Kea Reading Group

The Kea reading group had a week long assignment, where they had to read the text to identify the main ideas, then create an informative poster.

• We are learning to identify the main ideas of the text
• Create a poster that includes the following success criteria:
• A diagram for each of the 2 heavy machines you have chosen
• A title for each diagram
• Information to explain what each heavy machine is
• Information to explain what each heavy machine does
• Information to explain how to be safe around heavy machines
• Your name, add some colour, you may also like to add a border.

The text and instructions

Kayla

 Luka

 Ashtyn

 Georgia

 Tu

Maths Time Assessment - Tu Maurirere

• We are learning to name and order the days of the week
• We are learning to name and order the months of the year
• We are learning to tell the time to the hour and half hour

Tu Reading Activity

Tu is learning to make connections between prior knowledge and new knowledge.

Success criteria:

• Write in pencil what we already know about Mount Everest
• Read the 'Mount Everest' book
• Write down in red pen new information as you are reading
• Discuss together the new information and if it connects with our prior knowledge

Kea Reading Group

Table top twitter session!

• We are learning to make connections (prior knowledge to new knowledge)

Chipmunks Writing Group

We are learning to write complete sentences that include adjectives and similes.

Success criteria:

• My sentence will start with a capital letter.
• My sentence will end with a full stop.
• My sentence will include an adjective, simile, or both.
• My sentence will make sense.

 Jurxiel

  Tu Maurirere

Egypt  

Hosea

 

 Acacia

Awaiti

Art session

• We are learning what the primary colours are
• We are learning how to mix primary colours to make secondary colours

African Savanna Writing

We are learning to write words and ideas that relate to the topic

Success criteria:

• I will use words that relate to the topic
• I will ensure that all of my ideas relate to the topic

My Living Thing

• We are learning to understand that all living things need different things to survive

During term 2, C6 have been learning about living things; we learnt about honey bees, oak trees, and kiwis. For our assessment, they had to create their own creature/living thing, and label how it breathes and how it moves. They then wrote a report that explained what their creature was, what it looked like, where it lived, and what it needed to survive. Next they put it all together into a poster.

Measurement

•  We are learning to measure objects by length, width, & height

Kowhaiwhai art

• #Maths learning meets Art learning
• We are learning to create a kowhaiwhai pattern artwork using translation, reflection, and rotation

Writing group sessions

• We are learning how to write an explanation
• We are learning how to participate & contribute in a group

Today we started to learn how to write an explanation. We looked at 2 different examples, and then wrote one together as a class. The students were then put into mixed ability groups and had to write an explanation on "how to have a fun birthday party". 

Tu Maths Learning

 The Kakariki maths group were learning to count backwards in 10's using place value.

Living things and measurement:

How many C6 students are the same height as an oak tree? We measured ourselves and added together, all together including Miss Bridgeman we were 2,888cm. 20 C6 students together = 2,453cm which is the closest to the average height of an oak tree 2,400cm.
This was a great learning activity to introduce measurement and continue our learning of oak trees.

Little Red Riding Hood in C6!

• We are learning to re-tell a story in the correct sequence
• We are learning to work cooperatively in a group

Today in C6 we listened to the story "Little Red Riding Hood". We then got into groups and had to work together to write down the characters names, and the sequence of the story; what happened first, next, and last. We then did a play in our groups and acted out the story, with a few brave groups performing to the class! Our next step is to re-tell the story in our writing books independently. 

Tu Fraction Assessment

Tu was learning to read unit fractions and divide objects into equal parts to make a fraction

Museum Art House Trip

Today C6 had a great time visiting the art house, learning about Vincent Van Gogh and the 'slashing' art technique.