Term+1+Community+Room9

Term 1: Community


 * ** What is ** ** Community ?-Our Prior Knowledge **  ||


 * “Working together.”-Aarya  ||


 * “People on the earth.”-Dassidy ||


 * “Room 9 is a community.” - Aroha ||


 * “A family.”-Suzanne ||


 * “Playing together.”-Jonathan ||


 * “Being nice to each other.”-Callum ||


 * “Sharing toys and things.”-Hayley ||
 * **Room 9 Community ** ||


 * ** What do we do together? ** ||


 * ** We go to the swimming pool and have fun together. (Liam) ** ||


 *  ** We draw and paint butterflies and caterpillars together. (Rebekah) ** ||


 * ** We sit in a bus together. (Priyanka) ** ||


 * ** We go to the zoo to see animals. (Kate) ** ||


 * ** We play and look after new children. (Ryan) ** ||


 * ** We listen to the teacher. (Terianne) ** ||


 * ** We sit nicely on the mat. (Phoenix) ** ||


 * ** We learn to read and write. (Callym) ** ||


 * ** “What do we do together in a family community?” ** ||


 * We eat together and share food. Aroha ||


 * We look after each other and I look after my baby sister. Suzanne ||


 * We go in the car and do shopping together. Liam ||


 * We do cleaning together. Rebekah ||


 * We share housework. Priyanka ||


 * We watch movies together. It is a special treat. Liam ||


 * We feel happy and celebrate special days. Hayley ||


 * We have a picnic together. Once we went on the plane together. Terianne ||


 * We count numbers together to learn some Maths. Callym ||


 * We watch TV together. Aarya ||


 * We play games together. Ryan ||


 * When we feel sad, we might cry together. We try to cheer each other up. Suzanne ||


 * My brothers and sisters and I read books together. Melenaite ||

=Our Inquiry: =

=Scenario: = =In our class, we have been talking about the earthquakes happened in Christchurch and in Japan. We know that some people survived from the earthquakes, but some got buried under the rubbles and died. = = = =Our question: = =What can we do when there is an earthquake? = = = =How can we find out? = We can: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24px;">· share ideas with friends; <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">· ask Mum and Dad; <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">· ask Grandma and Grandpa; <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">· ask adults; <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">· ask older brothers or sisters; <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">· read books to find answers; <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">· discuss in the class; <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">· look for answers from the internet =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What do we find out? = <span style="color: #180101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">1. Stand between the doorway, it's the strongest structure in a building. <span style="color: #180101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">2. Do not run outside because there may be aftershocks <span style="color: #180101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">3. Have a <span class="yshortcuts" style="color: #180101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">first aid kit <span style="color: #180101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;"> prepared with water, food necessities. <span style="color: #180101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">4. Some people duck and cover under a table. Sometimes that's not strong enough and tables may collapse. <span style="color: #180101; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">5. Decide a meeting place so all survivors can meet there.