Momo, Melissa & Nishita's Mars Rover Learning Story

Learners: Melissa, Momo & Nishita Learning Coach: T.Dillner           Date: 07.03.16

Learning Area: iExperience - Space                Key Competency: Thinking

Learning Observed

The learners had six activities to choose from to extend their knowledge about Space. Melissa, Momo & Nishita chose to take part in one that required problem solving and thinking skills. They had the option to make either a Mars Rover or a Satellite and picked to do the Mars Rover. With the provided materials, Melissa, Momo & Nishita had to make a connection between their own version and the image that was shown on the screen. The girls showed curiosity by using the materials in specific ways and both tried to use as much detail as possible in their creation. They collaborated by sharing ideas and possible ways to overcome issues, ultimately being very pleased with their final product.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Complete the models in the morning before school begins. Answer the discussion questions about their models, listed on the slideshow.

Aditi, Sameeha, Alysia, Nishita & Melissa's Connected Challenge Learning Story

Learners: Aditi, Sameeha, Alysia, Nishita & Melissa     Learning Coach: T.Dillner           Date: 5.2.16

Learning Area: iExperience - Relating to Others

Learning Observed

This term our focus is on how we can be connected citizens. To introduce this, the Learning Coaches set up a series of challenges for the learners to complete. Each challenge was worth a different amount of points and the teams had to work together to get the highest amount to win. One task was to get all team members to cross the ‘Nile River’ (the width of one netball court) using only three hoops. Aditi, Sameeha, Alysia, Nishita & Melissa had to discuss ways to make this work before attempting it. They needed to think about how their words, actions, attitudes and ideas impacting the success of the team. Each learner was able to act in a collaborative way in order to achieve the joint goal of crossing the ‘river’. They were capable of devising a method to connect their strengths and remain safe from the Nile Crocodiles!

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Swap roles so other members of the team retrieve or replace the hoops. Make a point to do some iDevelop learning with one of their team members and build this relationship.

Handwriting Narrative Assessment

Learner: Melissa                     Learning Coach: Mr Hattie             Date: 12 October 2015

Learning Area: Learning Habitat 2 - Handwriting

Learning Observed

For literacy we have been focusing on handwriting every thursday. This was because we saw many learners struggling with writing or complaining about sore hands while writing. This can affect the amount of writing they are doing which could have an impact on their achievement in writing.  We were using the Casey the Caterpillar Handwriting Shapes to help the learner remember the correct formation. This has made some improvements to the amount the learners are writing as they are writing me fluidly. Melissa has been working on writing more fluidly and she has been improving her capabilities in writing. She was pleased with her efforts in writing and was telling me which of her letters were her best ones and why.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

A Key Competencies that is being shown in this lesson is “understand language, symbols and text” as the learners are learning the correct formation of the letters. The Vision Principles that are being used are “Capabilities” as the learners are improving their writing capabilities and “Connecting” as they are learning the link between handwriting and writing full sentences.

Next Learning Steps

Melissa’s next learning steps are: writing all lowercase letters with correct formation. writing all capital letters with correct formation.

iExplore Narrative Assessment

Learner: Melissa, Micah, James and Marcus                     Learning Coach: Mr Hattie              Date: 29 October 2015

Learning Area: Learning Habitat Two - iExplore

Learning Observed

Melissa, Micah, James, and Marcus are part of the ‘How to - Instructional Writing’ iExplore group. They are looking at making superhero badges and being able to create instructions to go with these. Today we explored how to use the iPad program ‘Comic life’, to present our instructions. In iExplore time today I overheard lots of discussion as to where the best place to put a speech bubble was. Micah mentioned “it can’t be there we won't see the writing.” Melissa was saying that the speech bubble needed to be more in the center. James and Marcus were working out what the best thing to say for this photo. I was impressed with the collaboration skills they were demonstrating.

Evidence of learning

The group are focusing on the layout

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

The Key Competencies I observed are “THINKING” about where things go and what to say for each photo. The Vision Principles being used are “COLLABORATION” as they work together to create their comic. They are “CONNECTING” their CAPABILITIES” in writing to create their instructions.

Next Learning Steps

The next learning steps for Melissa, Micah, Marcus and James are: use correct starting vocabulary for instructional writing, such as next, then, after or step. Use dialogue to help explain their instruction. Show their capabilities in writing to help explain their instructions.

Melissa's Photo on Monday, 19 October 2015

Melissa 's Post on Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Congratulations Melissa on being this weeks Mathletics winner. A bronze and a silver award during the school holidays. Keep up the great learning!

Narrative Assessment - iExplore - Term 3, 2015

Learner: Melissa                    Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg      Date: Term 3, Weeks 5-7, 2015

Learning Area: iExplore - Reflections - Science

Learning Observed

Melissa choose to be a part of the iExplore group looking at reflections. We first brainstormed where we would be able to see our reflections. Then we had walk around the school to see what we could find our reflection in. As a group we decided that we all wanted to explore reflections with mirrors. We spent time using mirrors to create reflections. We discovered that you could get the sun on the mirror and send it around the room, you can look under things like the shelves on wheels, if you hold your mirror up to another mirror you can see lots of mirrors and we explored mirror writing.

Evidence of learning

Melissa is showing her mirror writing.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Melissa showed Collaboration by  working with other Learners to investigate different ways to show/ find reflections (Participating and Contributing). They also showed that they were Capable by sharing their learning back on the video. Melissa explored many different ways to reflect with mirrors (Thinking).

Next Learning Steps

Share learning with other Learners not part of the iExplore group Explore with other items that reflect Share learning with home.