Tuesday 25 November 2014

2014 Writing Term 4

2014 Writing Term 4
An awesome author uses finger spaces, capital letters and punctuations.  
They also give their story a title, use different sentence beginnings and they use ‘wow’ words and lots of Fast Words.

Student reflection on Oaklands 50th Jubilee:


Monday 24 November 2014

2014 Term 4 Maths

2014 Term 4 Maths

I am learning to:


Solve + and – equations to 100 by counting 
on or back in ones and tens 
or from the largest number in my head.









Sunday 23 November 2014

2014 Term 4 Reading

2014 Term 4 Reading

In my group I am learning to predict, clarify words and phrases I do not understand, ask questions and summarise the text in my own words.

Mrs BergmannWhat do you like best about reading?

Student Voice: I like to read interesting books and ask questions about my book.



Saturday 22 November 2014

2014 Term 4 Music

2014 Term 4 Music

Students are given the opportunity to experiment with a musical instrument and playing different simple music pieces that could then be built on to create a larger unit incorporating the skills learnt.

Student Voice:
I like to play the recorder because I am good at it.






2014 Term 3 Writing

2014 Term 3 Writing

We are learning to:
write a description
use an iPad or Mac laptop to publish our writing
read our writing in a clear voice in front of an audience

We can do this when we can: 
use interesting words, write sentences that make sense, use describing words and edit and read our work.

Teacher Comment: 
You have used some good describing words.  Your next step is to add more to your writing.
I like the way you story created a picture in my mind.
I like the way your words match your mind map.


Tuesday 18 November 2014

2014 Discovery Term 4

2014 Discovery Term 4

WALT - to use our Key Competencies during Discovery.


Student Voice - " I am being creative and relating to others during  Discovery by creating a mask out of paper and glitter and building stuff".