MALFROY SCHOOL

EVEN YEAR

Planning Overview
TERM 3

RESPONSIBILITY and

CONCEPT
ENDURING
UNDERSTAND
INGS
ESSENTIAL
QUESTIONS
SOLO Learning
verbs

HOMs and KEY

COMPETENCIES

Listening
Reading

Speaking
Presentatio
n

Writing

LANGUAGES
MATHS

Social Sciences
SCIENCE
Health/PE

TERM 4

RESPONSIBILITY: Being in the right place at the

right time.
Doing the right thing in

the right way.

RESPONSIBILITY : What is it? (Define Multi-structural)
What does it look like? (Compare and Contrast Relational)
What are we responsible for? How? Why?
(Identify/Explain/Generalise- M/R/EA)
What happens if people are not responsible?

REFLECTION: Look back and

think about it.

REFLECTION: How do we know? (Compare and

Contrast/Evaluate/Analyse - R/EA)
What
next and why? (Explain /Analyse/Predict M/R/EA)
What is the evidence?
(Define/Describe/Identify/Explain/Analyse/Generalise

DEFINE/DESCRIBE/NAME
/RECITE

COMPARE/CONT
RAST

SEQUENCE/EXPLAIN/IDE
NTIFY

ANALYSE/GENER
ALISE

PREDICT/CREATE/IMAGINE

Using Language Symbols and

Text
Thinking and communicating
With clarity and precision
Gathering data through all senses
Cornerstone Values: Honesty and
Truthfulness

Managing Self
Persistence
Checking for Accuracy
Taking Responsible
risks

Relating to others
Listening with understanding &
empathy
Responding with wonderment
(curiosity and joy) Finding
humour

Participating and
Contributing
Applying past
knowledge
Thinking
Interdependently
Remaining open to
continuous learning

Thinking
Questioning and problem posing
Metacognition
(thinking about your thinking)
Creating and Innovating
Cornerstone Values: Obedience and
Compassion

Active listening and Audience Skills (speeches),

Listening and responding, Shared Stories, HOMs , circle time/
Comprehension activities, Gathering information.
Reflections, discussions and peer assessments of presentations
GUIDED /Instructional Reading, Shared Reading, Reading Assessments (Running Records), SSR, Buddy reading and
Sounds/Blends/ strategies.
Improving Reading Comprehension Strategies, Skimming and Scanning Research Skills, reading for information/inquiry
+ Genre, reading for pleasure
Pepeha, Sharing Circle Time News/Current Events
Recite/Retell , presenting work, Web2 tools vocal comments on
Presenting Projects and Audience skills listening - SPEECHES
blogs/powerpoints, Circle time/discussions/Poroporoake.
Conventions, Templates, Graphic organiser
Poetry
AsTtle Writing RECOUNT. Exploring other genre (e.g.,
for planning. HOT maps, Retell, Researching
Poetry/Analysing, spoken word, Journaling, Narratives,
Integrated throughout - SPEECHES
Explanations/Instructions), Research information skills
gathering, selecting, sequencing, using and presenting
Te Reo vocabulary Patterns (Arts), Commands and
Waiata, Karakia, conversational reo, FOOD for thought
movement, Food for thought unit integration
integration (including celebrations)
Number (strategies and knowledge)
Geometry location,
Number and Mathematical
Measurement + money
and Mathematical thinking, Basic Facts. symmetry etc. Real
thinking Algebraic Reasoning,
Financial Literacy, weights and
Time, (Revise Stats).
life context +
Real life context problemmeasures (Food for thought)
problem-solving
solving
Geometry
Research/Inquiry Skills, Commonwealth Games/countries.
Other countries/celebrations,
FOOD for thought integration
Identity, Culture and Organisation (History of NZ/Maori, country festivals. Valuing our place and
(including celebrations)
studies, cultural events etc.)
environment.
Sports science integrated with Life Ed and Commonwealth Games (Body Systems etc.)
Skill Building, Motor-skill development, winter sport
Participation and Sportsmanship, Personal Hygiene
skills. Swimming
(PUBERTY), Positive attitudes Athletics. Food for thought

Technology/ICT

The Arts
Other

Life Ed. Commonwealth Games based activities.

NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY. Developing Application and basic
Skills, Cyber Safety, Inquiry learning Skills, Blogging and
reporting/power presentations.
Developing Practical Knowledge: Elements of ARTS,
Kowhaiwhai, whakairo, tukutuku patterns/context + CRT.

healthy choices.
Forces and Motion Simple machines, ICT research, Presentations,
Blogging

SHOW ITEM PRACTICES (Class, Team and SCHOOL) - SCHOOL

SHOW
Interschool sports exchanges

EOTCs (Museum and Supermarket).

Graduation
Interschool Athletics

Developing Ideas: + Drama (Role Play), Dance/movement. CRT

(Music and Visual Arts) Communicating ideas (across concept areas
of study). KAPAHAKA Competition

Prize-giving