Relating to others is about interacting effectively with a diverse range of people in a variety of contexts. This competency includes the ability to listen actively, recognise different points of view, negotiate, and share ideas.
Students who relate well to others are open to new learning and able to take different roles in different situations. They are aware of how their words and actions affect others. They know when it is appropriate to compete and when it is appropriate to co-operate. By working effectively together, they can come up with new approaches, ideas, and ways of thinking.
We are working on developing our comprehension as we are all proficient at reading but don't always understand what we've read.
We are using the SRA reading laboratory resources which include a passage to read as well as questions to answer.
We work on this in one of two LA-led groups, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Explore the SRA reading lab here: https://www.mheducation.com.au/schools/literacy/reading-laboratory
This term we will continue working with our Structured Literacy programme practising phonological awareness and developing our skills in reading, spelling, punctuation, handwriting and writing.
We will do 3 half hour lessons per week using a variety of formal Structured Literacy resources and materials to meet our group's individual needs.
We have additional support from our Structured Literacy experts Charis and Caroline the RTLit.
We are working at approximately stage 7 of the Little Learners Love Literacy® Sequence.
We will be focussing on The Code for Structured Literacy, working at year 5/6.
We will also be doing quick writes from Sheena Cameron's The Writing Book in order to support our engagement with and quantity of writing.
We will consider elements of writing such as:
Punctuation (capital letters, Full stops, Commas, Quotation marks, Question marks, paragraphs brackets and semicolon).
Sentence structure
Parts of Speech - Verbs, Adverbs, Nouns, Adjectives
Spelling and editing
We will be focussing on The Code for Structured Literacy, working at year 4.
We will also be doing quick writes from Sheena Cameron's The Writing Book in order to support our engagement with and quantity of writing.
We will consider elements of writing such as:
Punctuation (capital letters, Full stops, Commas, Quotation marks, Question marks, paragraphs brackets and semicolon).
Sentence structure
Parts of Speech - Verbs, Adverbs, Nouns, Adjectives
Spelling and editing
For the first four weeks of term, prior to 4.2, we will look at the four basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) focussing on one each week. We will use our basics facts knowledge to complete sums, with explicit teaching on strategies that need more practise.
We will have three half hour maths lessons per week, in three mixed ability groups. There will be explicit teaching and book work, followed up with Maths Buddy tasks to complete each week.
We will use NZ Maths and maths Salamanders resources to support the planning.
In Term 4 we will continue to explore te reo and te ao Māori through song, tikanga, exploration of values, Thursday Kapa Haka alongside specific lessons in te reo Māori.
Each term, the majority of the Topic and Inquiry programme is based on the individual interests of the children. They are able to select specific areas of interest, trips that they would like to go on related to their interests as well as weekly resources to play and engage with.
Woven into the plan are opportunities for leadership where the students can choose workshops to run based on their current interests. Play is an essential part of this learning and this is also reflected on and discussed as a HB each week.
In term 4, we will be exploring physical science through a Level 1 physics framework. Please see linked plan.
In Term 4 we will explore Statistics and Probability at Level 1 of the NZ Curriculum.
The second half of the term, we will continue to develop our Numeracy knowledge and strategies within the Stages of the NZ Numeracy Project that each of the ākonga are assessed and grouped within.
Please see attached learning plan under "websites".
Our HB Literacy programme for the Term 4 has several components.
*Daily Oral Language and Listening lessons where we unpack stories selected by the tamariki.
