Inquiry+Learning

Term 4 This term we have taken the theme GOD is Creative and extended this out to look at the many different cultures that make this world. Of special significance were NEWZEALAND and the way the Maori Culture is celebrated and nourished in this country. Term 3 week 2 2010 This term the inquiry focus is based on SCIENCE

Juniors **Key Understanding - God has created a huge variety of plants and animals **

**Seniors **Key Understanding - God has created an incredible diversity of living things

We have introduced the 7 servants to help us unpack and unlock child's abilities to ask deep questions.

|||| **QuESTioning Rubric ****© Trevor Bond 2005 ** || All classes have copies of these servants and it will be pushed throughout the school.
 * 7 Servants – Who,What,How,When,Why,Which,Where **
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 * **Stage 7 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Creates relevant probing questions combining 2 or more question words when interviewing a person. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Stage 6 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Creates questions using one of the ‘7 Servants’ and synonym/s of key words. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Stage 5 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Creates questions that utilise one of the ‘7 Servants’ and relevant key words and phrases. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Stage 4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Creates questions that utilise one of the ‘7 Servants’ and relevant key words. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Stage 3 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Creates Yes/No/Maybe Questions that contain relevant key words and phrases. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Stage 2 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Poses an irrelevant question. ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Stage 1 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Poses a statement or provides no response. ** ||

TERM 2 week 10 2010 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Planning again will be the key to introducing this new type of teaching and learning. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">It is vital that our children become excellent at asking questions and deep thinking. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Term 3 the theme is God is Creative with a science theme. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Children will be asked to create and plan their learning in term 3 based on this theme.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">This year we are trialling an Inquiry Learning programme that looks at our faith first and then attaches the other learning on from there.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">**Our Catholic Faith is central to our learning here at St Dominic’s and therefore all learning is based on this.**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The following overviews look into all aspects of the New Zealand Curriculum. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Our aim is to create a personalised St Dominic’s Curriculum that delivers engaging and challenging programmes that creates 21st learners ready to STAND UP and take their place in our global community.

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Term 3 2010 Questioning is being pushed throughout the classrooms. Asking excellent questions is vital if children are going to become excellent learners and thinkers.

Asking questions is a taught skill. the ability for children to get past the surface level of thinking and break on through to that point where one is actually becoming aware of the next step of decision making and understanding

The 7 servants will be used to help and support out learners. Who, What, When, How, Why, Which, Where