2016 Term 4, Year 5 and 6 English Language Learners
Topic Study: Astronomical systems
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Curriculum Area:
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Key Vocabulary:
Solar system orbit temperature moon size distance Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune dwarf planets sun star
space travel planets asteroids comets gravity space heat light telescope gas atmosphere Universe Galaxy
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Learning Activities are related to:
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2016 Term 4, Year 4 English Language Learners
Topic Study: Natural Disaster Technology
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Curriculum Area: Technology Level 2
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Key Vocabulary:
Natural disasters earthquakes survival kit prototype design plan evaluate
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Learning Activities are related to:
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2016 Term 4, Year 3 English Language Learners
Topic Study: Natural Disaster
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Curriculum Area: Science - Planet Earth and Beyond
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Key Vocabulary:
Natural features natural disasters earthquakes
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Learning Activities are related to:
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The Year 3's have been testing the strength of shapes needed to make a bridge. They are asking the question, "What is the strongest and most rigid shape to make a bridge out of?
In Term 4 the Year 5 and 6 learners are researching and finding out about 'The Water Cycle'
The Year 4's have been investigating and learning about Ancient Egypt. Check out their Google Slides!
This Term our Year 3 Ell learners have been investigating and learning about Space. Read what they found out about their key question after viewing science videos of Astronauts in Space.
Our Year 5 and 6 learners have been learning about water and in particular the Science of a Tsunami. They have watched a 'Ted-Talk', identified unknown new key vocabulary and are able to explain what the words mean as well as describe the sequence to a Tsunami.
Our Year 4 learners have been on a Virtual Field Trip investigating the Takahe, an endangered New Zealand bird. They have listened to an audioconference and made notes to answer questions. They have investigated the Burwood Breeding Programme in the South Island and the remote Murchison Mountains.
Our fabulous Year 3 learners have been working on their sentence structure and extending their sentences by adding describing words and using conjunctions to add interest to their writing.
In Term 3 our Year 2 learners have been learning about Celebrations from around the World. What do they celebrate at home? What happens? How do different people celebrate something special to them? What is the same? What is different? Are special clothes worn, special food eaten?
Welcome to Term 2 2015
Year 2
In
Term 2 our Year 2 English Language Learners, (that are withdrawn from the
classroom for support) are learning about ‘Light’. Below are some key words they will meet and
are learning to understand. It would be
helpful to your child if you talked to them in their first language about these
words.
The
children are learning about:
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Different
sources of light
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How
we use light
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Explore
and question how light is important in their daily living
· That all living things have certain requirements so they can stay alive
sun
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prism
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Day time
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light
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torch
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Night time
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shadows
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raindrops
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Moon
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rainbows
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Energy
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heat
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colours
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dark
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Success
Criteria: We are able to
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Talk
about 2 different sources of light
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Identify
3 different ways we use light in our daily living
·
Write
3 different needs for all living things to stay alive
Year 3
In Term 2 our Year 3 English
Language Learners, (that are withdrawn from the classroom for support) are learning
about ‘”What’s that building?’ Below are
some key words they will meet and are learning to understand. It would be helpful to your children for you
to talk to them in their first language about these words.
The children are learning:
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What
is a building?
·
What
materials are used to build a structure
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How
materials can be used for a specific purpose
·
What
materials suit an environment
structures
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living
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rubber
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rooms
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buildings
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Animal structures
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nails
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shapes
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Man-made
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plastic
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roofs
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Impacts on the environment
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shelter
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wood
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walls
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warmth
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metal
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floor
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Success Criteria: We are able
to
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Identify
5 different materials structures are made out of and what they are used for
· Design
and label 3 – 5 elements of a building
· Compare
2 – 3 different materials and say why each would be used and why
Year 4
In
Term 2 our Year 4 English Language Learners, (that are withdrawn from the
classroom for support) are learning about ‘Lighthouses’. Below are some key words they will need to learn
about and understand. It would be
helpful to your child if you could talk to them in their first language about
these words.
The
children will learn:
·
How
man has made and improved upon a Lighthouse to protect us from the natural environment
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Write
a 5W Poem that uses synonyms to describe key words
lighthouse
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storm
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Bad weather
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beacon
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Foghorn
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Lighthouse keeper
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Shorelines
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Rocky reef
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shining
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Heavy fog
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Mariners
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Unpredictable currents
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booming
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rotating
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Boats
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Coastline
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Steep cliffs
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crashed
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jagged
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ships
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Rough waters
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dangerous
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Hidden rocks
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Submerged rocks
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sailors
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Success
Criteria: We are able to
·
Identify
3 – 4 conditions in an environment that can be dangerous
·
Identify
3 – 4 elements of a Lighthouse
· explain
3 – 4 key vocabulary words to another
student to demonstrate they can use and understand the word in their writing
Year 5 and 6
In Term 2 our Year 5 and 6 English Language Learners (that are withdrawn from the classroom for Esol support), have chosen to learn about Bats and their habitat. Below are some key words they will need to learn about. It would be helpful to your child if you could talk to them in their first language about these words.
The children will learn:
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What
is a habitat?
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To
explain how Bats are suited to their particular habitat and how they respond to
changes in their environment, both natural and human induced
Habitat
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Prey
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Animals
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Location
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Flora
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Environment
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Natural
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Appearance
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Fauna
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Changes
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Man-made
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Predators
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Living
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Human
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Echo
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Prey
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Non-living
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plants
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nocturnal
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Success Criteria: We know we
can do this when we can
·
say
what a habitat is
·
explain
what adaptions means
Welcome to Term Three, another very busy term for our English Language Learners.
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identify
features bats need to survive in their habitat