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.
Explain how living things are suited to their particular habitat and how they respond to environmental
changes,
Explore how the groups of living things we have in the world have changed over long periods of time
and appreciate that some living things in New Zealand are quite different from living things in other
areas of the world,
Investigate the components of the solar system, developing an appreciation of the distances between them,
Describe the changes that occur physically, emotionally and socially in both males and females,
Identify strategies to manage situations that will occur during and after puberty,
Identify the components of positive/healthy friendships and relationships,
Identify personal qualities that enhance ones sense of self worth.
This term we aim to explore the process of writing an informative report. We will start with a research focus on an animal we each choose, (except for Naia, who is researching the constellation Cygnus X-1), then we'll use the notes we took to make a picture plan with detailed content in four categories. We'll use the picture plan to write our report in paragraphs, as well as the introduction and conclusion.
The drafting process will give us a chance to focus on improving surface features like spelling and punctuation before we publish our reports.
We will be working on number knowledge and strategies to consolidate students stage 5 knowledge and strategies with fractions. We will also look to learn to tell time on an analogue clock, as well as revisiting addition and subtraction strategies.
Good skills to practise could include
- practising the times tables facts for 2, 5 and 10
- learning the other times tables
- Read any number to 1000
- Count forward and/or backwards from any number to 1000
- Say the number before and/or after in the range 0-100
- Order numbers to 1000
We will be working on number knowledge and strategies to move students from stage 5 (Early Part Whole) to stage 6 (Advanced Part-Whole) in their understandings of fractions and decimals. We are also focused this term on developing understanding of time; units, reading analogue clocks., 24 hour time and time zones..
Good skills to practise could still include...
- practising times table facts for 2, 5 and 10 if not automatic
- learning and practising the other times tables
- Read any number to 1000, 10 000, 1000 000
We will be working on number knowledge and strategies to consolidate students stage 5 knowledge and strategies with fractions. We will also look to learn to tell time on an analogue clock, as well as revisiting addition and subtraction strategies.
Good skills to practise could include
- practising the times tables facts for 2, 5 and 10
- learning the other times tables
- Read any number to 100
- Count forward and/or backwards from any number to 100
- Say the number before and/or after in the range 0-100
- Order numbers to 100
We will be working on number knowledge and strategies at mid to late stage 4, (Advanced Counting/counting on).
We will be working on number knowledge and strategies at early stage 4, (Advanced Counting/counting on).
This term Nadine and Suze's writers will be writing following the Storyline process (more information can be found here: http://www.storyline-scotland.com/what-is-storyline-2/).
This term the Level 2 group will have a go at participating in chapter chat.
They will be reading Fing by David Walliams followed by Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
