Learner Qualities

I am learning how to empathise.

I'll know I can do this when I can identify a variety of ways I can show empathy to others.

One way I empathise is by putting myself in others shoes e.g. if someone lost their favourite teddy I would say "I feel so bad for you, you must be very sad."

Art Attack: Don Binney

We are learning to create art inspired by Don Binney.

I'll know I can do this when I have created a landscape with a foreground, middle, and background.
My bird and my background are coloured using pastels and natural colours. 

Something I found hard was trying to make sure there were no gaps in the colouring.


Writing Information Report

I am learning to write an information report.

I'll know I can do this when I can plan and write an information reports with a title, topic sentence, and a group of facts about a subject.

Next time I will try to make my burger plan with more good facts.

Reading Kaki Anau

I am learning to  Focus on reading for a set purpose (skimming & scanning)

I'll know I can do this when I can find the key ideas and record the key ideas.

Something I learned was how to get good facts about the subject.


Maths: Tapawha Hangai

I am learning to solve addition and subtraction problems by exchanging ones for tens, and tens for hundreds (decomposition) leading to a written algorithm.

I'll know I can do this when I can use column adding to solve problems.

Something I found hard was trying to get the replacing right and try end up with the same answer. This is an e.g.



Peace Week 2017

I have been learning about Peace Week.
Peace Week is an annual tradition organised by The Peace Foundation every year. You can learn more about The Peace Foundation by following this LINK.

As a way to learn about Peace Week I did three different Peace Week activities.

With Miss Brennan we created a poster to help promote peace and Peace Week.
With Mrs Baker we made hand print doves and wrote messages of peace on them.
With Mr Horn we looked at the symbols of peace such as the dove and created origami doves.

Here is an example of one of my activities






Music, Dance Term 4 2016

We are learning how to:

  • Perform as a group
We will know we have been successful when we:

Writing - Term 3




WALT: write about our new learning environment ideas
I will know that I am successful when I have
  • included many important words about the topic
  • Used full sentences with full stops and capital letters
  • Written detail about each idea using describing words




Reading - Term 3

WALT: identify the structure of a narrative text and use this to help us retell the story in our own words.







Gymnastics Term 3

WALT: create and perform a sequence of unlike actions with a buddy



Term 3 - Integrated Topic


Big Idea - What changes could we make to our learning environment ?


WALT: use our green hat creative thinking to create a new learning environment 
WALT: use Explain Everything to share our ideas 

Success Criteria:
  • use clear voices 
  • use clear photos 
  • cooperate with a buddy