Kaka and Writing

Learner: Kaka	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 think carefully and plan our ideas for writing. We are learning to then use our ideas and put them into sentences. Kaka shows his capability by using the word groups we discuss in our sessions. He shows his curiosity by listening carefully and by asking questions to help further his understanding. Kaka is beginning to strive and do his best in writing.
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

Jack and the Beanstalk

Learner: Kaka	Date: 14 November, 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 think about what is happening in stories we read and practice retelling them. This group listened to the story of Jack and the Beanstalk being read to them. They then had to write sentences about one part of the story. We know that if there is a word that we can’t spell, we have to say the word and write down the words we can hear in the word. Kaka shows his capability writing his ideas about the story read to him. He works collaboratively with others and listened carefully showing his curiosity.
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

Rugby League World Cup iExplore

Learner: Kaka	Date: 13.11.17
Learning Area: Social Studies Level One: Understand how belonging to groups is important for people. Understand how places in New Zealand are significant for individuals and groups. Understand how the cultures of people in New Zealand are expressed in their daily lives.	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In iExplore, this group have been learning about what’s going on in the world and in particular the Rugby League World Cup. As part of our curiosity, a lot of the learners did not know anything about rugby league. They had some knowledge of rugby and the All Blacks but rugby league is a different code altogether. In this group we’ve looked at the countries that are participating, positions in rugby league and finding out more about this sport and event that’s happening now in Australia and New Zealand.
Evidence of Learning
Next Steps
Continue to find what interests you Continue learning about other other sports and looking more at Rugby League

Poem

iExplore Narrative Assessment

Kaka learns Fractions

Learner: Kaka	Date: 21 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, the learners have been learning to identify simple fractions such as half using materials, numbers and shapes. We have been learning to use our knowledge of addition and multiplication to help us solve number problems using half. Kaka has been learning to use more than one strategy to show his working out. Kaka shows his curiosity by asking appropriate questions to help his understanding and thinking.
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

iDevelop: Kaka and Writing

Learner: Kaka	Date: 2 August
Learning Area: English Level One (Writing) Purpose and Audience, Ideas, Structure, Language Features forms and expresses simple ideas and information, usually drawing from personal experience and knowledge begins to support ideas with some detail. begins to sequence ideas and information uses simple sentences with some variation in beginnings	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In Literacy, our learners have been learning to orally co-construct sentences together. This group have been gifted vocab to add detail to the front to form sentences. This is using the ideas and teachings of Dr Jannie Van Hees. Learners are to say sentences out loud and repeat them back. Orally, they are to identify where full stops and capital letters. Learners are encouraged to shape their writing by adding detail and information into their writing. Kaka is beginning to show capability by writing his sentences without support. He is curious about new word groups and gifted vocab and is thinking about how to use them in his writing. Kaka works collaboratively with other learners around him by sharing his ideas but also listening to others and their ideas too.
Evidence of Learning
Key Competencies
Thinking, Relating to others, Managing Self, Participating and Contributing and Using Language, Symbols and Texts
Next Steps
Continue to construct sentences out loud Continue to use and learn new vocab and word groups

my Holiday

In the Holiday it was my birthday. My friends brought presents. I had a Bat man cake. I enjoyed my birthday. It was fun.

Narrative Assessment - Quick 60

At school

On Wednesday we first did the roll. Then we did iExplore. Then we went for fitness run. Next we had iDevelop Maths. Thereafter it was ibreak 1.

After ibreak1 we did idevelop Reading. Then we did some writing. Thereafter it was ibreak 2.

After ibreak 2 we did the roll. Then we had iread and iexperience. We shared our learning and went home.

Kaka and Maths

Learner: Kaka	Date: 8 June, 2017
Learning Area: Maths Level One and Two Use a range of counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies with whole numbers and fractions. Know the forward and backward counting sequences of whole numbers to 100.	Learning Coach: P.L
Learning Observed
In Maths, we have been learning to add and subtract tens by counting on in tens from any number to 100. We have a rule that if we add and subtract tens, then only the tens change and the ones stay the same. We have been learning place value games to help support our learning. Kaka showed curiosity by listening carefully to questions asked and to feedback given to improve his understanding. He is being collaborative by working with other learners around him and sharing his ideas. Kaka is beginning to show capability by circling the tens in equations and adding them together. This does not involve renaming or bridging tens.
Evidence of Learning
Next Learning Steps
Continue to use Mathletics at home Continue to circle the tens in any equation to help you solve them

iExperience Narrative Assessment

Kaka reads Walking to School

Learner: Kaka

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:

Kaka has been learning about making sense of what he reads, when he reads out loud. He is also able to use the pictures in the story to help him 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:

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

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

Kaka and Weaving

Learner: Kaka

Date: 14.03.17

Learning Area: LH1

Learning Coach: Priscilla Lavakula

NZ Curriculum Achievement Objectives

Arts: Level One

Understanding the visual arts in context

Share ideas about how and why their own and others’ works are made and their purpose, value, and context.

Developing practical knowledge

Explore a variety of materials and tools and discover elements and selected principles.

Learning Observed:

As part of iExperience, Kaka showed interest in weaving. He listened carefully to instructions and sought to do this activity independently. Kaka was able to cut his first sheet of paper, having strips down the middle without cutting the paper right to the edges. Next, he was able to use another sheet of paper to cut into strips. Kaka thought carefully about the patterns and where each strip was meant to go. Once, he finished Kaka was also to help other learners around him.

Key Competencies/ Vision Principles:

During this activity, Kaka demonstrated that he was connected by actively taking part in learning conversations and activities. Kaka was curious of how this pattern was made and listened carefully to instructions. He showed capability by listening and completing his task independently. Kaka was also collaborative by helping other learners around him.

Next Learning Steps:
Take weaving to the next level by using harakeke or by researching and find out other designs in weaving

Kaka at Tennis

Learner: Kaka

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.

This is Kaka's first session at tennis. He has been learning to hold and use a racket correctly to hit a tennis ball. He practiced balancing the tennis ball on his racket without dropping it. During this session, Kaka began hitting the tennis ball over the net to a partner.

Key Competencies/ Vision Principles:

During this learning, Kaka demonstrated that he 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.