Warrington School/Term Three Planning 2009

Overall Goals;

1. Create a multimedia digital presentation using only creative commons licensed materials - films, music, documentaries, pictorial etc
2. Create a puppet show that tells a story and is captured via camera
3. Make a collage and be able to explain it theme adequately
4. 1 and 2 may be combined

Mathematics -Statistics

Goals

• Enjoy and incorporate mathematical processes in everyday life
• Communicate and present mathematical ideas, clearly and accurately

Envirethical mathematics - Mathematically concepts that give a greater understanding of the happenings in the world

• Tables and data of world populations
• Gross domestic product of a nation and how this influences currency fluctuations and its effect on a nation

ICT

Goals:

• Investigate ICT technologies and evaluate their suitability for particular purposes (such as the above goal) by using problem solving strategies

Share - software applications on Edubuntu and how to access other applications through synaptic package manager

• Integrate ICT into their whole learning process

Research topics e.g CC, Collage, World Issue to gain an understanding 

English

Goals:

• Read, analyse, understand and critically think about messages and purposes of information presented
• Develop skills of effectively arranging, presenting and displaying visual and written information in a variety of formats

Analyse others examples of puppetry, multi-media presentation and collage and create criteria sheets

• Express ideas clearly and with confidence and use appropriate language to do so

Listen and use language that has been modelled  

Social Studies

Goals:

• Develop skills to access resources and present information appropriately by exploring licensing agreements in NZ and from a Global perspective but with an emphasis on understanding Creative Commons, Copyleft and GPL

See ICT goals

• Know and think about current happenings and issues in the world about them and beyond within the context of Creative Commons, Copyleft and GPL

The Arts

Goals:

• Critically and constructively evaluate their own and others art works and explain what they believe are important features
• Look at, discuss and appreciate a wide range of art works of others that could be incorporated into their own pieces as part of a collage

Teach - paper and glue techniques including mixing paste, sticking down and clean-up

• Create their own music, recreate the music of others, and develop skills of performing, dancing, listening, singing using music released as CC

Teach - how to listen to and then download CC music on classroom computers  

• Learn about famous composers, musicians, singers and their music that has been released under Creative Commons type licences

Show - appropriate web sites

• Enjoy and participate in a range of drama activities that can be recorded in a digital format

Teach - camera use, download onto the computer,playback and editing techniques

• Understand how drama is created from a variety of stimuli and that retelling information is one of these

View - CC documentaries that tell a story such as Irena Sendler

• Recognise and know about and follow some of the elements of drama (eg role play, time and space, tension, focus, storytelling and mime) to retell information

Teach - genre of digital story telling, such as news item, comedy

Health and PE

Goals

• Know about their own bodies and how to care for them

Swine flu initiatives and Life Education Trust Mobile Classroom

• Develop positive attitudes and regularly take part in activities that help achieve and sustain perso personal physical fitness

Preparation for the Cross-country and Orienteering

Maori

Goals

• Develop an awareness and knowledge of Maori culture, through history, legends, art forms, music, games, and protocols
• Utilise local expertise and resources to increase understanding

Looking at enhancing our environment by the addition of kowhaiwhai, tukutuku, flag, mural and entrance