Welcome to G2

Feel free to have a look around the room and find your childs desk
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Agenda
Introductions Class & Team Overview Routines Expectations Programmes Camp Communication Questions
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introductions

17th year of teaching - 5 years in UK 9th year at EHS Range of roles Taught from Yr 2 - Yr 8 Interests: family, sport, music

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Educational Philosophy
Seymour Papert hard fun Relevant - connected to students lives Creativity Balance of knowledge and transferable skills Using technology The why - TIB

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G2

Weekly

Plan

Monday

Tu e s d a y

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Roll News & Notices Handwriting / Grammar Maths Cross Group

Roll News & Notices Fitness Maths Cross Group

Roll News & Notices Handwriting / Grammar Maths Cross Group

M o r n i n g Te a

Roll News & Notices Fitness Maths Cross Group

Roll News & Notices Fitness Basic Facts Test Spelling Test Homework Personal Reading Inquiry Reection Time

Personal Reading Reading Reading Writing Writing

Personal Reading Reading Writing

Lunch

Personal Reading Reading Writing

Roll Art Tidy Up Teacher Read

Roll Inquiry Tidy Up Library 2:30

Roll Inquiry Tidy Up Teacher Read

Roll Inquiry Tidy Up P.E

Roll Team Assembly Finishing Time Tidy Up

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Expectations

House Points Based on school Values & Key Competencies Simplied into a class treaty Year 6 - Independence, Responsibility

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Programmes

G2 will be trialling personal blogs as ePortfolios

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Programmes - Homework

Every Friday - books due in by next Friday Chance to share and self marked Main task, Basic Facts - general practice and specic skill (from after camp), Reading, Help @ Homework, Spelling words

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Programmes - term1 Overview

2012 Term Overview
3 4

Year 5/6
5

Term 1
6

Dates

10

1 3 Feb Events

7-10 Feb

13-17 Feb

20-24 Feb

27 2 March

5-9 March

12 -16 March

19-23 March

26-30 March

2-5 April Easter

Key Competencies

Values

Waitangi Tues / Tues / Wed Day Thurs Swim Tues / Swim Thurs Swim Using language, symbols and text- across all curriculum areas Managing Self: Using the camp experience and classroom environment to match capabilities and develop personal goals Relating to others within the different communities e.g.home/class/school/camp Excellence- personal and community Responsibility/Respect- as a class member and at camp Integrity/Equity- as a class member and at camp Community and Participation-How we can support our class members and fellow students at camp Initial assessing Recounts matched to personal experiences

C A M P

Using language, symbols and text Managing Self: Continue to reflect on and develop within class programmes. Using initiative. Relating to others: Working with others in a team and being fair and responsible.

Excellence- personal and community Responsibility/Respect- as a class member and within the wider school community Integrity/Equity- Why these values are needed in a community. Community and Participation- as a class member and within the wider school community Recounts based on camp experiences Poetry- related to camp experiences. Express our ideas and feeling in a variety of poetic forms. Shared writing blogs, reflective writing

Writing

Literacy

Shared writing blogs, reflective writing Reading Developing comprehension strategies: Making Connections Asking Questions Social Language skills: conversations/listening Authentic opportunities for reflective talk Basic facts knowledge Place Value / Number Knowledge- in home classes
Kotuitui Connecting What is a good citizen? - See attached Inquiry sheet.

Oral Maths

Developing comprehension strategies within guided and shared reading lessons. Making Connections Asking Questions Sharing poetry presenting to an audience Authentic opportunities for reflective talk Basic facts knowledge Add / Sub knowledge and strategies Ability groupings
Kotuitui Connecting What is a good citizen? - See attached Inquiry sheet. How does your garden grow? Easter Anzac

Integrated Inquiry Social Sciences Technology Science Health eLearning Physical Education

Setting up blogs I-Pod Touch skills Water Safety Run to camp- fitness Just Face It Portraits, Sketching

Comic Life Camp Key Competencies Strategy Games (Incorporating throwing, catching, striking, small balls) Daily fitness Camp Art- Create a piece of artwork that represents the behaviour of a good citizen. Manipulate a chosen photo using photo-editing tools on iphoto or comic life Music with Angela T.B.A Syndicate singing. Informal greetings Cross Add/sub moderation snapshot and of writing class assessments. Reading-PROBES

Visual Arts

Arts

Dance/Drama/Music

Music with Angela T.B.A Syndicate singing- Camp Songs Mihi PV and NK ongoing PATs: Maths & Reading Basic Facts Spelling- essential lists Reading- PROBES

Maori Assessment and Monitoring

IKANassessing number knowledge

Writing Sample

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Camp

Camp Information Evening tomorrow 7:00 in school hall G2s Otaki Forks night Thursday night I will be at Otaki Forks all week

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Communication - Blog
http://easternhuttroomg2.blogspot.co.nz/ News, work showcase, reection, Twitter feed, Homework, Class newsletters, Sites to support learning, This Presentation Comments - feel free to comment, consider others, positive, give name, excellence grammar, spelling etc (no txt language please)

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Communication - me!

Email: zacmills@easternhutt.school.nz Tel: Ofce - 04 566 0167 At school by at least 7:45 daily Meeting nights are Monday & Tuesday

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Questions

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