Kotahitanga

Term One Value

Kotahitanga (Unity/Togetherness)

Values are deeply held beliefs about what is important or desirable. They are expressed through the ways in which we think and act. In fact everything we do reflects our values!

WALT:     Show kotahitanga with our little buddies from Busy

Bees

Task:         Create a poster showing kotahitanga

Success Criteria:

• Include a clear Image
• Include our name and our buddies name
• Show and explain kotahitanga (working together)
• Our poster makes sense

How am I going showing?	I think	My buddy thinks
Friendship	I think I am good but I can be more better	I think bridget is good at friendship because she is nice to all her friends.
Sharing	It's very good	bridget is good at sharing because she lets people use her things that she is using.
Teamwork	sometimes I am helping other people but I to work to be more better	somtimes she is good at teamwork.
Looking out for each other	it's kind of afrege at there and to almost there	she can be more better at what she says

* Yellow Hat	What of the above attributes above do you feel is strongest for you?  Meeting new people, making new friends and help others make friends to.
* Black Hat	What of the following attributes do you feel you need to improve on?  Maybe start acting like a very very nice person that people want to be my friend.
* Red Hat	How do I feel about kotahitanga?  I think that I am getting better every day that I learn more about kotahitanga.

Bridget, I think you are a very, very nice person already (Black Hat Thinking) who feels things very deeply. You look out for your friends, classmates and you are a fabulous big buddy. I love to see the way you work with Chelsea during buddy time, you are supportive and kind and you gently guide her in her learning.
Kerri

Learning to learn

WALT: Learning to Learn

Success Criteria:

• know what I am learning to do
• I know what I need to to to get better
• I plan activities that are going to help my learning
• I follow my plan
• use my learning time wisely (complete my activities on time)
  

  

  
  

  

  

Reflection

	I think	My Buddy thinks
I know what I am learning	I know what i’m learning because I listen to the teacher	Bridget knows what she's learning because she lessens.
I know what I need to do to get better	I know because I do what I need to.	Bridget needs to learn on making her stuff make sense.
I plan activities that are going to help my learning	I do it so I can be a good learner.	Bridget definitely can plan her time.
I follow my plan	I follow my plan so I can keep to where I am at the time it is.	Bridget follows her plan as it says.
I use my learning time wisely	I use my time wisely and sometimes I help others when they need it.	Bridget uses her time very wisely.

Bridget, you successfully plan your learning time using the must dos and can dos and you usually follow your plan.

Your next step is to ensure your learning activities are all completed in a timely fashion while maintaining your focus on excellence.

Kerri

Maths - Addition and Subtraction

WALT: use and show different strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.

Writing - Swimming Sports

WALT: Write to inform

Task: Share my experiences at Russell Street School swimming sports as a recount.

Success Criteria

• Plan
• Introduction- Where, When, Who, Why
• n order
• Past tense (walked, ran, said)
• Adding details, think about what are the most powerful words
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

welcome to my blog

HI AND WELCOME TO MY BLOG!

This is me and my name is Bridget and my favourite colour is blue and pink. I have 4 people in my family I have got my mum, dad and my little brother and me. My favorate disert is apple pie and the Sundays at Mc donols. I am 9 years old, my mum is 36 , my dad is 47 and my brother Gordon is 5.
This is what I look like...

And this is what my teacher looks like...

my writing reading and maths goals

Writing Week 3 Term 1

Purpose: To set a learning goal for school (maths, reading and writing) and

personal.

WALT: Write set SMART goals (self reflection)

S.M.A.R.T. means Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time sensitive.

Specific: Don’t be vague. What exactly do you want?

Measurable: Quantify your goal. How will you know if you’ve achieved it or not?

Attainable: Be honest with yourself about what you can reasonably achieve

Realistic: It’s got to be doable, real and practical.

Time: Associate a time frame with each goal. When should you complete the goal?

My Writing Goal: to write complex sentences to add detail to my ideas.

My Reading Goal:  to ask questions about what I reads including new vocabulary that I read but doesn’t fully understand.

My Maths Goal: to apply this concept to larger numbers with accuracy.