Term 4 production: Dance through the ages

We are learning to do a dance and perform it in unison with a group


Student comment: I have learnt how to do chicken arms and legs.

Term 4 Discovery Time

We are learning to engage in positive relationships with others and focus on developing the key competencies:
Managing self
Thinking
Using language, symbols and text
Participating and contributing 
Relating to others



Student comment: I like doing pictures in Mr H's room and playing with lego.

Term 4: Music

We are learning to: Understand the different elements of music:
Beat
Pitch
Tempo
Dynamics

Success criteria: We will know we can do this when we:
  • Are able to explain or demonstrate what each of the different elements is e.g. "Pitch means high and low sounds"

Student comment: Tempo means fast and slow

Riley star of the day

We are learning to show and talk about using our CARE values at Oaklands School.

Students who successfully display their CARE values get to be the star of the day.

Term 3 Maths - Numeracy


We are learning to count backwards from the biggest number to solve subtraction problems.

Student comment: I'm counting backwards, I like counting backwards.

Term 3 Physical education: Gymnastics


We are learning to:
Create and perform a sequence which links two shapes through rolling, traveling or jumping.

Student Comment:
I have learnt how to do tucks.

Riley's mihi part 2

Riley's mihi part 1


Te Reo Māori Mihi

We are learning to:
  • Introduce ourselves in Te Reo Māori.
  • Communicate personal information, such as our name, parents’ and grandparents’ names and home town in Te Reo Māori. 
To be successful we need to:
  • Speak clearly and fluently.
  • Use short simple sentences of Te Reo Māori to communicate personal information.

Term 3 reading


Teacher question: What does a good reader do?
Student answer: When they aren’t sure of a word they can go back and try again.

Term 2 Integrated topic: Change is everywhere


I am learning to express my understanding of Change
Task
Teacher instruction: Make or draw something to show me what you know about change
Teacher question: What have you made/drawn to show me what you know about change?
                        At the beginning (before teaching):  

                        In the middle (part-way through teaching):

                   
Student reflection
Then- I thought..... Change was about I don't know.



Now - I know..... heaps of stuff that changes like a caterpillar turns into a butterfly and trees when all the leaves go off the big tree.