Term 4 Reading: Identify key facts from explanation texts that we have read

The Ironman reading group, read a journal article called "The Emperor of Peke Peka Bay". It was an article about an emperor penguin that needed to be rescued rehabilitated and then set free again. The students has to research facts on penguins and then present those facts as a stuffed shape. The finished results are pretty creative LI: Use skim and scan reading skills to locate key facts about a text

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.

Topic Homework Term 4 2017 Classification and Evolution

Harriette talking about her 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.

Harriette's Speech

Te Reo Assessment

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use some familiar food vocabulary and recognise and use some sentences often used about food.

Success Criteria:

- I can understand some familiar words about food when I hear them

- I can say some familiar words about food

- I can write some familiar words about food.

Tapa Cloth Maths

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

Cross Country Reflection

Cross Country

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

SOLO Cause and Effect Map- Harriette, Rachel and Jasmine

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

Te Puia IMovie- Max, Finn, Harriette and Salman

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

The Great Debate . . . Green vs. Yellow!

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 yellow was better, where the other team was persuading us of green.

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

Doppelgänger

Doppelgänger Author: Alison Lohans So far in the book is about a mother , sister and boy called Connor who are on a carouse in grease on the Artemis II .

Wacky Hair Day!!!

Wacky hair day to raise money for the Westpack Chopper.

Harriette 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