Calendar

Term Overview              Kauri Team            Term 2           2011

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Mathematics

Testing
GLOSS, IKAN, Add/Sub

Measurement – Length, area, length, capacity, weight, temperature, angle, and time

   ENGLISH

Listening

 Integrate sources of information and express ideas – listening in small groups, on the mat, buddy conferencing, presentation sharing, oral presentation

Speaking

Integrate sources of information and express ideas – listening in small groups, on the mat, buddy conferencing, presentation sharing, oral presentation/readers theatre (class/school plays)

Reading

Skills throughout the term

Based on needs of students using Sheena Cameron strategies/Integrated with Inquiry/Reading across the curriculum

Writing

Integrated with Inquiry – Writing across the curriculum (Narrative / Poetic structure Writing)

Viewing

Plays, presentations, graphic organisers, tables and charts-Inquiry Topic.

Spelling

Spelling under scrutiny- Derivations and prefixes and suffixes

Inquiry

Health- Cyber Safety, Wearable Arts Technology – Social networking “Predator or Prey?’

Science

N/A

PE

Skill based Large Ball skills- Dribbling, Kicking, bouncing Throwing

Evasive movement- Netball, basketball, soccer, rugby

TGFU – with Large Ball skills

Health

Health- Cyber Safety, – Social networking “Predator or Prey?’

The Arts

Students at Wairau Intermediate/Specialisations- Year 7- Music with Mrs Felix , Year 8 Drama with Mrs WeilandY7/8 Music Videos

Social Science

N/A

Technology

Students at Wairau Intermediate/Specialisations/ Students creating Music Videos

ICT

Integrated with inquiry- Web site creation

Thinking

Debono’s Thinking Hats as a framework for focussed thinking begin – Red hat – data- information gathering

Habits of mind changing fortnightly- Checking for accuracy and precision and then persistence, drawing on past knowledge and applying it to new and novel situations.

Languages

Maori – integrated within the classroom programme/classroom expressions

French