Meg's Learning Zone

At Discovery time I have been learning to relate to others. Success criteria: Share with others. Take turns. Use my manners. Listen when others are speaking. Let others join in. Play fair. I have been sharing the IPad and IPod with Kaira.

In Reading I am learning to:  Ask questions about what we are reading to find out more information. Success criteria: Recall what the text is about; Locate the main points in the text; Use question starters such as who, what, why and when to form questions that will provide useful information. My next step: Read to find the deeper meaning in a text (inference).

Congratulations on achieving your Bronze Award!

W.A.L.T write a persuasive argument We will know we can do this when we... * say what the issue is. *  give an opinion about the problem. *  give reasons for our opinion. *  use conjunctions to show cause and effect. *  use adjectives to make the argument more powerful. Meg says... I liked how I put in reasons for why we should have play times. My next learning step is to reread my writing to check it makes sense.

WALT: play the recorder. We will know we can do this when: * hold the recorder correctly. *  use the correct breathing techniques. *  use the correct fingering to play different notes. *  can read and perform music with 3-5 notes on the recorder. Meg says... In recorder I like learning new notes.   My next learning step is to change my finger positions quicker.

LEARNING INTENTION: W ALT: use different painting techniques to paint a picture of a Penguin. SUCCESS CRITERIA We will know we can do this when: ·     we can mix colours; ·     use different colours to emphasise specific features/details; ·     use different brush stroke techniques to create different effects; ·     we can paint a background. NEXT STEP To use several techniques independently and explain why they are appropriate to my artwork.

WALT write an adventure narrative We will know we can do this when we can: *   Include a beginning, middle and end. *  Describe the characters and settings. *  Use past tense. *  Use nouns, adjectives, and action verbs. * Use capital letters, full stops and speech marks correctly. Student Comment: I liked when she entered the land of district 12 and had to fight to stay alive. Next Step: To add extra details to my writing to make it more interesting.