Melissa, Ziell and Sharon's Nail Art Learning Story

Learners: Melissa, Ziell & Sharon Learning Coach: T.Dillner           Date: Week 8, Term 2

Learning Area: Visual Art             Key Competency: Using Language, Symbols & Text

Learning Observed

Melissa, Ziell and Sharon chose to participate in an iExperience that involved using a cork tile, hammer, nails and thread to create an artwork. The aim of this artwork was to ‘Pay it Forward’. They needed to think about someone in their life who they could encourage by gifting them their cork tile. The learners needed to plan out their design and colour choice based on the person they had in mind to receive their finished work (connected). Melissa, Ziell and Sharon collaborated to overcome challenges and to help each other make decisions about colours. They extended their capabilities by safely using a hammer to put in the nails and show thought about how close/far apart each nail needed to be.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Write a letter/postcard to the person who will be receiving the tile. Tell them about what the materials are and how it was made. Display tiles in the habitat and talk to other learners about how they were made.

Swimming with life jackets

NZ Music Month

Fraction Narrative

Learner: Sereya, Nishita, Melissa    Learning Coach: Mr Hattie           Date: 30 March 2016

Learning Area: Learning Habitat 1 - Mathematics

Learning Observed

In Maths we are looking at finding fractions out of materials. Today we were focusing on quarters. Sereya, Nishita and Melissa had to make 4 even groups with the counters. We looked at a range of different amounts. There were many different levels of Capabilities when we broke off into groups. But Sereya, Nishita and Melissa did well to Collaborate and figure out how to solve the problems. They used equal sharing to arrange the counters into the correct amounts. I was very impressed with how well Sereya, Nishita and Melissa worked today, this has been something that we have been working on for a while and we have successfully achieved it.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Sereya, Nishita and Melissa next learning steps are to: Use skip counting to solve equal sharing. Find basic fractions from a specific amount using imaging. Order fractions with the same denominator.

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.