Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Ability Grouped

Children are ability grouped for writing, reading and maths.
Groups are reviewed in our own class continually. We haven't been swapping between classes Term 2 due to report writing.

Sharing weekend news



Sharing our weekend news.
x1 minute each = taking turns to talk

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Reading Recovery/Running Records

Spend 45 minutes with Sonia (reading recovery) teacher, discussing running records (going through Marie Clay book).
Carry out running record on one of her students that come for reading recovery.

Notes for me:
- Reading fluency = try and get it right from the beginning.  Model how they sound/how it should sound.

Sunday, May 7, 2017

RTC's Done as Syndicate Term 1 2017


Registered Teacher Criteria
Key skill/focus
Teacher comment
Appraiser Sign Off
2: Demonstrate commitment to promote the well-being of all ākonga
At Parkview this looks like:
  • Creating a supportive learning environment Teachers at Parkview School will foster positive relationships with parents, students, caregivers and the wider community through reporting and communicating.
  • Teachers will create environments that are positive, caring, inclusive and where everyone works together. At Parkview School teachers value cultural and language diversity through kapa haka, Samoan language, Te Reo teaching, ESOL programmes and classroom programmes.
7: Promote a collaborative, inclusive and supportive learning environment
At Parkview this looks like:
  • Providing sufficient opportunities to learn
  • Parkview School teachers will provide time and opportunity for students to engage with, practice and transfer new learning.  
  • Students will learn information and skills thoroughly before engaging in new learning.
  • Key competencies, learning areas and values will be practiced sufficiently so that these skills become automatic and can be used in curriculum areas and at school, home and in the wider community.   
  • Learning will be integrated throughout the school day.
2:
  • Meet the teacher night, class newsletter, All about me goal sheets,
               Class blogs set up.
  • Teachers are available for informal chats before and after school.
  • Information for how parents can support from home is shared.
  • Resources are sent home to support learning.
  • Whanau hui daily - different cultures acknowledged.Whakatauki, karakia, waiata, certificates. Special person star of the day etc
7:
  • Whanau hui is collaborative and supportive.
  • Our timetable has been modified to allow for the children to spend time practising the skills they are learning.
  • School values are fostered throughout the day - we aim to embed our values so it becomes “what we do at parkview...this is us” Whanaugatanga



6: Conceptualise, plan and implement an appropriate learning programme
Facilitating shared learning
At Parkview this looks like:
  • Parkview School teachers develop the class as a learning community where they learn alongside the students and the wider community.
  • Students and teachers are in a partnership where they build upon what they are learning together through providing challenge, support and feedback
8: Demonstrate in practice their knowledge and understanding of how ākonga learn
At Parkview this looks like:
  • Parkview School teachers stimulate curiosity and challenge their students to understand what they are learning, why they are learning it, how it is useful and involve students in decision making.
  • At Parkview School we share learning intentions with the students and provide feed forward and feed back. Parkview school teachers and students discuss how learning will be useful in students lives and students help make decisions about how they will learn new information and skills.                                                 
  • Parkview School teachers deliberately build on what their students know and previous experiences to meet learning needs.
  • Teachers consult with previous teachers, read student records and pre test so they know what their students know and need to build on.
6.
  • There are lots of group activities - sometimes mixed ability.
  • Buddy reading.
  • Classes are mixed.
  • Collaborative activities across learning spaces.

8.
  • Sharing goals and success criteria
  • Assessing their progress against the goals.
  • Fostering curiosity - trips to the pond...asking open-ended questions.
  • There is a range of learning tasks to suit different learning styles.
  • Teachers find out about their learners…...previous data looked at. New testing done as  required.




Links to evidence will be found in appraisal blog, team inquiry documents and observations