TERM 4 - Today's mahi...
Wednesday 27th October/
Wenerei te rua tekau ma whitu o Oketopa
Kei te mahi tatou i tenei ra...
Today's ako/learning
Karakia and Pepeha
Let's start our day with our MK Karakia and Pepeha
Through this we are meeting our te reo schoolwide progressions as we are able to;
Say and know the actions to the school blessing and/or karakia - He Honore
Say and know the actions to the school pepeha -Mangapapa Pepeha
LITERACY ~~~- Writing
The Short cut
Yesterday we completed our prewriting activities, we critiqued the text, 'The Bull Run' and we planned our own texts.
Today's focus is around starting to write our text.
Remember to think about your punctuation, vocabulary and sentence structure choices.
INQUIRY - Why Dance? 9.45-10.30am
We will start with our whole school dance.
Then we will have a little refresh/fine tuning around our group dances.
Next we will revisit the Aotearoa moves and some moves for our Gumboots item.
A heads up - ALL UNIFORMS NEED TO BE SENT INTO SCHOOL IN A NAMED PLASTIC BAG BY THE END OF WEEK 2 SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS WHAT THEY NEED AND START RECORDING IN WEEK 3.
LITERACY ~~~- Word Work
Dance went over time so were not able to do this word work session today
WITH ME-
Today we will be learning about r controlled syllables (Car Horn).
Let's find out more.
Independent - STEPS WEB/ Spelling words
Today for word work you will continue with your Steps Web programme or learn your Spelling Words.
INDEPENDENT - MORPHOLOGY AND STEPS WEB
What to do...
Glue the two Word Matrix pages into your Word Work book.
Complete the Matrix (as we did last time).
Use the website to help you. (Click on the image to visit the website)
When you have finished - continue with Steps Web
Before you eat your morning tea kai, please wash your hands.
Morning tea
Athletics
Athletics training continues today. We will meet on the big side straight after morning tea Mon-Thurs. Please wait on the court in a Room 2 class line.
Today's focus: We will start our Year Group finals - Girls and Boys
As you come back in from the Big Side, please wash your hands or sanitise.
Maths
We will have our Maths cross over groups today following Athletics.
You will head straight to your maths class.
Lunchtime
Before you eat your lunch, please wash your hands.
LITERACY ~~~- Reading
Silent Reading
Find a spot by yourself and some reading material and start silent reading.
Reading group tasks...
Good and Bad Luck
We will be reading this text together.
What adventure will Ben and Jet get up to this time?
Don't Waste the Water!
We will mark this activity from yesterday as a group first.
Then we will explore the text, 'Gooaaalll' together
Grandad's Blood Pressure Pills - follow up activities
What to do:
Glue a copy of the activity page into your LITERACY book.
Choose two of the activities that you would like to do.
Highlight them on the activity page.
Write the title (eg. Remembering) and then complete the activities in your book.
Hand your book in for marking.
Independent Literacy tasks...
Room 2 - you will all need to complete your group reading activity, and you might have some time to work on your writing. (We also have library, so you may not have time today).
Xavier and Ekam - You need to complete your Reading and Writing.
WRITING TASK:
Continue with your "SHORT CUT" Writing
Continue with Reading and Independent Literacy tasks...
Library - 2.25pm
Wednesday = Library day! It is time for us to head to the library to get some new reading material.
Check In - Kaiwhakarite/SELF MANAGEMENT...
Did you stay organised and manage your time effectively during our Reading/Literacy time?
Let's spin the wheel and find out.