Learner: Imran Learning Coach: N.Denuwara Date: Term 4
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Learning Area:Technology
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Learning Observed, Key Competencies/ Vision Principles
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Imran is participating in an iExperience session called “Trash to Flash”. This particular session focuses on creating a game or toy out of recycled material. During this session Imran is collaborating with three other learners by participating and contributing to making their Trash to Flash item. His group’s Trash to Flash item is a marble run. Imran and his group have been connecting to the internet to research for ideas for how he and his group could make the marble run. They have also been curious about the kinds of material they will need to make their marble run. Below is a brainstorm and diagram showing his capability at generating ideas. It shows the material they will need along with what their marble run is going to look like.
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Marble Run “Trash to Flash”
Research idea for marble run
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Thursday, December 10, 2015
Trash to Flash
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Ved, Imran and Arnav's Kayaking Experience
Learners: Arnav, Ved & Imran Learning Coach: T.Dillner Date: 3.12.15
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Learning Area: Education Outside the Classroom (EOTC) - Kayaking/Paddleboarding
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Learning Observed
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Arnav, Ved and Imran chose to participate in Selestine’s iExplore trip to go Paddle Boarding. The three boys were very keen to get out on the water and curious about what exactly paddle boarding entailed. Initially, they thought they would be spending their 60mins on the stand up paddle boards. However, due to the wind on the day, they were able to split their time between the paddle boards and kayaks. The worked collaboratively to navigate the kayak, which was quite a challenge at first. The wind and current were carrying them away from the safe paddling area, so they had to figure out the best way to paddle their kayak together. They learnt that if they did not work together, then they could not get to where they needed to be!
Arnav, Ved and Imran were able to practice the new paddling techniques that the instructors showed them. These transferred to the paddle boards too. All three boys had a turn to develop their capabilities with this.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
PADDLE BOARDING!
3 December 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Champ,Fluffy (AKA my cat) & me
It was the 26th Movember me and champ got up to a lot of mischief also Fluffy (AKA my cat)
we took photos (sorry i couldn't put any pictures but ya!) we also went to the beach andwe I did a big cannon ball still it was fine for champ he was sunbathing.Wee also played tag with my friends. That is it YA!
we took photos (sorry i couldn't put any pictures but ya!) we also went to the beach and
Monday, November 23, 2015
COOL! random facts about Wild Life
The American alligator is the largest reptile in North America. It has a large, dark (usually black), slightly rounded body and thick limbs. Unlike the crocodile, the alligator has a broad head.
Wild bison are making a small comeback, but they need more room to roam.
The most common wildcat in North America, the bobcat is named for its short, bobbed tail. They are medium-sized cats and are slightly smaller but similar in appearance to their cousin, the lynx. Their coats vary in color from shades of beige to brown fur with spotted or lined markings in dark brown or black.
The American black bear is the smallest of the three bears species found in North America, and are found only in North America. Black bears have short, non-retractable claws that give them an excellent tree-climbing ability.
The endangered black-footed ferret is a member of the weasel family. It is the only ferret native to North America - the domestic ferret is a different species of European origin and has been domesticated for hundreds of years - and has a tan body with black legs and feet, a black tip on the tail and a black mask.
Adult beluga whales are easily distinguished by their pure white skin, their small size and their lack of dorsal fin. The beluga has a broad and rounded head and a large forehead.
Why did i chose to write a blog about wild life is because i like animals and i really like to find info so i thought i might tell others so they can learn new information about wild life!
Monday, November 16, 2015
Speech Finals!
The Speech that i liked was Jahanvi's speech because he had a lot of eye contact, expression & body language.
He also knew what he was saying. Also there were Aleena, Mohammed, Seth, Kevin, Kavisha, Jessica, Ashmira & Neha who where also in the speech finals. It was a lot of fun. there was also a I pad holder that where ever you move the I pad will turn it was pretty cool.
The three finalists are Jahanvi, Mohammed & Aleena. They will be going to east Auckland speech finals. "good luck"
He also knew what he was saying. Also there were Aleena, Mohammed, Seth, Kevin, Kavisha, Jessica, Ashmira & Neha who where also in the speech finals. It was a lot of fun. there was also a I pad holder that where ever you move the I pad will turn it was pretty cool.
The three finalists are Jahanvi, Mohammed & Aleena. They will be going to east Auckland speech finals. "good luck"
My COOL blog about CATS
Cats are really cool and can mange them self's unlike Dogs (sorry dog fans... NAH.)
They are really good at playing with others unless you don't train it. They can be a little mean and also they do have REALLY sharp claws (unless you cut them so ya)
If you have a lot of cats you can sell them and might get a lot of money because they might be a special breed! A lot of people hate cats but there really CATastrophic (Sorry i didn't have another word starting with Cat so ya but there clearly the opposite)
THE END
They are really good at playing with others unless you don't train it. They can be a little mean and also they do have REALLY sharp claws (unless you cut them so ya)
If you have a lot of cats you can sell them and might get a lot of money because they might be a special breed! A lot of people hate cats but there really CATastrophic (Sorry i didn't have another word starting with Cat so ya but there clearly the opposite)
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015
The best day of my life🐈
Last week Saturday me and my family got a collar for my cat called Fluffy (he is fluffy so that's why we call him Fluffy) he is a very friendly and fat cat. I often like to groom his belly because a lot of furr goes flying everywhere. Whenever I come back from home he is always there and now I finally found out that he is a boy and he has a really smart mind and exactly knows when he should come back home to play with me when I come back from school. That's why I love my cat and I had the best day of my life🐈 Meow!!! 🐾
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
6 COOL Facts About Space
1 You become taller in Space
2 Dirty underwear and toilet paper has helped grown plants on the ISS
3 You can cry in space but your tears don’t fall4 The hottest planet is not the closest planet to the Sun its Venus5 In Space your feet's skin PEELS OF!!!6 THIS IS MY FAVORITE FACT OF ALL IT IS on Venus 1 DAY is LONGER than A YEAR on Earth!!!
Source: http://www.armaghplanet.com/blog/top-20-awesome-facts-about-space.html
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Imran, Lim Hor, Richard: Rights and Responsibilities/ Citizenship
Learner: Imran, Lim Hor, Richard Learning Coach: N.Denuwara Date: Term 4
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Learning Area: Social Studies
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Learning Observed, Key Competencies/ Vision Principles
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Imran is participating in an iExperience session. This particular session focuses on learning about Rights, Responsibility and Citizenship. For this topic the learners are given the task of creating their own country. Today the first part of the task includes deciding on a name, emblem and motto for his country. To accomplish this task Imran has to use Key Competencies such as understanding language symbols and text. In order to create a name, emblem and motto for his country he has to show curiosity by researching how existing countries around the world got their names, emblems and mottos. By using the internet to research Imran shows that he is capable of using technology to execute a given task. Imran is also being collaborative because he is working in a group with two other learners. His group is brainstorming ideas together for what the name, emblem and motto of their country could be.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Being A I Active Leader
This week me Nehaal Karis and a few others ha d a wonderful day being a I Active leader except for Cassandra because a bunch of chairs fell on her leg and made a massive cut in her calf muscle. It looked really bad. So the good thing is that the people who went to crab tag had a lot of fun thats the main thing. Overall being an I Active leader is a lot of fun. Also today i worked really hard on my
I Explore so that i can calmly finish it of and not have to rush it. Writing blogs is really fun because you can write anything you want.
I Explore so that i can calmly finish it of and not have to rush it. Writing blogs is really fun because you can write anything you want.
Back to school
After a long time I woke up one morning & I was terrified because I thought that I would have loads of tests in the first day of school. But it didn't turn out that so I had a pretty good day. Also i woke up at 7am because my mum had a lecture with her boss & team. So anyway i also had a quit a sad day because some of my friends excluded me from playing with them. But the good thing was that i got to play with my best friend Arnav. When i went back home i had a spelling test and did some Mathletics then went on my X-Box and played games for only 20mins.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
My B-Day
10-7-15
On the 5th of October it was MY B-DAY. Me and my family went to Rocket Ropes. As we entered the booking place I spotted a fat cat on a chair sleeping. After we booked the tickets we went to a place where we learn how to use the equipment properly. Then went out and used the equipment like we would in the proper activity. Once that was finished we started the activity and it went higher higher. I was so terrified that I would fall of because some planks of wood were really wobbly.
I was gonna go to the last level but it looked too hard to go across. But my dad spotted something else it was the biggest zip line in the whole of Rocket Ropes. I went first and got stuck. How i got stuck was I went too fast and I bounced straight back. Then a nice man came and chucked some rope and pulled me towards the platform then we went to my cousins house and played.
Monday, October 5, 2015
Imran's iExplore Volcanoes Narrative Assessment
Learner: Imran Date: August 2015
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Learning Area: iExplore Learning Coach: John Dyer
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Imran has a wide and varied interest in the natural world and he chose to delight his Hapu group recently with a speech about Volcanoes. Imran enjoyed researching his topic and finding facts and information that was unusual and interesting. He chose a slide show to present his learning and engaged with the audience as he explained the parts of a volcano and how an eruption occurs.
Imran knew many technical and scientific words to describe the parts of a volcano and was confident to ask questions from the audience. I look forward to hearing about more wonders of the world in Term 4. Good Job Imran.
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“And if you look very closely, you can see me here on the side of the Volcano!”
Imran takes his research seriously as he gets up close and personal explaining volcanoes to us all.
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Imran needs to aware of his audience and present research that is at their level as some learner were not able to engage with the language and content used. He should also try to take his learning further by using his ideas and findings to launch an iExplore than goes beyond just a presentation. E.g. It would have been lovely to see this iExplore develop into making a (real) miniature volcano in the school grounds for everyone to enjoy.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Imran's Robot iExplore Learning Story - Term 3 2015
Learner: Imran Learning Coach :DWilkes Date: Term 3 Learning Area: Technology
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Learning Observed
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Imran is amidst his very interesting iExplore learning adventure about how to make robots. Imran has enjoyed prototyping simple robots with various materials and making changes to improve them demonstrating curiosity and resilience. He has also fostered the curiosity of other learners. It has been great to observe him making connections to his iExplore while he participated in some ‘discovery learning’ where they had some choices of tasks to complete to help them get familiar with the coding programme ‘Scratch’ and the extension kit ‘Makey Makey’ . He also made connections to their prior knowledge. Through watching tutorials, trialling his predictions and playing around with the various affordances of the equipment and programme he is self-directing his own learning. Watching Imran’s passion and commitment is fantastic and he has pride when showing his classmates. He is still making changes and has diverted slightly to making a powered boat which is wonderful. He has worked collaboratively to design and create an animation using Scratch code and Makey Makey and he is transferring his new capability to his iExplore. He has showed his curiosity, thinking and managing self skills by looking at what others had done and making connections to what he wants to achieve. I am looking forward to seeing how his learning progresses and how he can teach others his new learning.
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Monday, September 28, 2015
Scratch & Makey Makey Learning Story - September 2015
Learner: Arnav, Imran, Aryan & Humaam Learning Coach :DWilkes Date: Sept 2015- Week 8-10 Learning Area: Technology
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Learning Observed
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For the past few weeks the learners have been engaged in an innovation station! The learners were given the choice of 4 provocations which included: creating an Ormibot from scratch, designing an object in Tinkercad to print in the 3D printer, designing a Science experiment or designing a series of code using Scratch and Makey Makey each of which would develop their capabilities. Arnav & Imran and Humaam & Aryan worked as pairs in a foursome in order to share a Makey makey set- such #oresome collaboration! The boys enjoyed the first week of ‘discovery learning’ where they had some choices of tasks to complete to help them get familiar with the coding programme ‘Scratch’ and the extension kit ‘Makey Makey’ and make connections to their prior knowledge. They watched tutorials, tried out their predictions and played around with the various affordances of the equipment and programme, self directing their learning from the presentation. They used the Makey Makey and Scratch to create a game console and a simple musical instrument successfully. For Week 9 and 10 the boys worked collaboratively to design and create an animation using Makey Makey and Scratch programme. In order to piece together the code successfully there was a lot of trialling and prototyping which showed the tenacity and resilience of all boys. They showed their curiosity, thinking and managing self skills by looking at what others had done and making connections to what they wanted to achieve. See their learning below.
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