Maths Measurement - Weight

Mixed Media Art

Adding detail

Learner: Kiko	Date: 12 December, 2017
Learning Area: English Writing Level One identifies the purposes of simple texts evaluates the usefulness of simple texts is developing the ability to think critically about texts begins to monitor, self-evaluate, and describe progress.	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In Literacy for writing, we have been learning to write simple and complex sentences by adding detail to the front of gifted word groups. Learners are then to build or use these sentences into paragraphs. Kiko shows her capability by using the word groups we discuss in our sessions. She shows her curiosity by listening carefully and by asking questions to help her understanding.
Evidence of Learning
Next Steps
Continue to practice your reading at home Continue practicing writing sentences with new words Continue working on your Bug Club

Skip Counting

Learner: Kiko	Date: 11.11.17
Learning Area: Maths Level One Number strategies Use a range of counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies with whole numbers and fractions. Equations and expressions Communicate and explain counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies, using words, numbers, and pictures.	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In Maths, we have been learning to use our basic addition and subtraction facts to help us solve harder problems. We are now using these to help us solve multiplication problems. Kiko is engaging with his maths and is beginning to show her capability in solving tricky word problems. She is able to collaborate and explain her thinking with other learners around him. Kiko is now making connections of using the strategies we’ve learned like skip counting to help her solve multiplication problems.
Evidence of Learning
Next Steps
Continue to practice Mathletics at home Continue practicing your basic addition and subtraction facts to 10

Kiko and Shapes

Learner: Kiko	Date: 21st September
Learning Area: Maths Level One Number strategies Use a range of counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies with whole numbers and fractions. Equations and expressions Communicate and explain counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies, using words, numbers, and pictures.	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In Maths, our learners have been focusing on Geometry. They have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes, lines of symmetry, vertices and other areas of shapes. Kiko shows her capability by demonstrating her knowledge of symmetry in her book. She works collaboratively with other learners by sharing her ideas and listening to others share too. Kiko is curious by asking questions to further her learning and help direct her next steps.
Evidence of Learning
Key Competencies
Thinking, Relating to others, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing and Using Language, Symbols and Texts
Next Steps
Continue to practice Mathletics at home Continue practicing your basic addition and subtraction facts to 10

iExperience: Kiko and large ball skills

Learner: Kiko	Date: 21.09.17
Learning Area: Health and Physical Education  Level 1 B1 Movement skills; B3 Science and technology Develop a wide range of movement skills, using a variety of equipment and play environments. C2 Identity, sensitivity, and respect Demonstrate respect through sharing and cooperation in groups.	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In Physical Education this term our habitat have been learning about large ball skills such as: passing, catching, dribbling and shooting. These skills help us to play the game of softball. We know that we need to use our hands, legs and arms to help better our skills. Kiko worked collaboratively with other learners in the game Golden Child. Each learner had to shoot the ball into the hoop to stop the other team from running around the court and scoring points. When shooting, Kiko has been practicing to use bend her knees and use her arms to shoot the ball into the hoop.
Evidence of Learning
Key Competencies
This group has displayed all key competencies of:Thinking, Relating to others, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing and through the use of digital tools - Using Language, Symbols and Texts
Next Steps
Continue to practice large balls skills Continue to learn about what other sports interest you

iExplore: Kiko and Ormiston Market Day

Learner: Kiko	Date: 2 August
Learning Area: Social Studies Level One Planning for practice Outline a general plan to support the development of an outcome, identifying appropriate steps and resources. Technological products Understand that technological products are made from materials that have performance properties. Characteristics of technology Understand that technology is purposeful intervention through design.	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In iExplore, our learners have opted into different areas to explore. Such as: Ormiston Market Day, Cultural Learning and Current Events and News. For Market Day, learners are exploring what products they could make to sell. As a group, they have to come up with their idea and how to pitch it. It is to be well designed and thought out. Kiko is in a group designing slime to sell at the next Market Day. So far she has found a recipe using a chromebook that she thinks is a winner. She is working collaboratively with her group and shows capability in her designs so far. Kiko is being curious by finding out what other learners would be interested in buying. She is being connected by using what she has already created and sold at the last Ormiston Market Day to help further her learning.
Evidence of Learning
Key Competencies
Thinking, Relating to others, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing and through the use of digital tools - Using Language, Symbols and Texts
Next Steps
Continue to find what interests you Continue to work on your designs and find out what other learners are interested in buying

Kiko skip counts

Learner: Kiko	Date: 26 June, 2017
Learning Area: Maths Level One Number strategies Use a range of counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies with whole numbers and fractions. Number knowledge Know the forward and backward counting sequences of whole numbers to 100. Know groupings with five, within ten, and with ten.	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In Maths, we have been learning about number patterns and using skip counting to help us. We have been learning to skip counting in 5s to help us solve our five timetables. Our hapu have been learning that 4x5 is the same as 4 groups of 5 and what that looks like visually. Kiko shows curiosity during discussions by listening carefully to others when they share their ideas. She is able to work collaboratively with others to help further her understanding and prefers peer buddy discussions. Kiko is beginning to show her capability by skip counting in fives to help her solve five timetable problems.
Evidence of Learning
Next Learning Steps
Continue using Mathletics Continue practicing your skip counting forwards and backwards in tens

Kiko recounts our visit to the Temple

Learner: Kiko	Date: 19 May, 2017
Learning Area: English Level One Purpose and Audience: Recognise that texts are shaped for different purposes and audiences	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In writing, we have been learning about recounts. A recount is an event that is retold by a learner in their own words. We have been learnings lots about paragraphs and how to plan our ideas effectively. Kiko is beginning to build her sentences into paragraphs. She is capable by recognising that paragraphs have one main idea. Kiko works collaboratively by orally co-constructing sentences with other learners around her and listens carefully to others share their ideas. She is curious about gifted words and is beginning to make connections with her prior learning. Kiko wrote about our school trip to the Fo Guan Shan temple in Flatbush. Here she is sharing her writing with us.
Evidence of Learning
Next Learning Steps
Continue to use gifted words in other pieces of writing Continue to build sentences into paragraphs

iDevelop: Kiko and Maths

Learner: Kiko

Date: 10.04.17

Learning Area: LH1

Learning Coach: Priscilla Lavakula

NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives

Use simple additive strategies with whole numbers and fractions
Know the basic and addition and subtraction facts

Learning Observed:

In maths we have been learning to solve word number problems. The exponents group have been learning to read and identify the most important parts of a word problem that will help them to solve it. The learners then, had to discuss what the problem was asking us to do ie. add, subtract, multiply or divide.

Key Competencies/ Vision Principles:

Kiko shows being curious and connected when modelling to and questioning during discussions that took place. She listens very carefully. Kiko shows capability by saying what kind of equation each word problem was and why.

Next Learning Steps:

Continue practicing your basic facts of addition and subtraction to 10

Continue learning on your Mathletics

Kiko reads My Brother

Learner: Kiko

Date: 20.03.17

Learning Area: LH1

Learning Coach: Priscilla Lavakula

NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives

Literacy Level One
Associate sounds with letter clusters as well as with individual letters
Make meaning of texts by identifying ideas in some texts

Learning Observed:

Kiko has been learning about making sense of what she reads, when she reads out loud. She is also able to use the pictures in the story to help her read simple texts.
As a group, we have been learning to think about what makes sense and use word attack skills to help sound out tricky words. We have been looking at blends, word endings, and word clusters to help us.

Key Competencies/ Vision Principles:

Kiko shows capability by using what she has learned in word attack to sound out tricky words. She has been also thinking carefully about what makes sense and using the pictures to help her. Kiko is being collaborative by reading as a group and helping others. She is making connections from her learning to the texts she reads.

Next Learning Steps:
Continue reading at home and retelling the story again. Carry on with your bug club at home too.

Kiko learns Tennis

Learner: Kiko

Date: 07.03.17

Learning Area: LH1

Learning Coach: Priscilla Lavakula

NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives

Health and Physical Education Level One

Participate in creative and regular physical activities and identify enjoyable experiences.

Develop a wide range of movement skills, using a variety of equipment and play environments

Learning Observed:

This session is the third of four week sessions of tennis for the learners habitat. Each session is 30 minutes with coach Marcel from AceSports on a Thursday. Tennis is a competitive sport in New Zealand that has two players. A player has to hit the tennis ball over the net back and forth to their competitor. The object of the sport is to win the set or until you reach a tie breaker.

Kiko has been learning to hold and use a racket correctly to hit a tennis ball. She has been practicing balancing the tennis ball on her racket without dropping it. During this session, Kiko practiced without the racket first and transferred those skills to then, using a racket. She has also been learning to hit the tennis ball over the net to a buddy.

Key Competencies/ Vision Principles:

During this learning, Kiko demonstrated that she was:

• Connected - actively taking part in physical and education activities.
• Capable - developing skills to play tennis
• Collaborative - working with others to hit the tennis ball over the net
• Thinking  - listening carefully to instructions and learning how to apply them

Next Learning Steps:

Continue learning motor skills of holding the racquet and hitting the ball accurately and with control.