A&P Show Writing

After we went to the A&P Show we wrote thank you letters to the parents who took us.


In writing I am learning to... Write for an audience, neatly, good spelling and make sure my ideas are interesting and make sense.

Basic Facts

In maths each morning we have a basic facts slam. We have two minutes to answer 20 basic facts questions. If we can answer all of them in less then a minute five times in a row we get to move to the next level. Here is my basic facts slam page.


Discovery

In Discovery this week we were using language, symbols and text and showing our CARE values. 

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I was showing my CARE values by... 
"COMMENT"

Garden Discovery

In Discovery each week we look at how we can show the CARE values, here is how we showed our CARE values in our Garden Discovery!



"I was raking the grass up because that would make the garden grow better"

Maths - Time


Maths - Measurement



WALT use meters and centre meters to measure things

Ben was 1.24 meters in Term 3

In term 4 he is 1.29 meters!

alexhornoaklands sent you a video: "Round 2 Art"

alexhornoaklands has shared a video with you on YouTube
WALT
Participate and contribute in a different way to be creative

SUCCESS CRITERIA
I can participate in dance, drama, music or art to show creativity.
Round 2 Art
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alexhornoaklands sent you a video: "Kakano Drama"

alexhornoaklands has shared a video with you on YouTube
WALT
Participate and contribute in a different way to be creative

SUCCESS CRITERIA
I can participate in dance, drama, music or art to show creativity.
Kakano Drama
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Library Chapter Books

The Wonder Woman group have started reading chapter books at the library. Well done on all your hard work and welcome to the wider world of books!

Fwd: Gymnastics

WALT
Make our bodies into shapes and perform rolls

In PE this term we have been doing gymnastics, we have been learning to make our bodies into shapes like the pike, straddle, straight, and tuck.
We have also been learning to do the rolls - pencil, hedgehog, elephant and forward.

Out next step is to put these together and make a sequence.

TEACHER COMMENT
Some of these rolls can be very tricky it is great to see how hard we are all working at making the shapes and following instructions.











Music

WALT Sing our songs for production

To practice our songs for assembly we have been getting together as Year 2s and 3s and singing as a group.

We have learned about how to sit, how to open our mouths wide and how to use the air in our lungs to make our singing as loud as we can.

SUCCESS CRITERIA
We will know we have succeded when we can sing our songs with energy and enthusiasm.

TEACHER COMMENT
We are sounding better every time and are slowlly remembering the words, production is going to be fantastic.

Bronze Award

LEARNING INTENTION
To display our Oaklands CARE values to a high standard.

SUCCESS CRITERIA
By earning a Bronze award we prove we can consistently show Community, Active Thinking, Respect and Excellence.

TEACHER COMMENT
Fantastic job, you have really been a role model for our class!

Term 2 Art Attack

LEARNING INTENTION
To produce a piece of Maori art using sketching and painting

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Sketch and the paint a koru using simple sketching skills and the dip and sweep painting technique

LEARNING OUTCOME
My learning outcome was Relational because I used a variety skills to produce my art

WHAT DID I HAVE TO SAY?
I liked doing the drawing because you have to do it in different places

Art - Sketching

LEARNING INTENTION
Today with Mr Shaskey we learned about sketching and drawing. We learned to set he limits, draw the outline and then add the shapes.

SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can follow instructions and sketch some fruit and vegetables

LEARNING OUTCOME
Relational because I followed instructions and finished my sketch

NEXT STEP
To practice what I learned

WHAT DID I THINK?
It was hard to do the curves
I liked doing the colouring because you got to mix colours to make different colours

Ben's post on Friday, 28 March 2014




Sample of Writing from Term 1, Week 7

I choose the piece of writing I wrote on 18.3.14

WALT
Write a story with detail and SOLO assess it

SUCCESS CRITERIA
I will write a story and figure out what level of SOLO it is

MY SOLO LEVEL
Relational
Because I gave a reason

MY NEXT STEP
Extended Abstract
Talk about my feelings

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS PIECE OF WRITING?
Because I used the word because

Maths - Skip Counting

WALT
Skip count in 10s and 5s

SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can skip count in 10s and 5s to 100



OUR SOLO LEVEL
Multi Structural
Because we can do it but we know it from memory

OUR NEXT STEP
Relational
We need to be able to carry it on beyond 100 and to understand how it works

Art Attack - Term 1

WALT
Plan and create a piece of art that depicts a native New Zealand creature

SUCCESS CRITERIA
I can follow a plan and use a number of techniques to create my painting



MY SOLO LEVEL
Unistructural
Because I can do this with support

MY NEXT STEP
Multi structural
I will try to do this without support