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 helping my buddy to plant the plants"

Maths - Time


Maths - Measurement



WALT use meters and centre meters to measure things

Bobby was 1.26 meters in Term 3

In term 4 he is 1.29 meters!

Check out Bobby's inspired writing!

Created Using 'Write About This' on the iPad.

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Integrated Topic Art

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.



Integrated Topic - Dance

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.


Bobby's post on Monday, 8 September 2014




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!

Bobby's post on Tuesday, 17 June 2014


Easy Blog Photo
I am learning to describe a story. I will known I can do this when I can talk about the setting, characters and events and have an opinion about a story.

Bobby's post on Thursday, 12 June 2014


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I am learning to compare two stories. I know I can do this when I can talk about things that are the same and different between two stories and say which I like better.

Bobby's post on Wednesday, 11 June 2014


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I am learning to talk about a story I have read. I know I can do this when I can talk about the characters, the setting, the events and say what I thought of the story.

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 little korus because there was a big one and a little one

Discovery

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One of today's discovery activities is doing mazes in Rm16. Fletcher and Bobby demonstrated excellent thinking skills!

"I did heaps of monstrous and the big one helps the person", said Fletcher.

"My one has heaps of spiders and monsters, and there is an invisible gate for the bombs, and the prize is 10,000 diamonds", said Bobby.

Superman - Describing a Character

WALT
Describe characters

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Talk about what a character looks like and acts like

WHAT DID WE WE DO?
We described the animals in our book. We looked at the words about their feathers. Like brown and grey or white stripes or glossy.

Keto's Tail
- "Green with a dark green bit and little stripes all over it" Dylan
- "Black dots on the green" Jennifer
- "A little bit of green, a little bit of black and spots" Tania
- "Black and green with black spots" Naimh
- "It's black, it's got some black dots and it's green" Green
- "It's black and green with some black Ws" Bobby


OUR SOLO LEVEL
Uni Structural
Because we can think of a bunch of describing words with support

OUR NEXT STEP
Multi Structural
We will be able to describe characters using interesting words without support

Maths - Making Tidy Numbers

LEARNING INTENTION
We are learning to make a tidy number

SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can take away or add to a number to make it tidy (end in zero)

LEARNING OUTCOME
Extended Abstract because we could teach someone else

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 mix the colours on the pumpkin, it took a long time to do
I liked doing the pineapple because I like the yellow green bit

Superman - Non-Fiction

LEARNING INTENTION
To identify a fact

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Find a fact in a non-fiction text

LEARNING OUTCOME
Bobby - Skin - It protects you from dirt and germs, it is waterproof, it is stretchy
Tania - Pigs - A male pig is called a Boar, Female pigs are called Sows, baby pigs are called piglets
Niamh - Cats - Grown up Cats like to play to stop them from getting bored
Anna-Bella - Ambulances - They have sirens and flashing lights
Jennifer - Sharks - Tiger Sharks have a good sense of smell
Dylan - Rugby - The ref blows the whistle to start the game

We were Uni-Structural because we found our facts but we needed help

NEXT STEP
To find more facts and write them in a non-fiction text of our own

Bobby's post on Friday, 4 April 2014




Maths - Fractions

WALT
Create and write fractions

SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can make fractions with shapes and write fractions



OUR SOLO LEVEL
Relational
Because we can identify and make shapes that are halves and quarters

OUR NEXT LEVEL
Extended Abstract
We will be able to teach others how to do this

Superman Reading - Read in our Head

WALT
Read a story in our head

SUCCESS CRITERIA
We can read a story in our head

OUR SOLO LEVEL
Relational
Because we know how to do it and why we are doing it

OUR NEXT STEP
Extended Abstract
We will be able to be role models to other people

WHAT DID WE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?
"It was okay but sometimes I whispered the hard words" - Jennifer
"It was a little bit tricky because we didn't know the girls name" - Tania
"It was hard because it was not very quiet" - Anna-Bella
"The noise made it hard to read" - Niamh
"It was a wee bit tricky because some of the words were hard to understand" - Dylan
"I found it easy, I know how to read fast" - Bobby

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

WHAT DID I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?
"I found the ruler hard, I like the painting"