Discovery Term 2, Week 4

This week the Key Compentency we are focusing on is ...

Managing Self

• Taking care of resources
• You are able to do something without asking someone else to do it for you
• Making sure everything is set up
• If you think you are doing something wrong, don’t do it
• Mind your own business
• Say ‘no’ when it is not a good choice
• Clean up after yourself
• Have a goal
• Making sure things stay where they belong

Discovery Term 2, Week 4 on PhotoPeach

Reflections

What was your goal today?

Zac’s goal was to get the ball into the cup 20 times.

Thomas’s goal was to make a turtle.

Cohen’s goal was not be scared in the Virtual Reality.

Lucy’s goal was to stay at one activity and use different accents for characters.

Did you achieve your goal? Why/why not?

Kristen did meet her goal. She stayed at one station and made a mouse. She had to be patient when things got difficult. Kristen felt like giving up, but stuck to what she started because it was quieter.

Jack didn’t achieve his goal because he didn’t want to get ‘in’ while playing the ball game. He needs to practice dodging skills.

Legend didn’t achieve his goal of making up a PE game. It wasn’t fun, so he left and gave up.

Thomas H didn’t achieve his goal to make a turtle. It looked more like a pig, so he modified his goal to still complete the activity.

How will you improve your managing-self next week?

Liam would work harder on making a new game rather than playing a game that we already know.

Legend needs to think about the other people around him.

Liam B would like to do more science and learn more.

Adelle learnt not to run in high heels.

Jack wants to work on staying in one place and sticking with it.

How did you react/cope with the exciting activity?

Akaisha coped by asking if she could join in.

Bradley said it was so noisy because they were excited and having so much fun. Paige added that we could be a bit quieter. Liam suggested we need to think about our voice level (inside voices).

Tara said that people were running inside. People need to stop and think.

What was difficult?

Thomas F found that waiting for the paint to dry on the egg cartons was difficult.

Marc found it difficult to find the right clothes for his character.

Liam found it difficult to do the leaf rubbing.

Zachary found it difficult to wait for a go with the Virtual Reality (because he was last).

WALT … take effective photographs

In preparation for our Science experiments and the Digi Awards we are learning how to use photography for effect.

Here are a few fabulous examples of our first learning:

Close up shot

Medium shot

Long shot

Discovery Week 3, Term 2

We started the day by touching base our Key Competency. This is what we remembered ...

Participating …

Paige said, including other people.

Lucy suggested helping people if they are stuck on something.

Kristen said it would look like working with other people. You may help by organising.

Thomas H said that he could help by giving suggestions. Giving them ideas on what they could use.

Bronson said this would look like being friendly by making sure you don’t hurt them.

Akaisha talked about using our forgiveness.

Kimberley suggested you could ask if someone needs help.

… and Contributing

Bradley said it would look like helping others. Giving them encouragement or a suggestion.

Bronson said helping them by reminding them about being safe.

This is how we demonstrated this ...

Discovery Term 2 Week 3 on PhotoPeach

Reflection

Something I am proud of

Woodwork

Bronson: Me and mum made a chair.

Marc made a spaceship.

Jack made a ‘T’ but he got bored.

Liam made a landing thing for planes on the sea. Nathan helped.

Deconstruction/Reconstruction

Akaisha and William made a radio station.

Zac and Olly made a city scape which Spiderman has been around.

Ryan made a shed and car. Thomas F helped.

Kaiden made a thing with stuff on it.

Cohen made a city.

Thomas H made his name using computer parts.

Kristen made a picture frame.

Bronson made a BIG robot. Mum helped

Something I noticed others doing while participating and contributing. What did they do?

Akaisha said William helped her with construction and woodwork.

Marc – Thomas saw Olly give Bronson a turn with the hot glue gun.

Bronson – Zac was being a good friend to me. He was sitting next to me and we shared colours.

Lucy – I saw Kimberley organising the group when some were being a bit disruption.

Zac – I saw Marc and Liam measuring wood together. They were building separate things, but helping each other.

Something I would like to improve on next week

Kimberley would like to include other people in their play to make it more challenging.

Akaisha would like to plan in her head, before creating.

Lima B would like to finish his woodwork and not move around everywhere. Complete work in first half then move into deconstruction, because he hasn’t done that yet.

Jack needs to improve staying on one set thing because he doesn’t complete anything.

Marc could challenge himself by going to a different activity.

Zac - being more protective when doing woodwork and trying not to hurt himself.

Also as part of Discovery this week some children wrote their own plays. These were performed to the school on Monday morning. The challenge that they were faced was adapting their scripts to include others which joined in later. Well done to you all, you certainly demonstrated participating and contributing.

WALT ... control and strike a ball with a hockey stick

For PE this term we are focusing on 'striking'.  Here are some of our boys practising their skills.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I can ...

•      hold the stick correctly
•      pass accurately to a stationary player
•      pass without ‘hitting’ the ball
•      have a low stance (bent knees)
•      stop a moving ball

WALT ... read for pleasure

Wouldn't we all enjoy the opportunity to be able to read our favourite book each day without any interruptions?

Well our Kumeroa kids are doing it! Four days a week these students are enjoying independent reading. 
Following is the Success Criteria that the students co-constructed.

You will see …

•    Everyone sitting down and reading quietly
•    Reading a ‘just right’ book
•    A different book that interests each student
•    Every person has their own book
•    Students stay sitting

Ask us about it!

Dictionaries from Woodville Rotary

In Week 2 of this term we were given dictionaries from the Woodville Rotary Club, they were presented by Paul and John. Woodville Rotary Club has closed down and they are using the money from the trust to give dictionaries to the Year 4 and some Year 5's in three local schools. Woodville, Kumeroa and Papatawa.

Written by Lucy, Kristen and Flynn

Dictionaries from Rotary on PhotoPeach

WALT ... participate and contribute

Participating
Getting involved Doing stuff with others Looks like …
• Working as part of a team
• Work with someone else

 Contributing
How is it different to participating?
 If you are in a team you are doing your part to help
Doing your share
Part of the team
 Helping each other
Making decisions as a group Looks like …
 • Looking at each other
 • Listening to each other
 • Sharing ideas and equipment
 • Joining in
 Older students can organise activities to support other people

Discovery Term 2, Week 1 on PhotoPeach

Reflection

What did you discover today?

Zoe discovered that there were lots of screws in the computers.

Adelle discovered that there are lots of different kinds of wires in computers.

Olly discovered there’s lots of strange stuff inside a computer.

Who did you share your ideas with?

Jack shared ideas with Sam. Jack shared ideas on how to build stuff. Then Sam made some things that could help build things for hearing far away.  He unscrewed bolts, but it was hard when he had to get some bits onto wires. Sam had to concentrate.

What was an interesting idea someone shared with you?

Hannah shared that she could do background music.

William agreed that crossing over in the hoops was very tricky.