Mrs G and Baby Avery Visit

Mrs G surprised us all with a visit a few weeks ago. It was wonderful to see her again and for us to get the chance to meet Baby Avery, what a handsome wee chap. We also got to enjoy an ice block and some game time outside.

Term 4 Physical Education Assessment: Athletics and the art of running, jumping and throwing

Term 4 Maths Assessment: Position and Orientation

Learning Intention: Locate positions on a treasure map using the major compass directions.

Maori and ICT Assessment - Pepeha using Videolicious App - Term 4

Learning Intention: We are learning to recite our pepeha using the correct Māori pronounciation. Learning Intention: We are learning to use the Videolicious App as a tool to share our pepeha.

Andrew Talking about his Koromatua

Learning Intention: 

Identify all 6 Ngati Whakaue Koromatua and share background information on one chosen Koromatua. Pronounce Māori names and words correctly.

Term 3 Physical Education Assessment- Jump Jam

Learning Intention: We are learning to participate in regular physical activity to improve our fitness levels.

Term 3 Art Assessment: Pastel Jigsaw inspired by Warren Pohatu

Learning Intention: To create a piece of visual art that depicts Aotearoa’s native flora and fauna

Success Criteria:

• Replicate and enlarge a small image to become a large image.
• Reproduce similar colors, shades and tones, using pastels.
• Recreate the original artwork.

This is what the student's of A5 completed

This is the original

Term 3 Maths Assessment: Measurement (Time)

Learning Intention: We are learning to tell time using both analogue and digital time.

Andrew's Speech

Tapa Cloths Video

Te Puia IMovie- Eraia, Josh, Mighty and Andrew

Learning Intention: We are learning to use the IMovie Ipad app to demonstrate a learning experience we have had.

SOLO Cause and Effect Map- Robin and Andrew

Learning Intention: We are learning to use a cause and effect map to analyse an environmental issue causing harm to a habitat.

Cross Country Video

Cross Country

Learning Intention: Participate in and describe how our body responds to regular and vigorous physical activity in a range of environments.

The Great Debate . . . Red vs. Blue!

As part of our persuasive writing unit this term, we have been working hard to create persuasive debate arguments for our given colour.  In this debate, one team had to persuade us that red was better, where the other team was persuading us of blue.

Learning Intention:

We are learning to write a persuasive text

Success Criteria:

1. Have at least 3 strong arguments with back up explanations.
2. Use paragraphs to order our arguments
3. Use emotive language

Maori Assessment Term 1- School Haka

Learning Intention- We are learning to perform the school Haka with mana.

Success Criteria- We will know we have met the learning intention when. . . 

• we use distinct actions
• we use correct pronunciation
• we perform with passion and flare

Term 1 SOLO Taxonomy Topic- Living Things

Our focus in term 1 has been on living things. Part of this was looking at the life processes of living things and why these are so important. We focused our time looking at the Tuatara, investigating the living processes that enable them to live their life here in Aotearoa. To do this, we used the MRS GREN acronym: M-ovement, R-eproduction, S-ensitivity, G-rowth, R-espiration, E-xtretion and N-utrition.

SOLO Level	Comment- Josh, Eraia and Andrew
Uni/Multistructural	I have put you boys between unistructural and multistructural because for many of your life processes you only have one idea, however others you have explained briefly why these occur. Next Step: To develop your thinking, I would like to see you come up with several ideas for each section and then try to explain why these occur.

Camp!

Analysing Data- Captain America Math Group

Check out Captain America math group analysing and discussing their census data!

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