Self Portraits

We are learning to draw self-portraits in the style of Matisse.

We will know we can do this when we can:

Use bold colours and patterns in a background

Draw a black line around the outside of self-portrait to emphasise colour

Include all facial features

Draw and correctly place all facial features

Begin to show other facial features such as eyelashes and earrings

Cory's Voice - " I like my picture because I look cool. I've got a spike at the front like a mohawk. And that it's silver and gold in the background- it makes my picture look like one in the museum that is silver and gold."

Topic - Venn Diagram

Change - Plants and Seeds

We are learning to understand that:

Scientists follow a specific process and ask questions that lead to investigations.

Plants need many things to move through the life cycle.

We will be able to:

Show the life cycle of a plant.

Label the parts of a plant.

Classify objects using a Venn diagram

We will know we can do this when we can:

Draw pictures that depict the life cycle of plants.

Understand and describe how plants make their own food from water, air (CO2) and sunlight (photosynthesis).

Sort and classify leaves into categories of our own making and independently represent these in a Venn diagram.

Narrative

Narratives- Fractured Fairy tales

We are learning to write a fictional narrative by adapting a fairy tale.

We will know we can do this when we can..

Follow the Writing Process – planning, draft copy, editing and publishing

Have a title

Write three paragraphs: an Orientation, a Complication and a Resolution

Write in past tense

Use direct speech (dialogue)

Use onomatopoeia, questions and similes to create pictures with words and build suspense

Cory said, "I like writing because it's fun because you get to write to write true stories like about snow or just made-up stories. I like my story because it has zombies in it. I learnt to write capital letters and full-stops.  I learnt to use exciting words like zombies and similes and sound words.   Next Step: I am going to use more exciting words like expressive and exciting words."

Statistical Investigations

Statistical Investigations

WALT: collect data, construct a graph, and discuss the results.

Success Criteria:

I will know I can do this when I can:

·      Know what data is

·      Pose questions for investigation

·      Collect data

·      Use tally marks

·      Make a pictograph

·      Make a bar graph

·      Ask and answer questions about the graph

Cory said, "I learnt to ask questions like how many people like cake, donuts, apple crumble, ice-cream and fudge.  I then I colored in my bar graph. I found out 10 people like donuts, 2 people like cake, 3 people like apple crumble, 5 people like ice-cream and 1 person likes fudge. Next Step: I want to pick different foods to ask."

Conflict Unit

We are learning to understand that:

• there are many perspectives and types of conflict
• there are a variety of ways to deal with conflict

We will know we can do that when we can:

• use several strategies to make an \"I feel... when you...\" statement during conflict and know when and why to use them.
• teach others to make an \"I feel... when you...\" statement during conflict.
• act as a role model for others to help them make an \"I feel... when you...\" statement during conflict
• seek feedback on how to improve making an \"I feel... when you...\" statement during conflict.

Cory's Voice - I learnt that if you're being bullied and have conflict like throwing a ball or punching or fighting them I can say 'Stop it, I don't like it when you ... I feel sad'."

Recount

We are learning to recount events that happened in the past.

We know we can do this when we can:

·    Follow the Writing Process

·    Have a title

·    Write: an orientation telling when, who, what and where the event happened, a     sequence of events using and a personal comment to conclude the recount

·    Use the past tense

·    Use a lot of different descriptive words to make our recount more interesting

·    Start my sentences in different ways

Cory's' Voice - "I like my story because the land was like a bit snowflake that was coming to surround me and only the tree trunks were showing.  I can paint pictures with words."