The Orchestra

An orchestra has four families which are String, Brass, Percussion and Woodwind. A conductor conducts the instruments so they can play divine music for people at their concert.

One of the families in the orchestra is the string family. They are played by being plucked or rubbed on the strings of the harp, violin, double bass, cello and many more. My favourite instrument is the Harp.

Another family of instruments is the percussion section. They are used by being patted so music can be played.

There is the Woodwind section. This was originally made from wood in the old days. They are played by blowing air into them.

Lastly there is the brass family. The French Horn has shiny metal. It is played by air being blowed into a mouth piece. The French Horn was made out of a bulls horn.

When these four musical families are played together they make lovely music.

James Demonstrates how to Solve a Multiplication with Material and Known Facts.

Writing Sample- The Fugitive has Escaped !

Check the end of the video to discover who is the Fugitive? This writing activity motivated students to write about a famous fugitive that has escaped and the students are the police informing the public of the description of the fugitive.

The Accident

This is writing activity helps the student to sequence their writing. The comic strip is used as a motivation to write his/story…  This is James's interpretation of the pictures

 Early that night in the city people were getting their dinner. The wind was blowing hard.

I saw an old ugly man with a mental walking stick . I noticed that the old man stepped onto the road without looking both ways.

  The old ugly man stepped onto the road when the red Mazda three came roaring at him.

 The old man saw the car coming straight at him. The driver of the car hit the brakes!!

We are tomorrow finishing off our writing, so stay tuned for our final caption…...

Reading Activity- 12 Facts about Whales

For reading James had to read a non-fiction book and create a presentation of the facts he learnt about whales.

Inquiry- Writing

As a part of our Inquiry the students had to learn about the water cycle. This is a story that James wrote about a little puddle that demonstrates his knowledge about the water cycle.

Tornado Painting

Tornado Painting

Reading Assessment

James is reading at a Gold Level

James's is working on- the highlighted points

• Reads familiar high frequency words independently and automatically.
• Reads silently normally. Also can read aloud confidently with expression and intonation. 
• Reads a variety of texts with growing independence. 
• Able to predict content and story development
• Able to explain and refer to characters, events and settings
• With support, can draw conclusions using identified information/ ideas in the text.
• Beginning to justify simple prediction

First Term - Swimming

Focus on- Improving Arm technique
Next Step- Breathing

Kiwiana Burger- Ka Mau Te Wehi (Awesome) with Kiwiana Icons

Pencil Drawing

Walt: To use a pencil in a variety of ways to create shading and depth