What is Empathy?

Watch this video and brainstorm ways we can listen with integrity. How can having empathy helps us?

Reading with fluency

The Elephants reading group made this digital book from a journal story called, 'Never give up!'  They were able to listen to their fluency and hear what they can do well and what they work on. They wrote down a goal that they will work on - things like pausing at full stops and correcting their reading when they make mistakes. Here's their digital book!

How to make google forms

A google form is an online survey. We're going to make a survey to collect data on our paper investigation.

Watch this 'how to' video to learn how...

Save the Kiwi!

WALT: recall and retell facts. Think critically and make inferences.

Environmental Issue - 2!

Let's watch this and practise our 'remember facts and information' and 'think critically' WALTs for oral language! - Mrs Kerr will help you complete the think boards in your groups...



What do you think about this issue? What can YOU do about it?

A Great News Show

Watch this example of some kids doing a news show and make a criteria for tomorrow's screening!

News Show Example

Next Wednesday you'll be presenting your news show about the environmental issue your team is investigating. Here's an example from last year to give you an idea of what you could do.

What could you do to improve it?

Speeches!

This week the students all gave a speech on something they're passionate about. They were practising how to use gestures, maintain eye contact and use expression - among lots of other things!  Well done, everyone. It's a scary thing to give a speech in front of your class and I know for that many of you it was your first time. You should be very proud of your efforts.

Everyone had their speech recorded and you can listen to them here on our soundcloud account (some will be uploaded early next week). Next week we will be posting our speech and the assessment sheet we get on our efolios. Each student will reflect on two things they will improve for their next speech in 3 weeks! I'm sure they will all improve!

Here is Amy's speech that she gave about her love for Dalmatian Dogs.