Reflective+Practice+T3

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** Personal Highlights/ Reflections/ Successes. **
• The range of fun activities and learning that the children have been involved in this term eg Connections Getting Started (Toni Sport HB), Kiwi Can ( Whaea Cass and Matua Rocky), Grandparent’s Reading (Rotary Havelock North), -Our Term 2 Inquiry-The Rio Olympics 2016. Students explored a range of thinking and all were allocated a country. We were all alocated countries. Harmony came first with USA and 116 medals. Te Orihana came second with Great Britain and Henry third with China. NZ got 3rd with 18 medals (Kadyn's country). The students enjoyed wtaching the Olympics. We also watched some of the ParaOlympics which made the students aware of different disabilities and how people use ways to overcome them to win medals eg Blind cyclists and runners and swimmers with only 1 leg. -We had our own school Olympics which the students loved. They also got medals. Participation for the tabloids and Gold, Silver ,Bronze for the age races. It was well supported by whanau. -Also the Magpies visit and games eg Touch Rugby

•Performing my roles and responsibilities well. Eg Duffy Co-ordinator ( co-ordinating the Duffy Books, the Preschool programme, Grandparents Reading,) continuing contact with Rotary of Havelock North and Books in Homes in Auckland). Also organising a Duffy Role Model Assemblies.One with Karamu leaders and one with Storyteller Mary Kippenberger and her husband,musician,Peter Charlton-Jones •I have continued my role as Lead Teacher of Mathematics. I have been available for assistance and have also updated the Numeracy wiki on Riverslea wiki regularly with resources, ideas,PLD and planning as well as links to many valuable sites. I have provided resources from PLD sessions I have attended. •I have continued my roles as Preschool liaison, NZEI rep and Staff BOT representative, including EEO officer. •I have been available for guidance on Wikis but need to wait until all teachers have set up their children's wiki pages to further progress in this area. ( I am available for help in this area also). • Contact with whanau/ parents over their children's learning eg through the wiki pages. •Staff /support staff morning tea and morning tea birthday shouts. •Making and reestablishing connections with new parents of children starting T3/4. .Being asked as one of 10 educators in NZ to write a blog for a book on Twitter #edbooknz 2016. I did it on Student Efficacy in a Junior Classroom.

** Student Highlights/ Successes. **
• Sports such as school sports,fitness etc • Duffy Books, Grandparent's Reading • Whanau and Buddy interactions within the classroom and with R3 School buddies. • Preschool Visits • Progress in Reading, Mathematics and Story-writing (All students have moved. Some Students have moved from below National Standards to At. Some from At to above) • T3 Inquiry (The Rio Olympics) • New Literacy games and ipad apps • Kiwi Can ( Whaea Cass and Matua Rocky) • Term 3 Role Model Assemeblies (as above)

** Personal Challenges **
• The disruptive behaviour of 3 of the children in my class. One boy had improved a lot, but with changing living circumstances has yet to become school ready. Two boys that started school and had previous issues at Kindergarten are mores settled. This is with the help of RTLB funding and a Teacher's aide to help settle them in the morning from 9-11am. I am in regular contact face to face and by notebook with their whanaus and have behaviour plans in place. • Keeping up to date with new ICT and changes. Love it but never ending Always trying new things and going the extra mile. (Students are enjoying using the ipads in conjunction with books to assist extend, reinforce learning. -I am enjoying discovering new apps for learning as students progress in their learning.

** Student Challenges **
•Some children have still found the behaviour of a few children disrupting and have adapted so that they ignore negative behaviour and focus on positive behaviour and rewards. (Especially new students eg Tui) This has been difficult at times,but they are rewarded for doing so. • Learning new skills eg Literacy, Numeracy and Inquiry. (All students have moved.Some Students have moved from below National Standards to At. Some from At to above) • Responding positively to changes in classroom programmes to help all students be flexible and be able to learn in different way .Learning new content. Some students are progressing at above and so are reading harder texts which require a lot of word solving skills and comprehension.