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Middle Syndicate 2014

Middle Syndicate 2014. Outline. Introductions of our team(Anna ) Encouraging your child to be an independent learner. (Anna ) Reading Comprehension …(Andy ) Home Learning …(Fiona ) ICT …(Hilary ) Theme-Discovery ( Anna ) Road Patrols-Margaret Questions. Our Team.

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Middle Syndicate 2014

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  1. Middle Syndicate 2014

  2. Outline • Introductions of our team(Anna) • Encouraging your child to be an independent learner. (Anna) • Reading Comprehension…(Andy) • Home Learning…(Fiona) • ICT…(Hilary) • Theme-Discovery (Anna) • Road Patrols-Margaret • Questions

  3. Our Team • Ms Anna Borrer Room 9 Year 3/4 • Ms Fiona Campbell Room 10 Year 3/4 • Mr Andy Groom Room 15 Year 3 • Mrs Hilary Lintott Room 16 Year 3/4

  4. Our Vision-He waka eke noaA canoe which we are all in with no exception • We work together to achieve our learning • We work together going in the same direction • Everyone is included • Everyone works together to do their job/role • We keep trying and trying without stopping

  5. Fostering Independence and Responsibility Encouraging students when they get to school to - Say “Good morning” to the teachers - Put own bags in cubbies and unpack… - Book bags - Return books - Prepare for learning

  6. How are we doing this? • Routines • Questioning not telling • Developing visuals to remind the students • Opportunity to carry out new responsibilities and be involved in new activities/challenges. • E.g. Bell Challenge, Sports Shed, Artsplash Choir (Bellevue High Notes)

  7. Can I help?Yes you can!  • Please encourage the children to… - bringhats and sunscreen - Pack their own bag including their book bag - Carry their own bag -Unpack their bag when they come to school before going out to play.

  8. Reading and Comprehension

  9. Activating prior knowledge is when you think about all the things you already know about a topic.

  10. Predicting is a useful reading strategy as it helps us think about what to expect when we read. What we know already (our prior knowledge) helps us to predict.

  11. Self-monitoring is being aware of your own thinking when you read.

  12. Good readers ask questions before, during and after they have read a text.

  13. Making connections is when we make links between what we already know (our prior knowledge) and the text.

  14. When authors write, they use words to describe things. The words make a picture in your mind.

  15. Inferring is being able to ‘read between the lines’, when the author implies something but doesn’t exactly state it.

  16. A summary is a shortened version of a text that contains all the main points.

  17. Synthesising is putting together information from the text with your own prior knowledge to develop new ideas and understandings.

  18. We have a Home Learning page on our website. http://www.bellevue-newlands.school.nz/1/pages/2-welcome

  19. ICT in the Middle Block • iPads and Extenda boxes. • GAFE (Google apps for Education) https://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/benefits.html • – google docs; email within school only, no first names by photos. Safe platform to teach students about cyber safety and enable them to develop digital skills. • OWLS http://www.netsafe.org.nz/owls/

  20. Class Blogs:

  21. Discovery • Our theme for this year is Discovery. • As part of that we will be starting Discovery Time next term to foster creativity, oral language and the Key Competencies in The New Zealand Curriculum • This term we are undertaking ‘Kia Kaha’ a programme that promotes a Bully-Free Zone • Term Two & Three will focus on discoveries made in the past, present and future.

  22. Sources of Information • Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies - a practical classroom guide By Sheena Cameron

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