A&P Show Writing

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 - Time


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!

alexhornoaklands sent you a video: "Round 2 Music"

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WALT
Participate and contribute in a different way to be creative

SUCCESS CRITERIA
I can participate in dance, drama, music or art to show creativity.
Round 2 Music
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alexhornoaklands sent you a video: "Kakano Dance"

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WALT
Participate and contribute in a different way to be creative

SUCCESS CRITERIA
I can participate in dance, drama, music or art to show creativity.
Kakano Dance
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Library Chapter Books

The Wonder Woman group have started reading chapter books at the library. Well done on all your hard work and welcome to the wider world of books!

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.











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


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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

LEARNING INTENTION
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

LEARNING INTENTION
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

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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

Sample of Writing from Term 1, Week 7

I choose the piece of writing I wrote on 21.3.14

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

WALT
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