Term 4 - Discovery

Discovery time is an opportunity for your child to choose from a range of activities some of which are not offered during the normal course of the day.  Your child is encouraged to try different things.  The Key Competencies: Thinking, Relating to Others, Understanding texts and symbols, Managing Self and Participating and Contributing are embedded through Discovery time, as are the School Values.

Term 4 - Published Writing

WALT:

Publish our writing

Criteria:

·      Re-read our draft so that it makes sense

·      Go back and fix up mistakes

·      Copy our draft work correctly

·      Use our neatest hand writing  

Term 4 - Dance/Drama Integrated Topic

WALT:

Express ourselves creatively through dance

Criteria:

·      Learn the steps to the dance

·      Keep in time to the music

·      Follow instructions

Value Focus: (Excellence)

·      To try our best

·       To persevere

·       Acknowledge the efforts of others 

Term 4 - Oaklands' School CARE VALUES

I show the Community  value when I show good sportsmanship, and play fairly with my friends.

I use the  Active Thinking value when I think before I speak, respect other people's belongings and use my brain.

I demonstrate the Respect value when I put my hand up to speak, speak nicely to others and use sensible words.

I show the  Excellence value when I try my best and work hard.

Reading:

These are some of the things I think a good reader does:

• They take a breath when they get to a full stop
• They sound words out
• They are considerate and concentrate at guided reading sessions
• They read fluently

Ashton's MIhi

Te Reo Maori Mihi

We are learning to:

• Introduce ourselves in Te Reo Maori
• Communicate personal information, such as our name, parents' and grandparents' names and home town in Te Reo Maori

To be successful we need to:

• Speak clearly and fluently
• Use short simple sentences of Te Reo Maori to communicate personal information.

Gymnastics:

We are learning a range of balancing, rolling, jumping and travelling movements to incorporate into a floor routine.

Criteria:

• To incorporate at least two balancing movements
• To incorporate at least one jumping movement
• To incorporate at least one rolling movement