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Maori Myths and Legends Weaving iExperience Achievement Objective: Visual Arts Level 2 Explore a variety of materials and tools and discover elements and selected principles. Investigate and develop visual ideas in response to a variety of motivations, observation, and imagination Level 3 Explore some art-making conventions, applying knowledge of elements and selected principles through the use of materials and processes. Develop and revisit visual ideas, in response to a variety of motivations, observation, and imagination, supported by the study of artists’ works. Key Competencies: Understanding Language, symbols and text. Learning Coach Author: Mrs Gernhoefer Date: Term 1, 2017 Harry has been learning about Maori Myths and Legends in iExperience. The learning coaches took him through the differences between a Myth and Legend. His learning coach read the book “Hinapau” to the class. Harry’s task was to listen to the...

Learners: Saniya, Louisa and Harry Learning Coach:   Radha Moopanar         Date: 11 November Learning Area:          iExplore                                          Key Competency:     Participating and Contributing NZC AO:                    Level 2 Language Features: uses a large and increasing bank of high-frequency, topic-specific, and personal-content words to make meaning & shows an increasing knowledge of the conventions of text Learning Observed In iExplore we worked collaboratively in small groups to create and present our new learning with our...

Harry Learning Coach:   Radha Moopanar      Date: 3 November 2016 Learning Area:        iDevelop: Speaking, Writing and Presenting                                          Key Competency:   Using Language, Symbols and Text NZC AO:                   Level 2 Language Features: Students will: • Select and use sources of information, processes, and strategies with some confidence to identify, form, and express ideas. Learning Observed This term our learners developed their curiosities in narrative writing. Harry participated in workshops to plan, write, edit and present his writing.  The learners were ...

                                     Wednesday 2st Nov 2016 Today I make a rocket we learned a lot of things. you need to put half of the power and half of the liquid so it with work! etg. We use metal tin foil to put the power in. 

Learner: Harry                                       Learning Coach :R.Moopanar Date:  23 October 2016  Week 1-2                                         Learning Area: Science Learning Observed For the past few weeks the learners have been engaged in a curiosity quest!  The learners were given the choice of 8 curiosity quests which included: Why it is important to learn about eggs, imaginary planets, can humans live on another planet, why are New Zealanders called kiwis, how did dinosaurs live, telling the time and why is the solar system an exciting p...