Term 4: Writing

I am learning to: Strive to make our writing right and try our hardest

Success criteria: I will know I have been successful in doing this when I:

• Use my feedback key to help guide my next steps

Term 4 production: Dance through the ages

We are learning to do a dance and perform it in unison with a group

Student comment: I enjoy the Harlem shake and doing silly dances.

Term 4 Discovery Time

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 comment: I enjoy doing PMP, this yellow thing is something I can spin around in at PMP.

Eva star of the day 2

We are learning to show and talk about using our CARE values at Oaklands School.

Students who successfully display their CARE values get to be the star of the day.

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Eva Star of the day

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Term 4: Music

We are learning to: Understand the different elements of music:
Beat
Pitch
Tempo
Dynamics

Success criteria: We will know we can do this when we:

• Are able to explain or demonstrate what each of the different elements is e.g. "Pitch means high and low sounds"

Student comment: Dynamics means loud and soft

Term 3 Maths - Numeracy

We are learning to solve addition and subtraction problems that involve number up to 10.

Student comment: I feel happy about maths because it is fun.

Term 3 Physical education: Gymnastics

We are learning to:
Create and perform a sequence which links two shapes through rolling, traveling or jumping.

Student Comment:
I have enjoyed learning how to do a pencil roll.

Eva's mihi

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.

Term 3 reading

Teacher question: What does a good reader do?
Student answer: If you're stuck sound out the words.

Term 2 Integrated topic: Change is everywhere

I am learning to express my understanding of Change
Task
Teacher instruction: Make or draw something to show me what you know about change
Teacher question: What have you made/drawn to show me what you know about change?
                        At the beginning (before teaching):  

                        In the middle (part-way through teaching):

                       

Student reflection
Then- I thought..... change was like conflict.


Now - I know..... i've learnt how a caterpillar comes out of its nest and turns into a butterfly.

Term 2 writing sample

I am learning to:

1. Make my writing interesting by using describing words

2. Attempt to use capital letters and full-stops by myself

Success criteria:

I will know I can successfully do this when my writing shows

1. One or more Adjectives that match my picture

2.

• A capital letter at the start of my story and at the beginning of each new sentence.
•  A full-stop at the end of each of my ideas and at the end of my story.

Next steps:
1. Continue to add more detail to my writing to make it even more interesting for the reader.
2. Use capital letters at the beginning of each new sentence.

Student comment:
I am good at doing capital letters at the start of my sentences.
I need to work on making my writing tidy.

Term 2 strand maths: Statistics

I am learning to:

Make statements about a data display

Success Criteria:

I will know I can do this when I can

• Correctly say one or more things about a display of data on a pictogram e.g
• "The most popular eye colour in Room 15 is blue"

Student Comment:
There's lots of different colours and different fruits, the different fruits aren’t mixed up.”

Term 1 writing sample

We are learning to 

Before writing: 

1. Draw a picture to plan for my writing and discuss what I am going to writing about 

During writing: 

2. Attempt to write a brief description about my made-up character 

What I need: to describe what my ani-mix looks like, sounds like, moves like etc 

After writing: 

3. Share my story with my buddy. 

Success Criteria draw a detailed picture plan use adjectives to describe my picture 

Teacher Comment I like the way your words match your picture exactly.

Term 1 Integrated topic: Conflict is a part of life

Term 1 Art attack: Imagination portrait