WALTS and SC

Writing
WALT: write and deliver speeches about a chosen topic.
S.C. We will know we achieved this when we  have

•  an introduction, body and ending


• Provided a range of information

• kept to the topic

• used approriate language

• displayed confidence
• used gestures

• used eye Contact

• used facial expressions and body movement

• used props and que cards if approriate

• used an appropriate pace


• used an interesting confident pitch

• used a flexible tone

• used a good clear volume

• eenunciated = saying words clearly and correctly

• achieved the purpose of  the speech


(to inform, persuade or entertain audience)

• an audience reaction

• used directness

• demonstrated confidence in what we are saying

• showen enthusiasm
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Reading - Guided and Shared
Term 3 weeks 5-7
 Bull Riders / Labradors / Turkeys / Geese

WALT: Think about a text critically by using 'Bloom's Taxonomy
S.C. We will know we have achieved this when we are using the 6 different methods of thinking about a text.  These are ...

• Knowledge - Remember
• Understand - describe & Explain
• Apply
• Ananlyse
• Evaluate
• Create

Bloom's In More Depth
Term 3 week 1-4
Bull Riders / Labradors / Turkeys / Geese
WALT: Think about a text critically to deepen our understanding of what we have read.
S.C. We will know we have achieved this when we ...

• can talk about the text in depth
• have made connections to other texts, experiences, TV, and the happenings in the wider world.
• explain what is happening
• question the text
• can give our own opinion

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Hand Writing
Year 5/6       
WALT: to use flicks or linking, use a slope and tidy presentation in our hand writing.
S.C. We will know we achieved this when we have ...

• used flicks or links on our letters
• have an even slope sloping to the right e.g. /
• our writing is tidy and readable

Year 7
WALT: to join letters, use endurance, speed, while maintaining a tidy presentation in our hand writing.

S.C. We will know we achieved this when we have ...

• our letters are joined
• have written at least a page pushing through the pain threshold
• finished our wrtiting within an acceptable speed beating previous times
• challenged the amount and speed we use
• tidy and readable presentation.

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Maths   - NZ Maths for Families

Numerators - WALT: understand fractions

Denominators - WALT: to find fractions of lengths including seeing when a fraction is greater than 1

Thirds  - Find fractions of a set using multiplication and division while understanding the written question.

Ratios - Find fractions of a set using multiplication and division while understanding the written question and moving onto imaging.

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Topic
Super Heroes

WALT: - Understand what is meant by a ‘hero” and how they contribute to our lives and my own life.
S.C. To be co constructed with the class
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2011
Maths =
Hexagons - WALT: solve addition and subtraction problems by using near doubles.

Hearts - WALT: solve addition and subtraction problems by going through the tens.

Cubes - WALT: solve subtraction prblems by adding istead of subtracting.

Cylinders - WALT: solve addition and subtraction problems by usin multiplication where a common factor can be found.


Reading
At the moment our main focus has been learning how to understand a text by evaluating it. 
Success Criteria:  We will know we have achieved this when we...

• Understand the authors message.
• have our own opinion.
• have used evidence from the text.

This has been a need by the majority of the class so we will be focusing on this for the forst couple of weeks in Term 2, we will then move into different needs.