TERM 2 NUMERACY 2014


I AM LEARNING TO …
Subtract by splitting numbers instead of counting down.


I need to split the number I am taking away so it is easier to take it away from the original number to make a complete ten so it is easy to take away a single digit.



Term 3 Topic


I went to Dance and Art.


We painted Koru designs on panels and now they hang on the wall of Room 23.


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.












Discovery Term 3


I received the Discovery Certificate because I managed myself by completing my design.


T3 Mathematics - Measurement



We are learning to work with a partner to measure snakes in centimetres. 
We know we can do this when 
  • we can estimate what it will measure
  • we measure from the mark on the ruler or the tape measure
  • we measure right to the end of the snake

This was fun because we got to eat them in the end.


TERM 2 MUSIC 2014


We are learning to ...
- play the chime bars to go up and down the scale 
- explore the differences between high and low sounds and soft and loud sounds 
- sing songs in time with the music. 
We know when we have done this when...

  • we can play up the scale, and down the scale in time to the song
  • we can keep in time with the music
  • we can say whether the sounds are high or low
  • we can play loudly or softly
  • we can sing in time with the music

Term 2 Reading 2014


I am learning to listen to and interact with other group members when discussing issues that arise in different text forms.


Mrs Small: What do you like best about reading?

Max: I can read in the library corner and get to read stories I have not read.

My place in Christchurch


A Place that is important to me in Christchurch..
Time Zone because there are a lot of things that you can buy with the tickets.


ART ATTACK TERM 2 2014



My drawing of still life at the workshop by Mr Shaskey.


We are learning to ...
  • plan a drawing using the elements of line, tone, texture, colour, form, shape, and space
  • use the techniques of sketching, using the correct brush strokes, colour mixing, texturing, and applying a black border.
  • communicate and interpret my idea of a kowhaiwhai pattern.

Student comment:
Next time I need to not use so much black on my picture.

2014 Term 2 Published Storywriting

We are learning to write a recount
We know when we have done this when we have…
·       An introduction telling who, what and where
·       Events in sequence
·       Sentences starting in different ways
·       Describing words to create a picture in the mind of the reader

·       A conclusion/ending/personal response