Aden's e-portfolio: 2013

Term 4: Writing

I am learning to: Strive to make my writing right and try my hardest

Success criteria: I will know I have been successful in doing this when I:

Use my feedback key to help guide my next steps

Term 4 production: Dance through the ages

We are learning to do a dance and perform it in unison with a group

Student comment: I enjoy doing Gangnum style, using my hands.

We are learning to engage in positive relationships with others and focus on developing the key competencies:
Managing self
Thinking
Using language, symbols and text
Participating and contributing
Relating to others

Student comment: I like playing in the sandpit because I can make sand castles with other people.

Discovery time

At discovery time I went to room 14. I saw Katie, Eilish, Kaleb, Qwyn and Zoe. After discovery time my tooth foul out.Today I am going to play rugby. I hope we win. I hope I get the choclit bar. You are not aloud to eat it. I felt happy when my tooth foul out because I get to tole my mum that my tooth foul out.

A first draft piece of writing by Aden

Term 4: Music

We are learning to: Understand the different elements of music:
Beat
Pitch
Tempo
Dynamics

Success criteria: We will know we can do this when we:

Are able to explain or demonstrate what each of the different elements is e.g. "Pitch means high and low sounds"

Student comment: Tempo means fast and slow

Term 3 Physical education: Gymnastics

We are learning to:
Create and perform a sequence which links two shapes through rolling, traveling or jumping.

Student Comment:
I have learnt how to make different shapes.

Aden - Star of the day

We are learning to show and talk about using our CARE values at Oaklands School.

Students who successfully display their CARE values get to be the star of the day.

Aden's mathematics, term 3

We are learning to multiply numbers using animal arrays

Aden's mihi part 2

Aden's mihi part 1

Te Reo Māori Mihi

We are learning to:

Introduce ourselves in Te Reo Māori.

Communicate personal information, such as our name, parents’ and grandparents’ names and home town in Te Reo Māori.

To be successful we need to:

Speak clearly and fluently.

Use short simple sentences of Te Reo Māori to communicate personal information.

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Term 3 reading

Teacher question: What does a good reader do?
Student answer: Practice reading tricky words.

Term 2 Integrated topic: Change is everywhere

I am learning to express my understanding of Change
Task
Teacher instruction: Make or draw something to show me what you know about change
Teacher question: What have you made/drawn to show me what you know about change?
At the beginning (before teaching):

In the middle (part-way through teaching):

Student reflection
Then- I thought..... change meant drawing stuff

Now - I know..... change means things can grow in different ways.

Term 2 writing sample

I am learning to:

1. Make my writing interesting by using describing words

2. Attempt to use capital letters and full-stops by myself

Success criteria:

I will know I can successfully do this when my writing shows

1. One or more Adjectives that match my picture

A capital letter at the start of my story and at the beginning of each new sentence.
A full-stop at the end of each of my ideas and at the end of my story.

Next steps:
1. Attempt to use interesting words to describe my picture/experience.
2. Use a full-stop at the end of each idea in my story.

Student comment:
I am good at doing finger spaces.
I could work on trying my best and taking my time.