Thematic Unit

Science

Learning Goal: To participate in hands on scientific experiments,where she could explore using descriptive language through scientific exploration and play.

Hayley experienced a number of hands on experiments including make predictions about oil and water, thinking around why mentos makes diet coke explode into a volcanic eruption, questioning why white, brown and dark chocolate melt at different rates, predicting if ice melting will impact on the level of water, and predicting what impact salt has on the rate ice melts.

Evaluation: Hayley participated in these experiments. She got to ask questions, make predictions and get involved in seeking answers for the questions we asked.







Fitness
Learning Goal: To participate in physical activities, such as, run around the field, to gain fitness and physical health.
Evaluation: Hayley participated in physical activities with the goal of extending her fitness and well being by running or walking around the school field 2 or more times daily.
Hayley was a keen participant in this exercise and as a result of this extra activity became more energized.

Technology

Learning Goal: To participate in hands on Technology practice to design and produce specific outcomes, and
to learn how to label and report information about technological practice.

Evaluation: Hayley participated in technology practice by designing biscuits, making a mosaic photo frame, halloween cupcakes, and writing stories which were then made into imovies.

Literacy

ILP Literacy Goal: Hayley can sequence a six picture story and use this as the basis to extend her descriptive language within her writing and speaking.

Evaluation: Hayley has a growing vocabulary which she is beginning to use within her written and oral literacy work. She can sequence a picture story, that she has heard, and brainstorm to create a word bank of adjectives to be used in the retell of her story.

Next Steps: Hayley's next steps include building her personal word bank, and confidence in use, of adjectives which she will use in varied contexts. Hayley will next be reading level 10 material and she will continue to practice using longer and longer sentences when she speaks with others.

Writing Goal: Hayley Maxwell will use written words and visual language to describe her technology constructions.
Hayley is able to find the adjectives, through discussion or from a word bank, to describe the technology she has achieved during literacy, and can write about and evaluate her creations.

Reading Goal: Hayley can read at Level 9.
Hayley's reading continues to progress with growing confidence. She is now reading level 9 books and she participates with growing confidence in discussions about the stories she reads.

Oral Language Goal: Hayley will use longer sentences of 5 words or more, including descriptors, to deliver her news.
Hayley is beginning to use longer sentences when delivering her news and during other conversations that she has including, making a request for assistance and being specific about what she wants.