Maths Narrative Assessment - 5 December 2016

Learner:   Kaiariki             Learning Coach:  Megan Croll        Date:  5 December 2016

Learning Area:   Maths

Learning Observed

Kaiariki had an independent activity this week to complete during iDevelop about our ‘number of the week’.  This week the number was 59.   Kaiariki was able to show this number in a variety of ways (using language, symbols and text), e.g. place value, written and expanded form.  She was also able to write the number +1, -1 and -10.   Kaiariki collaborated with a learning partner to complete this activity.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Show a number in monetary form Use a hundreds board to help show skip counting in ones and tens Know the difference between odd and even numbers

Zoo Trip - iExperience Narrative Assessment - 18 November 2016

Learner:  Kaiariki     Learning Coach: Megan Croll - LH2       Date: 18 November 2016

Learning Area: Zoo Trip

Learning Observed & Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Today Kaiariki joined LH2 and LH4 learners to travel by bus to the Auckland Zoo.   This trip was organised as part of our learning about animals - how we can help them and how they can help us.   The learners were greeted by some zookeepers when we arrived at the zoo.  We had morning tea and then, with a zoo map in hand, began our journey around the zoo.   The map was used frequently to help guide us around the zoo and many learners used their map reading skills to identify where we were and where we should go next (Using Language, Symbols and Text). After visiting the tortoises and reptiles, we met up with John from Auckland Zoo.   John took us into the Discovery and Learning centre where Kaiariki found out what the zoo does to look after the three Sumatran tigers that they have.  John had a large black plastic container and Kaiariki learned that the tiger would be able to smell her scent if she touched it (Connected). John then took us to the Vet Centre Viewing Gallery.   Kaiariki learned that sometimes visitors can watch an operation take place, but today the windows were covered with curtains.  Here we learned how humans can make life very difficult for some animals.   Our plastic bags can be very dangerous to sea animals if they are swallowed.    After lunch, it was time for more exploring (Curious).  Kaiariki enjoyed walking through the Meerkat tunnels, watching the playful orangutans and observing how gracefully the giraffes walk.  Our day at the zoo went very quickly and there wasn’t even enough time to play on the playground!   I’m sure that Kaiariki would love to come back again with her family to share her learning with them.

Next Learning Steps

Kaiariki has learned about what Auckland Zoo do to look after the many animals that they have.  Some are even endangered.  Her next step could be to research an endangered animal to find out why it is endangered and what people are doing to help keep its species alive.

Narrative Assessment - Writing - 22 September 2016

Learner:  Kaiariki      Learning Coach: Megan Croll - LH2      Date: 22 September 2016

Learning Area: Writing

Learning Observed

Language features, e.g. similes, are used to give our writing impact.  A simile is when a person or object is compared with another object by using the word ‘as’ or ‘like’.  Kaiariki has been learning how to use a simile in her writing.  The Black Gibbons worked together to brainstorm some similes, then I invited them to use similes to describe the colours of the rainbow. Kaiariki was encouraged to participate in the group brainstorm and discussion, then used some of the ideas from our brainstorm to create her own poetic piece about rainbows.   After writing her draft, she then proceeded to publish her writing and illustrate it; using the correct colours and sequencing as in a rainbow.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Kaiariki is demonstrating that she is: Collaborative - sharing her ideas with a partner and listening to ideas shared by other Learners in her hapu group during a brainstorm session about rainbow colours. Capable - identifying the most suitable object to compare most of the rainbow colours in a simile. Using Language, Symbols and Text - taking care to copy the information from her draft when publishing her work.  The size and shape of most letters are formed correctly.

Next Learning Steps

Look for similes in the books that she is reading Help another Learner to understand how to use similes in their writing Include a simile in her independent writing

Narrative Assessment - Maths - 28 July 2016

Learner:  Kaiariki         Learning Coach:   Megan Croll - LH2             Date:   28 July 2016

Learning Area:  Maths

Learning Observed

Today during iDevelop, a group of Learners were using materials to explore place value of hundreds, tens and ones.    I asked the Learners to find out how many ‘ones’ cubes they would need to make a ‘ten’, then how many ‘tens’ to make a ‘hundred’.  This understanding is important as it will support their thinking when they begin to add numbers in which the total is greater than its place value, e.g. 7+6 = one ten and 3 ones. The Learners then were asked to count out the number of ‘ones’ cubes, ‘tens’ sticks and ‘hundreds’ squares to make a given number.

Evidence of learning

Kaiariki used the correct amount of ones, tens and hundreds to create the number 135.  She needed some support to place the materials in the correct place value order.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

During this learning, Kaiariki demonstrated that she was: Connected - taking part in the learning conversations and showing that she understood how the shape of each piece represented a number Capable - beginning to understand place value and correcting her original answer by making adjustments to the arrangement of the materials, with support Thinking about the question and task, then proceeding to gather the cubes and sticks that she required Using Language, Symbols and Text  - using three digit numbers Managing Self  - able to use the equipment appropriately and remain on task until she had completed it

Next Learning Steps

Use the equipment independently to make more three digit numbers Teach someone else to use the place value equipment Use the equipment to add two numbers together

Narrative Assessment - Writing - 31 March 2016

Learner:  Kaiariki           Learning Coach:   Megan Croll                Date:   31 March 2016

Learning Area: Writing

Learning Observed

Our Learning Habitat had recently had a visit from ‘Little Bo Peep’ and her farm animals.  The Learners had an opportunity to visit the ‘farm’ to touch, brush and learn about the different animals.   For our writing assessment, the Learners were invited to write about their ‘farm’ visit.  They were encouraged to think about all the animals that they saw, and to use their senses to describe what they had seen, smelt, heard and touched.   Kaiariki planned her writing with a detailed picture and included several ideas in her writing.    She used a capital letter to start her sentences, sounded out the initial letter and spelt a few high frequency words correctly.   Kaiariki used the word ‘because’ to add why she felt a certain way.  Both sentences were started the same way - ‘I like’.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Kaiariki was supported to collaborate with others during the brainstorm when she was thinking about the ‘farm’ visit.   She connected to her personal experience and used this to help form her ideas for writing. Kaiariki was able to work by herself to plan for her writing and write a few complex sentences (Managing Self).   She is forming her letters correctly and listens to the sounds they make when recording them (Using language, symbols and text).

Next Learning Steps

Learn more high frequency words, e.g. because, they, are Think of other ways to start a sentence Independently use word cards to help support spelling

Narrative Assessment - Literacy - 13 October 2015

Learner:  Kaiariki                Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg             Date: 13 Oct 2015

Learning Area: Literacy - Writing

Learning Observed

Today Kaiariki was writing with me. She decided that she wanted to write a story about “Wonder woman”. Kaiariki recorded down the words she wanted to write and all the sounds she could hear in the words. She remembered to put in full stops and capital letters.

Evidence of learning

Kaiariki was able to write a two sentence story. I wonder if she is practising writing stories at home?

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Kaiariki was able to settle down to work straight away (Managing Self). She is developing her Capabilities in her writing and learning how to punctuate correctly. Kaiariki listened to the sounds she could hear and recorded the letters to go with the sounds (Using Language, Symbols and Texts).  She was able to have an idea for a story and record it (Thinking).

Next Learning Steps

Put Capital letters in the correct place. Write a story with three sentences. Share learning with home.

Narrative Assessment - Literacy: Writing

Learner: Kaiariki                    Learning Coach: Abby Morgan             Date: 2 June 2015

Learning Area: Literacy - Writing

Learning Observed

Our writing focus today was about creating recounts about our weekend. Together the learners discussed their weekend and identified what they wanted to write about. I was working alongside Kaiariki to identify the keywords that were needed to add to her story about going to the movies. She was able to tell me lots about her weekend and seeing Sivkheng. Together we created a success criteria (what I need to have to be successful) and Kaiariki suggested that we need to include finger spaces and capital letters as part of our to be successful list. Kaiariki went away and began writing. When she returned we read her work together checking the success criteria as we went. Kaiariki had monitored her writing to ensure she was including all the required elements and had correctly used all four of our success criteria! Great managing self learning Kaiariki!

Evidence of learning

Kaiariki came up with 2 of the 4 ‘must haves’ on our success criteria.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Kaiariki has been developing the school vision principle of capable as she has spent time working towards developing both new and existing skills. She has also be displaying the key competencies of managing self, thinking and using language, symbols and texts. Kaiariki has displayed thinking skills as she recalls and extends her knowledge about writing (using language, symbols and texts) and has demonstrated her ability to manage her learning through the success criteria.

Next Learning Steps

Extend Kakarikis knowledge of different writing purposes and types Introduce Kaiariki to different tools for publishing her work Add unknown frequently used words to her personal dictionary