Term+3+Whanau+Links



=TOPIC=

//**How are these ideas about New Zealand shared through our music?**//
For example in Reading we will be reading lots of kiwi authors and stories about New Zealand and it's Kiwiana.**
 * All of the curriculum areas will be interweaved into our theme as much as possible.
 * In P.E. we will look at Te Reo Kori - Maori games and activities**.

= READING = This term we will be continuing to look at the different reading strategies that help us to be effective readers. Some groups will be recapping and focusing on phonics skills such as blends (bl, st etc) and more that help us to decode new words when we read.

= MATHEMATICS = More information from the NZ Maths site: What is the Number Framework - more about Knowledge & Strategies How can I help my child? Glossary of terms we use for the Numeracy Framework

Weeks 1-5 - Multiplication and Division Weeks 1-3 - Time: Analogue/Digital Time, Calendars and Timetables Weeks 4-6 - Measurement: Measuring objects by length Weeks 6-10 - Addition and Subtraction

= WRITING = Weeks 1-3 - Character Descriptions

In writing we look at 2 elements Surface Features: This includes Punctuation, Spelling Deep Features: This includes, audience, voice, ideas, content and language features.


 * Character Description Examples**
 * **Level 2:** || **What this example has:** ||
 * [[image:Our_Caretaker.png]] || The author talks about:
 * What the character looked like
 * What the character wears
 * The characters behaviour
 * The characters job
 * The characteristics of this character
 * Experiences with this character

The author uses:
 * Adjectives: Describing words to make the story more interesting
 * Similes: 'hair like snow' Comparing the character to something

(These ideas were decided by the students in Week 1 Term 3) ||