Mathlympics Narrative- Week 4&5

Narrative Assessment: Learning Coach:  Diana Wilkes         Date: 25 August 2016 Stephan, Joshua, Nehal & Tristan

Learning Area:         Maths                                               Key Competency:    Using language, symbols & texts, Managing Self NZC AO:                   Level 2 Measurement→ Create and use appropriate units and devices                                       to measure length, area, volume and capacity, weight (mass), turn                                       (angle), temperature, and time.

Learning Observed

These boys have participated in the Mathlympics iExperience which has involved a series of measurement challenges, a BreakOut code team problem solving task in Week 4 and the archery challenge in Week 5.  The mini-mathlympics iExperience enabled the boys to be curious as they explored the resources in the various mathlympics activities where they measured volume, capacity, distance, time and practiced setting up a calendar. They were encouraged to explore the different resources and see how they could build on their maths capability. They connected the knowledge that they already had about good ways to practise maths capability with the equipment and used it to make conclusions about what to do with the equipment.  In the BreakOut EDU activity Joshua and Nehal were very excited and they all collaborated well and managed to crack some codes. It was great to observe how well they collaborated together with the new additions to their team and how they applied their prior knowledge to the bow and arrow design.  Joshua, Aarav and Nehal worked together on their design while Stephan and Tristan designed their own bow & arrow.  They were inspired by some videos before they began to draw their design and list the materials needed.  They built their design with materials making modifications as they went and practiced shooting before the final competition.  It was wonderful to see how enthusiastic they were in this learning and their reflections demonstrated this.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Tell your family about how you improved your bow and arrow to make it shoot farther Write a blog post to reflect on the learning especially what you’d do differently next time. Practice measuring at home (eg. when cooking) Try to improve your bow and arrow or make a new design- what makes it better?

Collaborative iExplore Brainstorm of Curiosities

Learners: Stephan, Melissa, Samar and Aarav Learning Coach:   Stephanie Hooker         Date: 24 August 2016

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 today we worked collaboratively in small groups to share and record our wonderings and questions.  The focus for this particular activity was to identify areas of interest for our future iExplore projects. We share ideas for topics and make open ended questions that we can research and explore. Providing our learners with the opportunity to make choices about their learning promotes self directed learning, and  research tells us this increases focus and motivation.  Stephan, Melissa, Samar and Aarav co-constructed some wonderings and recorded them in a shared mind-map so all could look at them. It was great to see them make connections to their curiosities.

Evidence of learning & learner voice

Stephan- I wonder “Why isn’t Xbox 2 out yet?” Melissa - I wonder “How does it rain?” Samar - I wonder “Can we do planting?” Araav - I wonder “How was earth created?”

Next Learning Steps

Chose one idea to explore  and decide whether you will Create, Research or Organise your topic Will you work independently or with a partner or a small group? Make a copy of our online planning and design templates and get started! Share learning at home

thursday 25th august 2016 irflect

My Best one is the Bowen arrow because me and Christian mad a Bowen arrow and it work so its shoot 

monday 22 august 2016 irflect

What i learn in iEperince today is i was with danny and we had a worksheet and i was not good but i tried my best and i learn a little bit but i like the worksheet it was nice

friday 19th august 2016 ireflect

my favourite learning in experinence this week is when i did the sponge thing you have to sques it one's

irflect tuesday 17th august 2016

i have been a capable learner in LH1 because i listen to the teacher and copy what she write and draw and i organizers for maths i need my math book and a pen

tuesday 16th august irflect

what i want to learn at school is i what to learn about more maths so i  can get more smarter and i can good at maths

Learner:  Stephan, Tristan, Seline, Toni                 Date: July T3- Wk 1, 2016 Learning Coach: Margaret Patrick                         Narrative Learning story

Learning Area: iExperience  Developing our capabilities

Learning Observed

During iExperience Week 1 Term 3 we were exploring what “being capable” means for us as learners and how we can develop our capabilities. The groups of learners experienced a range of fun tasks and their challenge was to participate and collaborate to improve their skills. This led to talking about setting goals to help us improve our capabilities. This group of learners set a goal to build the highest tower of cups. After their rotation of different fun tasks the learners gathered together to think and discuss what being a capable learner would look like. They came up with these ideas: being independent; having an attitude of “I can do it”; being confident; being persistent and not giving up; trying things in different ways and self managing themselves. They also made the connections with ways they could develop your capabilities:  by training your brain by practicing and  remembering, trying your best, working hard, having an open mindset to try and learn new things and setting goals. They were  introduced to the SMART acronym to help with setting goals. The learners had time to think about the things they were capable at and then consider the areas they need to develop their capabilities in. The learners were then asked to think of 4 goals for themselves . An academic goal,a social goal, a physical goal and a #oresome goal.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

*complete writing an academic goal, social goal, physical goal and #oresome goal. *discuss these with their parents/whanau and caregivers. *publish them in their Learning Pathways. *present them on the art shapes they created.

irflect tuesday 9th august 2016

why i like the Olympics in iExperience because i like sports and my favourite sport is runing