We will spend lots of time outdoors during the fourth term, making use of our campus' green space while it is still easily available to us (before

4 x weekly phonics lessons based on Yolanda Sorryl's Phonics Programme

This term we will be building alphabet.

This term we will learn to write recounts. A "recount" is the name for a story that retells something that we've done or experienced.

We are a group who are passionate about the Rain Forests of the world and the animals who all those habitats home.

We will be reading 4 x weekly to establish book knowledge and reading processes.

Turquoise guided reading texts include less familiar themes, and although settings and contexts may be outside the students’ prior knowledge, they

This group is moving into stage 6 from stage 5.

The home base will have a weekly 30 minute session with Mary learning music and singing.

Moving from counting from one by imaging to Advanced Counting.

Twice weekly guided reading sessions to build on basic strategies for decoding and comprehension of text using Sharp Reading program.

We want to build a sculpture to put from the old site into the new site in the city.

On Friday mornings we will be looking at what animals need and then hopefully organising some animals to have at school.

This group is working with the LA to check planning in the morning and for needs based workshops.

As a group organise a replanting in the Port Hills.

Organise trees being donated by Trees for Canterbury.

Our plan is to build up our own portfolios of different types of photo's and to capture this in our portfolio folders

4 x weekly guided reading sessions to build on basic strategies for decoding and understanding text.

Moving from emergent maths to one-to-one counting.

Libby's group are focussing on correct formation, size and shape of letters.

Term 1 2017 HB Kiwi's storytelling story.

We want our HB to visit a Marae so that we can better understand our culture of Maoritanga.

A Friday morning adult-led workshop run by Claire and Emma.

Students will take part in a series of workshops, as below:

Children will use skills and strategies learnt to decode text with fluency.

They will learn to ask and answer questions about the text.

We are going to sew things such as coasters, purses and bags to sell to people at the New Brighton Market so that we can give at least half the mon

Children will use skills and strategies learnt to decode text with fluency.

They will learn to ask and answer questions about the text.

Moving from one-to-one counting to counting from one on materials in English and French.

Students will work with an author to further develop their writing skills.

A focus on diversity in writing.

We want to create a stall at the New Brighton Market on Saturday
Research what is already being sold at the market.

This term we are going to select an ocean creature to write a short information report.

Digs is going to organise a gymnastics course for students in 2.2.

Blue guided reading texts include some contexts and settings that are likely to be familiar but may be outside the student’s direct experience.

We will be reading 4 x weekly to establish book knowledge and reading processes.

Moving from one-to-one counting to counting from one on materials in English and French.

This group is moving into stage 6 from stage 5.

Learning to play play netball and participating in netball inter school competitions.

Introduction to Drama.
Learn some drama games and have some fun.
Learn how to express myself clearly on stage - voice and body.

We are looking at the causes and effects of global warming with an emphasis on what students can do to mitigate and stop this.

This term we will be working on using the Talk to Write process to write information reports.

Aiming to fundriase for Circus in Kathmandu via disco(Libby is linked to Christchurch circus group who often fundraise for Kathmandu young children

In this unit we will be posing and answering "Big Questions" to from the basis for our writing programme.

A PINs exploring early settlers in Canterbury - Maori and European.

Moving from one-to-one counting to counting from one on materials in English (and French).

In Fancy Chicken we do writing in 2 groups, an advanced group and a less capable group. This LP is for the less able writing group.

Red guided reading texts include very familiar themes and ideas, drawing mainly on New Zealand contexts and settings.

In this unit students will:

Session 1:
Watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnr65z4AN_I

This integrated literacy unit uses a story written in the form of a play as the starting point for a number of oral and written language manipulati

Integrated literacy unit using the story of La Poule Maboule (The Sky is Falling) in French.