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.

Kapa Haka legends

Lots of the A5 students represented Glenholme school at a Kapa Haka event recently. Months of lunchtime practices, meant a really polished and wonderful performance was put on my the Kapahaka Roopu.

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.

Topic Homework Term 4 2017 Classification and Evolution

You are a scientist who has just discovered a new animal species! As every good scientist does, you must document your exciting finding. Design a fact sheet highlighting this new animal discovery. Your newly discovered animal must have at least one physical characteristic from each of the 5 vertebrate classes. (Mammals, fish, reptiles, birds, amphibians). You need to justify why you have chosen each characteristic for your animal (why is this characteristic important?) You must also include the following pieces of information: Your animal’s name Your animal’s basic needs Where your animal lives A coloured illustration of your animal with labels to it’s characteristics taken from each of the 5 classes

Reading activity in Term 4 for "The Hulk" Reading Group

School Journal Activity Based on "The Great Barrier Reef-See it While you Can" Explanation Writing Learning Intention: Skim and Scan to find key words Success Criteria: Answer questions relating to the text by finding key words Use facts that we have found to create a Google Slide Show

Brodie 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.

Brodie's Speech

SOLO Cause and Effect Map- Brodie and Kenai

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

A5 Tapa Cloths - Brodie

Learning Intention: We ave been learning to demonstrate geometrical translations in the form of a tapa cloth.

Success Criteria: 

- Show an example of reflection, rotation, translation and tessellation

- Use traditional island designs

- Use traditional colours of a tapa cloth

Te Puia IMovie- Brodie, Niwa, Kenai and Bryson

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

Brodie's Cross Country

Ride Of The Katipo

Brodie's Symmetry

Brodie- Symmetry

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 porcesses 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- Kenai, Brodie, Jaden and Salman
Multistructural/Relational	Boys, I have marked you between multistructural and relational because most areas of MRS GREN have been explained using ‘because’ statements, to give more detail and explanation, however other areas are very brief with no explanation. Next Step: Give several ideas for each area and ensure that you are giving clear explanation about why these occur or why they are important to the Tuatara.