Term 4 Music




WALT: 
  • Use language such as beat, tempo, dynamics, rhythm, pitch and volume
  • Keep in time to music
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
  • Can explain one or more of the terms beat, tempo, dynamics, rhythm, pitch and/or volume
  • Can use an instrument in time to music

Term 4 CARE

Term 4 Dance



WALT:
  • Move in time to the music.
  • Follow a series of movements.

SUCESS CRITERIA:
  • Can move in time to the music.
  • Can follow a series of movements.
  • Have fun!

TEACHER COMMENT:
  • We are doing a great job of following the moves and making them big for everyone to see.

NEXT STEP:
  • Perform in front of an audience.

Term 3 Mihi


In Room 14 we start each day by saying our personal Mihi. We do this to learn about and incorporate Maori culture into our classroom.

Success Criteria:
  • Can introduce myself
  • Can introduce my Mother, Father, and Teacher
  • Can say where we come from



Next Step:
  • To introduce my school, principal, a friend and say my age

Term 3 Gymnastics

In term 3 we were learning to jump and roll in gymnastics.

Success Criteria:

  • Can perform two different kinds of rolls correctly (pencil and hedgehog).



Next Step:

  • To learn more advanced rolls like the elephant and circle roll.

Student Voice:

  • "It is hard to hold on when rolling"

Term 3 Reading

WALT: Use the beginning, end and chunks of words to figure out difficult words



I can...
  • Read with an interesting voice
  • Read my fast words
  • Use the beginning letter to figure out a word
I will...
 Use the end and chunks of words to figure out a word

Term 2 Writing Sample

Term 2 Topic


We are learning to:
  • Express our understanding of change.
  • Explain how a plant changes

Success Criteria
  • I can express my understanding of change
  • I can sequencing how a seed changes into a plant
Tasks
  • Use play dough or a pen to create a picture for what change means
  • I can order a series of pictures into the correct order depicting the growth of a seed into a plant
At the beginning (before teaching)



  • Change is... change colour to a different colour.
In the middle (during teaching)


  • Change is... someone change it into something else
At the end (after teaching)
  • Change is...

Term 2 Writing



We are learning to:

  •  Spell some words correctly
  • Use approximations according to the initial sound


Success Criteria

  • I can spell some words correctly
  • I can write the first letters of some words

Next Step

  • I am attempting all of my own words using the sounds I can hear

Term 2 Statistics




We are learning to:
  •  Sort objects into categories for display
  • Make a display of the data collected (pictograph)
  • Make statements about data displays

Success Criteria
  • My data will be sorted and displayed in a pictograph
  • Make statements about my pictograph


      These are the things I said about my pictograph

  •       The lady bugs have the most
  •       The elephants have the least
  •       There are 4 cats

Term 1 Writing

We are learning to:
  •  draw a picture to help us think about the story we will write.
  •   say our story in a sentence.

Success Criteria
  • My picture will be detailed.
  •   I can tell my teacher my story.


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.