Tiomai's Learning Journey

After much discussion with my mentor and team and especially with the data we have seen in regard to our students, I have decided that my literacy goal is: To learn about and c reate a wraparound literacy programme to improve outcomes in literacy Action Plan (How will I achieve this?) Become familiar with the Literacy (reading and writing) curriculum of my school. Observing other teachers' practices Readings Professional Development (Yolanda Sorryl; Louise Dempsey; RTLB) Feedback on practice (RTLB) Performance Indicators (how will I know I have achieved this?) Planning: -select resources which work on the gaps ( Weekly Planning ) -create resources to back up use of Big Books Teaching: -mindfully attack gaps using testing to assess where students are at ( Tracking ) -see improvement in spelling, reading and writing -see improvement in work effort Assessment -greater success especially measured through running records Target Date: (When?) By the end of the year Outcome:

Content:  Part 1:  Learning about print   Part 2: Shared reading Part 3:   Reading assessments 

 22T1W1 First week done and dusted. Although they were only 2 days, it was great to meet my students and start getting to know them and vice versa. Prior to school starting, I had emailed students' parents introducing myself on the 1st. When the doors opened on Thursday, parents were not present as we are in Orange of the traffic light restricting parents from entering the school. As sad as it was unable to put a face to parents that have made contact so far, it was wonderful to meet the children.

Content covered today:  Part 1: Who are we? Summary Part 2: Our whakataukī Creating Classroom Culture Emotional Regulation & Resilience Part 3: Small Group Maths Games

Matauranga Māori Māori knowledge/Māori world view - “How Māori perceive the world” Matauranga Maori intrinsic identity that makes up Maori Culture. It is inclusive. Taha Maori - It usually only pertained to Maori students (A Maori side or element)  Indigenous knowledge VS Scientific knowledge THEMES Indigenous knowledge Scientific knowledge Oral & Visual Purakau Karakia Marae carvings Raranga  Pepeha Waiata Written Recorded - accuracy and evidence however, one sided Sacred & Secular together Having the means and acknowledging where and who it was from. Wood from trees, ritual and karakia to/ for Tane Secular only Just the means. Wood from trees. Teaching through storytelling Taking the learner on a journey acknowledging all who played a part  Didactic To tell Integrated it takes a village to raise a child Analytical Nature vs Nurture Holistic Big Picture Reductionist Individual parts Subjective Specific to the person saying it “It’s very cold outside” Objective So...

Uniform expectations - black sandals, plain black shorts for PE Prizegiving - ? Devices for Home learning/ Lockdown - Middle/ Senior classes Before school - students should go straight to their classroom when gates open. After school, the gates will be locked at 3, no hanging about in the play/ school grounds. Duties - low on staff members, help out where/ if they can.

 I spent this week organising and setting up my classroom. It was overwhelming at first because it was such a new experience. I also did not realise how much of a taxing task it was too.  I did not know where to start, but some logical advice from my mentor was "set up your mat area and tables first then you will see how everything will flow". As she advised, I did exactly that, once the mat area was sorted, everything else slowly came together.  There were many things to think about when setting up this classroom.  Movement around the class Learning areas My area Tables and seating Mat area  One of the things I found challenging (minor) was where I was going to situate myself so that I was able to observe all my students and the outside, also so that students were not facing outside and being distracted with what could be happening outdoors. I did in the end find a good corner where I could also utilise for reading groups too.  The most challengi...