2014 T4 Discovery

Discovery is a time when we get to opt into a variety of activities that have been set up by the teachers. We work in mixed groups of Year 1 to Year 3 children. We are allowed to choose another activity when we have finished the first one.

Each time there is a focus for that Discovery time on one of the Key Competencies of…

I went to Board games and made my own board game.

We were choosing to use the stencils to draw and write

2014 T4 Reading

We are learning to …

§  become confident, fluent and expressive readers who understand what we are reading.

We know we have done this when…

§  we read stories at a talking pace

§  we use expression, especially when reading dialogue to make the reading sound interesting to the listener

§  we can retell what happened in a story in our own words

§  we can ask and answer questions about what we have read

Term 4 Written Language 2014

We are learning to write a recount about the Oaklands School 50th Jubilee or the school Production for the Jubilee.

We know we have done this when...

- we have written some details about some of the events.

- we have written the details in order.

- we have made it interesting for the reader to read.

TERM 3 NUMERACY 2014

I am learning to use compatible numbers to solve problems.

I have found it is easier to add the two numbers that cancels out the subtraction and you are left with the answer.

Term 3 Topic

I went to Art and Dance.

We painted Koru patterns.

We learnt the stick game and how to use the poi.

We enjoyed the dancing.

Term 3 Written Language 2014

We are learning to …write a narrative about what happened, before, during and after the event in an image.

Success criteria We know we have done this when we have …

1.    Written about what we think happened before the image.

2.    Written what happened in the image.

3.    Written about what happened in the image.

4.    Described the characters

5.    Described the setting (where it took place)

6.    Added some detail to our story

7.    Started our sentences in different ways.