Ekamjot K's Blog

Learner:  Ekamjot   Learning Coach: Miriam Kamsteeg             Date: Weeks 7-10, Term 4, 2015 Learning Area: iExperience Learning Observed This iExperience involved turning “Trash” into something “Flash”. Ekamjot started with a piece of cardboard and had to create a photo frame to for their superhero photo. We had lots of scraps of cardboard, cellophane, tissue paper, wool and fabric bits for the Learners to use to create this. Evidence of learning She has used “trash” to create this frame. Isn’t it starting to look flash! Key Competencies/Vision Principles Ekamjot is developing her CURIOSITY by thinking about what scraps would be good to cut up to put on her frame (THINKING). She had to work by herself and ensure that she got everything finished in time (MANAGING SELF). Next Learning Steps What else is “trash” that I could create into something “flash”? Ensure I have glued e...

Learner: Ekamjot           Learning Coach: Stephanie Hooker             Date: 15 Oct 2015 Learning Area: Literacy - Writing Learning Observed Today’s writing topic was “An underwater adventure”. Ekamjot set to work readily and expressed her thoughts and ideas with ease. Evidence of learning Ekamjot was able to write simple sentences with conjunctions. She is beginning to use adjectives in her writing. Key Competencies/Vision Principles Managing Self - Ekamjot settled to work quickly Use Language, Symbols and Texts -  She is capable and writes fluently Thinking - Her ideas were in sequence Next Learning Steps Begin to use more complex sentences Continue including descriptive words in her writing

Learner:  Ekmajot          Learning Coach:Mr Hattie              Date: 22 September 2015 Learning Area: Learning Habitat Two - Writing Learning Observed During writing we have been learning about persuasive writing. We have been explaining and persuading others to either be or not be a pirate. This has been a way in which we teach the learners about how to use the language features and writing skills that we have learnt over the term. For this piece Ekamjot had to write whether she wanted to be a pirate and why. She had to explain multiple reasons why she did or did not want to the be a pirate. Ekamjot wants to infact be a pirate as she will get to find gold and treasure. Evidence of learning Ekamjot has used written her first reason why she wants to be a pirate. Key Competencies/Vision Principles Throughout this lesson Ekamjot was showing the Key...

Learner: Ekamjot               Learning Coach: Abby Morgan            Date: 27 February 2015 Learning Area: Literacy Learning Observed Today after Ekamjot had completed her writing she asked if she could share it with me. Together we sat as she read me her story. I observed how Ekamjot had listened to the sounds she could hear in the words and had attempted them even when she wasn’t sure. She was displaying her ability to hear the dominant sounds in the words and had correctly begun her sentence with a capital letter and ended it with a full stop. Ekamjot and I talked about what she could do next to help with her writing. Together we identified that a focus was needed on letter size. I asked if she would like to practice some letters until packing up time, to which she eagerly replied ‘Yes!’. Together we discussed which letters she needed most pract...

Learner:   Ekamjot and Evie           Learning Coach:    Caro Bush       Date: 26.2.15 Learning Area: Mathematics Learning Observed I was working with Evie and Ekamjot on an activity to discover how many different ways they could make 5. They were able to easily show different ways they could make 5 using their fingers and were able to record this in their learning book.  They both found this easy and started to discuss which other numbers they could make. Evie went to get the magnetic beads and made a group of 8, Ekamjot noticed that Evie had 4 orange, 1 black, 1 blue, 1 white and 1 red bead and wondered how we could record this, we recorded 4 +1+1+1 +1 on a whiteboard. The girls then started working on different groupings within 8 and recording their discoveries on a white board. Evidence of learning Key Competencies/Vision Principles Evie and Ekamjot ...