Our Learning

Learning Objectives and concepts we will cover this term and throughout the year:

Literacy

• Reading 

A variety of strategies will be covered this term depending on the student's ability:

Look at the beginning letter of words and say its sound.

Instantly recognise some Sight Words.

Re-read when what we are reading doesn't make sense.

Discuss the characters in the story and what they did.

Recognising the sound of blends such as /cl/, /pr/ and /sc/.

Recognising the sound of digraphs such as /th/, /ch/, /sh/, and /wh/.

Recognising the sound of vowel digraphs such as /ai/ and /ou/.

Learning the rule for 'magic e.'

Share our opinion about what we read.

Summarising the story.

Finding information in the text.

• Writing

A variety of concepts will be covered depending on the student's ability:

Form 'Casey Shapes' correctly.

Form alphabet letters correctly.

Plan for writing by drawing pictures and labeling them.

Attempt to write the dominant sounds in all simple words independently.

Read own story to check if it makes sense, and if the punctuation is correct.

Sharing stories with an audience.

Maths & Statistics

• Number Knowledge

Number identification 

Counting and ordering 

Numbers before and after a given number

• Strand: Measurement

Measuring length using non standard units.

Measuring volume using standard measurements.

Learning about wholes, halves and quarters - especially as they relate to cooking.

The Arts

• Visual Arts: 

Making a 3D house from cardboard. This will be the prototype before making an edible house!

Making an edible 3D gingerbread house.

• Drama

To use voice and action to re-create 'The Gingerbread Man' story.

Health & Physical Education

• Swimming

Looking for hazards around the pool

Strengthening core muscles 

Learning correct kicking technique 

Learning to control breathing 

How to get into the pool safely

• Kia Kaha

Learning how to create and maintain a safe and happy classroom.

Learning what we and our classmates are good at.

Te Reo Maori

Learning to say the phrase 'What is it?' in Te Reo Maori.

Learning the names of a variety of kitchen utensils in Te Reo Maori.

Topic (Science): "Run, run as fast as you can!"

Students will observe, describe and compare physical and chemical properties of common materials (flour, butter, sugar) and changes that occur when materials are mixed, heated and cooled.

Learning that certain ingredients have properties and when mixed together changes occur.

learning that each ingredient affects the outcome of the product.

Learning to be precise in measuring ingredients, as this affects the final product.

Learning that ingredients in a baking recipe change when we heat them, eg in the oven.

National Standards:

By the end of Year 1 we aim to work towards...

Reading 

Working towards 'Green' level texts.

• Can make simple inferences.
• Can read many Sight Words quickly.
• Can read many verbs, topic words, adjectives and adverbs.
• Has an understanding of speech bubbles and diagrams.
• Has an understanding of dialogue between speakers.
• Has an understanding how punctuation marks such as commas and speech marks affect reading.

Writing 

Working on recording ideas and information for self and others.

• Can plan for writing using pictures.
• Can write simple sentences and some compound sentences independently.
• Can spell some key personal vocabulary and Sight Words independently.
• Can write at least three sentences independently.

Maths 

Number & Algebra - Working mainly with numbers to 20

• Can count forwards to 20 and backwards from 20.
• Can say before/after numbers to 20.
• Can add two sets together by counting all objects.
• Can answer simple subtraction problems by counting backwards.
• Can continue AB and ABC repeating patterns.

Measurement - Working with non-standard measurements

• Can compare lengths, areas, capacities and weights of objects.
• Can sort objects by shape, size, colour or other characteristic.
• Can use simple prepositions and directions to locate objects.

Statistics 

• Can gather basic information and display it as a simple graph.
• Can talk about the information shown on a simple graph.

If you would like more information please visithttp://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards where you can find pamphlets that can be downloaded.  The pamphlet 'After one year at school' outlines the National Standard and provides examples of work we hope children would be able to do at the end of their first year at school.