Nehaal's Maths Narrative Assessment

Learner:   Nehaal (cm)                                                 Date: June 2015

Learning Area: Maths - Measurement                               Learning Coach: John Dyer

Learning Observed

Nehaal was recently working as part of a big group on a measurement task. He first applied his previous measurement learning experiences to this task and approximated sensibly. Nehaal then collaborated when measuring a variety of wooden rods. These were used to measure the length and width of a room. Nehaal was able to use his place value knowledge when converting centimetres to metres and then multiplication skills to see how many times each rod fitted across the room. It was good to see Nehaal being both an active listener and offering ideas for how the problem could be solved.

Evidence of learning

Nehaal plays it cool as he looks on and works out the best way to approach a measurement conundrum!

Key Competencies/Vision Principles being demonstrated

Thinking - Making sense of information, experiences and ideas. Using language, symbols, and texts - Making sense of words, numbers and images. Managing self - knowing when to lead, when to follow and when to act independently. Relating to others - Interacting effectively in a range of contexts. Participating and contributing - Being actively involved in school and the community Curious Collaborative Connected Capable

Next Learning Steps

Apply learning around measurement of length to other areas of measurement including weight and volume. Continue to develop basic facts knowledge. This will include instant recall of addition and subtraction facts to 20 and instant recall of multiplication facts for the 2, 5, 10 x tables. This will progress to the 3, 6, 9 x tables, the 4 and 8 x and finally 7 x tables.

Literature Circle Leanring Story - Adjectives Groups

Learner:  Nehaal (Adjectives)                                              Date: June 2015 Kevin, Imran, Jessica, Shivran, Rahi, Shivin, Sadeen & Vrishti

Learning Area: Literacy                                         Learning Coach: Diana Wilkes

Learning Observed

Reading research shows that good readers Read extensively Integrate information in the text with existing knowledge Have a flexible reading style, depending on what they are reading Are motivated Rely on different skills interacting: perceptual processing, phonemic processing, recall Read for a purpose; reading serves a function With this in mind we deliberately constructed a ‘book club’ of sorts this term. We began by learning about how to select and why to select a ‘Best Fit’ book- please ask Nehaal what book he is reading and how he knows it is a best fit on a regular basis.  The Adjectives learned all about the 5 finger strategy to help them choose a book.  The Adjectives group was also introduced to an online book resource called http://booktrackclassroom.com which can be accessed anytime. In our Literature Circle each learner has a different role each week:  Summariser, Literary Luminary, Word Wizard, Discussion Director, Connector, Artful Artist or Researcher which ensures that the book club runs smoothly. It has been fantastic to observe Nehaal engage with many of these roles and actively contribute to conversations.

Evidence of learning

Collaborative Google Doc        Snippet of meeting

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Nehaal is showing Connectedness by relating his learning to the text we are reading. He is relating to others well by remaining respectful while others speak and he is Collaborative when he is participating in the discussion.  He is also developing his Capability in reading conversation and oral language.

Next Learning Steps

Always have a Best Fit book at school everyday and read every night at home, out loud when possible Ensure that he prepares for all meetings to respect others work Visit booktrackclassroom.com often to read new books

Nehaal's iExperience Learning Story

Learners: Humaam & Nehaal    Learning Coach: T.Dillner           Date: 1.5.15

Learning Area: iExperience - Social Science

Learning Observed

We have been working on understanding ANZAC Day and what the soldiers did in Gallipoli 100 years ago. This iExperience was called ‘An ANZAC Pack’ and related to Trench life and warfare in World War One. During the first session, Nehaal and Humaam were completing research around the weapons and gear the soldiers would have used. The learners were provided with a variety of links which they had to read and discuss. From this, they needed to record two facts that interested them. At the following session, they had to go through the information they had discovered, put it into their own language and prepare a slideshow or poster to explain their learning. The link for Humaam and Nehaal’s presentation is below.

Evidence of learning

Link: Humaam & Nehaal’s presentation

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Humaam and Nehaal both demonstrated a lot of curiosity during both iExperience sessions. They had a device each and shared their documents in order to work collaboratively - each learner was able to work on the presentation, but on different slides. This helped them to manage their time well, as they were completed within the time given (Managing Self). Humaam and Nehaal had to make connections between what was used 100 years ago and what is used today (Thinking). This is particularly evident in their presentation with their choice of images - some are appropriate and some may need to be substituted.

Next Learning Steps

Elaborate ideas in the presentation. Use own words to describe events. Check that images suit the purpose of the presentation.