Reflections+Term+3


 * Personal Highlights. **
 * Room 2 still the place to be.**
 * Positive relationships developed with children and their whanau continued and extended with 8 new children coming into the class this term.
 * Continuing to develop my skills in technology, as one of my goals.My website page, Blog and RTC wiki, as well as ipad.I am pleased with what I have achieved and am continuing to learn.
 * Being a part of the positive growth and progress that many of the children in the class are making. The results in Literacy and Numeracy especially this term have been very positive.
 * The range of fun activities and experiences that we as a school have been involved in this term.We have been there and done that and it has been amazing.


 * Student Highlights. **
 * We are Miharo.**
 * Sk8zone, Mini Olympics, ipads, Blossom Festival, Whakapapa mountain snow trip,Sports,Library and Cultural gallery visits, Discovery,Scooters,Flax Rock, Duffy books and role model assemblies, Grandparents reading, connecting with other schools and teachers,PMP, visits to the Farm and Preschool visits to us,The Real Art Roadshow, the Disco,Crosscountry at PakiPaki, a student teacher Megan Rayner, new children in the class, The Faraday Centre and Homing pigeons and the Dental Nurse.---WOW!
 * Still learning lots of new things and knowing that " I can do it."
 * Still developing skills in the computer suite, the ipads and on the Bike Track, as well as Literacy skills.
 * Progress,development and learning across the curriculum.
 * Tuakana-Teina.


 * Challenges. (Being honest)**
 * To always do my best.**
 * I always work hard, try to do my best and am always there to help and support.There is a lot going on at all times and I try to keep out of any circumstances that create friction. I feel I have been very successful at that this term.
 * Communication- sometimes I still find out about things that are happening or have changed by accident. Communication however has improved.

**Student Success**.
 * Ki ui ki ako ki tae. **
 * To inquire to learn to succeed. **
 * Continued progress especially in National Standards areas of Reading, Writing and Mathematics as well as Inquiry
 * Tuakana- teina activities.
 * House and School activities eg Sports- Mini Olympics, Interschool Cross country and Discovery.
 * Positive attitudes towards their learning and social skills.
 * Enjoyment of school and all that we do ( Very few absences).
 * Growing independence and responsibility.
 * The right attitude. "It doesn't matter if you don't quite succeed as long as you try."
 * Buddying older children with new children coming in to teach responsibility and skills as well as a class Tuakana - teina.
 * ipads, ipads, ipads!

**Personal Success**.
 * I can do it.**
 * Still coping with personal challenges and changes in my life successfully. Sometimes it is hard to do but I have managed to be professional at school and not bring my personal life into my teaching.
 * Giving things a go and being successful especially ICT, Inquiry etc
 * Still being flexible to changes.
 * Development of my goals, progress is ongoing eg website, blog, wiki, ipads.
 * Preschool liaison and negotiating their involvement in Miharo and school activities eg Duffy Role Model assemblies and Preschool visits especially integrating new children starting with pre-visits
 * Duffy Books in Homes co-ordinating.Grandparents Reading programme running well.
 * Continuing to establish positive relationships with whanau,community and other schools.
 * Positive feedback from whanau about how happy they are with their children's progress and how well they feel that their children are doing in Room 2. New children have settled generally well and comments from parents affirm this
 * Mentoring a Student teacher and Teacher's aide in their training.

**Goals.**
 * Onwards and Upwards.**
 * **Learning Journeys**. These are still progressing well. Children know what they can do, as well as where to next, and what they need to learn to do now. They use WALTS and can verbalise what their own personal WALT is for the task that they are doing. Learning journeys will continue to be extended. At present they are used in Literacy and Mathematics, in written form, but verbally and on the board in class or group form in other areas. New children ( just under 1/2 of the class) are presently learning what they are and beginning to use them successfully.
 * **Promoting success with the children in their holistic learning.** We have had a successful term with some excellent results in Reading, Mathematics and Writing, as well as ICT and school transition (starting school and settling into routines) and independence.I also want to continue incorporating SMART goals into the children's learning and development programmes. I also want to move the learning and development of a group of new children that have recently started school. Most are at a very low level but are being motivated and encouraged to be positive about learning. I have noticed a change in their "give it a go "attitude from "I can't do it ," in just a few weeks.
 * **Inquiry Learning**. Children have participated well at Pre Structural and Uni Structural levels.Several children have moved onto a Multi Structural level.Term 3- I want to extend this and incorporate new children coming into school into the Inquiry learning process.They are starting at the Pre Structural level but with the development of this terms Inquiry on Goal setting some movement will take place and be assessed accordingly.
 * **ICT**- I am still making big improvements in this area as I learn new things. I still regularly update my website page, especially with photos of new activities and events the children have been involved in. I also update my Blog site regularly with comments, children's stories and photos. I have still discontinued my reflective journal wiki and now use my RTC wiki for a reflective journal as well. I have recently up dated it to co-align with our Professional development on RTC. I have regularly added features and photos, as well as videos and voice threads. I have a facebook and skype and am always **exploring** my ipad. I now use it continually in the classroom and have found many exciting apps which I have downloaded to help the children with their learning. I have recorded children's drama and singing on it as well. I use photography and video in the classroom to record events and also to assess children.I still make up folders of songs from Utube for the data projector for Singing. I have added threads on my teachers registration wiki -updated writing progress(T3), ipads applications and sharing ( Puppet pals and Eggy words),T3 Inquiry and have started a new thread on Roles and Responsibilities which I thought I might add to reflect and report upon some of the things I do in the school.


 * Refer to other pages in wiki for photos, videos, voice threads and RTC write ups** **as well as samples of the children's work.**