David's e-portfolio: 2013

Term 4: Music

We are learning to: Understand the different elements of music:
Beat
Pitch
Tempo
Dynamics

Success criteria: We will know we can do this when we:

Are able to explain or demonstrate what each of the different elements is e.g. "Pitch means high and low sounds"

Student comment: Dynamics means loud and soft

Term 4 production: Dance through the ages

We are learning to do a dance and perform it in unison with a group

Student comment: I like being up on the stage and doing the dance.

We are learning to engage in positive relationships with others and focus on developing the key competencies:
Managing self
Thinking
Using language, symbols and text
Participating and contributing
Relating to others

Student comment: I like playing with the lego because I can build stuff with it.

David Star of the day

We are learning to show and talk about using our CARE values at Oaklands School.

Students who successfully display their CARE values get to be the star of the day.

We are learning to count backwards from the biggest number to solve subtraction problems.
Student comment: I have been learning about takeaway problems and I like them so much.

Term 3 Physical education: Gymnastics

We are learning to:
Create and perform a sequence which links two shapes through rolling, traveling or jumping.

Student Comment:
I like doing standing on those chairs and doing star jumps.

David's mihi

Te Reo Māori Mihi

We are learning to:

Introduce ourselves in Te Reo Māori.
Communicate personal information, such as our name, parents’ and grandparents’ names and home town in Te Reo Māori.

To be successful we need to:

Speak clearly and fluently.
Use short simple sentences of Te Reo Māori to communicate personal information.

Term 3 reading

Teacher question: What does a good reader do?
Student answer: They read words very well and fix up mistakes.

Term 2 Integrated topic: Change is everywhere

I am learning to express my understanding of Change
Task
Teacher instruction: Make or draw something to show me what you know about change
Teacher question: What have you made/drawn to show me what you know about change?
At the beginning (before teaching):

In the middle (part-way through teaching):

Student reflection
Then- I thought..... change meant drawing stuff in our books.

Now - I know..... change is about our topic. Seeds need sun and water to grow.

Term 2 writing sample

I am learning to:

1. Make my writing interesting by using describing words

2. Attempt to use capital letters and full-stops by myself

Success criteria:

I will know I can successfully do this when my writing shows

1. One or more Adjectives that match my picture

A capital letter at the start of my story and at the beginning of each new sentence.
A full-stop at the end of each of my ideas and at the end of my story.

Next steps:
1. Continue to add more detail to my writing to make it interesting for the reader.
2. Put a full-stop at the end of my story.

Student comment:

I am good at writing the first sounds.

I think I could write down some words correctly.

Term 2 strand maths: Statistics

I am learning to:

Make statements about a data display

Success Criteria:

I will know I can do this when I can

Correctly say one or more things about a display of data on a pictogram e.g
"The most popular eye colour in Room 15 is blue"

Student Comment:
It shows biggest to smallest and it has the same groups with the same things in them.

Term 1 writing sample

We are learning to

Before writing:

1. Draw a picture to plan for my writing and discuss what I am going to writing about

During writing:

2. Attempt to write a brief description about my made-up character

What I need: to describe what my ani-mix looks like, sounds like, moves like etc

After writing:

3. Share my story with my buddy.

Success Criteria draw a detailed picture plan use adjectives to describe my picture

Teacher Comment I like the way your words match your picture exactly.

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