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

Cash Mathematics: Numeracy, term 3

We are learning to multiply numbers using animal arrays

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 enjoyed doing star jumps on the beams.

Cash's mihi part 2

Cash'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: Sound out words.

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 meant changing feelings.


Now - I know..... change is about changing feelings.

Term 2 writing sample

I am learning to:

1. Make my writing interesting by using describing words

2. Attempt to use capital letters and full-stops by myself

Success criteria:

I will know I can successfully do this when my writing shows

1. One or more Adjectives that match my picture

2.

• A capital letter at the start of my story and at the beginning of each new sentence.
•  A full-stop at the end of each of my ideas and at the end of my story.

Next steps:
1. Continue to add more detail to my story to make it interesting for the reader.
2. Start my story with a capital letter.

Student comment:
I am good at putting fullstops at the end of a sentence.
I could work on trying to spell words correctly.

Term 2 strand maths: Statistics

I am learning to:

Make statements about a data display

Success Criteria:

I will know I can do this when I can

• Correctly say one or more things about a display of data on a pictogram e.g
• "The most popular eye colour in Room 15 is blue"

Student Comment:
It has lots and lots of fruit on it. There are more bananas than the other fruits.

Term 1 writing sample

We are learning to 

Before writing: 

1. Draw a picture to plan for my writing and discuss what I am going to writing about 

During writing: 

2. Attempt to write a brief description about my made-up character 

What I need: to describe what my ani-mix looks like, sounds like, moves like etc 

After writing: 

3. Share my story with my buddy. 

Success Criteria draw a detailed picture plan use adjectives to describe my picture 

Teacher Comment I like the way your words match your picture exactly.