2014 T4 Discovery

Discovery is a time when we get to opt into a variety of activities that have been set up by the teachers. We work in mixed groups of Year 1 to Year 3 children. We are allowed to choose another activity when we have finished the first one.

Each time there is a focus for that Discovery time on one of the Key Competencies of…

I played targets trying to get the beanbags into the hoop.

I went to board games with Luke and Sam and we made our own boardgames.

I made a helicopter with lego.

2014 T4 Reading

We are learning to …

§  read and respond critically to short texts and extend our reading interests.

We know we have done this when…

§  we can answer comprehension questions

§  we can understand the meaning of new vocabulary and work out unknown words using the context

§  we have a good working knowledge of word structure e.g. prefixes, suffixes, syllabification

§  we can recognise homophones, synonyms, similies and onomatopoeia

Term 4 Written Language 2014

We are learning to write a recount about the Oaklands School 50th Jubilee or the school Production for the Jubilee.

We know we have done this when...

- we have written some details about some of the events.

- we have written the details in order.

- we have made it interesting for the reader to read.

TERM 3 NUMERACY 2014

I am learning to use compatible numbers to solve problems.

I have found it is easier to add the two numbers that cancels out the subtraction and you are left with the answer.

TERM 3 TOPIC

I went to Drama and Art.

The panels of Koru patterns that we painted.

Term 3 2014 Written Language

We are learning to …write a narrative about what happened, before, during and after the event in an image.

Success criteria We know we have done this when we have …

1.    Written about what we think happened before the image.

2.    Written what happened in the image.

3.    Written about what happened in the image.

4.    Described the characters

5.    Described the setting (where it took place)

6.    Added some detail to our story

7.    Started our sentences in different ways.