Term 4 Music

WALT
- keep a beat
- keep a beat using different instruments

Term 4 Writing

I think this is a great piece of writing because...

"I got all the words right."

Presley was in the jungle.

Term 4 Dance

Big Idea: We can express ourselves creatively through dance

Deep Understandings:

The children will understand:

That dance has evolved through the decades.

That to learn a dance you need to follow a series of instructions.

Dance is a form of social interaction.

Dance is good for your health and well being.

Skill Focus:

1 - Learn the specific steps to a dance

2 - Keep in time to the music

3 - Follow instructions

Value Focus (Excellence)

1 - Trying our best

2 - Persevering

3 - Acknowledging the efforts of others

Term 4 Discovery & Key Competencies

Key Competency: Participating & Contributing

How are you showing that you are participating and contributing?

"Putting my hands from the outside. I had to put my fingers inside so we couldn't slam our fingers."

Term 4 CARE Values

You're right Bailey, when you pick up rubbish from around the school grounds, you show that you care about your community. Keep it up!

Term 3 PE

What's your favourite thing that we do in gymnastics?

What do you think is the trickiest? Why?

Term 3 Maths

Term 3 Te Reo

Term 3 Reading

What does a good reader do?

"Read the book really nicely. Pointing to the words."

Term 2 Maths

WALT

• sort objects into categories for display
• make a display of the data collected (pictograph)
• make statements about data displays

Student Comment

Tell me about the graph.
"Here's me (blonde). Here's all of the blonde guys. This one is up to 5 (black). This one is up to there (brown), and mine is up to 7!"

Term 2 Writing

I am learning to:

• say my story out loud before I write and clap my full stop. Find and write some fast words with a little bit of help.

Success Criteria

• I said my story out loud to the teacher before she wrote to make sure it made sense. 
• My picture will be a detailed plan for my story.
• I will write my full stop.

Teacher Comment

Bailey, I can see you are trying really hard to write the letters correctly, good work! Next time, remember to be a careful checker and write the same letters that the teacher wrote, so that your story makes sense. 

Term 2 Art

WALT

• create an art work using printmaking including leaf prints and sponging. 

Success Criteria

• Identify which is the textured side of the leaf so we can use it successfully in our art
• Include at least 4 leaf prints
• Use autumn colours (Leaves should be white)
Use sponging technique (dab, dab, dab as opposed to wiping the paint on with the sponge)


Try not to sponge on top of leaves

Student Comment

What do you think is good about your painting?

"I didn't go on the leaf. I went around the leaves."

What would you do differently next time?
"Try it again. Do this one (point to light coloured leaf) a little different so it's like this one (darker leaf)."

Term 1 Visual Art

We are learning to

• create a self-portrait
• talk about my own art work and art work created by others.

Success Criteria

• I have drawn all my facial features like my eyes and mouth. All my facial features are the right size and shape and in the right place on my face.
• I can reflect on the process I have used to create my self-portrait and discuss ideas about how I could make changes to my portrait to convey a different emotional response.