Umupuia Marae

Guess what? I went to Umupira  Marae and it was awesome. The coolest activity was kite making. I liked this because. I had fun with making this with Sadeen and Ashmira. I also liked the scavenger hunt looking for different objects on the beach.

Alex's ANZAC Poppy Challenge Learning Story

Learner:  Aimee, Markus, Jasonta and Alex        Learning Coach: Bex Remington         Date: 1 May 2015

Learning Area: iExperience - ANZAC Poppy (Social Sciences)

Learning Observed

The group had been looking at the different symbols of ANZAC.  This was the last day of the workshop so they were presented with a Poppy challenge.  The group had 10 sheets of newsprint, 4 sheets of red paper, 1 sheet of black paper and 10 meters of tape each.  They had to create the tallest poppy that they could.  The group also only had 20mins to complete the task.  This group quickly got together and assigned individual tasks so everyone knew what they were suppose to be doing.  They made a plan of how to do it before they started so they wouldn’t waste their materials.

Evidence of learning

Aimee, Markus, Jasonta and Alex working together to create their paper poppy.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

The learners in this group showed collaboration throughout this entire task, as they knew they were under time pressure they realised that they needed to help each other to get it finished, this also showed how they could relate to others.  Jasonta, Alex and Markus were used to working with each other so it was good to see them including Aimee in their group.  They all complete their roles well showing the ability to participate and contribute in a group setting.  Their poppy ended up being the tallest and only one finished on time.  They believed this was because they had a plan that they followed from the beginning.  This plan demonstrated their ability to think.

Next Learning Steps

Work with each other more often and develop their team-work skills To take on more technology challenges, either together or as a group Share what they found challenging or interesting about completing a challenge like this, with others

Numeracy

Learner: Alex                     Learning Coach: Janice Taylor     Date:  June 2015

Learning Area: Numeracy                                         Narrative Assessment

Learning Observed

Alex has been learning her 2x and 5x tables by using repeated addition. She is dependant on this as she is unable to recall the answer when the times tables are randomly mixed up. Her addition and subtraction are improving. She is still using a number line at times and her fingers, and when put under the pressure of time to work out an answer, seems to get confused about the numbers. We started this term with simple addition and subtraction word problems and she is managing these very well. She is able to pick out the words that help her decide if the equation will be an addition or subtraction, and solve it correctly. She has been using counting strategies including counting on and back in both addition and subtraction up to 20. Alex has been able to successfully rename ten ones as one ten.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Alex is demonstrating the key competency of self management by being able to reflect on her learning. She is also developing her thinking skills during maths and hence improving her capabilities.

Next Learning Steps

know all the groupings to 20 eg: 17 + 3 = 20 use addition and subtraction in various way up to 30 Play games addition & subtraction Bingo and PoP which are fast thinking games and require you to use imaging rather counting on your fingers. know  your 2x & 5x and 10x times tables know teen number facts eg: 10 +5 = 15