eTime .::. GATE Term 2, 2010

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	Welcome... This term’s theme, ‘Books and Beyond’ is a literacy based unit, with cross curricula explorations into social studies, technology and numeracy. The children will be exposed to a range of literature, from Maori myth, to Shakespeare, to Margaret Mahy. They will come to understand that writers are products of specific historical contexts and make analytical observations, drawing upon their own experiences as readers. The term’s key learning objectives are that the children will: • develop analytical and interpretive skills through literature, • develop creative writing, • develop linguistic competency, • develop listening and oral communication skills, • develop reasoning skills, • understand the concept of change especially as it is applied to the development of language. The children’s learning experiences will be enhanced with the unique leading edge technology of eTime. Tasks will be set using Bloom’s Taxonomy and Socratic questioning techniques. Trips to the Museum, Arts Centre, adjacent historic buildings and the Botanic Gardens are some of the possible sites that the children will use in exploring this term’s theme. Digital footage of these excursions and internet research will be combined to create this term’s ‘Books and Beyond’ website.

        Welcome...

               This term’s theme, ‘Books and Beyond’ is a literacy based unit, with cross curricula
                 explorations into social studies, technology and numeracy. The children will be
                 exposed to a range of literature, from Maori myth, to Shakespeare, to Margaret
                 Mahy. They will come to understand that writers are products of specific historical
                 contexts and make analytical observations, drawing upon their own experiences as
                 readers.

                 The term’s key learning objectives are that the children will:

                         • develop analytical and interpretive skills through literature,
                         • develop creative writing,
                         • develop linguistic competency,
                         • develop listening and oral communication skills,
                         • develop reasoning skills,
                         • understand the concept of change especially as it is applied to the
                            development of language.

                 The children’s learning experiences will be enhanced with the unique leading edge
                 technology of eTime. Tasks will be set using Bloom’s Taxonomy and Socratic
                 questioning techniques. Trips to the Museum, Arts Centre, adjacent historic
                 buildings and the Botanic Gardens are some of the possible sites that the children
                 will use in exploring this term’s theme. Digital footage of these excursions and
                 internet research will be combined to create this term’s ‘Books and Beyond’ website.