Maths Narrative Assessment - 5 December 2016

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

Learning Area:   Maths

Learning Observed

Tavleen had two independent activities this week to complete during iDevelop.   One was an activity focussed on our ‘number of the week’.  This week the number was 45.   Tavleen was able to show this number in a variety of ways (using language, symbols and text), e.g. tally count, place value and money.  She was also able to write the number +1, -1, +10 and -10. Tavleen collaborated with a learning partner to complete this activity.     The other activity required Tavleen to cut out number words and numbers, then match them up.  Tavleen managed herself to complete this correctly - taking care to cut the shapes carefully, glue the matching pairs together and pack up when she was finished.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Understand how to write a number in expanded form Use this number word list to write numbers correctly Help another learner to complete this learning activity

Zoo Trip - iExperience Narrative Assessment - 18 November 2016

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

Learning Area: Zoo Trip

Learning Observed & Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Today Tavleen 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 by using our 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 Tavleen found out what the zoo does to look after the three Sumatran tigers that they have.  John had a large black plastic container and Tavleen 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.   Tavleen found out 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).  Tavleen enjoyed walking through the Meerkat tunnels, watching the playful orangutang 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 Tavleen would love to come back again with her family to share her learning with them.

Next Learning Steps

Tavleen 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 - iExperience - 9 November 2016

iExperience with Mrs Croll

LH2

The learners in LH2 have been learning about safety and how helps us at school, home and the community.   During this week, Tavleen and Nimisha have had two sessions to experience using Scratch Jnr on our iPads. They have learned how to add characters, change the background and add speech bubbles to their characters (managing self).  

Both Tavleen and Nimisha were curious to try out different features on Scratch Jnr.  They worked collaboratively together and also with some other learners to help, or to find out how to do something different. The girls were connecting with their prior knowledge to develop a safety message.




Next Steps:

• Share her learning and talk about how you can be safe around the home and community
• Help another learner to use Scratch Jnr
• Think about how she could use Scratch Jnr in other areas of her learning

Narrative Assessment - Maths - 24 August 2016

Learner:  Tavleen      Learning Coach:   Megan Croll - LH2         Date:  24 August  2016

Learning Area:  Maths

Learning Observed

The Black Gibbons have been investigating what it means to classify objects.  This is part of the geometry strand in maths, level 1.   The Learners were placed in mixed ability groups of 4-5, then they rotated through three different activities where they were asked to work as a team to discuss the objects and find different ways to classify (group) them.   Tavleen worked with her group to first group the objects by colour, then to separate the colours and group them according to their shape.  In their next rotation, Tavleen supported others in her group to classify some wooden shapes.   They put them into three groups - one group of shapes that were rounded, another group of shapes had point and the third group were classified as cubed shapes.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Tavleen worked in a collaborative way by thinking and acting with her team.  She was able to share her ideas with the other Learners in her team and listen to their ideas. Tavleen demonstrated that she is capable of listening to, and following a set of instructions. She was required to think about the learning taking place and understand what the other members in her group were doing when they were creating new groups with the materials. Tavleen was able to manage herself by remaining on task and moving to the next rotation when instructed.

Next Learning Steps

Find other objects to classify within LH2 and at home Support another Learner to understand classification Bring another feature into her classifications

Tavleen gets Blown Away!

Tavleen Goes to Samoa

26th May 2016 Narrative Assessment - Getting Messy with Gloop

Narrative Assessment - Reading - 17 March 2016

Learner:    Tavleen                  Learning Coach:  Megan Croll                Date:  17 March 2016

Learning Area: Literacy - Reading

Learning Observed

Throughout Term 1, Tavleen has been learning to recognise high frequency words and ways to work out unfamiliar words.   She completed a PM Benchmark Reading Assessment with me and read a Green Level 14 text.   Tavleen read at a good pace and cross-checked to confirm that the words spoken were correct.   She answered 80% of the comprehension questions accurately.

Evidence of learning

Tavleen found this text relatively easy, scoring 97% on word accuracy with 5 errors and 10 self-corrections.  She sometimes used the pictures to try make sense of the story and thought about what the word could be when she realised that what she had said wasn’t correct.   Tavleen has a good understanding of letter sounds which help her to decode difficult words.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Tavleen enjoys reading.  She is developing her Capabilities in Reading and Thinks about what she is reading so that it makes sense.  Tavleen is increasing her ability to recognise high frequency words (Using Language, Symbols and Text) and tries to Connect what she is reading to her own life experiences.

Next Learning Steps

Choose a range of books to read from the library Question why a character may choose to act in a certain way Read to someone everyday at home

Narrative Assessment - Maths - 2 March 2016

Learner:  Tavleen              Learning Coach:   Megan Croll                 Date:   2 March 2016

Learning Area:  Maths

Learning Observed

In maths, we have been trying to ‘count on’ rather than ‘count all’.  Tavleen has been learning a new strategy in maths to help with ‘counting on’.   When adding two numbers together, Tavleen needs to identify the biggest number, then add on the smaller number.   She has been trying to add on the smaller number in her head, but can also draw a number line to provide support with this addition strategy.   Tavleen has been using a whiteboard to show her thinking and solution to the problem 3 + 6 = ?

Evidence of learning

Tavleen has successfully used a number line to show her understanding of using the strategy ‘biggest number first’.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Tavleen has been Using Language, Symbols and Text to solve maths problems.  She has been thinking about this new strategy and proved, through her successs, that she is a capable Learner.

Next Learning Steps

Teach this strategy to another Learner Use larger numbers, e.g. 5 + 17 = ? Apply this strategy to number stories