Term 4 Numeracy

This term, we have been working on our Probes. This is help us to learn our basic facts. Everyday, we try to get faster and get more right. It is lots of fun!

Music Man

We have been learning about music. We have been learning about different instruments, how to play them and the different groups of instruments such as percussion and brass. We have also been learning about beat. Here is a video of us, showing you our skills, to the song 'I am the music man'. We also performed this in our assembly.

Term 2 Writing

I have been learning how to sound out the words I am not sure of. My picture plan helps me think about what to write.

Term 4 Discovery

In Discovery, we have been talking about the Key  Competency, Relating to Others.

We are good at sharing and saying kind words to others. It is also lots of fun!

Term 3 Writing

We have been working very hard on our writing in term 3. We have been learning to use our fast words. These are words we have been learning to spell as we use them quite often.

Term 3 Strand Maths

We have been learning about measurement. Here I am measuring my Teddy Bear using blocks. We also looked at rulers for measuring things as well as hands and feet.

Term 4 Writing

I am learning to use fast words and to sound out words I don't know. Here is my jubilee writing. I wrote about what I would be doing in 50 years at the 100th jubilee of Oaklands School.

Drama Term 1

We are learning to retell a story using using drama techniques.

Term 3 Skipping

This term we have been skipping. I am so good at it now, I can cross over skip!

Term 3 Cricket

We had people come to school to teach us how to play cricket. We did some skills games. I really enjoyed throwing the ball up and catching it again. I didn't think it was too hard.

Term 3 Buddy Reading

We read with our buddy every two weeks. My buddy thinks that I am a good reader.

Term 3 Gymnastics

We have been learning how to rolls on the mat. I especially liked doing the pencil rolls.

Term 1 Writing

We Are Learning To: draw a picture plan to show our ideas before we begin to write them down.

CARE Values

We have been learning about friends and relationships with others. We have been using the Community value.

Discovery

We had fun doing activities about the Key Competency, using Symbols , text and Language.

Kiwi Art

WALT use different painting techniques to paint a picture of a kiwi.

We will know we can do this when:

·      We can mix colours;

·      Use different colours to emphasise specific details;

·      Use different brush stroke techniques to create different effects;

·      We can paint a background