11th May Narrative Assessment - iExplore

Learner: Riley                    Learning Coach: Talia Morgan        Date: 11th May 2016

Learning Area: iExplore

Learning Observed

During iExplore today, Riley was playing with the Mobilo and once he had finished building something, he was very excited to share it with me. Riley made a fishing net! Fantastic thinking about all our Under the Sea explorations. Riley told me that the purpose of the net was so that if you didn’t want to go swimming in the water to get your fish, you can just put the net in the water and scoop out fish. Riley added that to attract fish to the net you could put bait inside it so that all the fish swim into the net. He also added that if it is too heavy for people to pull up, you can attach a hook to the net - from the boat, so you can wind the net up.

Evidence of learning

Riley has shown he is developing his Curiosity through building with the Mobilo and thinking about how he can extend what he has made.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Riley is Curious about fishing with different means. He has made a Connection between what he has built with the Mobilo and a story or scene that could be played out. Riley worked by himself to build a “fishing net” out of Mobilo (Managing Self). He was very excited to share what he had made and was more than happy to engage in questions to deepen his Thinking about how this fishing net could work and achieve the best results (Participating and Contributing). Riley was more than happy to share the Mobilo with the other learners in the habitat (Relating to others).

Next Learning Steps

Develop the fishing net to be wider. Create the fishing net from a different material. Create the add ons to go on the fishing net (bait and hook to wind up). Share learning with home.

Narrative Assessment - Reading - 6 May 2016

In Daily 5, Riley has been learning about 'Read to Self'. 

Riley's Balancing Blog

Narrative Assessment - Mathematics - 16 Feb 2016

Riley's Writing Narrative

Learner: Riley                Learning Coach: Mr Dyer                        Date: Week 3 - Term 1

Learning Area: Writing

Learning Observed

We have hit the ground running and are already challenging ourselves to identify what makes writing effective and how we can capture this learning in our own writing. We have identified that our best writing comes from the heart and involves sharing our thoughts, wonderings and feelings about a particular subject. We have also begun exploring ‘Show’ not ‘Tell’ to develop imagery and depth in our writing, along with writing about our sensory responses to daily events. Finally, through selecting elements of Who, What, Why, When, Where and How, we can focus on different elements of our writing in more detail. Riley has begun to use some of the above writing techniques to make their writing #Oresome! He has the opportunity to write every day, and is involved in our author’s circles where they can seek advice and share their writing with myself and other learners. They are also invited to respond to areas for development at various stages of the writing process. It will be exciting to see how their writing develops over the course of the year starting from the example below which was one of their first pieces of independent writing.    On a Friday, Riley contributes to our group blog. We share our thoughts, wonderings and feelings about the previous week and collaborate with the other writing groups before posting on our habitat blog. Be sure to check out these blogs when you can.

Evidence of learning

This was Riley’s first effort at writing this year. It will be exciting to see how he progresses as the year goes on.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

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 Riley has begun to show his capabilities in writing even at this early stage of the year. We are connecting with events from our lives to make writing real to us. We are doing a range of independent writing and more collaborative pieces.

Next Learning Steps

Riley should continue to write from the heart and visit the Author’s circle for regular input into his writing. He is encouraged to share their writing with family members and also with other audiences at school and home.This will give him a chance to receive authentic feedback that can be used to make his next piece of writing even better.

Narrative Assessment - Term 4 - iExplore

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