Zara's ePortfolio

I am learning to: Write a narrative story. I can do this when I can: Write a story with  a character, setting and a plot and include interesting words. Teacher Comment:  Your next step is to add more detail to your story.

I am learning to complete a dance I can do this when I can keep in time and remember the dance moves My next step is to keep practicing and  keep in time.

Discovery Key Competency focus : Managing Self. Student Reflection: I am thinking before I do it and thinking what to use.

I am learning to move objects from one position to another position faster and more accurately. To be successful I need to keep my eye on the target and hold onto the object.  

I am learning to show the Oakland CARE values.

I am learning to play a rhythm and use percussion instruments. Student Refection: I think music is fun and my next step is to listen carefully to know when it's my turn

I am learning to say my mihi. My next step is to keep practicing so I don't forget.

I am learning to skip count in 5's backwards in the range 0-100

We are learning to: Make statements about a data display. We can do this when we can: Correctly say one or more things about a display of data on a pictogram. E.g " I notice the most popular eye colour in Room 22 is blue". Student Comment: I notice apples are more popular than banana's and watermelon.

We read a book called 'The Cat in the Hat' by Dr Seuss. We used our Green Thinking Hat to write a creative story about what would happen if Thing 1 & Thing 2 (characters from the book) came to our house. We are learning to: Use the Green Thinking Hat (creativity) to write a story. We can do this when we can:  -Write a story that keeps the reader interested. -Write in detail. -Use interesting words. -Publish our work carefully. Student Reflection: Something I did well: Publish my work carefully and wrote lots. My next step: Check my spelling.

I am learning to: Express my understanding of change. Task: Draw something to show what you know about change. Before Learning - absent for assessment During Learning After Learning Student reflection  on learning Now I know.......plants change by getting water and sun.

I am learning to: Express my understanding of conflict. Task: Make something to show what you know about conflict. Before Learning During Learning   After Learning   Student reflection  on learning Now I think.......conflict can be fixed by saying sorry and talking to the person.

I am learning to: ·     P aint a portrait of what I want to be when I grow up. Success Criteria: ·     A ll facial features are included and size, shape, and position of features is correct. Next Steps: ·     D raw facial features the correct shape 

Writing :  Using an animal skin we wrote a description of what a wolf looks like. We  are learning to :  Write a description. We can do this when we can :   Use describing words. Use our senses - looks like. Edit our writing. Next step: Use different sentence starters.