Komal & Yuvika's Rugby Learning Story

Learners: Komal & Yuvika 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. They made an effort to ensure they weren’t rushing, and making sure that they were 100% comfortable with these skills before moving on to the next step of their capability (making the hoop a moving target by lifting it up and down).

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.

Yuvika's Animal Habitat- Digitise It - August 2015

Learner: Yuvika & Komal                                                          Learning Coach: DWilkes       Date: August 2015                                                                       Learning Area:  Science

Learning Observed

This term the LH1 learners have been learning about animals, adaptations and habitats. Yuivka and Komal hve been building their language and developing her understandings of the many ways the natural world can be represented.  They are able to recognise that living things are suited to their particular habitat and can discuss the adaptations of specific animals.  They used their curiosity to research the adaptations of their selected animals- tiger and lion- both in the African large cat family.  They recognise that all living things have certain requirements so they can stay alive and could identify these for owls.   Komal and Yuvika were fortunate enough to go on a field trip to the zoo where many animals captured their curiosity.  For fun, they combined some of these animals and used the learning from the zoo trip to create a creature using the www.buildyourwildself.com wesbite.  After this, they needed to create a habitat that would be suitable for their tiger and lion.  They opted for the ‘Digitize It’ option knowing that he wanted to design the creature habitat in a new digital tool to develop her capability at using it.  They each went through a rigorous design process that involved connecting with information through researching to create a fact file on the Tiger and Lion, drawing a draft diagram of what the habitat would look like and then creating it in a digital tool of their choosing.  Yuvika’s google draw was a good representation of what she initially planned with some modifications.  Ask her to show it to you!  Komal used Tinkercad to draw her habitat and had some difficulties with this tool. Vivian collaborated well- listening to other learners and asking questions. When it was time to share their learning, she presented her habitat with some confidence to the Learning Coaches and learners in LH1.  You can see Komal’s assessment here and Yuvika’s here.

Evidence of learning

Next Learning Steps

write a reflective blog post about the learning and share with parents Yuvika’s project would benefit from some deeper research to have a better understanding of the lion adaptations create a more detailed diagram with labels that is represented in the final product Komal needs to practice presenting and do clear research so you are prepared- why don’t you present to your family?!

Yuvika's Maths Learning Story

Learner:   Yuvika (M)                                                 Date: June 2015

Learning Area: Maths - Knowledge                                     Learning Coach: John Dyer

Learning Observed

Yuvika has settled seamlessly into our learning habitat. She has been working on upskilling her mathematical knowledge. This has involved playing a range of games with others in her maths group. In this photo, Yuvika is using a range of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division strategies to reach a range of target numbers. She enjoys playing against her friends and enjoys it even more when she beats them! Yuvika has a good grasp of doubling and halving which she used to good effect in this game. She is more confident adding numbers together and is growing in confidence when using a variety of the other three operations.

Evidence of learning

Yuvika has settled in well with her Maths group and can be seen here demonstrating her 4 x tables knowledge.

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

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.