Transcript Expo into Learning - St Teresa's School Karori

Goals for year
3 and 4
We want to ensure that the students develop
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• Social Skills- relating well to others
• Independence
• Managing self
• Participating and contributing
• Meeting their individual best
What does your child do all day?
A DAY IN OUR CLASS
ROOM
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Morning Prayers
Maths
Spelling/Handwriting
Fitness
Reading
Writing
Topic / R.E / P.E
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Fitness
Morning Prayers
Maths
Spelling/Handwriting
Reading
Writing
Topic / R.E/ P.E
And …. School and Karori Library visits, Fun Friday Rotations,
Assembly, Singing, Te Reo, Rec Centre, Swimming lessons,
school and class masses …
Maths
• By the end of year 4 children are expected to
be able to use their known facts to solve
problems
• Year three begins to develop this skill and year
4 works on securing this strategy
• For example
– 7+6 = 7+7 – 1
– 5 + 6 + 4 = 6 + 4 = 10 + 5 = 15
• Twice a week strategy teaching
– Group teaching
– Applying knowledge to learn strategies for solving
addition/subtraction… problems
• Twice a week knowledge focus
– Place value
– Basic facts
– Problem solving
• Once a week strand focus
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Geometry
Measurement
Statistics
Probability
Reading Strategies we teach
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Predicting
Questioning
Visualising
Activating prior knowledge
Making connections
Self monitoring
Summarising
Inferring
Synthesising
Spelling and Handwriting
• Flexible groups depending on needs
• Correct formation of letters and developing
neatness
• Teaching of high frequency words
• Blends, spelling rules, letter sounds etc
• Grammar – nouns, verbs, adjective, synonyms
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• Skills for using word cards and dictionaries
• Integrated into reading programme as well
Physical Education
• This term Wednesday’s and Thursdays
• Room 3 Thursday’s only while Swimming is on
• Room 3 swimming next 4 weeks Wednesdays
and Fridays.
• Room 4 Gymnastics at Rec Centre weeks 9-10
• Focus on skills, participation and fun!
• Children bring PE gear to school to get
changed at lunch – except for Swimming days.
Religious Education
• Liturgical year – Lent, Holy Week, Easter,
Pentecost, Feast days, Advent, Christmas
• Strands – Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Communion of
Saints, Sacrament
• Prayer, Myself and Others
• School Values and Charism
• Sacramental Programme – run through the
Parish, open to children who are 8 by November.
Check with Parish office for more information
Topic
• Science / Social Studies / Arts / Technology
based.
• Differs every term
• This term
– Getting to know each other, team building etc
– Our Place – St Teresa’s
– Life Education (week 8-9)
Fun Friday
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Rotations
Students choose between 3 options
Each rotation 3 weeks
A range of activities such as
– Cooking
– Crafts
– Sports
– Science based experiments
What can you to do …
HELPING AT HOME
Reading
• Encourage students to read everyday for
enjoyment.
• Ask students to tell you about what they are
reading.
• Visit the local library
• Practice the strategies from class
• Reading logs filled in each night
• 15-20mins reading a night
• Choose from book boxes or anything from home
• Room 4 – MONDAY
• Room 3 – FRIDAY
Mathematics
• Use real life situations
• Play board games
• Cooking- measuring
• Online games
http://www.abcya.com/
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html
• Basic facts homework
– Room 4 MONDAY
– Room 3 FRIDAY
Writing
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Collect ideas for writers notebook
Create holiday journals
Write cards and emails to family members
Write shopping lists
Leave notes for each other
Write stories for fun