Term 4 Music

WALT
- keep a beat
- keep a beat using different instruments



Term 4 Dance

Big Idea: We can express ourselves creatively through dance

Deep Understandings:
The children will understand:
That dance has evolved through the decades.
That to learn a dance you need to follow a series of instructions.
Dance is a form of social interaction.
Dance is good for your health and well being.

Skill Focus:
1 - Learn the specific steps to a dance
2 - Keep in time to the music
3 - Follow instructions

Value Focus (Excellence)
1 - Trying our best
2 - Persevering

3 - Acknowledging the efforts of others



Term 4 Discovery & Key Competencies

November 1, 2013

Key Competency: Thinking



How did you use your thinking?
“Colour it using the colours that the numbers tell you.”


Term 4 Writing

I think this is a great piece of writing because...

"it is neat. I used 'and'. Lots of ticks for correct letters."


I am pretending to be a sheep and Olivia is feeding me.

Term 4 CARE Values

You're right Sophie, when you pick up rubbish it shows that you care for your community!

Term 3 PE


What's your favourite thing that we do in gymnastics?

What do you think is the trickiest? Why?

Term 3 Reading

What does a good reader do?

"Look at the words. Sound it out."


Term 2 Art

WALT
  • create an art work using printmaking including leaf prints and sponging. 
Success Criteria
  • Identify which is the textured side of the leaf so we can use it successfully in our art
  • Include at least 4 leaf prints
  • Use autumn colours (Leaves should be white)
  • Use sponging technique (dab, dab, dab as opposed to wiping the paint on with the sponge)

  • Try not to sponge on top of leaves
Student Comment
What do you think is good about your painting?
"It's pretty. Because it's got smeary bits and the white is making it pretty as well."

What would you do differently next time?
"Try not to go on the leaves and don't do that (point to smear where sponge technique wasn't used)."

Term 2 Writing

We are learning to:
  •  draw a picture to help us think about the story we will write.
  •   say our story in a sentence.
Success Criteria
  • My picture will be detailed.
  •   I can tell my teacher my story.
*copied from the shared writing
Teacher Comment

Sophie, I can see that your picture has lots of details, good work. Next time, I'd love to see you write a story that is different from the one we wrote together.