A Typical Day in Te Tipu Ora as a Roslyn Investigator Term 4
Time Focus Area What it will look like
8.55 9.15 Morning Routine Karakia, Roll, Milk Numbers, Daily Calendar starts in our own Check Notices classes 9.15 9.30 PB4L Meet in Room 10 Daily focus on Schoolwide PB4L area of PRIDE You will see role plays, singing, dancing, talking and lots of discussion 9.30 - 9.50 Foundation Skills Lots of movement to develop Gross Motor Skills, Midline crossover activities to get both sides of the brain working together You will see us doing lots of dancing, hopping, skipping, balancing, hand-eye co-ordination tasks 9.50 10.00 Healthy Snack Refuelling the body We will be eating fruit and vegetables. We also have our milk at this time 10.00 Literacy Time 1 Handwriting Groups 11.00 Reading Groups 11.20 Phonics Time Alphabet and Phonological learning 12.15 Word Power Handwriting Story Boards / Writing Modelling 12.15 1.10 Literacy Time 2 Early Words Writing Groups 2.00 3.00 Maths Number learning (Both strategy and knowledge) Hands on activities Strand work (Geometry, Algebra, Measurement, Statistics & From 10 am in the morning Roslyn Investigators is in action. This is a time for students to explore their environment and to follow their own interests and urges. Throughout Investigation Time there is a roving teacher to support Oral Language development, extend learning experiences and to meet the needs of our students. During Investigation Time, you will see students both indoors and out, exploring and problem solving areas of their choice. Throughout Investigation Time, students will be asked to attend Reading, Writing, Handwriting and Early Words groups. These groups are based around students learning needs and are based on specific, effective teaching on individual students goals.