Term 4 Music

WALT
- keep a beat
- keep a beat using different instruments

Term 4 Discovery & Key Competencies

November 18, 2013

Key Competency: Thinking

How are you using your thinking? How did you use your brain when you were doing Jump Jam?

"So I can do it together."

Term 4 CARE Values

Jayden, being nice to people is definitely showing Excellence. I like how your picture shows you talking to someone. I'm sure you are saying kind things!

Term 4 Dance

Big Idea: We can express ourselves creatively through dance

Deep Understandings:

The children will understand:

That dance has evolved through the decades.

That to learn a dance you need to follow a series of instructions.

Dance is a form of social interaction.

Dance is good for your health and well being.

Skill Focus:

1 - Learn the specific steps to a dance

2 - Keep in time to the music

3 - Follow instructions

Value Focus (Excellence)

1 - Trying our best

2 - Persevering

3 - Acknowledging the efforts of others

Term 4 Writing

I think this is a great piece of writing because...

"I love it."

My brother is going to the park.

Term 3 PE

What's your favourite thing that we do in gymnastics?

What do you think is the trickiest? Why?

Term 3 Maths

Term 3 Reading

What makes a good reader?

"Wait for it til you say it."

Term 3 Te Reo

Term 2 Maths

WALT

• sort objects into categories for display
• make a display of the data collected (pictograph)
• make statements about data displays

Student Comment

Tell me about the graph.
"4 black hair and that one's brown hair it's got 5 and that one's blonde, it's got 7."

Term 2 Writing

I am learning to:

• say my story out loud before we write and clap my full stop. 

Success Criteria

• I said my story out loud to the teacher before she wrote to make sure it made sense. 
• My picture will be a detailed plan for my story.
• I will write my full stop.

Teacher Comment

Jayden, I like that your picture shows exactly what your story is about. Next we will work on finding and writing some fast words with just a little bit of help.

Term 2 Art

WALT

• create an art work using printmaking including leaf prints and sponging. 

Success Criteria

• Identify which is the textured side of the leaf so we can use it successfully in our art
• Include at least 4 leaf prints
• Use autumn colours (Leaves should be white)
Use sponging technique (dab, dab, dab as opposed to wiping the paint on with the sponge)


Try not to sponge on top of leaves

Student Comment

What do you think is good about your painting?

"It's pretty good. There's some stamps and leaves."

What would you do differently next time?
"Be sensible."

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.