iReflect 25th November 2016

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                                              date 25th November 2016        

MY high light is Quick writ because i did a plane that had two section. i will tell you the story now look under the bottom of the Sentence. 

once a pun a time there was a plane that had 2/two section. It was Australia plane.when we went in the plane it was so cool. We saw beds . It Look like a house. Later we was about to fly. To the country. I went upstairs. It had lights. After went to the country. We arrived we got some food for eating and drink for drinking.

Compare and contrast map

Learners: Shaval and Tristan Learning Coach:   Radha Moopanar         Date: 11 November

Learning Area:          iExplore                                         Key Competency:     Participating and Contributing NZC AO:                    Level 2 Language Features: uses a large and increasing bank of high-frequency, topic-specific, and personal-content words to make meaning & shows an increasing knowledge of the conventions of text

Learning Observed

In iExplore we worked collaboratively in small groups to create and present our new learning with our hapu group and get feedback from them on our learning.  The focus for this particular activity was to choose two things that we learnt from our iExplore and create a compare and contrast map to share what we learnt. We share ideas for topics and make open ended questions that we can research and explore. Having the opportunity to make choices about our learning promoted self directed learning, and this increased our focus and motivation. Shaval and Tristan  recorded their compare and contrast map on a chart so all could look at them. It was great to see them make connections to their curiosities.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Chose one idea to explore  and decide how you will share your learning in a variety of ways How will you and your group work collaboratively to maximise learning time Share learning at home

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iReflect Tues 22 November 2016

Yesterday we went to pedal power.

Pedal power was fun. We did safety Ramps Races follow the leader and more. We didn't get to learn. It was so cool.  Everybody in Pac Man got to ride a bike. I rode a blue BMX bike . After every one got an award sticker and book. We got helmets then rode the bike but first we put some safety gears on. There was non bikers and bikers. The ramps were kind of scary.

I had fun because I got to ride a bike the whole day.

Time machine narrative writing

Tristan Learning Coach:   Radha Moopanar      Date: 2 November 2016

Learning Area:        iDevelop: Speaking, Writing and Presenting                                         Key Competency:   Using Language, Symbols and Text NZC AO:                   Level 2 Language Features: Students will: • Select and use sources of information, processes, and strategies with some confidence to identify, form, and express ideas.

Learning Observed

This term our learners developed their curiosities in narrative writing. Tristan participated in workshops to plan, write, edit and present his writing.  The learners were introduced to narrative structure and language features.  Tristan used feedback provided by the Learning Coach and his peers to make improvements to his overall performance.  The use of a google document allowed Mrs Moopanar to provide ongoing feedback to the learners regarding their narrative content and organisation.  Tristan collaborated with other learners to practice and apply his presentation and writing skills.  The learners used devices to publish their narratives and used these publishings to observe, notice and make changes to their narratives. With support and guidance Tristan was able to share his knowledge and use appropriate structure and language to inform the audience.  It was great to see Tristan practice and apply his writing skills to develop an overall curiosity both at writing and presenting to inform.  Ka pai!

Evidence of learning

Please see the following links for Narrative presentation narrative

Next Learning Steps

Use a hook to grab the reader's attention Use the five senses to create atmosphere Use powerful verbs and adjectives

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my highlight was nothing

Curiosity quest

Learner: Tristan                                                  Learning Coach :R.Moopanar      Date:  23 October 2016  Week 1-2                                         Learning Area: Science

Learning Observed

For the past few weeks the learners have been engaged in a curiosity quest!  The learners were given the choice of 8 curiosity quests which included: Why it is important to learn about eggs, imaginary planets, can humans live on another planet, why are New Zealanders called kiwis, how did dinosaurs live, telling the time and why is the solar system an exciting place - each of which would develop their curiosity.  Shaval and Tristan enjoyed the first week of ‘discovery learning’ where they had some choices of tasks to complete to help them get familiar with the planets of the solar system and make connections to their prior knowledge.  They watched videos and created a KWL chart about what they knew and what they wanted to learn about the planets of the solar system.  They created a slideshow of their learning.  Shaval also supported Tristan with finding information - great collaboration and leadership.  Thereafter they worked collaboratively to design and create a poster to compare and contrast two planets of their choice .  In order to create the poster successfully there was a lot of discussion.  They showed their curiosity, thinking and managing self skills by looking at what others had done and making connections to what they wanted to achieve.  See their presentation here.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Create another, more complicated presentation Share it on your blog and/or teach another learner something that you have learnt Show the presentation to your family at home Use other ways to present your work

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Thursday 27th oct 2016

today i enjoyed PE with hopscotch and pacman. it was pacman vs hopscotch. pacman was with miss Denuwara. hopscotch was with mr church it was a tie. we played capture the flag.