Term Three: Week Three

Maths

Learning Intention:

We are learning to identify, read, write, and represent tenths and hundredths as fractions.

Success Criteria:

I know I've got it when I can:

Read a fraction out loud like a pro for example, saying 3/10 as three tenths and 42/100 as forty-two hundredths.
Write any tenths or hundredths fraction using numbers and a fraction bar.
Spot & Identify the difference between a whole split into 10 equal pieces (tenths) and a whole split into 100 equal pieces (hundredths).
Show & Represent tenths and hundredths by shading in fraction bars, grids, or drawing them on a number line!

WHOLE CLASS TERM 3

LITERACY

Shared Book

Imagine being sent to a super miserable desert camp for a crime you didn't even commit! Now you have to dig massive holes every single day in the burning heat. But Stanley Yelnats discovers a crazy secret hidden under all that dirt. Holes is funny, wild, and totally epic!

Handwriting / Typing Club

Phase2_Typeset_Paragraphs.pdf

Do you accept the challenge?

Let's work on our home keys and challenge ourselves not to look at the keyboard while we are typing.

Reading

TERM 3 Year 4-6 Daily Literacy Boost

Daily practice with decoding and phonics builds automatic reading skills, so your brain can focus on understanding the story.

🌟 Poem Study: Matariki 🌟

Instructions for you to follow:

Read carefully:

Read the poem Matariki quietly to yourself once. Then, read it aloud with a partner or as a class.
Answer in full sentences: Complete the Comprehension Questions first using details directly from the text.
Think deeper: Move on to the Critical Thinking Questions. Take time to reflect, connect the poem to what you know, and explain your ideas clearly.
Bonus Task: Draw an illustration at the bottom of your page showing a community gathering under the night sky during Matariki.

Part 1: Reading Comprehension

Answer these questions using information found directly in the poem.

Who is the poem speaking to?
What special name or title does the poem give to Matariki?
List three positive values or feelings the star brings in the second stanza.
According to the poem, what time of the year does Matariki appear?
What two things does the speaker ask Matariki to bring in the final stanza?
What do the people do when Matariki shines?

Part 2: Critical Thinking & Reflection

Use your own thoughts, experiences, and deeper thinking to answer these questions.

Symbolism:

Why do you think Matariki is called a "Mother star"? What features of a mother (like care, guidance, or protection) fit with how the star is described?

Community & Wellbeing:

The poem mentions "Connecting wellbeing." How does coming together as a group or family help improve a person’s happiness and wellbeing?

Seasonal Connection:

Why is the end of harvest time a meaningful moment for communities to stop, gather, and celebrate?

Personal Connection:

The poem says, "We gather as you shine." Think of a special time when your family or community gathers together. What is the occasion, and why is gathering important to you?

Poetic Craft:

Identify a pair of rhyming words in the poem. How does the rhythm and rhyme make the poem sound when read out loud?

Extra Challenge (Optional):

Choose one line from the poem that is your favorite. Write it down in decorative lettering and draw a scene that brings that line to life!

Learning Intention:

We are learning to understand how "daylighting" streams helps restore our local waterways and supports our role as kaitiaki for Te Awa.

Success Criteria:

I know I have achieved this when I can:

Explain what daylighting a stream means in my own words.
List at least two reasons why streams were buried in pipes in the past, and why bringing them back helps our city.
Identify two ways daylighting helps plants, native fish (like tuna or kōkopu), and wildlife thrive.
Describe how caring for streams relates to being a good kaitiaki for our Unit of Inquiry on Te Awa.

Bringing Hidden Streams Back to Life!

Did you know that right beneath our feet, under concrete roads and busy footpaths, some of our local streams are hiding in dark metal pipes? Long ago, when towns grew bigger, people piped these streams underground so they could build houses over them. But in the June 2024 School Journal, author Gemma Bowker-Wright writes all about a super cool trick called "Daylighting Streams"! Daylighting means digging up those old pipes, breaking open the ground, and letting the stream flow out under the open sun again. When we bring streams back into the light, we help stop floodwaters from sneaking into homes, clean up our water, and give tuna (eels), kōkopu, birds, and native trees a healthy home to live in!

Connecting to Our Inquiry: Te Awa

This links directly to our Unit of Inquiry on Te Awa! Our river is a living taonga (treasured gift) that connects our environment, our history, and our community. Just like the real-world restoration projects in Gemma's story, learning about daylighting shows us how we can be active kaitiaki (guardians) of our own local waterways. When we care for Te Awa and restore its natural flow, we help make our whole environment healthy and happy again.

Teacher Resource

Click on the image on the left to access your comprehension work about Daylighting Streams.

If you were absent and haven't yet been able to read the School Journal article on Daylighting Streams then click on the journal image above to access the article or ask for a hardcopy from the teacher.

Writing

Your Persuasive Mission...

To win people over with your powerful, persuasive opinions, reasons and explanations!

Ready to share your big ideas and crush that persuasive writing task? Here is a quick tip to help you level up your arguments:

Checking these out will help you:

Organise your opinions so your arguments actually make sense and sound super convincing.
Steal the "Expert" Words: Use that high-level vocab to sound like a total pro!

OPINION WRITING (7).pdf

part of Your Persuasive Mission

To win people over with your powerful, persuasive opinions, reasons and explanations!

The OREO Reminder

Before you start, don't forget to pack your OREO! It’s the best way to build a strong argument:

O - Opinion: Tell us what you think!
R - Reasons: Why do you think that?
E - Examples: Give us some proof or a cool story.
O - Opinion: Tell us one more time so we don't forget!

The Total Pro Success Criteria:

You’ll know you’ve nailed using the OREO method if you have convinced a grumpy teacher why or why shouldn't we commemorate Anzac Day.

Persuasive writing

My Learning Goal

Goal: I can look at both sides of a big argument and write strong reasons FOR (why it's a good idea) and AGAINST (why it's a bad idea) a city hosting the Commonwealth Games.

What’s the Big Deal? (The Blurb)

Imagine if your hometown suddenly became the center of the universe! Thousands of super-fast, super-strong athletes from 74 countries show up, giant crowds fill the stadiums, and the whole world is watching on TV.

Hosting the Commonwealth Games sounds like the ultimate party, right? You get new parks, cool sports fields, and a ton of excitement.

But wait a minute! Putting on a massive sports show is incredibly expensive. It costs millions of dollars, takes years to plan, and causes giant traffic jams for the people who actually live there. In fact, for the Glasgow 2026 Games happening right now, the city had to promise not to spend any taxpayer money and only use stadiums that were already built!

Because there are two sides to this story, it is the perfect topic for persuasive writing (which is just a fancy way of saying "writing that convinces someone to agree with you"). To be a master persuader, you have to understand both the good side and the bad side!

Your Writing Mission: The Great City Debate

Put on your city leader hat! Your job is to decide if a city should say "Yes, let's host the Games!" or "No way, it’s too risky!" Follow these steps to write your argument:

Step 1: Write the "YES!" Reasons (Arguments FOR)

Write down reasons why hosting the Games is the best idea ever.

Clues to help you think: Think about tourists buying ice cream and souvenirs, kids getting inspired to try new sports, and the city getting shiny new swimming pools.
Power words to try and use: Exciting, upgrade, proud, teamwork, world-famous.

Step 2: Write the "NO WAY!" Reasons (Arguments AGAINST)

Write down reasons why hosting the Games might be a terrible mistake.

Clues to help you think: Think about how much money it costs, construction noise making people grumpy, and what happens to the stadiums when the Games end. Do they just sit there getting dusty?
Power words to try and use: Expensive, traffic, waste, mess, problem.

Step 3: Make Your Final Choice!

Look at your two lists. Which side has the strongest arguments? Write a final closing sentence that answers the big question: Should your city apply to host the next Commonwealth Games? Why or why not?

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