New Sport iExperience Narrative

Learner: Gracy, Micah, Nima and Samantha                      Learning Coach: Mr Hattie          Date:1 August 2016

Learning Area: Learning Habitat 1 - iExperience

Learning Observed

With the Olympics looming we decided to explore and experience the Olympics. Gracy, Micah, Nima and Samantha were looking at discovering some sports that we have never heard of. The groups started with identifying all the sports that we do know and discussed some of our favourite sports Nima and Micah was excited about the soccer and Gracy and Samantha said swimming and gymnastics were their favourites. Our group started by showing our Capabilities with sports by naming all the Olympic sports that we know. Then we got time to look at all the sports that were in the Olympics. This brought up some interesting and Curious questions about some. The most Curious questions was how is handball an Olympic sport? The other learners agreed. I asked Micah what do you think handball is? He said the game with the tennis ball and the line on the ground. So we played a video that was linked out from the site we were looking at. All the learners were so excited to see what Handball really was. This led to us going to the Multispace and developing our Capabilities further by playing Handball. This was so much fun. The Key Competency that was being used were Participating and Contributing.

Evidence of learning

This was the reflection that we created about our learning.

Next Learning Steps

Gracy, Micah, Nima and Samantha’s next learning steps are: To explore further different sports in the Olympics. To discover the different countries that are participating in the Olympics. Explain who they are cheering for and who they represent with.

Developing Capabilities spoons & all!

NZSL Singing Narrative

Learner: Anastasia, Samantha, Komal and Mahi               Learning Coach: Mr Hattie          Date:26 May  2016

Learning Area: Learning Habitat 1 - iExplore

Learning Observed

Anastasia, Samantha, Komal and Mahi are creating a New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Song Slides to help others learn about how to sign songs in NZSL. They started to create this after our NZSL Activity Week that we had in week 2 of this term, it made them Curious about how Deaf people sing. Anastasia, Samantha, Komal and Mahi  have learnt number songs, the alphabet song and the number song that they have learnt from Learning Habitat 2. They have been using the Collaboration and Connecting parts of the Ormiston Learning Model. Once they have learnt the songs they will be teaching others who want to learn how to sign in NZSL. Learner’s understanding of their learning Anastasia - I have enjoyed learning the NZSL version of the NZ National Anthem. I wanted to make sure that I know it so in Hui I am not standing around doing nothing. Komal - I have learnt lots of sign language. I am getting good at doing the songs. Mahi - I have enjoyed learning the different songs and how to do NZSL Samantha - I was already good at the National Anthem but I am getting better at the ABC song.

Evidence of learning

Here is a copy of the NZSL Slide NZSL song group

Next Learning Steps

Anastasia, Samantha, Komal and Mahi’s next learning steps are: Organise a club to teach others the NZSL songs. Write a reflection about how they have gone during this iExplore.

Swimming with life jackets

NZ Music Month

Samantha & Aditi's Rugby Learning Story

Learners: Samantha & Aditi Learning Coach: T.Dillner           Date: 5.5.16

Learning Area: Physical Education           Key Competency: Participating and Contributing, Relating to Others

Learning Observed

For PE, LH1 learners were focussing on passing a rugby ball with the correct techniques. We focused on how to place our hands on the ball, how to position our arms and how to aim. The learners then needed to pair up and take turns to practice passing the ball through a hoop. Samantha and Aditi collaborated with positive attitudes. They took some time to practise their techniques and support each other with reminders of what the success criteria were. To begin with, they held the hoops still, and as they became more confident, they decided to extend their capabilities by making the hoop a moving target.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

Remember that a rugby pass is across the body, starting from the hip farthest away from the target. Practise passing through the hoop from a greater distance.

Mother's day

I made a Mother's Day card...

I already knew how to make the card but it was quite tricky because I had to put the glitter and the glue on without the glitter going everywhere.
Assembling it was quite hard because the card was quite small and I couldn't fit the words out of glitter, it came all bunched up so I just left it like that because I thought my mum was going to be happy because she doesn't mind mess everywhere and she would like it sparkly.

I made a tropical box. At home I am going to make a sewing animal with fluff on it and glue it on.
I chose a tropical box because Mum really wants to go to Fiji. My Mum's family and my Dad's family live in Fiji and my Mum really wants to go to Fiji because there was a cyclone last month and her village is quite broken and she really wants to help my grandma, my cousin, aunty and my uncle.