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... Write neatly

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!



"Taking out the grass was hard but I kept trying"

Maths - Time


Maths - Measurement




WALT use meters and centre meters to measure things

Fletcher was 1.20 meters in Term 3

In term 4 he is 1.24 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 Drama"

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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 Drama
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Fwd: 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.

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Flash - Self Correcting, No Fingers and Compound Words

This week the Flash group has had three learning intentions

LEARNING INTENTION
- When we make a mistake, go back and start the sentence again so that is makes sense
- Point with our eyes, not our hands
- To spot and read compound words

SUCCESS CRITERIA
- When we make a mistake we will go back and try the sentence again
- We won't use our fingers to point to words
- We will be able to spot a compound word and tell you what words it is made of

SOLO LEVEL
- Multi because we can do it but we don't always know how or why we do it
- Uni because we can do it some of the time
- Uni because we can do it some of the time

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 doing the painting, I learned to sweep the brush

Art - Sketching

LEARNING INTENTION
Today with Mr Shaskey we learned about sketching and drawing. We learned to set he limits, draw the outline and then add the shapes.

SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can follow instructions and sketch some fruit and vegetables

LEARNING OUTCOME
Relational because I followed instructions and finished my sketch

NEXT STEP
To practice what I learned

WHAT DID I THINK?
It was hard to do the pineapple
I liked doing the pumpkin and apple because they were a bit easier

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. Fletcher and Bobby demonstrated excellent thinking skills!

"I did heaps of monstrous and the big one helps the person", said Fletcher.

"My one has heaps of spiders and monsters, and there is an invisible gate for the bombs, and the prize is 10,000 diamonds", said Bobby.

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

Flash Reading - Ask Questions About a Story

WALT
Ask questions about our stories

SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can ask and find answers to questions we have about our stories

HERE ARE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WE ASKED
Bugs for Breakfast
- Why did they run to the water? (Max)
- Are they going to eat some frogs? (Fletcher)
- I wonder how deep the water is? (Thomas)
- How do they find bugs? (Max)
- I wonder how big they are now? (Thomas)

OUR SOLO LEVEL
Multi Structural
Because we can ask questions but they are not always relevant and we don't always know why we do it

OUR NEXT STEP
Relational
We will be able to ask questions and we will know why we are asking the questions

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