Term 4: writing sample

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 find dancing really, really, really fun. I enjoy working with my buddy Beau and I tell him to "be sensible".

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 burying my feet in the sandpit because then my feet get all sandy.

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: Tempo means fast and slow

Qwyn star of the day 2

Qwyn Star of the day

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.

Qwyn, Kaleb, rose maths 2

We are learning to : Solve equal group problems by skip counting

Rose, Kaleb, qwyn maths 3

We are learning to : Solve equal group problems by skip counting

Qwyn, Kaleb, rose maths 1

We are learning to : Solve equal group problems by skip counting

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 an elephant roll.

Qwyn's mihi part 2

Qwyn'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 they get stuck on a word they go back to it once they’ve read the rest of the sentence.

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. Re-read my writing to make sure that all the words I need are there and take out any words that I don't need.
2. Use a full-stop at the end of each idea.

Student comment:
I think I'm good at putting capital letters at the start.
I think I should practice doing whole 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..... it meant that somethings changing into something different


Now - I know..... a butterfly can change into a caterpillar and there's a whole heap of them. I've learnt that the wind changes.

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:
It is gone up from the little number to the biggest number. Most people like bananas.