2014 T4 Reading

We are learning to…

§  read and respond critically to texts and to develop the independence to extend our reading interests.

We know we have done this when…

§  we are able to summarise the story in our own words

§  we are able to ask and answer fat questions of one another in the group

§  we are able to justify our opinions about the story

§  we are able to clarify vocabulary or meaning independently

2014 T4 Written Language

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 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.