Integrated Topic Term 4

What learner qualities will I need to develop so I can take action to contribute to physically and socially healthy classrooms, schools, and local environments?

I am learning how to keep myself safe around dogs that I don't know.

"Connagh, well done on showing the SAFE acronym for keeping safe around unwanted dog attention! I like how your face is looking down at the ground."

- Miss H 

Writing Term 3

Spring writing

We are learning to write a story about spring.

Success Criteria -

• Explore our garden environments look for signs of spring.
• Use a graphic organiser to help us organise our thoughts.
• Use our planning to help create a story with lots of details. 

  

"Connagh I can see that you have thought carefully about each box of our graphic organiser. This means that you have thought about you different sense - see, hear, feel and smell. You we be able to write an amazing story with lots of details!"

- Miss H

Writing: word families

I am learning to write word families

Success criteria:

• think of a range of words that end with the -at word.

"Well done Connagh, I can see you can think of lots of different words that belong to the -at word family." - Miss H

Writing Term 3

Empathy writing

I am learning to write a thank you card.

Success Criteria

• Think about someone who supports us at school.
• Write with a correct card format (who it is to, stating why you are thanking them, using the words 'kind regards').
• Decorate your card with lots of time and love.
• Deliver your card to the person.

 

"Connagh, I bet Mrs Hall (one of our deputy principals) loved your card. You have shown that you can identify people who support us in our school. I can see you have put a lot of thought into carefully writing your card with tidy writing." - Miss H

Reading Term 4

This is where I am on the Reading Pathway in Term 4 Week 4 

Here are my Learning Goals 

Strand - Shape Term 4

WALT sort 2D shapes based on similar features

Success Criteria

• is able to sort shapes into groups based on similar features e.g. colour, shape, number of sides/corners
• can explain why/how they have sorted their shapes into groups

"Well done Connagh! You have grouped your shapes by putting all the same shapes together (diamond, square etc.)" - Miss Pickering 

Gymnastics Term 3

Learning Intention
We are learning to create and perform a sequence which links two shapes through rolling, travelling or jumping.


Success Criteria: I can....
Move into spaces effectively
Hold 1, 2, 3 different balances for 3 seconds
Balance in 2, 3, 4 different positions
Name 1, 2, different shapes
Select 2 different shapes to start and finish my sequence
Perform 1, 2 different shapes with control when jumping

Rolling

Success Criteria: I can...
Perform a tuck roll with control and precision Link 1, 2, 3 rolls with a starting and finishing shape
Remember and repeat my sequence 

Here is Connagh performing a....

Tuck shape roll

"Well done Connagh! You are able to perform a tuck shape roll easily!" - Miss Nichols

Integrated Topic Term 3

I am learning about different staff within the school and what they do

Success Criteria:

• Act out a scenario within the school
• Talk about how the characters within the role play might feel 
• Talk about how we can show empathy towards them

Music Term 3

WALT sing Te Reo Māori waiata with actions

Art Term 3

"Well done Connagh, you can feel very proud about your artwork and how the koru's stand for your family. You put so much work into this and it looks amazing" - Miss H

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Reading Term 3

WALT: work out words by chunking together sounds I hear

"Well done Connagh! You worked hard to chunk sounds together that you could see" - Miss Pickering 

Maths Term 3

WALT solve addition and subtraction problems in my head by counting on from the largest number.

Success Criteria
I can count backwards from the largest number using a number line
I can count forwards from the largest number using a number line

"Well done Connagh, you have worked hard to solve this subtraction problem" - Miss Pickering

CARE Values Term 2

I am learning to show my Oaklands School CARE value of Active Thinking for the cloakroom and toilets. 

The 'T' sign lets the teachers know that I am going to the toilet so they know where I am. 

Maths Term 1

Success criteria:
Start from the left.
Fill the top first.
Have the correct number of counters for the numeral number.

10's frame help create an image in his head which will help with basic facts quick recall.

Art - self portrait

We are learning to - using a pencil to draw our self portrait

Success Criteria

- Draw a cross in the page to help position our face features

- Our face circle goes through all four lines

- Eyes on both sides of the line

- Nose on the cross

- Mouth below the nose

- Ears on our face where the line intercepts 

Teacher voice: "Well done Connagh! I can tell you worked hard on this and followed instructions. It looks great! - Miss H