Thinking is about using creative, critical, and metacognitive processes to make sense of information, experiences, and ideas. These processes can be applied to purposes such as developing understanding, making decisions, shaping actions, or constructing knowledge. Intellectual curiosity is at the heart of this competency.
Students who are competent thinkers and problem-solvers actively seek, use, and create knowledge. They reflect on their own learning, draw on personal knowledge and intuitions, ask questions, and challenge the basis of assumptions and perceptions.
Check what we know about print as we read to help us when we are stuck,
Think about the things we know already that will help us understand what we are reading,
Read with a smooth, story book voice,
Use clues to find out what the author wants us to know but doesn’t tell us (inferring)
Skim for gist/preview,
Scan for specific information using key words from questions,
Understanding main ideas,
Understanding the author's purpose and choice of text organisation
Inferring
Place Value from Decimals to Millions,
Multiples and Factors,
Multiplication and Division,
Order of Operation,
Multiplying and Dividing Numbers (including decimals) by 10 100 1000,
Equivalent and Simplified Fractions,
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions with Equal/Related/Different Denominators,
Fractions of a whole number,
Decimals,
Problem Solving with the Four Operations
Red - TEACH Junior Drama; First cut;
Blue - Media Doing well; Work with moderator
Yellow - Senior Drama; couldn't perform due to group
Purple - Psychology RicP; now on track; personal responses to text
Green - Geography; Assessment is dense but I have talked to KateA and will again and might do it again next term - Endorsement
L2L - RicM & LauB; Enjoying it
PINS - Study; normally biology on the 2nd Floor
Red - Maths ding linear really enjoying
Blue - Biology L2 getting it done; Validity of Dairy
Yellow - Drama; Don't like it staying for production; Team let us down; It worked for the most part; Loved Grace's and Tyler's
Purple - Dance L2 credits; I really, really like it.
Green - L1 Science
L2L - RicM & LauB; Enjoying it
PINS - Study; normally biology on the 2nd Floor
Red - Media RicP Learnt how to use Premiere Pro - MUST EMAIL RicP for film equipment for the 48 Hours; THIS WEEKEND
Blue - English GeoM Just passed an assessment with Merit; NEXT I must ask George
Yellow - Drama NOT going alright; Presented plays Tuesday morning but I opted out of the assessment because
Purple - Psychology RicP Doing a visual text; Graphic Novel but its only a couple of sketches right now
Green - STUDY - Using that time mainly for work from other classes. Remember that it is 3 hours a week.
Red - EFS (KateA) started on Changing something spiritual, emotional or physical about yourself
Blue - PE (KelB) log book kept. It's ongoing
Yellow - Māori and its going good; Written Unit standard working on and a Speech; Tauparapara, pepeha-whānau and description of myself.
Purple - English (BraF) Just handed in an assignment and we have started a new one.
Green - Maths (AliS) I understand it and have an assessment next Wednesday.
This term our focus is:
Place Value to Millions,
Ordering Whole Numbers,
Multiples and Factors,
Basic Multiplication and Division Facts,
Order of Operation,
Multiplying and Dividing Numbers (including decimals) by 10 100 1000,
Equivalent Fractions,
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions,
Fractions and Decimals,
Problem Solving with the Four Operations
Time Management needs work. Will be focussing on improving this by completing school work or study before any gaming or social media.
Red - Maths with Louise but now want to change to Greg Physics
Blue - Geo with Kate A started on new assessment on Earthquakes
Yellow - Science with Zack; missed an assessment due to illness
Purple - Maths with Greg; studying for resit for measurement exam
Green - English with GeorgeM; Got credits for formal and creative writing
Going to talk to KirstyM about courses.
Talk to RobynS about early childhood courses. Early Childhood GOAL.
Send BrentS a email re:missing credits from last school - DONE!
