Term 2 Published Storywriting

We are learning to write a recount

We know when we have done this when we have…

·       An introduction telling who, what and where

·       Events in sequence

·       Sentences starting in different ways

·       Describing words to create a picture in the mind of the reader

·       A conclusion/ending/personal response

Term 1 2014 Written Language

WALT write a timed recount about a time when we did something special with our whanau or family.

Write about:

·      when and where you did something special

·      who was with you

·      what you did (think about the order you did things)

·      how you felt and why you felt this way.

By Claudia Fairbrass

The Really Great Holiday.

On the last school holidays I went to Queenstown. I went with my mum and dad and my sister. We stayed in a hotel. Me and Lillian got big beds. We got a fridge in our bedroom and in the fridge there was a bottle of milk and some other drinks but you had to pay for them. Me and Lillian got a toy each from a shop. I got a lamb. Lillian got a monkey and a lamb. We got heaps more toys and stuff. It took a long time to get there but we bought a party pack to have in the car and we had toys in the back of the car. The last night in Queenstown, we went to a park late at night. We met some friends. After that we walked across the beach because the park was next to the beach.

Next steps

Try to use some descriptive words to create a picture in the mind of the reader When listing people, put yourself last e.g. Lillian and I…

2014 Term 1 Art Attack

WALT: use different painting techniques to paint a picture of a Lizard or Geko.

We will know we can do this when:

·    we can mix colours

·    use different colours to emphasise specific features/details

·    use different brush stroke techniques to create different effects

·    we can paint a background

Term 4 Dance & Drama: School Production

I am learning to:

Complete a dance routine for our School Production. Chubby Checker’s Let’s Twist Again from the 1960’s

I can do this when I can:

Learn the specific steps to a dance

Keep in time to the music

Follow instructions

Value Focus: Excellence

Term 3 Reading

Claudia knows good readers stop at a full stop.

Term 3 Gymnastics

I am learning to:

Recognise and show different gymnastic shapes and to use these shapes in a simple sequence involving movement

Success Criteria:

I will be able to show a stretch, straddle, tuck and pike and use them in a simple movement sequence

Tuck

Stretch

"Gymnastics was easy because I knew all the shapes and moves. I liked doing the practising of them" said Claudia.