Tidy Numbers
We are learning to make a tidy number
SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can take away or add to a number to make it tidy (end in zero)
LEARNING OUTCOME
Extended Abstract because we could teach someone else
Discovery
One of today's discovery activities is doing mazes in Rm16. Luca demonstrated excellent thinking skills!
"It's a really tricky maze that you have to get past", said Luca.
Maths - Fractions
WALT
Create and write fractions
SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can make fractions with shapes and write fractions
OUR SOLO LEVEL
Relational
Because we can identify and make shapes that are halves and quarters
OUR NEXT LEVEL
Extended Abstract
We will be able to teach others how to do this
Create and write fractions
SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can make fractions with shapes and write fractions
OUR SOLO LEVEL
Relational
Because we can identify and make shapes that are halves and quarters
OUR NEXT LEVEL
Extended Abstract
We will be able to teach others how to do this
Sample of Writing from Term 1, Week 7
WALT
Write a story with detail and SOLO assess it
SUCCESS CRITERIA
I will write a story and figure out what level of SOLO it is
MY SOLO LEVEL
Relational
Because I gave a reason
MY NEXT STEP
Extended Abstract
Talk about my feelings
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PIECE OF WRITING?
Because it was today's and I liked what I was doing at the music room
Wonder Woman - Headings and Diagrams
Point out features such as headings and diagrams
SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can point out a heading and a diagram in a text
OUR SOLO LEVEL
Relational
Because we can point to a heading or a diagram and we know what they are for.
OUR NEXT STEP
Extended Abstract
We need to be able to make or use headings and/or diagrams
WHAT DID WE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT HEADINGS?
"The heading makes it sound what the page is about" - Luca
"The heading tells you what the page is about" - Teina
"So they know what that page is about" - Libby
"So they can tell people what the page is called, like 'Moving on Roads' on the first page" - Ava
"The words are different from the other words" - Hiba?
"They make a book more interesting" - Skyla
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT DIAGRAMS?
"So you know what you are doing" - Tanesha
"So you can remember the parts of the bike" - Ava
"They help us to learn" - Luca
Art Attack - Term 1
WALT
Plan and create a piece of art that depicts a native New Zealand creature
SUCCESS CRITERIA
I can follow a plan and use a number of techniques to create my painting
MY SOLO LEVEL
Unistructural
Because I can do this with support
MY NEXT STEP
Multi structural
I will try to do this without support
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