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Friday 30 June 2017

Yeah, New Zealand won the America's Cup this year!


Learning Intention: We are learning about the America's Cup.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I display 6 facts about the America's Cup using Thinglink.

Thursday 29 June 2017

I love to mix and play with paint!


Learning Intention: We are learning about colours and paint.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write 5 ways that we can have fun with paint.

Wednesday 28 June 2017

Butterflies can hear vibrations, that's so cool!



Learning Intention: We are learning about ecology through using the Inquiry process to study about the living creatures in our school environment.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I research to find the answers to my key questions about butterflies.

Always read the story twice so that you are clear about what the main message of the text is!


Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the reading skill of summarising.
Success Criteria:I know I can do this when I explain how to summarise a piece of text.

Tuesday 27 June 2017

Waitua is one of the Matariki stars!

Learning Intention: We are learning about Matariki.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record the Matariki waiata using Screencastify.

Monday 26 June 2017

Jesus is the peacemaker to bring gentleness!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of who is Jesus for us.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use Pixton to illustrate who Jesus isfor us.


Sunday 25 June 2017

Yeah, we are getting a new deck at our school!

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our observational skills.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use Pixton to describe my observations of the building of our school deck.



I know how to question what I am reading!


Learning Intention: We are learning different reading strategies.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain how I ask questions when we are reading a piece of text.

Saturday 24 June 2017

The more knowledge we have, the more connections we make!


Learning Intention: We are learning to understand different reading strategies.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain that prior knowledge is what we already know and we use it to help us to develop a clearer understanding of the text.

Friday 23 June 2017

A bee's average lifespan is a year!


Learning Intention: We are learning about Ecology by studying about the living creatures in our school environment.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I display 6 facts about bees using thinglink.

Thursday 22 June 2017

Grasshoppers have ears on their bellies, that is so crazy!

Learning Intention: We are learning about Ecology.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I display 6 facts about grasshoppers using thinglink.

Wednesday 21 June 2017

Jesus is the peacemaker to bring gentleness!


Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of who Jesus is to us.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use blabberize to record a script about who Jesus is for me.

Tuesday 20 June 2017

This is my prayer of love for Term 2!


Learning Intention: We are learning to write a prayer.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write a prayer to God for all the things that he has done for us.

Monday 19 June 2017

Did you know that making connections is like building a bridge?

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and use different reading skills.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain how we make connections when we are reading a piece of text.

Sunday 18 June 2017

Did you know that ants are the longest living creatures on earth?


Learning Intention: We are learning about ecology using the Inquiry process to study about the living creatures in our school environment.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I ask eight key questions about ants using information that I have collected and record it using Screencastify.

Saturday 17 June 2017

Matariki is the one of the most nearest star cluster nearest to earth!


Learning Intention:We are learning about Matariki.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I display six facts about Matariki using Thinglink.

Friday 16 June 2017

Wow, sunglasses that can record videos sounds awesome!


Learning Intention: We are learning to identify key information from a piece of text. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use information from the article 'The new Snapchat spectacles are as cool as the app!' to answer comprehension questions correctly.

Thursday 15 June 2017

Did you know that older ladybugs hibernate?


Learning Intention: We are learning to follow the structure of a description.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write the introduction, details and a conclusion about Ladybugs.

Tuesday 13 June 2017

Jesus' appearance changed and he became dazzling white!


Learning Intention: We are learning to understand Jesus' transfiguration.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use Blabberize to record the four main parts of the story of Jesus' transfiguration.

Sunday 11 June 2017

Do you know the answer to one fourth of 20?


Learning Intention: We are learning to develop our understanding of fractions.
Success Criteria:I know I can do this when I explain the a fraction is part of a whole number.

Friday 9 June 2017

I really love the angel emoji!


Learning Intention: We are learning to identify key information from a piece of text. 
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I use information from the article 'Oxford dictionaries 'word of the the year is... An emoji?' to answer comprehension questions correctly.

Wednesday 7 June 2017

Do you know ladybugs aren't true bugs!


Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I record 8 facts about ladybugs that are found in our school hedge using Screencastify.

Sunday 4 June 2017

This is how you speak the Samoan language!


Learning Intention: We are learning to understand and appreciate the Samoan culture.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I learn and write down a few Samoan Phrases and Samoan words that I have learnt during Samoan Language Week.

Friday 2 June 2017

What are the six religious group in Jesus time?


Learning Intention: We are learning to identify and explain the groups in Jesus's time.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I explain the position of the Pharisees, the Sadducee, the Scribe, the Essence, the Zealots and the poor in the time of Jesus.