We will find out about some of the significant artists and art movements that have influenced how we see our world, explore the styles and techniqu

Students will work three x a week with myself and with follow up mathsbuddy activities to develop skills that will include;

In workshops, students will create planned reports for creating reports that respond to their learning about Climate Change and ways they can impac

Stage 6 (inclu +4, 5)

Students will use independent reading skills, where they apply the strategies they have learned.

We will focus on one text three times week in depth to support learning from structured lit workshops.

This term we will work in small groups to practise our reading.

We are working on developing our comprehension as we are all proficient at reading but don't always understand what we've read.

We will be focussing on The Code for Structured Literacy, working at year 5/6.

For the first four weeks of term, prior to 4.2, we will look at the four basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) focussi

Each term, the majority of the Topic and Inquiry programme is based on the individual interests of the children.

In Term 4 we will explore Statistics and Probability at Level 1 of the NZ Curriculum.

The children will use the technology design process to create a product to sell for class fundraising. The will make and package soap.

We use a range of writing progressions

Ancient Egypt

Big Questions from students:

We will be working on writing great sentences and using our senses to provoke some great writing!

Beth's maths class.

Come and join Suze for a Maths journey
Measurement
Fractions
Decimals
Problem solving

Kia ora all,

Term 3 maths has focused on Number.

The attached unit introduces the children to the notion of science and asking questions, predicting, recording results and drawing conclusion.

An overview of the objectives for Level 1. Links to weekly planning.
Number and algebra

The children will investigate, design, make and create a pizza cafe for their whānau.

The children will design symbols to represent the core values of Ao Tawhiti. They will explore the design process from drawing to product.

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We will be working on number knowledge and strategies to move students from stage 4, (Advanced Counting/counting on) to stage 5 (early part whole).

Create a report to share these findings. Use scaffolds to develop this report and workshops to build understanding beyond recounts.

In small groups, students will work with their LA using materials and moving to imaging to build the knowledge areas described below.

Stage 6 (inclu +4, 5)

We will focus on one text in depth three times a week.

In small groups students will work with their LA using materials and moving to imaging to build the knowledge areas described below.

In small groups students will work with their LA using materials and moving to imaging to build the knowledge areas described below.

Explore the way food is used in the body and be able to describe what healthy food.

After reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder we became interested in how things were made or come by in 'the Olden Days', be

Investigate endangered animals in New Zealand with a focus on kiwi and geckos and the risk to habitats.

In workshops, students will create planned narratives for creating picture books to share.

In small groups students will work with their LA using materials and moving to imaging to build the knowledge areas described below.

In small groups students will work with their LA using materials and moving to imaging to build the knowledge areas described below.

We will focus on one text three times week in depth to support learning from structured lit workshops.

We will focus on one text in depth three times a week.

Stage 6 (inclu +4, 5)

This term we will continue our Structured Literacy programme as we practise phonological awareness to develop our skills in reading, spelling, punc

We will have three half hour maths lessons per week, in three mixed ability groups.

In Term 3 we will explore Measurement at Level 1 of the NZ Curriculum.

This term our focus is:
Place Value to Millions,
Ordering Whole Numbers,
Multiples and Factors,

The aim of this unit is to explore the ocean as a resource and how humans use and care for this resource. This was also linked to Sea Week.

Life processes
Recognise that all living things have certain requirements so they can stay alive.
Ecology

This term we will focus on Shape and Number Knowledge and Strategy in the various stages of the NZ Numeracy Programme that the students have been p

This term we will be using the Storyways Storytelling process to unpack Jack and the Beanstalk.