Narrative Assessment - Writing - 16 March 2016

Learner: Ameerah          Learning Coach:   Megan Croll                Date:   16 March 2016

Learning Area: Writing

Learning Observed

All the Learners in our habitat were invited to eat some watermelon that had been growing in our school’s garden.   After eating, we used our senses to share our ideas about how it tasted, looked, smelt and made us feel.   Ameerah then wrote about watermelon in a guided writing group.    Ameerah used our word wall to find the word ‘watermelon’ and sounded out the initial and final letters for ‘tastes’ and ‘good’.  During a learning conference, Ameerah wanted to add ‘It is juicy’ to the end of her writing.

Evidence of learning

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Ameerah collaborated with others during the brainstorm when she thought about, and shared her ideas in relation to eating the watermelon.   She connected to her learning experience and used this to help form her ideas for writing. She was able to work by herself to sound out the main letter sounds she could hear in the  word ‘tastes’ (Managing Self). Ameerah is forming most of her letters correctly and listens to the sounds they make when recording them (Using language, symbols and text).  She was able to Think of her own idea and write about it.

Next Learning Steps

Use a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence. Correct reversal of the letter ‘b’ Independently write about two ideas in one sentence

Narrative Assessment - iExplore - 11 Mar 2016

Learner:  Ameerah        Learning Coach:  Miriam Kamsteeg             Date: 11 Mar 2016

Learning Area: iExplore

Learning Observed

For iExplore today Ameerah was part of the “Creating” group. She chose to work with playdough. I asked her about her creation. She told me that it was Christmas tree and Santa would be happy with it. She also showed me the presents under the tree. Each playdough present had a carefully wrapped button inside of it.

Evidence of learning

Ameerah paid careful attention to ensure that each present contained something.

Key Competencies/Vision Principles

Ameerah was Connecting an experience she had at a Christmas in order to create this. She was able to work consistently at this task (Managing Self). Ameerah decided on what to create and then went about making it (Thinking).

Next Learning Steps

Continue to work at the playdough to create many different things Work with another learner to create something Share Learning with home.