Room 11 - Mrs Christine Shadbolt (Yr 3-4 Team Leader)

The main topics of study for Room 11 students this term are the “Me and My Friends” Health unit and the “Wild Animals in Zoo Enclosures” Technology/Science unit. They will do an introductory Student Search activity in getting to know students in their class and as a concluding activity will complete “The People in Our Class Survey” to see how much they have learned about each other. For the main study on “Wild Animals in Zoo Enclosures”, the students will look at how living things are suited to their particular environment and need certain requirements to stay alive. When visiting the Hamilton Zoo later this term, they will look specifically at how this Zoo provides for the needs of wild animals in their enclosures. The Technology aspect of this study involves the students in designing an enrichment toy for a Cheetah, Wild Dog or Giraffe at the Hamilton Zoo. They will write a factual report and a description of one wild animal and present this to the class. Some “Friends” and “Wild Animal texts and poems will be included in the class reading programme. Mixed media Art incorporating photography, pencil sketching and collage will be integrated into both topic studies. The students will do Swimming skills in preparation for the Year 3 & 4 Syndicate Sports and Interschool Swimming Sports. Maori Waiata (songs) will be used to learn Te Reo Maori in a fun and meaningful way in the classroom context.

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